William A Jefferson: 3 books

Book cover of Toni Morrison's Black Liberal Humanism (and other excerpts)
by William A. Jefferson
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014

Jefferson questions whether Morrison is as politically progressive as has been widely assumed and probes why politically-minded literary critics have not noted the reactionary elements in her work. He sees scholars as following Morrison's own theory of her work--that is, that it must be analyzed...
Book cover of Preventive Measures

Preventive Measures

Building Risk Assessment and Crisis Early Warning Systems

by Adeel Ahmed, Günther Baechler, Doug Bond
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 1998

State failure, ethnopolitical war, genocide, famine, and refugee flows are variants of a type of complex political and humanitarian crisis, exemplified during the 1990s in places like Somalia, Bosnia, Liberia, and Afghanistan. The international consequences of such crises are profound, often threatening...
Book cover of Antidemocracy in America

Antidemocracy in America

Truth, Power, and the Republic at Risk

by Michelle Wilde Anderson, Lisa Wade, Thomas J. Sugrue
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019

On Election Day in 2016, it seemed unthinkable to many Americans that Donald Trump could become president of the United States. But the victories of the Obama administration hid from view fundamental problems deeply rooted in American social institutions and history. The election’s consequences...
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