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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007" Corey Brettschneider is assistant professor of political science and public policy at Brown University.
When the Supreme Court in 2003 struck down a Texas law prohibiting homosexual sodomy, it cited the right to privacy based on the guarantee of "substantive due process" embodied by the Constitution. But did the court act undemocratically by overriding the rights of the majority of voters in...
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What happens inside our prisons?
What's Prison For? examines the "incarceration" part of "mass incarceration." What happens inside prisons and jails, where nearly two million Americans are held? Bill Keller, one of America's most accomplished journalists, has spent years immersed in the subject. He argues that the most important role of prisons is preparing incarcerated people to be good neighbors and good citizens when they return to society, as...
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Janet Halley is Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she teaches family law, comparative family law, discrimination law, the legal regulation of sexuality, and legal theory. She is the author of Don't: A Reader's Guide to Military Anti-Gay Policy and, with Wendy Brown, coeditor of Left Legalism/Left Critique.
Is it time to take a break from feminism? In this pathbreaking book, Janet Halley reassesses the place of feminism in the...
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"Winner of the 2009 Best Book on Brazil in English, Brazil Section of the Latin American Studies Association" "Co-Winner of the 2010 BRASA Roberto Reis Book Prize by the Brazilian Studies Association" "Winner of the 2009 Leeds Honor Book, Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association" James Holston is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author...
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An inspiring legal thriller set against the backdrop of the war on terror, The Challenge tells the inside story of a historic Supreme Court showdown. At its center are a Navy JAG and a young constitutional law professor who, in the aftermath of 9/11, find themselves defending their nation in the unlikeliest of ways: by suing the president of the United States on behalf of an accused terrorist in order to prevent the American government from breaking...
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Synopsis: The Electoral College always fails to deliver voting results that reflect the will of the people. This book reveals the source of the failure and what can be done to remedy the situation. The remedy, called Equal Voice Voting (EVV), retains the proportional voting process set forth in the Electoral College. It ends the voting disenfranchisement, experienced in every presidential election, which sets aside tens of millions of ballots without...
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This huge and complex operation is almost unbelievable, the bravery and courage, the risks, the challenges - it creates an epic tale that would rival any fictional thriller or detective novel. - NetGalley UK Review'Operation George' ranks up with true crime classics such as 'Donnie Brasco' and 'The Infiltrator' in its pulse-pounding narrative of undercover operations with significant ramifications. – Readers' Favorite 5-Star Review◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆Meet...
88) El Caso Beur
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"El Baso Beur" es un poderoso y esclarecedor análisis del caso Beur, un acontecimiento histórico fundamental que alteró para siempre la trayectoria de la comunidad beur en Francia. Este libro meticulosamente elaborado desentraña las complejidades del caso, proporcionando una visión única de las vidas, las luchas y la inquebrantable resistencia de la comunidad Beur. En "El Caso Beur", el autor nos invita a un viaje a través del complejo entramado...
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Many may have wondered, what is man to do with all the conflict that he inflicts upon himself? He wars against his fellow man, on account of difference in shade and color, and these wars and wounds inflicted by said wars linger and fester, until the original sin is forgotten, and all that remains is the pain and anguish of hatred.This work seeks to give the reader a broad understanding over the phenomenon of ethnic conflict, the first section of the...
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viii, 292 pages ; 22 cm
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"A richly reported and provocative look at the history of women's sports and the controversy surrounding trans athletes by a leading LGBTQ+ sports journalist. For decades women have been playing competitive sports thanks in large part to the protective cover of Title IX. Since passage of that law, the number of women participating in sports and the level of competition in high school, college, and professionally, has risen dramatically. In Fair Play,...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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On Election Day, as they walk through their vibrant neighborhood on their way to vote, Quetta, her mother and her grandmother face obstacle after obstacle before and after reaching their voting station, showing Quetta the importance of raising her voice.
92) The first ladies
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"The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and...
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"Winner of the 2017 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association" "Co-Winner of the 2017 J. David Greenstone Book Prize, Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association" Eric Schickler is the Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Disjointed Pluralism and Filibuster (both Princeton).
Few transformations in American...
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"Winner of the 2014 Richard A. Lester Award for the Outstanding Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University" "Finalist for the 2014 Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change National Book Award, The University of Memphis" "Honorable Mention for the 2015 Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award, Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section of the American Sociological Association" John D. Skrentny is professor...
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Un exceptionnel partage d'expérience et un formidable espoir que représentent l'engagement et le respect absolu des droits humains !
Ce livre n'est ni une autobiographie proprement dite, ni un ouvrage de droit.
Il raconte le cheminement qui a conduit Luc Walleyn à s'engager pour les droits humains, à lutter contre l'impunité de ceux qui les piétinent, à prendre la défense de victimes de génocide, d'esclavage et d'autres crimes contre...
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Mica Pollock is an associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the author of Colormute: Race Talk Dilemmas in an American School (Princeton) and the editor of Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School (New Press).
In Because of Race, Mica Pollock tackles a long-standing and fraught debate over racial inequalities in America's schools. Which denials of opportunity experienced by students of color should be...
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An essential guide for Black Americans to understanding the criminal justice system, and why it continues to see Black men as targets and as dollar signs.
Justice While Black is a must-read for every young Black male in America-and for everyone else who cares about their survival and well-being. The book provides practical, straightforward advice on how to deal with specific legal situations: the threat of arrest, being, arrested, being in custody,...
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Eboo Patel is founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, a nonprofit organization that promotes interfaith leadership on college campuses. He is the author of Interfaith Leadership, Sacred Ground, and Acts of Faith. Twitter @EbooPatel
A timely defense of religious diversity and its centrality to American identity
America is the most religiously diverse nation on the planet. In today's volatile climate of religious conflict and distrust, how...
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David L. Tubbs is a fellow of the Witherspoon Institute and assistant professor of politics at King's College in New York City. He is former associate editor of the American Journal of Jurisprudence.
Has contemporary liberalism's devotion to individual liberty come at the expense of our society's obligations to children? Divorce is now easy to obtain, and access to everything from violent movies to sexually explicit material is zealously protected...
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The definitive book on how the News of the World phone-hacking scandal reached the highest echelons of power in the government, security, and media in the UK, from the journalist who broke the story.
At first, it seemed like a small story. The royal editor of the News of the World was caught listening to the voicemail messages of staff at Buckingham Palace. He and a private investigator were jailed, and the case was closed. But Nick Davies, special...
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