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White Rage

The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

by Carol Anderson ...

National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York TimesBestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA New York TimesNotable Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil W... ... Read more

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National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York TimesBestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA New York TimesNotable Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil W...
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Anatomy of Injustice

A Murder Case Gone Wrong

by Raymond Bonner ...

The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row.In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His only connection to the victim was having cleaned her gutters and ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row.In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His only connection to the victim was having cleaned her gutters and
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Whitewashed

America’s Invisible Middle Eastern Minority

by John Tehranian ...

Series Book 46 - Critical America
Middle Easterners: Sometimes White, Sometimes Not - an article by John TehranianThe Middle Eastern question lies at the heart of the most pressing issues of our time: the war in Iraq and on terrorism, the growing tension between preservation of our national security and protection of our civil rights, and the debate over immigration, assimilation, and our national identity. Yet paradoxically, ... Read more

$24.83 USD

Middle Easterners: Sometimes White, Sometimes Not - an article by John TehranianThe Middle Eastern question lies at the heart of the most pressing issues of our time: the war in Iraq and on terrorism, the growing tension between preservation of our national security and protection of our civil rights, and the debate over immigration, assimilation, and our national identity. Yet paradoxically,
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Copaganda

How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News

by Alec Karakatsanis ...

In this groundbreaking expose essential for understanding rising authoritarianism, award-winning civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis introduces the concept of “Copaganda.”Copaganda is a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media to stoke fear of police-recorded crime and distort society’s response to it.What readers will discover:How mass media manipulates our ... Read more

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In this groundbreaking expose essential for understanding rising authoritarianism, award-winning civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis introduces the concept of “Copaganda.”Copaganda is a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media to stoke fear of police-recorded crime and distort society’s response to it.What readers will discover:How mass media manipulates our
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The Tyranny of the Meritocracy

Democratizing Higher Education in America

by Lani Guinier ...

A fresh and bold argument for revamping our standards of “merit” and a clear blueprint for creating collaborative education models that strengthen our democracy rather than privileging individual elitesStanding on the foundations of America’s promise of equal opportunity, our universities purport to serve as engines of social mobility and practitioners of democracy. But as acclaimed scholar and ... Read more

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A fresh and bold argument for revamping our standards of “merit” and a clear blueprint for creating collaborative education models that strengthen our democracy rather than privileging individual elitesStanding on the foundations of America’s promise of equal opportunity, our universities purport to serve as engines of social mobility and practitioners of democracy. But as acclaimed scholar and
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Genetic Privacy and Discrimmination

An Overview of Selected Major Issues

by Eugene Oscapella ...

Like advances in many fields, those involving genetics bring both benefits and dangers to society. Among the promised benefits is the ability to identify health issues earlier than is now the case and the improve the prospects of successful prevention and treatment. In addition, forensic applications of genetic technologies have proven a powerful tool of criminal investigation. The dangers of ... Read more

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Like advances in many fields, those involving genetics bring both benefits and dangers to society. Among the promised benefits is the ability to identify health issues earlier than is now the case and the improve the prospects of successful prevention and treatment. In addition, forensic applications of genetic technologies have proven a powerful tool of criminal investigation. The dangers of
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License to Harass

Law, Hierarchy, and Offensive Public Speech

by Laura Beth Nielsen ...

Series series The Cultural Lives of Law
Offensive street speech--racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened--is surprisingly common in our society. Many argue that this speech is so detestable that it should be banned under law. But is this an area covered by the First Amendment right to free speech? Or should it be banned?In this elegantly written book, Laura Beth Nielsen ... Read more

$32.39 USD

Offensive street speech--racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened--is surprisingly common in our society. Many argue that this speech is so detestable that it should be banned under law. But is this an area covered by the First Amendment right to free speech? Or should it be banned?In this elegantly written book, Laura Beth Nielsen
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Migrating to Prison

America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants

by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández ...

