"Courageous." -Ilan Stavans, author of Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language Robert Kennedy and Cesar Chavez came from opposite sides of the tracks of race and class that
Tilly (sociology, Columbia U.) offers his expertise in analysis of a variety of primary sources, ranging from the shortest of conversations across the back fence to world-wide historical changes. He s
Offers methods and approaches that are applicable in a wide range of disciplines: politics, sociology, anthropology, history, economics, and more. This book covers approaches to analysis ranging from
As nation-states in the Northern Hemisphere experience economic crisis, political corruption and racial tension, it seems as though they might be 'evolving' into the kind of societies normally associa
In this compelling book, political activist Hayden reminds us of the continuing social and political legacy of the Sixties. Hayden outlines a repeating historic pattern in which movements triumph over
This is a timely second edition of the enormously significant book which changed how teachers and community activists view their own practice. This edition concludes with personal essays by teachers,
The second edition of this important reader includes a substantive new introduction by the author on the changing nature of feminist methodology. It takes into account the implications of a major new
Many people of all ages today continue to be attracted to sociology and other social sciences because of their promise to contribute to better political, social, and moral understandings of themselves
Sage (emeritus sociology and kinesiology, U. of Northern Colorado) introduces global sport to general readers and to undergraduate students of social sciences, including sport studies; it can also be
The book emerged from Levinson's (Indiana U.) graduate seminar Critical Social Theories and Education, which drew students from all branches of education. A battery of education scholars cover the ori
Perhaps the best-documented epidemic in the history of medicine, kuru has been studied for more than fifty years by international investigators from medicine and the human sciences. This significantly
Competing narratives about human trafficking abound, but the voices of real-life migrant sex workers from the global South are rarely heard. Editor Kempadoo (social science, York U., Canada) brings to
Countering the reaganite fundamentalist claim that government is bad and business good, sociologists describe the US government's role in technology development. Among their topics are innovation and
Thompson (political science, Clemson U.), who is joined by Yaron Brook (Ayn Rand Institute), outline the core philosophical principles of neoconservatism, presenting it as a comprehensive and integrat
The fourth edition of "Diversity in America" offers both a sociohistorical viewpoint and a sociological analysis to provide insights into US diversity. The author squarely addresses the topics generat
Cultural anthropologists Steadman (Arizona State U.) and Palmer (U. of Missouri-Columbia) set out an original and testable hypothesis to explain why religion has persisted for thousands of years. They
This book responds to a need in multicultural education curriculum studies to add to the literature in a critical manner and to provide scholars and educators a more nuanced analysis. It offers better
'[P]erhaps the best analysis of the English-only movement in the US and the ramifications worldwide of language policies favouring English ...It displays a dazzling grasp of the many meanings of langu
On Geopolitics shows how the 'new geopolitics' combines the fields of geography and international relations to create a comprehensive overview of current political developments. Using recent developme
The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression has generated a fundamental re-evaluation of the free-market policies that have dominated American politics for three decades. State of Innovation
