Books

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Social scientists for social justice Social scientists for social justice John P. Jackson Kenneth Clark's demonstration that Black children preferred white dolls to black ones was one of many studies to show the debilitating psychological effects of racism and segregation. Clark and other… OL12344259W
Judging passions Judging passions Roger Giner-Sorolla "Psychological research shows that our emotions and feelings often guide the moral decisions we make about our own lives and the social groups to which we belong. But should we be concerned that out … OL16176384W
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle Freedom Is a Constant Struggle Coleen Marlo,Angela Y. Davis,Frank Barat En este amplio y brillante conjunto de ensayos, la reconocida y erudita activista Angela Davis expone las conexiones entre las luchas contra la violencia estatal y la opresión a lo largo de la histor… OL17794034W
The body economic The body economic David Stuckler Two public health researchers prove that the recent economic crises around the world have had calamitous effects on people's health, citing increases in suicide rates, HIV transmissions, and heart di… OL19968859W
On antisemitism On antisemitism Jewish Voice for Peace xv, 271 pages ; 23 cm OL20052068W
Teacher education for democracy and social justice Teacher education for democracy and social justice Nicholas M. Michelli Given the need for international understanding in the form of cross cultural apitude, geography, foreign language and renewed tolerance for difference, this book argues that education needs to focus … OL20545744W
Economic policy & equity Economic policy & equity Sanjeev Gupta,Vito Tanzi,Ke-young Chu This book brings together the views not only of policymakers and academics but also of religious leaders and labor leaders from around the world- including the 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Amart… OL20607305W
Transgressive Citizenship and the Struggle for Social Justice Transgressive Citizenship and the Struggle for Social Justice Lucy Earle 1 online resource OL20827906W
Political liberalism Political liberalism John Rawls "This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but changes its philosophical interpretation in a fundamental way. That previous wor… OL20947580W
We Do This 'Til We Free Us We Do This 'Til We Free Us Naomi Murakawa,Mariame Kaba,Tamara K. Nopper **A reflection on prison industrial complex abolition and a vision for collective liberation from organizer and educator Mariame Kaba.** “Organizing is both science and art. It is thinking through… OL24151550W
Réflexions éthiques contemporaines, ou, De l'isolement de l'individu dans la multitude des choses Réflexions éthiques contemporaines, ou, De l'isolement de l'individu dans la multitude des choses Alain Jacques Un manuel destiné à l'enseignement de la philosophie au collégial. Onze sujets particulièrement importants dans le monde contemporain sont retenus : individualisme et démocratie, société de consommat… OL24199025W
Pacem in terris Pacem in terris Gregory Baum,Michèle Asselin Pacem in terris, la célèbre encyclique de Jean XXIII sur la justice et la paix, a donné à lʹÉglise catholique une nouvelle compréhension de sa mission dans le monde. Elle a encouragé le dialogue et l… OL24202983W
Just a little bit more Just a little bit more T. Carlos Anderson Is America a Christian Nation? According to author T. Carlos Andersen, the true religion of the land is the confluence of commerce, materialism, and consumerism. Andersen, defining religion as "ultim… OL28941023W
Making Globalization Work Making Globalization Work Joseph E. Stiglitz [This book] focuses on policies that truly work, offering fresh new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate, including a plan to restructure a global financial system made u… OL624781W
Becoming followers of Jesus Becoming followers of Jesus Barbara Paleczny Inspired by Vatican II, this unique series offered a spiritual renewal program aimed directly at the needs of the Canadian Catholic laity in the mid-eighties. The book offers a means of self direc… OL9582539W