Books

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Teaching to transgress Teaching to transgress Bell Hooks,Marta Malo In Teaching to Transgress bell hooks—writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual—writes about a new kind of education, *education as the practice of freedom*. Teaching students to "transgress" … OL15053159W
Iberia and Latin America Iberia and Latin America Howard J. Wiarda "Good concise introduction to complex connection of Spain and Portugal's histories, cultures, and policies with Latin America over past two decades; raises important questions regarding democratizati… OL15074345W
Culture matters Culture matters Samuel P. Huntington "Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living i… OL16063494W
Democratic theorizing from the margins Democratic theorizing from the margins Marla Brettschneider "Democratic Theorizing from the Margins lays out the basic parameters of diversity-based politics as a still emerging form of democratic theory. Students, activists, and scholars engage in diversity… OL17993101W
Conceptual structure and social change Conceptual structure and social change Sara Schatz,Javier Jesus Gutierrez-Rexach Sociopolitical changes are often associated with ideological shifts at the individual and mass level. The study of how sociopolitical and ideological change interrelate has been the subject of debate… OL20629980W
Pathways to freedom Pathways to freedom Isobel Coleman,Terra Lawson-Remer "Many developing countries have launched transitions from authoritarianism to democracy over the past twenty-five years. While some have succeeded in building relatively strong democracies with share… OL22329011W
Women as agents of democratisation Women as agents of democratisation Faith Kihiu Following a gendered approach, this study presents a descriptive analysis of the role women's organisations have played in the democratisation process in Kenya since the pre-colonial era. OL22419218W
La démocratisation de l'enseignement La démocratisation de l'enseignement Pierre Merle Le débat sur l'instruction a une longue histoire. Il a divisé les élites économiques et politiques au temps des Lumières, agité les révolutionnaires, animé l'œuvre réformatrice de François Guizot sou… OL29238907W
State, labor, capital State, labor, capital Paul G. Buchanan "Comparative examination of the institutional networks that help to sustain new democracies in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. In a discussion of the role played by labor, capital, and the State in d… OL2947004W
Framing Democracy Framing Democracy John Glenn "At the close of the twentieth century, democracy appeared to have overcome the Cold War partition of the world, as countries across the globe had deposed autocratic regimes and held free elections. … OL4983082W
Pacific Asia Pacific Asia Yumei Zhang Pacific Asia has witnessed arguably the most dynamic economic growth and social transformation in the world since 1945. Inspired by the example of Japan, a number of high performing economies have em… OL8094557W