Political Advocacy

Online social media are changing the face of politics in the United States. Beginning with a strong theoretical foundation grounded in political, communications and psychology literature, Tweeting to Power examines the effect of online social media on...

Starting in the 1970s, conservatives learned that electoral victory did not easily convert into a reversal of important liberal accomplishments, especially in the law. As a result, conservatives' mobilizing efforts increasingly turned to law schools,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982116781Author Eitan HerschFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914143052Author Chinedu ChukwudinmaFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks Publications

"Elegant and incendiary." Naomi Klein. Beautiful Trouble brings together dozens of seasoned artists and activists from around the world to distill their best practices into a toolbox for creative action. Sophisticated enough for veteran activists,...

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around...

At the end of World War II, J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of America's preeminent physicists. For his work as director of the Manhattan Project, he was awarded the Medal for Merit, the highest honor the U.S. government can bestow on a civilian. Yet, in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416590569Author Dr Naomi WolfFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692676707Author John ThibaultFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint IlobbyPublisher IlobbyWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Necessary Trouble is the definitive book on the movements that are poised to permanently remake American politics. We are witnessing a moment of unprecedented political turmoil and social activism. Over the last few years, we've seen the growth of the...

The story of the rise of radicalism in the early nineteenth century has often been simplified into a fable about progressive social change. The diverse social movements of the era - religious, political, regional, national, antislavery, and protemperance...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815739029Author Daniel P. GittermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 305Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273650Author Cornelia SollfrankFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia

Is polling a process that brings "science" into the study of society? Or are polls crude instruments that tell us little about the way people actually think? The role of public opinion polls in government and mass media has gained increasing importance...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629635743Author Vyvian RaoulFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. What can anthropological thinking contribute to the study of revolutions? The first book-length attempt to develop an anthropological approach to revolutions,...

The traumas and controversies of the 1960s-the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the pervasive antiauthoritarian spirit so evident on college campuses-infiltrated American public high schools. Students challenging their relegation to the world...

From the Arab Spring to the Spanish Indignados, from Occupy Wall Street in New York to Nuit Debout in Paris, contemporary protest bears the mark of citizenism, a libertarian and participatory brand of populism which appeals to ordinary citizens outraged...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609808365Author Upton SinclairFormat PaperbackPage Count 908Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307385888Author Robert G. KaiserFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623367183Author Rex WeylerFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Harmony/RodalePublisher Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams) 744gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

What makes your heart break for our broken world? You want to make a difference in the world. You're concerned about all the problems you see, the injustices and the suffering. But you don't know where to begin. Designed for the aspiring activist or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525561408Author Dahlia LithwickFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Richard Falk has dedicated much of his life to the study of the Israel/Palestine conflict. In Palestine's Horizon, he brings his experiences to bear on one of the most controversial issues of our times. After enduring years of violent occupation, the...

"Regenerative agriculture is going to be a key phrase in the decades ahead and this book will get you in on the ground floor, so to speak. Not much could be more important!" Bill McKibben, author of Falter Wondering what you can do to help...

Is it possible to move beyond the male-female gender binary system? What happens to gender theory when we consider sex and gender identities as more than just 'male' or 'female'? Crucially, what are the implications of gender and sexual fluidity and...

For more than a decade Mikhail Gorbachev has been engaged in working to protect the earth and its inhabitants via the organization he founded in 1992, Green Cross International. In an age when ecological crises, poverty and military conflicts are...

Israeli anthropologist and activist Jeff Halper throws a harsh light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the point of view of a critical insider. While the Zionist founders of Israel created a vibrant society, culture and economy, they did so at a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374531751Author James HardingFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plPublisher Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525429135Author Nilofer MerchantFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Viking Press IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262526890Author Peter WeibelFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement 2009. Short-listed for New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism 2010.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910885758Author Yuri PrasadFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612197531Author George LakeyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing

How Israel is dividing American JewsTrouble in the Tribe explores the increasingly contentious place of Israel in the American Jewish community. In a fundamental shift, growing numbers of American Jews have become less willing to unquestioningly support...

Specifically designed to reach people who normally would not consider themselves activists, The Better World Handbook is directed toward those who care about creating a more just, sustainable, and socially responsible world but don't know where to begin...

Freedom Is an Endless Meeting offers vivid portraits of American experiments in participatory democracy throughout the twentieth century. Drawing on meticulous research and more than one hundred interviews with activists, Francesca Polletta challenges...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558611665Author Mamphela RampheleFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The...

In the generation that followed Frederick Douglass, no African American was more prominent, or more outspoken, than Ida B. Wells. Her crusade against lynching in the 1890s made her famous, or notorious, across America, and she was seriously considered as...

Moderation is often presented as a simple virtue for lukewarm and indecisive minds, searching for a fuzzy center between the extremes. Not surprisingly, many politicians do not want to be labelled 'moderates' for fear of losing elections. Why Not...