Political control and freedoms

A comparative look at female political activism in today's most influential Israeli and Palestinian religious movementsHow do women in conservative religious movements expand spaces for political activism in ways that go beyond their movements' strict ideas about male and female roles?

A comparative look at evangelical churches across the U.

Why American democracy favors the affluent and educatedPolitically active individuals and organizations make huge investments of time, energy, and money to influence everything from election outcomes to congressional subcommittee hearings to local school politics, while other groups and individual citizens seem woefully underrepresented in our political system.

Some groups participate in politics more than others.

Born in Britain in 1960, James Orbinski's family moved to Canada when he was seven years old.

Progressive Racism is about the transformation of the civil rights movement from a cause opposing racismthe denigration of individuals on the basis of their skin color - into a movement endorsing race preferences and privileges for select groups based on their skin color.

International human rights have been an important matter for study, policy, and activism since the end of World War II.

In tracing the origins of the modern human-rights movement, historians typically point to two periods: the 1940s, in which decade the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was ratified by the United Nations General Assembly; and the 1970s, during which numerous human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), most notably Amnesty International and Medecins Sans Frontieres, came into existence.

The personal memoir of a civil rights leader and U.

A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 2024The Sunday Times Bestseller and Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2024A Sunday Times History Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year The Irish Times No.

How the misuses of Martin Luther King's legacy divide us and undermine democracyIn the postcivil rights era, wide-ranging groups have made civil rights claims that echo those made by Black civil rights activists of the 1960s, from people with disabilities to women's rights activists and LGBTQ coalitions.

For the first time, the full story of the conflict between two of the twentieth century's most important thinkers-and the lessons their disagreements continue to offerTwo of the most iconic thinkers of the twentieth century, Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) and Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) fundamentally disagreed on central issues in politics, history and philosophy.

National Bestseller One of the year's most acclaimed works of nonfictionA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus, New York Post, Fast CompanyFrom legendary historian Adam Hochschild, a "e;masterly"e; (New York Times) reassessment of the overlooked but startlingly resonant period between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when the foundations of American democracy were threatened by war, pandemic, and violence fueled by battles over race, immigration, and the rights of labor The nation was on the brink.

Why are so few people talking about the eruption of sexual violence and harassment in Europes cities?

An insightful examination of how intersecting individual motivations and social structures mobilize spontaneous mass protests.

Since September 2011, the Occupy movement has captured the world's imagination.

Wahrheit, Lüge & Vernunft - Über die Macht der ManipulationWir alle sind Fakten und Emotionen ausgesetzt und nicht immer sind die Grenze zwischen Wahrheit und Täuschung klartrennbar.

"e;In his new book, Ask a North Korean, Daniel Tudora former Economist journalist and current Korean beer entrepreneur wants people to understand the true lives of everyday North Koreans.

Este ebook presenta "Política", con un índice dinámico y detallado.

Schattenmächte enthüllt die verborgene Welt der Verschwörungstheorien, die seit Jahrhunderten die menschliche Gesellschaft prägen.

Warum unterwirft sich der Mensch immer wieder Autoritäten?

This ebook contains Aristotle's complete works.

This ebook contains Aristotle's complete works.

Taken together, Chomsky's essays present a powerful counter-narrative to official accounts of the major political events of the past four years: the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.

Thomas Paine's The American Crisis is a series of incendiary pamphlets written at the darkest moments of the American Revolution, beginning with the famous declaration, "e;These are the times that try men's souls.

A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the YearIt is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule.

Das Verhältnis zwischen den Religionsgemeinschaften als soziale Konkretisierungsformen des Abstractums "Religion" und den Menschenrechten muss gerade in unseren Tagen aus einer sozialethischen Perspektive neu und präzise bestimmt werden.

Ist es legitim, im öffentlichen Diskurs religiös zu argumentieren, oder ist Religion Privatsache?

Entdecken Sie die Zukunft der globalen Finanzwelt!

"Renaissance, Niedergang, Transformation, Deinstitutionalisierung, Entprivatisierung, Bricolage - die Erwartungen an das Schicksal der Religion in der modernen Zivilisation sind vielfältig.

Die Französische Revolution eine Revolution des Volkes?

Die Kulturentwicklung des sogenannten Abendlands dreht sich um diese Achse des Verständnisses des Menschen, der immer klarer in seinem Wesen und in seiner Bedeutung im Rahmen der Wirklichkeit wurde und wird.

The communities, congregations, and faith-based coalitions that have been working for racial justice over the past fifty yearsHave progressive religious organizations been missing in action in recent struggles for racial justice?

In ›Die Erfindung des Ku-Klux-Klan‹ wird eine tiefgreifende Analyse der historischen Wurzeln, Entwicklung und Auswirkungen einer der kontroversesten Organisationen in der amerikanischen Geschichte präsentiert.

Until the watershed leak of top-secret documents by Edward Snowden to the Guardian UK and the Washington Post, most Americans did not realize the extent to which our government is actively acquiring personal information from telecommunications companies and other corporations.

Als Ereignis gilt Irmgard Keun, als sie 1931 die literarische Buhne betritt.

Die Zeitenwende stellt unsere Gesellschaft vor existenzielle Fragen: Wie wehrhaft muss eine Demokratie sein, um Freiheit und Frieden dauerhaft zu bewahren?

Most worship leaders learn how to run a set long before anyone helps them carry a calling.

An experiential journey into the heart of Buddhist practiceand companion volume to the beloved Words of My Perfect Teacherthis revered Tibetan practice manual illuminates the practical methods that lead to the wholeness and freedom of the Great Perfection.

What happens when the West interferes in the sexual politics of postcolonial Global South nationsSince the end of the Cold War, many Western nations have increasingly sought to integrate gay rights into their diplomacy, foreign policy, and international development programs.

What happens when the West interferes in the sexual politics of postcolonial Global South nationsSince the end of the Cold War, many Western nations have increasingly sought to integrate gay rights into their diplomacy, foreign policy, and international development programs.

China and the USA will determine the course of the next century.

Flucht und Ankommen, Sehnsucht und die Vergangenheit im Gepäck.

WHAT DID THE VIETNAM WAR ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE FROM THE OTHER SIDE?

Zwischen Traum und Krise: Amerika am WendepunktDenken wir an die Vereinigten Staaten, dann denken wir an Hollywood, Silicon Valley und Country Music, aber auch an Unabhängigkeit und grenzenlose Freiheit.