Civics and citizenship

In this eagerly awaited book, political theorist Michael Walzer reports his findings after decades of reading and thinking about the politics of the Hebrew Bible.

Named one of the Best Books of 2016 by The Economist  Winner of the 2016 Hugh M.

Portland, Oregon, though widely regarded as a liberal bastion, also has struggled historically with ethnic diversity; indeed, the 2010 census found it to be Americas whitest major city.

The Rising Tide of Color challenges familiar narratives of race in American history that all too often present the U.

Carl Maxey was, in his own words, a guy who started from scratch - black scratch.

Although demographically a minority in Kerala, India, Syrian Christians are not a subordinated community.

While the number of federally recognized Native nations in the United States are increasing, the population figures for existing tribal nations are declining.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The story of citizenship as a tale not of liberation, dignity, and nationhood but of complacency, hypocrisy, and domination.

How social media and DIY communities have enabled new forms of political participation that emphasize doing and making rather than passive consumption.

Take the next step to confronting racism in relationships and in everyday life.

Immigration, Citizenship and Insecurity: An Australian Story explores how Australia's policies on migration and nationality have shaped citizenship and social inclusion.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has had a long and tortuous relationship with religion over almost the entirety of its existence.

Tennessee has made tremendous strides in race relations since the end of de jure segregation.

Is public transportation a right?

A compendium of creative strategies for building the world we want, this book .

In the senatorial election of 1976, the people of Indiana offered a gift not only to the nation but to the world.

What drives people to take to the streets in protest?

When Lee H.

Women from remarkably diverse religious, social, and political backgrounds made up the rank-and-file of anti-abortion activism.

Often perceived as unbridgeable, the boundaries that divide humanity from itself--whether national, gender, racial, political, or imperial--are rearticulated through friendship.

The civic virtues of a seat at the table Etiquette books insist that we never discuss politics during a meal.

Numerous activists and scholars have appealed for rights, inclusion, and justice in the name of "e;citizenship.

Although media coverage often portrays young people in urban areas as politically apathetic or disruptive, this book provides an antidote to such views through narratives of dedicated youth civic engagement and leadership in Chicago, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro.

Delineating an approach to activism at the intersection of queer rights, immigration rights, and social justice, Queer Migration Politics examines a series of "e;coalitional moments"e; in which contemporary activists discover and respond to the predominant rhetoric, imagery, and ideologies that signal a sense of national identity.

In 1964, Robert Penn Warren interviewed leaders, activists, and artists engaged in the U.

Reproductive Restraints traces the history of contraception use and population management in colonial India, while illuminating its connection to contemporary debates in India and birth control movements in Great Britain and the United States.

Contemporary journalism faces a crisis of trust that threatens the institution and may imperil democracy itself.

"Die Zukunft ist offen.

This book studies Hindu nationalism and deliberates on the forms Hindu self-assertion might take in the future.

Shakespeare in the 'Post'Colonies provides a wide-ranging examination of engagements with and adaptations of Shakespeare in regions that were once under European colonial rule.

The Black Panther Party represents Black Panther Party members' coordinated responses over the last four decades to the failure of city, state, and federal bureaucrats to address the basic needs of their respective communities.

**WINNER OF PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY****WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD (Nonfiction)**Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown AwardFinalist, LA Times Book PrizeA landmark biography of one of the twentieth century's most compelling figures, rewriting much of the known narrative.

From the very first mouthful, 'Lunch with the FT' was destined to become a permanent fixture in the Financial Times.

Do you really know how the U.

One of the most revered, imitated, and controversial governmental documents in the world, the U.

The governed must know their government.

A Child's Book of Prayers is a unique illustrated anthology that combines traditional prayers and psalms specially written prayers and informal prayers composed by children themselves.

National DNA databanks were initially established to catalogue the identities of violent criminals and sex offenders.

Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has revolutionized popular expression in China, enabling users to organize, protest, and influence public opinion in unprecedented ways.

In the early 1990s, when organizations representing the 2.

The second edition of this classic text substantially revises and extends the original, so as to take account of theoretical and policy developments and to enhance its international scope.

The redistribution of political and economic rights is inherently unequal in autocratic societies.

From individual experiences of prejudice to international political debate around equal rights, social attitudes towards sexuality and transgender equalities are evolving.

A new perspective on policy responsiveness in American government.

A thought-provoking look at how racial resentment, rather than racial prejudice alone, motivate a growing resistance among whites to improve the circumstances faced by racial minorities.

Many argue that "e;civic duty"e; explains why Americans engage in politics, but what does civic duty mean, and does it mean the same thing across communities?