John Adler: 7 books
Doomed by Cartoon
How Cartoonist Thomas Nast and The New York Times Brought down Boss Tweed and His Ring of Thieves
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
The timely, true story of Thomas Nast, the granddaddy of political satire who destroyed a corrupt regime in 19th century New York City—with cartoons.
He was an unethical, bullying, and narcissistic politician; a blow-hard real estate magnate and notorious swindler; a master manipulator who...
The Hunt Out of the Thicket
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
This stunning book of short stories introduces the literary world to an author who writes of the outdoors with rare artistry and exactitude. John Morel Adler knows the woods, thickets, swamps, rivers, and coasts of his native Georgia and South Carolina Lowcountry. He knows its wildlife and its people....
Sewing Hope
How One Factory Challenges the Apparel Industry's Sweatshops
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Sewing Hope offers the first account of a bold challenge to apparel-industry sweatshops. The Alta Gracia factory in the Dominican Republic is the anti-sweatshop. It boasts a living wage three times the legal minimum, high health and safety standards, and a legitimate union—all verified by an independent...
Labor and Capital in the Age of Globalization
The Labor Process and the Changing Nature of Work in the Global Economy
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2001
This book offers a timely analysis of work and labor processes and how they are rapidly changing under globalization. The contributors explore traditional sectors of the U.S. and world economies - from auto to steel to agriculture - as well as work under new production arrangements, such as third...
by Professor E. Scott Adler, Professor John D. Wilkerson
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
How do issues end up on the agenda? Why do lawmakers routinely invest in program oversight and broad policy development? What considerations drive legislative policy change? For many, Congress is an institution consumed by partisan bickering and gridlock. Yet the institution's long history of addressing...
What Is Crime?
Controversies over the Nature of Crime and What to Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2001
For decades, scholars have disagreed about what kinds of behavior count as crime. Is it simply a violation of the criminal law? Is it behavior that causes serious harm? Is the seriousness affected by how many people are harmed and does it make a difference who those people are? Are crimes less criminal...
Perspectives on the Entangled History of Communism and Nazism
A Comnaz Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
The collective work deals with the problems of if, how, and why the histories of German Nazism and Soviet Communism should and could be situated within one coherent narrative. As historical phenomena, can Communism and Nazism fruitfully be compared to each other? Do they belong to the same historical...