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Free Jazz/Black Power
Jean-Louis Comolli · University Press of Mississippi
Format: Hardcover
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In 1971, French jazz critics Philippe Carles and Jean-Louis Comolli co-wrote Free Jazz/Black Power, a treatise on the racial and political implications of jazz and jazz criticism. It remains a testimony to the long ignored encounter of radical African American music and French left-wing... |
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The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation
Michael Breen · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 480
Format: Print book
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Just a few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. The nature and values of the Korean people provide the background for a more detailed examination of the complex history of the country, in particular... |
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European Muslim Antisemitism: Why Young Urban Males Say They Don't Like Jews
Günther Jikeli · Indiana University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Antisemitism from Muslims has become a serious issue in Western Europe, although not often acknowledged as such. Looking for insights into the views and rationales of young Muslims toward Jews, Günther Jikeli and his colleagues interviewed 117 ordinary Muslim men in London chiefly of South... |
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Victoria & Abdul
Shrabani Basu · Vintage
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears, releasing September 22, 2017. Tall and handsome Abdul was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Within a year, Abdul... |
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The Despot's Accomplice: How the West is Aiding and Abetting the Decline of Democracy
BRIAN KLAAS · Oxford University Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the world is steadily becoming less democratic. The true culprits are dictators and counterfeit democrats. But, argues Klaas, the West is also an accomplice, inadvertently assaulting pro-democracy forces abroad as governments in Washington,... |
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Gentrifier
John Joe Schlichtman · University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Gentrification and gentrifiers are often understood as 'dirty' words, ideas discussed at a veiled distance.Gentrifiers, in particular, are usually a 'they'.Gentrifier demystifies the idea of gentrification by opening a conversation that links the theoretical and the grassroots,... |
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The United States Constitution: Questions and Answers
John R. Vile · ABC-CLIO
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.
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Readers will easily grasp the foundations and purposes of the U.S. Constitution - and the critical importance and implications of its amendments - through a series of questions and answers about constitutional topics. The work proceeds logically, covering each article, section, and amendment,... |
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Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World
David Ray Griffin · Olive Branch Pr
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Was America s response to the 9/11 attacks at the root of today's instability and terror? Because of various factors, including climate change, ISIS, the war in Syria, the growing numbers of immigrants, and the growing strength of fascist parties in Europe, commentators have increasingly... |
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Coming of Age in the Other America
Stefanie DeLuca · Russell Sage Foundation
Pages: 298
Format: Print book
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Recent research on inequality and poverty has shown that those born into low-income families, especially African Americans, still have difficulty entering the middle class, in part because of the disadvantages they experience living in more dangerous neighborhoods, going to inferior public... |
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Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?
Chelsea Clinton · Oxford University Press
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover
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The past few decades have seen a massive increase in the number of international organizations focusing on global health. Campaigns to eradicate or stem the spread of AIDS, SARS, malaria, and Ebola attest to the increasing importance of globally-oriented health organizations. These organizations... |
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China's Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay
Minxin Pei · Harvard University Press
Pages: 365
Format: Print book
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When Deng Xiaoping launched China on the path to economic reform in the late 1970s, he vowed to build "socialism with Chinese characteristics." More than three decades later, China's efforts to modernize have yielded something very different from the working people's paradise... |
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The Fate of the West: The Battle to Save the World's Most Successful Political Idea
Bill Emmott · The Economist
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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The West has long been a font of stability, prosperity, and security. Yet when faced with global instability and economic uncertainty, it is tempting for states to react by closing borders, hoarding wealth, and solidifying power. We have seen it in Japan, France, and Italy in the past,... |
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