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Gender and power in Britain, 1640-1990 Gender and power in Britain, 1640-1990 Susan Kingsley Kent Gender and Power in Britain is an original and exciting history of Britain from the early modern period to the present focusing on the interaction of gender and power in political, social, cultural a… OL14864491W
Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change Pedro A. Noguera Over the past decade, urban communities have experienced unprecedented social, economic, and political transformation. Globalization and de-industrialization have contributed to the exodus of jobs, p… OL15172740W
Artistic Citizenship Artistic Citizenship Mary Schmidt Campbell How do people in the creative arts prepare for, and participate in, civic life? This question is central to anyone involved in arts education and in the creation of public policy for the arts. Celebr… OL15177598W
The Whole World Is Watching The Whole World Is Watching Todd Gitlin "The whole world is watching!" chanted the demonstrators in the Chicago streets in 1968, as the TV cameras beamed images of police cracking heads into homes everywhere. Acclaimed media critic Todd Gi… OL15215145W
Listen, Liberal Listen, Liberal Thomas Frank How the Democratic Party lost its working class, and what happened afterward. OL17591440W
When poetry ruled the streets When poetry ruled the streets Andrew Feenberg "More than a history, this book is a passionate reliving of the French May Events of 1968. The authors, ardent participants in the movement in Paris, documented the unfolding events as they pelted th… OL1954022W
Making Space for Indigenous Feminism Making Space for Indigenous Feminism Joyce Green "The 2007 first edition of this book proposed that Indigenous feminism was a valid and indeed essential theoretical and activist position, and introduced a roster of important Indigenous feminist con… OL20213452W
Live Not By Lies Live Not By Lies Rod Dreher For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of "soft" totalitarianism cropping up in America--something more Brave New World than Nineteen Eigh… OL20771824W
Femmes politiques au Maroc Femmes politiques au Maroc Osire Glacier Osire Glacier, professeure dʹhistoire à lʹuniversité de Montréal, spécialiste du Maghreb procède dans cet essai à un travail de réhabilitation de la présence des femmes au sein des hautes sphères du … OL22894947W
La dernière croisade La dernière croisade Barbara Victor A la veille d'une nouvelle élection présidentielle aux Etats-Unis, cette enquête de terrain montre le poids de l'influence des organisations évangélistes dans l'enjeu de la campagne. Sur la scène pol… OL24440617W
Answering the violence Answering the violence John Lampen As a people committed to peace, Friends have nonetheless, from time to time, sought to build close relationships with perpetrators of violence, with groups and individuals who may be labeled "oppress… OL28762176W
P.S. Passionate supporter and political spouse P.S. Passionate supporter and political spouse White, Andrea P.S. is Andrea White's collection of personal stories about her time as political spouse and passionate supporter of her husband, Houston Mayor Bill White. Her engaging anecdotes about life both behi… OL29239711W
Liberty's daughters Liberty's daughters Mary Beth Norton First published in 1980, Liberty's Daughters is widely considered a landmark book on the history of American women and on the Revolution itself. Norton brilliantly portrays a dramatic transformation … OL2970875W
Emily's List Emily's List Kristen Nehemiah Horst "Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. EMILY's List is a left-wing political action committee (PAC) in the Un… OL31213636W
"We are but women" "We are but women" Roger Sawyer We Are But Women sets the history of Irish women in the context of the broad sweep of Irish history, dealing even-handedly with the diverse traditions of unionism and nationalism. Through an examinat… OL3899749W
Emmeline Pankhurst Emmeline Pankhurst June Purvis Emmeline Pankhurst was perhaps the most influential woman of the twentieth century. Today her name is synonymous with the 'votes for women' campaign and she is remembered as the most brave and inspir… OL4332968W
The Israel lobby and U.S. foreign policy The Israel lobby and U.S. foreign policy John J. Mearsheimer,Stephen M. Walt,John J. Mearsheimer Does America's pro-Israel lobby wield inappropriate control over US foreign policy? This book has created a storm of controversy by bringing out into the open America's relationship with the Israel l… OL4652461W
Artists against war and fascism Artists against war and fascism American Artists' Congress. Papers of the First American Artists' Congress OL5474077W
Women and Political Power Women and Political Power Ruth Henig The advance of women through the political system has been one of the most significant developments of the second half of the twentieth century. For the first time we have seen women Prime Ministers … OL8091059W
Women and Politics in France 1958 - 2000 Women and Politics in France 1958 - 2000 Dr Gill Allwood Why are there so few women in French politics? Women and Politics in France 1958 - 2000 is an essential guide to the role of women in the political life of France under the Fifth Republic. The unique… OL8094561W
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