Topic: Immigration and immigrant detention/deportation is front and center in the national conversation.Platform: One of the pioneering scholars in the burgeoning crimmigration field, widely known and respected in the field and often quoted in the media. Well-connected with journalists, scholars, activists, and lawyers working on immigration issues.Social Media: Regular tweets to around 4,000 ... Read more

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Topic: Immigration and immigrant detention/deportation is front and center in the national conversation.Platform: One of the pioneering scholars in the burgeoning crimmigration field, widely known and respected in the field and often quoted in the media. Well-connected with journalists, scholars, activists, and lawyers working on immigration issues.Social Media: Regular tweets to around 4,000
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Shades of Freedom

Racial Politics and Presumptions of the American Legal Process

by A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. ...

Few individuals have had as great an impact on the law--both its practice and its history--as A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. A winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, he has distinguished himself over the decades both as a professor at Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard, and as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals. But Judge Higginbotham ... Read more

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Few individuals have had as great an impact on the law--both its practice and its history--as A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. A winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, he has distinguished himself over the decades both as a professor at Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard, and as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals. But Judge Higginbotham
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Complex Justice

The Case of Missouri v. Jenkins

by Joshua M. Dunn ...

In 1987 Judge Russell Clark mandated tax increases to help pay for improvements to the Kansas City, Missouri, School District in an effort to lure white students and quality teachers back to the inner-city district. Yet even after increasing employee salaries and constructing elaborate facilities at a cost of more than $2 billion, the district remained overwhelmingly segregated and student ... Read more

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In 1987 Judge Russell Clark mandated tax increases to help pay for improvements to the Kansas City, Missouri, School District in an effort to lure white students and quality teachers back to the inner-city district. Yet even after increasing employee salaries and constructing elaborate facilities at a cost of more than $2 billion, the district remained overwhelmingly segregated and student
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Reproducing Racism

How Everyday Choices Lock In White Advantage

by Daria Roithmayr ...

Argues that racial inequality reproduces itself automatically over time because early unfair advantage for whites has paved the way for continuing advantageThis book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws, blacks and Latinos possess barely a nickel of wealth for every dollar that whites have. Why have we made so little progress ... Read more

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Argues that racial inequality reproduces itself automatically over time because early unfair advantage for whites has paved the way for continuing advantageThis book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws, blacks and Latinos possess barely a nickel of wealth for every dollar that whites have. Why have we made so little progress
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The Shudra

Vision for a New Path

by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, Karthik Raja Karuppusamy ...

The Shudras echoes Dr Ambedkar's question in Who Were the Shudras? that he asked in 1946. More than 70 years later, Kancha Ilaiah and his team of authors revisit this issue to give Shudras a voice again' -CHRISTOPHE JAFFRELOT The Shudras: Vision for a New Path weaves together multiple dimensions of the predicament of India's productive castes**-**in the spiritual, social, political, economic, ... Read more

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The Shudras echoes Dr Ambedkar's question in Who Were the Shudras? that he asked in 1946. More than 70 years later, Kancha Ilaiah and his team of authors revisit this issue to give Shudras a voice again' -CHRISTOPHE JAFFRELOT The Shudras: Vision for a New Path weaves together multiple dimensions of the predicament of India's productive castes**-**in the spiritual, social, political, economic,
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Without a Country

The Untold Story of America's Deported Veterans

by J. Malcolm Garcia ...

Many Americans believe service in the military to be a quintessential way to demonstrate patriotism. We expect those who serve to be treated with respect and dignity. However, as in so many aspects of our politics, the reality and our ideals diverge widely in our treatment of veterans. There is perhaps no starker example of this than the continued practice of deporting men and women who have ... Read more

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Many Americans believe service in the military to be a quintessential way to demonstrate patriotism. We expect those who serve to be treated with respect and dignity. However, as in so many aspects of our politics, the reality and our ideals diverge widely in our treatment of veterans. There is perhaps no starker example of this than the continued practice of deporting men and women who have
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Supreme Court Decision US v. Windsor - DOMA Case - Decided June 26, 2013

by United States Government US Supreme Court ...

