Lexington Books imprint: 3858 books
Deconstructing Global Citizenship
Political, Cultural, and Ethical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
The success of individual nation states today is often measured in terms of their ability to benefit from and contribute to a host of global economic, political, socio-cultural, technological, and educational networks. This increased multifaceted international inter-dependence represents an intuitively...
Confronting Urban Legacy
Rediscovering Hartford and New England's Forgotten Cities
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
In a field over-saturated with research on global cities and megacities, this is the first academic book to analyze specifically small cities and regions in New England. Focusing on the dynamic urban/global legacy of Hartford, Connecticut, the volume is bolstered by comparative chapters on Portland,...
A Crisis of Leadership and the Role of Citizens in Black America
Leaders of the New School
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
A theoretical examination of the concepts of the citizen, citizenship, and leadership, A Crisis of Leadership and the Role of Citizens in Black America: Leaders of the New School proposes to develop a prototype or model of effective Black leadership. Furthermore, it examines “citizenship habits”...
Race, Class, Power, and Organizing in East Baltimore
Rebuilding Abandoned Communities in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
This book examines the historical and current practices of rebuilding abandoned and disinvested communities in America. Using a community in East Baltimore as an example, Race, Class, Power, and Organizing in East Baltimore shows how the social structure of race and class segregation of the past contributed...
by Bruce Caldwell, Samuel Hollander, Alan Levine
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
The recent economic crisis in the United States has highlighted a crisis of understanding. In this volume, Bradley C. S. Watson and Joseph Postell bring together some of America's most eminent thinkers on political economy—an increasingly overlooked field wherein political ideas and economic theories...
The Politics and Philosophy of Chinese Power
The Timeless and the Timely
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
This book provides a timely analysis of the politics, philosophy, and history of Chinese power, focusing on social, strategic, and diplomatic trends that have shaped China for over three thousand years. Chinese elites have used the past to inform the present, but have also mobilized new ideas to address...
Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement
The Origins of America’s Debate on East Timor
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement: The Origins of America’s Debate on East Timor examines the campaigns by people in the United States on behalf of those seeking peace for East Timor. The diplomatic work of voluntary advisors and supporters living in the United States in the early...
Cognitive Justice in a Global World
Prudent Knowledges for a Decent Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Cognitive Justice in a Global World: Prudent Knowledges for a Decent Life is an edited collection that springs from the now dormant debates known as 'The Science Wars,' which questioned the nature of scientific theories. Learning from the debates about the plurality of truths and opinions, editor...
Repairing the Athlete's Image
Studies in Sports Image Restoration
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Repairing the Athlete’s Image: Studies in Sports Image Restoration, edited by Joseph R. Blaney, Lance Lippert, and J. Scott Smith, present case studies of various athletes, sports, and public relations scenarios with prescriptive advice for those attempting to repair athletic reputations. This invaluable...
The Consequences of Governance Fragmentation
Milwaukee's School Voucher Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
This book explains the impacts of Milwaukee’s voucher policy on enrollment and financial health of Milwaukee Public Schools, academic achievement in the city, and ways in which it challenges traditional notions of accountability and democratic control. Ford concludes this has fragmented public education...
Level Playing Field for All?
Female Political Leadership and Athletics
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
What makes a candidate viable in the eyes of the voters? What makes someone qualified to run for office? Why do voters tend to opt for certain types of people and not others? How much are such tendencies rooted in broad characteristics-racial or ethnic group, gender, etc.-versus more idiosyncratic...
African Diaspora Identities
Negotiating Culture in Transnational Migration
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2010
African Diaspora Identities provides insights into the complex transnational processes involved in shaping the migratory identities of African immigrants. It seeks to understand the durability of these African transnational migrant identities and their impact on inter-minority group relationships....
Neoliberalism, Social Exclusion, and Social Movements
Resistance and Dissent in Mexico's Sugar Industry
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Neoliberalism, Social Exclusion, and Social Movements critically examines struggles for social justice in an era of neoliberal globalization. Its framework makes significant connections between debt restructuring, privatizations, free-market policies, and grassroots efforts to create alternatives...
The Politics of the Internet
Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
In The Politics of the Internet: Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism, R.J. Maratea examines the Internet’s effect on political claims-making and protest action to show how online technology is helping to shape popular opinion about political issues....