Richard Thompson Ford: 8 books
by Richard Thompson Ford
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
A path-blazing lesson on how to reconcile lofty human rights ambitions with political and cultural realities.
The idea of universal rights—rights shared by all citizens, regardless of nationality, creed, wealth, or geography—has a powerful grip on the way many people feel about justice...
Rights Gone Wrong
How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011
Since the 1960s, ideas developed during the civil rights movement have been astonishingly successful in fighting overt discrimination and prejudice. But how successful are they at combating the whole spectrum of social injustice-including conditions that aren't...
by Richard Thompson Ford, Lauren Berlant, Mark Kelman
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2002
In recent decades, left political projects in the United States have taken a strong legalistic turn. From affirmative action to protection against sexual harassment, from indigenous peoples’ rights to gay marriage, the struggle to eliminate subordination or exclusion and to achieve substantive equality...
The Race Card
How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
What do hurricane Katrina victims, millionaire rappers buying vintage champagne, and Ivy League professors waiting for taxis have in common? All have claimed to be victims of racism. But these days almost no one openly defends bigoted motives, so either...
Laughing Allegra
The Inspiring Story of a Mother's Struggle and Triumph Raising a Daughter With Learning Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
When Anne Ford, great-granddaughter of Henry Ford, learned that her four-year-old daughter Allegra’s “differences” were the result of severe learning disabilities, she faced a challenge that neither money nor position could ease. Desperate for answers, Anne sought out doctors, teachers, counselors,...
On Their Own
Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child With Learning Disabilities and ADHD: A Family Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
An indispensable guide to the special challenges faced by parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood, by the author of Laughing Allegra, a leading activist and parent of an adult child with LD.
In 2003 Anne Ford (great-granddaughter of Henry Ford) published Laughing Allegra,...
A Special Mother
Getting Through the Early Days of a Child's Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
All mothers experience worries and fears about their children, but none can compare with the early days when a mother feels something's not quite right. Anne Ford knows the feeling. She's had it herself, having raised a daughter with severe learning disabilities, and has gone on to share experiences...
Educating through Popular Culture
You're Not Cool Just Because You Teach with Comics
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
This edited volume serves as a place for teachers and scholars to begin seeking ways in which popular culture has been effectively tapped for research and teaching purposes around the country. The contents of the book came together in a way that allowed for a detailed examination of teaching with...