The complete syllabus, ruling, and opinions of the court of the 2013 Defense of Marriage Act Supreme Court case. As argued on March 27th, 2013 and decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26th, 2013. ... Read more

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The complete syllabus, ruling, and opinions of the court of the 2013 Defense of Marriage Act Supreme Court case. As argued on March 27th, 2013 and decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26th, 2013.
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A Step toward Brown v. Board of Education

Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher and Her Fight to End Segregation

by Cheryl Elizabeth Brown Wattley ...

In 1946 a young woman named Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (1924–1995) was denied admission to the University of Oklahoma College of Law because she was African American. The OU law school was an all-white institution in a town where African Americans could work and shop as long as they got out before sundown. But if segregation was entrenched in Norman, so was the determination of black Oklahomans who ... Read more

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In 1946 a young woman named Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (1924–1995) was denied admission to the University of Oklahoma College of Law because she was African American. The OU law school was an all-white institution in a town where African Americans could work and shop as long as they got out before sundown. But if segregation was entrenched in Norman, so was the determination of black Oklahomans who
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Blackfoot Redemption

A Blood Indian's Story of Murder, Confinement, and Imperfect Justice

by William E. Farr ...

In 1879, a Canadian Blackfoot known as Spopee, or Turtle, shot and killed a white man. Captured as a fugitive, Spopee narrowly escaped execution, instead landing in an insane asylum in Washington, D.C., where he fell silent. Spopee thus “disappeared” for more than thirty years, until a delegation of American Blackfeet discovered him and, aided by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, exacted a ... Read more

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In 1879, a Canadian Blackfoot known as Spopee, or Turtle, shot and killed a white man. Captured as a fugitive, Spopee narrowly escaped execution, instead landing in an insane asylum in Washington, D.C., where he fell silent. Spopee thus “disappeared” for more than thirty years, until a delegation of American Blackfeet discovered him and, aided by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, exacted a
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Chokehold

Policing Black Men

by Paul Butler ...

**Finalist for the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency’s Media for a Just Society AwardsNominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)**A 2017 Washington Post Notable BookA Kirkus Best Book of 2017**“Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his early ... Read more

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**Finalist for the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency’s Media for a Just Society AwardsNominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)**A 2017 Washington Post Notable BookA Kirkus Best Book of 2017**“Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his early
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El Octavo Round

Nueva Edición

by Zeke Wilson ...

“Siempre y donde sea que te enfrentes a la injusticia, lucha contra ella. No creas que no puedes hacerlo por falta de dinero, educación o poder. Levántate y lucha por los derechos que se ganaron para nosotros a un alto precio, ya sea que esa injusticia provenga del gobierno local, estatal o federal, o de ciudadanos particulares.”—Zeke Wilson ... Read more

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“Siempre y donde sea que te enfrentes a la injusticia, lucha contra ella. No creas que no puedes hacerlo por falta de dinero, educación o poder. Levántate y lucha por los derechos que se ganaron para nosotros a un alto precio, ya sea que esa injusticia provenga del gobierno local, estatal o federal, o de ciudadanos particulares.”—Zeke Wilson
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Understanding Federal Employment Law

A Guide for Federal Employees and Their Attorneys

by Kimberly P. Mayfield and Marilyn E. Phelan, Marilyn E. Phelan ...

Understanding Federal Employment Law is a clear, comprehensive guide to the laws and procedures governing workplace rights within the federal government. Written for federal employees, attorneys, HR professionals, and policy specialists, this book explains how federal employment disputes are handled from start to finish. Unlike private-sector cases, federal employment claims require strict ... Read more

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Understanding Federal Employment Law is a clear, comprehensive guide to the laws and procedures governing workplace rights within the federal government. Written for federal employees, attorneys, HR professionals, and policy specialists, this book explains how federal employment disputes are handled from start to finish. Unlike private-sector cases, federal employment claims require strict
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Black Threatening Invisible: My Journey In Corporate America

by S.K. Chapman ...

