Lexington Books: 3858 books
Bill Ratliff
A Profile of Courage and Leadership in American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
Lt. Governor Bill Ratliff is an engineer, a widely respected senator, and according to Caroline Kennedy he is “an inspiration to all who serve in government, and to all Americans.” Senator Ratliff, nicknamed “Obi Wan Kenobi” by his colleagues, was a revered and much loved leader in Texas for...
Breaking the Ice
From Land Claims to Tribal Sovereignty in the Arctic
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2008
Breaking the Ice is a comparative study of the movement for native land claims and indigenous rights in Alaska and the Western Arctic, and the resulting transformation in domestic politics as the indigenous peoples of the North gained an increasingly prominent role in the governance of their homeland....
Past Trends and Future Prospects of the American City
The Dynamics of Atlanta
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2009
Atlanta's experience over the past 15 to 20 years is reflective of many cities, particularly those in the south and west. Thus, the story of how and why Atlanta has changed is informative for cities in general. What accounts for the positive turn-around of the city of Atlanta? What can other cities...
Veterans of Future Wars
A Study in Student Activism
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
The Veterans of Future Wars (VFW) was a short-lived student movement that came in response to the bonus paid to World War I veterans in 1936. The VFW began at Princeton University, but quickly spread across the United States, attracting attention from all groups of American citizens. It was extremely...
Navigating Post-Truth and Alternative Facts
Religion and Science as Political Theology
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Navigating Post-Truth and Alternative Facts: Religion and Science as Political Theology is an edited volume that explores the critical intersection of “religion-and-science” and our contemporary political and social landscape with a tailored eye towards the epistemological and hermeneutical impact...
by Jung In Kang
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
This book is an outgrowth of critical examination of Western political theory embedded in Western-centrism and the tumultuous ideational processes by which contemporary Korean political theory and reality have intensely interacted (both in convergent and divergent ways) with it. To conduct such examination...
Hegemony and Power
Consensus and Coercion in Contemporary Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2006
This book provides the first systematic examination of the relationship of hegemony and power. Nine essays delve into the diverse analytical aspects of the two concepts, and an introduction and conclusion by the editors, respectively, forge a synthesis of their theoretical coherence. Hegemony has...
Collectivities
Politics at the Intersections of Disciplines
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
Collectivities, in brief, is a term describing the intellectual and creative potential of groups. Collectivities then mark a position in the connection between disciplinary fields; a position that is simultaneously productive of new knowledge and new politics. In Collectivities: Politics at the Intersections...
The Philosophy of Recognition
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2009
The theory of recognition is now a well-established and mature research paradigm in philosophy, and it is both influential in and influenced by developments in other fields of the humanities and social sciences. From debates in moral philosophy about the fundamental roots of obligation, to debates...
Grounds for Respect
Particularism, Universalism, and Communal Accountability
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
In recent years traditional foundations of respect for others have been challenged on the basis that universal grounds — the assumption that we share a common humanity — have resulted in the exclusion of particular others from full moral consideration or respect. This current questioning of the...
by C. Lee Harrington, Anthony R. Bardo, Rebecca G. Adams
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media consumption at the global level. This book brings together an international collection of critical scholars,...
Gadamer's Ethics of Play
Hermeneutics and the Other
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2010
Gadamer's Ethics of Play: Hermeneutics and the Other examines the ethical dimensions of understanding by focusing on Gadamer's concept of 'play' as it is developed in his magnum opus Truth and Method. Monica Vilhauer argues for the global relevance of play in Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics by...
Borders and Debordering
Topologies, Praxes, Hospitableness
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
Borders / Debordering: Topologies, Praxes, Hospitableness engages from interdisciplinary and transnational perspectives some of the most important issues of the present, which lay at the intersection of physical, epistemological, spiritual, and existential borders. The book addresses a variety of...
Delimiting Modernities
Conceptual Challenges and Regional Responses
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
This collection seeks to contribute to the many long-standing discussions on modernity, but also and more specifically to the more recent debates over trends to pluralize modernity. These debates are current in many different academic disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, literature and postcolonial...