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  • Teacher Unions and Social Justice

    Organizing for the Schools and Communities Our Students Deserve

    by Michael Charney (Editor), Jesse Hagopian (Editor), Bob Peterson (Editor) ...
    Teacher Unions and Social Justice is an anthology of more than 60 articles documenting the history and the how-tos of social justice unionism. Together, they describe the growing movement to forge multiracial alliances with communities to defend and transform public education.About the AuthorMichael Charney taught social studies in the Cleveland Public Schools for more than 30 years. He served as ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Routledge Handbook of the Global History of Warfare

    Edited by Kaushik Roy, Michael W. Charney ...
    This handbook examines key aspects of the development of the global history of warfare and the changing patterns of warfare over time.Although scholarship has long eschewed a chronological narrative of the evolution of warfare that privileges the Western experience, global histories of warfare have had difficulty avoiding an overemphasis on the West. The present volume is a collection of themes ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Approaching Transnationalisms

    Studies on Transnational Societies, Multicultural Contacts, and Imaginings of Home

    Edited by Brenda Yeoh, Michael W. Charney, Tong Chee Kiong ...
    The term 'transnationalism' has gained considerable academic and popular currency despite a lack of clear definitions, in part because its overall form changes as its influence incorporates additional spheres of daily life on a variety of scales and contexts.The purpose of this volume is to bring together different perspectives on this phenomenon, using case studies that represent some of the most ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Asian Migrants and Education

    The Tensions of Education in Immigrant Societies and Among Migrant Groups

    Edited by Michael W. Charney, Brenda Yeoh, Tong Chee Kiong ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    education is and what its functions should be. As Thomas explains, migrant communities need a culture-sensitive education, that is, an education that can both accommodate their special cultural needs and prepare them for life in an increasingly globalized world. To meet this need, Thomas discusses planning strategies and the special role of teachers in transmitting this education. As Thomas warns, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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    Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age

    by Jane F. McAlevey ...
    The crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its basic assumptions is required. Today's progressives now work for professional organizations more comfortable with the inside game in Washington DC (and capitols throughout the West), where they are outmatched and outspent by corporate interests. Labor unions now focus on the narrowest ... Read more

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  • Reign of Error

    The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools

    by Diane Ravitch ...
    From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, former U.S. assistant secretary of education, “whistle-blower extraordinaire” (The Wall Street Journal), author of the best-selling The Death and Life of the Great American School System (“Important and riveting”—Library Journal), The Language Police (“Impassioned . . . Fiercely argued . . . Every bit as alarming as it is ... Read more

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  • A Collective Bargain

    Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy

    by Jane McAlevey ...
    From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracyFor decades, racism, corporate greed, and a skewed political system have been eating away at the social and political fabric of the United States. Yet as McAlevey reminds us, there is one weapon whose effectiveness has been proven repeatedly throughout U.S. history: ... Read more

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  • So Rich, So Poor

    Why It's so Hard to End Poverty in America

    by Peter Edelman ...
    "A competent, thorough assessment from a veteran expert in the field." — Kirkus ReviewsIncome disparities in our wealthy nation are wider than at any point since the Great Depression. The structure of today's economy has stultified wage growth for half of America's workers—with even worse results at the bottom and for people of color—while bestowing billions on the few at the very top.In this ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Age of Inequality

    Corporate America's War on Working People

    by Jeremy Gantz, Barbara Ehrenreich, Arundhati Roy, Chris Hayes, Senator Bernie Sanders ...
    The stories behind the inequality crisis—a forty-year investigation by In These TimesWith heart-wrenching reporting and incisive analysis, In These Times magazine has charted a staggering rise in inequality and the fall of the American middle class. Here, in a selection from four decades of articles by investigative reporters and progressive thinkers, is the story of our age. It is a tale of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Conform

    Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public Education

    by Glenn Beck ...
    Series series The Control Series
    Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, considers the hot-button issue of education in the US, exposing the weaknesses of the Common Core school curriculum and examining why liberal solutions fail.Public education is never mentioned in the constitution. Why? Because our founders knew that it was an issue for state and local governments—not the federal one.It’s not a ... Read more

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  • The Death and Life of the Great American School System

    How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

    by Diane Ravitch ...
    An urgent case for protecting public education, from one of America's best-known education expertsIn this landmark book, Diane Ravitch - former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum - examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch ... Read more

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  • Public Administration and Public Affairs

    by Nicholas Henry ...
    Public Administration and Public Affairs demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. Providing a comprehensive, accessible and humorous introduction to the field of Public Administration, this text is designed specifically for those with little to no background in the field. Now in its 13th edition, this ... Read more

    $200.00 USD