Civics category: 1212 books
Stand Up!
The Story of Minnesota’s Protest Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
When the senatorial election of 2008 between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman stretched on for a contentious six months, people throughout the country wondered about Minnesota's offbeat politics. But Minnesota has been and is now a seedbed for cultural and political movements that have...
Self-Realization and Justice
A Liberal-Perfectionist Defense of the Right to Freedom from Employment
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
In this book, Maskivker argues that there ought to be a right not to participate in the paid economy in a new way; not by appealing to notions of fairness to competing conceptions of the good, but rather to a contentious (but defensible) normative ideal, namely, self-realization. In so doing, she...
Are We The Turning Point Generation?
How Africa's Youth Can Drive Its Urgently Needed Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
Why do many Nigerian leaders ‘change’ once in office? Will the present generation of Nigerians do any better than its predecessors? Was Occupy Nigeria indeed a failure? Do we need a ‘Nigerian Dream’? Is ‘One Nigeria’ really worth it? These and many other difficult questions are raised in...
The Politics of European Citizenship
Deepening Contradictions in Social Rights and Migration Policy
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
As the European Union faces the ongoing challenges of legitimacy, identity, and social cohesion, an understanding of the social purpose and direction of EU citizenship becomes increasingly vital. This book is the first of its kind to map the development of EU citizenship and its relation to various...
by Adam Dodek
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016
A new, expanded edition of the first-ever primer on Canada’s Constitution — for anyone who wants to understand the supreme law of the land.
The Canadian Constitution makes Canada’s Constitution readily accessible to readers. It includes the complete...
The Evolving Citizen
American Youth and the Changing Norms of Democratic Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
It has become a common complaint among academics and community leaders that citizens today are not what they used to be. Nowhere is this decline seen to be more troubling than when the focus is on young Americans. Compared to the youth of past generations, today’s young adults, so the story goes,...
Democracy Rising
Politics and Participation in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2017
Examines the groundswell of grassroots movements transforming government in Canada today, and how these form a nationwide movement
Grassroots movements related to environment, citizens groups, marginalized, unions, and economic justice
Looks at Canadian political history through the lens of elite power...
by Thomas B. Reed, Thomas B. Reed
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Thomas Brackett Reed, (1839-1902), occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899. He was a powerful leader of the Republican Party, serving as Chairman of the powerful Rules Committee....
Citizen U.S.A.
A 50 State Road Trip
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
The official companion book to the brand new HBO(r) documentary In the HBO(r) documentary tentatively titled Citizen USA, acclaimed filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi sets out on a road trip across America to attend naturalization ceremonies in all fifty states to meet brand-new citizens and find out why...
by Capitol Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano in his book “Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws”. This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However...
Du contrat social
Edition intégrale
Language: French
Release Date: July 10, 2019
" Du contrat social " est un ouvrage de philosophie politique pensé et écrit par Jean-Jacques Rousseau, publié en 1762. L'œuvre a constitué un tournant décisif pour la modernité et s'est imposée comme un des textes majeurs de la philosophie politique et sociale, en affirmant le principe...
Ces histrions du racisme qui défigurent la république
Dieudonné M'Bala M'Bala et Manuel Valls
Language: French
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Le déclin du pamphlet s'explique tant par une fréquente faiblesse de plume, un propos souvent sectaire et les lois bridant de telles formes d'expression. Aujourd'hui méprisé, on ne peut oublier la qualité et la portée de certains textes qu'il a généré....
by Djamila Ribeiro
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: July 10, 2019
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: July 10, 2019
A intenção da coleção Feminismos Plurais é trazer para o grande público questões importantes referentes aos mais diversos feminismos de forma didática e acessível. Com o objetivo de desmistificar o conceito de lugar de fala, Djamila Ribeiro contextualiza o indivíduo tido como universal numa...
by Christian H. Kälin
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016
This book is the quintessential guide for global citizens and their advisers, such as law firms, tax consultants, private banks and family offices. At the same time the handbook is also invaluable for business owners, entrepreneurs and investors who are interested in expanding their horizons. “The...