President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty did more than offer aid to needy Americans; in some cities, it also sparked both racial conflict and cooperation. Race and the War on Poverty examines the African American and Mexican American community organizations in Los Angeles that emerged to implement War on Poverty programs. It explores how organizers applied democratic vision and political savvy to community action, and how the ongoing African American, Chicano, and feminist mov...

Fighting to Preserve a Nation’s Soul examines the relationship between religion, race, and the War on Poverty that President Lyndon Johnson initiated in 1964 and that continues into the present. It studies the efforts by churches, synagogues, and ecumenical religious organizations to join and fight the war on poverty as begun in 1964 by the Office of Economic Opportunity. The book also explores the evolving role of religion in relation to the power balance between church and state...

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Your life could change drastically if you follow the straightforward plan for financial independence presented in this book. Robert tells you exactly how to do it and dispels the myths and jargon in the finance industry so that you can make sense of it. He pulls no punches and puts you in the driver seat.When you read this book you will learn how to:create a road map that you can follow to build a better financial futureuse simple strategies that allow you t...

Anxiety is a prevalent and often debilitating condition for individuals on the autism spectrum. This book promotes a multidisciplinary approach to intervention and treatment of the condition, providing professional understanding of the underlying causes and available treatments.With chapters co-authored by well-known advocates and pioneering researchers, contributors examine factors including sensory processing issues, sleep impairments and the crossover between the autonomic nervo...

A comprehensive guide to creating dynamic, successful, and innovative library programs that cater to the specialized needs of older adults—an important and growing user group.Crash Course in Library Services for Seniors provides a refreshingly positive approach to working with older adults—one that focuses on the positive effects of aging on patrons, and the many opportunities that libraries can create for themselves by offering top-notch services delivere...

A proposta de uma discussão internacional e plurieditorial vem responder aos questionamentos diante dos acontecimentos políticos recentes. A grande regressão: um debate internacional sobre os novos populismos – e como enfrentá-los, organizado por Heinrich Geiselberger, reúne contribuições de quinze autores consagrados, incluindo Zygmunt Bauman, Nancy Fraser, Bruno Latour e Slavoj Žižek, e um artigo inédito de Renato Janine Ribeiro. O começo do século XXI deixou claro: a globalização neolib...

Un grand débat international sur la situation contemporaine, porté par 15 intellectuels du monde entier : Arjun Appadurai, Zygmunt Bauman, Nancy Fraser, Bruno Latour, Eva Illouz, Ivan Krastev, Paul Mason, Pankaj Mishra, Robert Misik, Oliver Nachtwey, Donatella della Porta, César Rendueles, Wolfgang Streeck, Slavoj Žižek.Nous vivons un tournant historique.Non, nous n'avons pas assisté à la "fin de l'Histoire". Loin de marquer le début du règne d'une démocratie universelle et d...

We are living in an age of crisis—or an age in which everything is labeled a crisis. Financial, debt, and refugee “crises” have erupted. The word has also been applied to the Arab Spring and its aftermath, Brexit, the 2016 U.S. election, and many other international events. Yet the term has contradictory political and strategic meanings for those challenging power structures and those seeking to preserve them. For critics of the status quo, can the rhetoric of crisis be used to foment urge...

We are living in an age of crisis—or an age in which everything is labeled a crisis. Financial, debt, and refugee “crises” have erupted. The word has also been applied to the Arab Spring and its aftermath, Brexit, the 2016 U.S. election, and many other international events. Yet the term has contradictory political and strategic meanings for those challenging power structures and those seeking to preserve them. For critics of the status quo, can the rhetoric of crisis be used to foment urge...

The Nazi plan was to train Jewish concentration camp prisoners for a special unit to kill Pope Pius XII, as many Cardinals and church hierarchy as possible, and to destroy major parts of the Vatican.With the Allied victories in Africa and the weakening power of Mussolini, having Jews kill the Pope with documents proving that the mission was financed by American and English Zionist bankers and businessmen, would re-unite the Italian army and the people in their support of Mussolini....

Zygmunt Bauman, maestro del pensiero contemporaneo, teorico della 'modernità liquida', laico, incontra Stanisław Obirek, teologo, storico, ex gesuita. Due grandi intellettuali provenienti da percorsi diversi si confrontano per la prima volta sui grandi temi del rapporto tra Dio e l'uomo: sull'esperienza religiosa nel mondo di oggi, sulla tolleranza nella ricerca della verità, su cosa significa credere in Dio, sul ruolo del caso nella vita, sulla ricerca personale, sulla speranza.Ch...