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The debate between impartialists and their critics has dominated both moral and political philosophy for over a decade. This important new book by a leading author attempts to show both that the dispute between impartialists and their critics runs very deep, and that it can nonetheless be resolved.

Here, the author examines African Americans' struggles for freedom and justice during the Jim Crow and civil rights eras. Using a wide range of sources, she illuminates the connections between the informal strategies of resistance in the early 20th century and the mass protests of the 50s and 60s

Here, the author examines African Americans' struggles for freedom and justice during the Jim Crow and civil rights eras. Using a wide range of sources, she illuminates the connections between the informal strategies of resistance in the early 20th century and the mass protests of the 50s and 60s.

This book illustrates how party politics influences policy on income distribution. The author applies game theory to detailed case studies of party dynamics in Canada, Australia, Britain and the United States. Mulé ¥valuates existing theories, and offers a valuable new perspective to students of public policy and political parties

'Organizational Change' looks at the context of organizational change, describes how individuals and systems change, and pinpoints keys to successful change. Author Rebecca Proehl then presents a proven model of organizational change, built on lessons learned from both the public and private sectors, but tailored for human service organizations

The author reviews retrospectively his developing ideas on theory and policy since he first encountered Keynes's writings in 1950. Topics covered include: Keynes now, specifically the coming back into favour of his most fundamental ideas; intellectual biographies and shorter tributes to economists; and a survey of Post-Keynesian thought.

The author argues that the failure of the American Left lies in its inability to come to grips with the centrality of race in the American experience. Placing the history of the Left in a comparative context, he broadens our definition of the Left to include public policy and popular culture

This book outlines the process of China's trade reforms over the past two decades and assesses the impact of these reforms on the economy. The author provides a detailed quantitative analysis to trace China's evolving commodity pattern of trade and changing comparative advantage structure over the entire reform period

The author argues that the failure of the American Left lies in its inability to come to grips with the centrality of race in the American experience. