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With the fiftieth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, John Jackson examines the scientific case launched in Brown's wake to try to dismantle the legislation. He focuses on the 1959 formation of the International Society for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics (IAAEE).

Since the end of World War II, poverty in the United States has been a persistent focus of social anxiety, public debate and federal policy. This book argues that poverty will not be reduced or eliminated until the political factors that contribute to its continuation are taken into account.

Demonstrating the remarkable range of Cosa Nostra's activities and influence in the urban power structure of New York City, this work argues that 20th-century organized crime has been no minor annoyance at the periphery of society, but a major force in the core economy.

Chronicles the American Christian relationship with Israel, tracing first mainline Protestant and then evangelical support for Zionism

At least 8,000 Jewish soldiers fought for the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War. A few served together in Jewish companies while most fought alongside Christian comrades. Yet even as they stood 'shoulder-to-shoulder' on the front lines, they encountered unique challenges. This title assembles scholarship on Jews and the Civil War.

In the wake of the Mexican-American War, competing narratives of religious conquest and re-conquest were employed by Anglo American and ethnic Mexican Californians to make sense of their place in North America. This book deals with this topic.

Explores how institutions, individuals, and coalitions contribute to twists and turns of distributive politics

History is replete with instances of what might, or might not, have been. This collection of original essays examines the significance of contingency in the study of politics. That is, how to study unexpected, accidental, or unknowable political phenomena in a systematic fashion.

Across the country, races for judgeships are becoming more and more politically contested. As a result, several states and cities are considering judicial election reform. This book examines the increasingly contentious judicial elections by providing an analysis of judicial elections.

Provides a much-needed analysis for those seeking to understand how Muslim youth and other groups of immigrant youth negotiate their identities as Americans

Discusses the state of the field of Political Science. This book talks about the usefulness of rational choice theory; the ethical limits of pluralism; the use (and misuse) of empirical research; the divorce between political theory and empirical science; and the connection between political science scholarship and political struggles.

The nine life stories in this book provide a portrait of American Jewish life in the immigrant generation. An introduction places the writings in historical and literary context, and annotations explain historical and cultural allusions made by the writers. It introduces readers to the world of Yiddish-speaking immigrants.

Offers an invigorating view of race, gender, and law in America

A heartfelt look at the slow road toward inclusion

A collection of key primary readings tracing the history and development of Protestant evangelicalism and fundamentalism and its intersections with American life and politics

Explores the impact of policies that seek to re-institutionalize heterosexual marriage in American society

Explains how May Days celebrants, through their colourful parades and mass meetings, both contributed to the construction of their own radical American identities and publicized alternative social and political models

While modern trade law and human rights law constitute two of the most active spheres in international law, follow similar intellectual trajectories, and often feature the same key actors and arenas, neither field has actively engaged with the other. This book makes a case for reaching a middle-ground between these two fields.

Exploring such issues as gun-tracing initiatives, the extension of the Brady Bill, gun-oriented policing, federal law enforcement initiatives such as "Project Exile," and civil litigation against gun manufacturers, this work embarks upon a balanced and nuanced discussion about firearms.

Sets out to bring an international framework to the analysis to international and US legal, political and cultural crises. It explores the US's moral supremacy during a time of domestic shortcomings and asks whether insisting that other nations adhere to US norms may harm societies.

A collection of writings on the comprehension and treatment of post-traumatic-stress disorder. The introductory essay by its editor describes the evolution of the understanding of the disorder, and also establishes the conceptual framework and terminology necessary for such understanding.

Explores the idea of racial unity in black politics

In the era before airplanes and e-mail, how did immigrants keep in touch with loved ones in their homelands, as well as preserve links? This book analyzes the cycle of correspondence between immigrants and their homelands, paying particular attention to the role played by letters in reformulating relationships made vulnerable by separation.

How vulnerable are the internet and world wide web to malicious cyber hackers? What are the limits of privacy online? How real is internet addiction and to what extent is the news media responsible for this phenomenon? This book is suitable for anyone who wants to know where the new digital economy is heading.

The story of John Devoy's 1876 Catalpa rescue is a tale of heroism, creativity, and the triumph of independent spirit in pursuit of freedom. This work tells the story from John Devoy's own records and from the ship's logbooks. It includes an introduction by Terry Golway and the personal diaries, letters, and reports from John Devoy and his men.

At the height of the Vietnam War, thousands of Americans wrote moving letters to Dr Benjamin Spock, America's pediatrician and an opponent of the war. These missives from Middle America provide an intriguing glimpse into the conflicts that took place over the dinner table as people wrestled with this divisive war and with their consciences.

When a high-minded and formerly half-starved shoeshine boy rises to greatness in the dazzling and treacherous world of a lavish dinner club for the "gastronomical elect" he finds himself unprepared for the collapse of the grand and glittering world he helped create.

"Race" does not speak to most white people. This title demonstrates "transparency" phenomenon - the invisibility of whiteness to white people - profoundly affects the ways in whites make decisions: they rely on criteria perceived by the decisionmaker as race-neutral but which in fact reflect white, race-specific norms.

Provides the reader with a sense of the historical range of Kabbalah, as well as examples of various kinds of approaches, including those of intellectual and social history, history and phenomenology of religions, motif studies, ritual studies, and women's studies. This book discusses mystical motifs, theological ideas and devotional practices.

Provides a geographic window on the pressing social issues of our time. This book covers topics such as: cultural diversity and immigration; income, poverty and unemployment; lifestyle risks including drug abuse, smoking and auto fatalities; access to medical care; medical costs; status of women, and senior citizens; marriage and divorce and more.