America is more diverse than ever before, but, disturbingly, black professionals still face discrimination, bias, and hostility in the workplace. If you're black, you might be up against more than just the tough job competition.S. K. Chapman has spent years in corporate America and has many stories to share. Some of the stories shared by Chapman will make you laugh out loud, some will make you ... Read more

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America is more diverse than ever before, but, disturbingly, black professionals still face discrimination, bias, and hostility in the workplace. If you're black, you might be up against more than just the tough job competition.S. K. Chapman has spent years in corporate America and has many stories to share. Some of the stories shared by Chapman will make you laugh out loud, some will make you
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Prettiest Man Alive

by DR. KHALID ABDULLAH TARIQ AL-MANSOUR ...

The Prettiest Man Alive was accused and exonerated due to the facts of being The Prettiest Man Alive! ... Read more

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The Prettiest Man Alive was accused and exonerated due to the facts of being The Prettiest Man Alive!
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Religious Beliefs and Conscientious Exemptions in a Liberal State

Edited by Dr John Olusegun Adenitire ...

The central focus of this edited collection is on the ever-growing practice, in liberal states, to claim exemption from legal duties on the basis of a conscientious objection. Traditional claims have included objections to compulsory military draft and to the provision of abortions. Contemporary claims include objections to anti-discrimination law by providers of public services, such as bakers ... Read more

$42.29 USD

The central focus of this edited collection is on the ever-growing practice, in liberal states, to claim exemption from legal duties on the basis of a conscientious objection. Traditional claims have included objections to compulsory military draft and to the provision of abortions. Contemporary claims include objections to anti-discrimination law by providers of public services, such as bakers
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Kontrolle der Stiftung nach deutschem und koreanischem Recht

by Ju-Hee Yoon ...

Series Book 19 - Bochumer Studien zum Stiftungswesen
Im Mittelpunkt der stiftungsrechtlichen Gesetzgebung in beiden Ländern steht wesentlich die gemeinsame Absicht, zur Förderung des Stiftungswesens beizutragen und vor allem die Transparenz der Stiftung zu erhöhen. Dies zeigt sich besonders deutlich in der grundlegenden Reform des deutschen Stiftungsrechts aus dem Jahr 2021. Hierbei spielt die Kontrolle der Stiftung eine wichtige Rolle. In dieser ... Read more

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Im Mittelpunkt der stiftungsrechtlichen Gesetzgebung in beiden Ländern steht wesentlich die gemeinsame Absicht, zur Förderung des Stiftungswesens beizutragen und vor allem die Transparenz der Stiftung zu erhöhen. Dies zeigt sich besonders deutlich in der grundlegenden Reform des deutschen Stiftungsrechts aus dem Jahr 2021. Hierbei spielt die Kontrolle der Stiftung eine wichtige Rolle. In dieser
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Equality, Plurality and Personal Status Laws

A Research Companion

Edited by Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron, Baudouin Dupret, Jean-Louis Halpérin, Radhika Kanchana, Ayang Utriza Yakin, Zohra Aziadé Zemirli ...

Today, a plurality of personal statuses in family matters persists in a significant number of African and Asian countries. This volume identifies 33 countries as presenting this configuration and provides a comprehensive overview of their legal systems, examining the relationship between the plurality of personal laws and the principle of equality. After a long period of stability dating from the ... Read more

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Today, a plurality of personal statuses in family matters persists in a significant number of African and Asian countries. This volume identifies 33 countries as presenting this configuration and provides a comprehensive overview of their legal systems, examining the relationship between the plurality of personal laws and the principle of equality. After a long period of stability dating from the
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