Exploring the acculturation process of Italian immigrants in the USA in terms of patterns of European and American racism, this book delves into the political and legal context of flawed liberal nationalism both in Italy (the Risorgimento) and the United States (Reconstruction Amendments).
Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism is a volume that examines the history of Japan's constitutional debates, key legal decisions and interpretations, history and activism, and activists' ties to party politics and fellow activists overseas.
A Documentary History of Race and Citizenship, 1777-1877
Jim Crow New York provides readers with both scholarly analysis and access to a series of extraordinary documents, including extensive excerpts from the resonant speeches made at New York's 1821 constitutional convention and additional documents which recover a diversity of voices.
A Documentary History of Race and Citizenship, 1777-1877
In 1821, New York's political leaders met for over two months to rewrite the state's constitution. The fresh document secured the right to vote for the mass of white men while denying all but the wealthiest African-American men access to the polls. This title introduces students and scholars to this watershed event in American political life.
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights During Times of Crisis
How will efforts to eradicate racism, sexism, and xenophobia be affected by the measures our government takes in the name of protecting its citizens? This title addresses these problems.
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights During Times of Crisis
How will efforts to eradicate racism, sexism, and xenophobia be affected by the measures our government takes in the name of protecting its citizens? This title addresses these problems.
"This book follows 35 Indivisible groups founded after the Women's March of 2017 in ten US cities in order to understand why some social movement organizations survive and thrive while others falter. It focuses on how activists navigate their local context and make strategic decisions about tactics, coalitions, individual participation, and online ......
"This book follows 35 Indivisible groups founded after the Women's March of 2017 in ten US cities in order to understand why some social movement organizations survive and thrive while others falter. It focuses on how activists navigate their local context and make strategic decisions about tactics, coalitions, individual participation, and online ......
Pop Culture, Political Imagination, and Civil Rights
A compelling explanation of the American public's acceptance of LGBT freedoms through the lens of pop culture How did gay people go from being characterized as dangerous perverts to military heroes and respectable parents? How did the interests of the LGBT movement and the state converge to transform mainstream political and legal norms in ......