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On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: The Essence of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War Overview

Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek language and culture, this collection of extracts for The History of the Peloponnesian War includes those passages that shed most light on Thucydides' political theory -- famous as well as important but lesser known pieces frequently overlooked by nonspecialists. Newly translated into spare, vigorous English, and situated within a connective narrative framework, Woodruff's selections will be of special interest to instructors in political theory and Greek civilisation.

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Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion Overview

This book is a sweeping and revealing insider look at court history and the life of William Brennan, champion of free speech and public access to information, and widely considered the most influential Supreme Court justice of the twentieth century.

 

Before his death, Brennan granted coauthor Stephen Wermiel access to a trove of personal and court materials that will not be available to the public until 2017. Wermiel also conducted more than 60 hours of interviews with Brennan over the course of six years. No other biographer has enjoyed this kind of access to a Supreme Court justice or to his papers.

 

Justice Brennan makes public for the first time the contents of what Jeffrey Toobin calls “a coveted set of documents,” Brennan’s case histories, in which he recorded the strategizing behind all the major battles of the past half century, including Roe v. Wade, affirmative action, the death penalty, obscenity law, and the constitutional right to privacy.

 

Revelations on a more intimate scale include how Brennan refused to hire female clerks even as he wrote groundbreaking women’s rights decisions; his complex stance as a justice and a Catholic; and new details on Brennan’s unprecedented working relationship with Chief Justice Earl Warren.  This riveting information—intensely valuable to readers of all political persuasions—will cement Brennan’s reputation as epic playmaker of the Court’s most liberal era.

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Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion Overview

This book is a sweeping and revealing insider look at court history and the life of William Brennan, champion of free speech and public access to information, and widely considered the most influential Supreme Court justice of the twentieth century.

 

Before his death, Brennan granted coauthor Stephen Wermiel access to a trove of personal and court materials that will not be available to the public until 2017. Wermiel also conducted more than 60 hours of interviews with Brennan over the course of six years. No other biographer has enjoyed this kind of access to a Supreme Court justice or to his papers.

 

Justice Brennan makes public for the first time the contents of what Jeffrey Toobin calls “a coveted set of documents,” Brennan’s case histories, in which he recorded the strategizing behind all the major battles of the past half century, including Roe v. Wade, affirmative action, the death penalty, obscenity law, and the constitutional right to privacy.

 

Revelations on a more intimate scale include how Brennan refused to hire female clerks even as he wrote groundbreaking women’s rights decisions; his complex stance as a justice and a Catholic; and new details on Brennan’s unprecedented working relationship with Chief Justice Earl Warren.  This riveting information—intensely valuable to readers of all political persuasions—will cement Brennan’s reputation as epic playmaker of the Court’s most liberal era.

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I read this book as a part of a diversity course in graduate school. The book is unique in that it includes individual articles from various authors on a great deal of subjects related to diversity. I enjoyed the deeper and more 'readable' accounts of the articles in the book.
The only negative of the book is that it is more of a survey piece than a practical guide. It would have to be supplimented by a real text with practical tips to be used effectively for training practitioners.

Readings for Diversity and Social Justice: An Anthology on Racism, Antisemitism, Sexism, Heterosexism, Ableism, and Classism Overview

The first reader to cover the scope of oppressions in America, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice covers six thematic issues: racism, sexism, Anti-Semitism, heterosexism, classism and ableism. The Reader contains a mix of short personal and theoretical essays as well as entries designed to challenge students to take action to end oppressive behavior and to affirm diversity and racial justice. Each thematic section is broken down into three divisions: Contexts; Personal Voices; and Next Steps and Action. The selections include over 90 essays from some of the foremost names in the field-bell hooks, Cornel West, Michael Omi, Iris Marion Young, Gloria Anzaldua, Michelle Fine, Gloria Steinem, Richard Rodriguez, Beverly Daniel Tatum, Michael Kimmel, Patricia Hill Collins and many other distinguished scholars.

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Excellent quality / timely - Gail M. Ruhland - Richmond, Minnesota
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Excellent book! - Mary T. - MN
This is a great book and tells various stories about social justice and diversity issues. It educates and informs. It's a great compliment to Teaching for Diversity & Social Justice.



Like Discovering The Meaning of Life While Strapped to a Soggy Sofa - P. Wang - MA
I haven't read the whole thing, but I consider myself well-versed on how writing should go.

First off, what it addresses and brings up is wonderful. Fantastic. Fourth of July Fireworks Fabulantasticoso, but the writing is on par with lethal injection.

This huge chunk of a book could probably be summed up in 1/2 its size. The writing ALWAYS has to be politically correct, and so each time they mention something, it's got to be a whole list of "ism"s. And each chapter's intro and vague descriptions are basically copied and pasted, just with the change of "racism" to "sexism" or "genderism," etc.

It'd fare far better if it was more concise and focused on stories rather than on ranting dully. I've never met a text so thick and boring in my entire life. So MANY BIG words!! So complex and complicated - why can't the just make it simple and easy to read? It's so much more humbler. THEN you'll be getting at your audience better.

I think this is just PERPETUATING that fear that most people have about discussing social issues: it's wordy, dull, filled with "terms," people just lecture at you and you can't even listen. What should be the focus is sharing experiences and stories - because that's really what's at the heart of social justice.




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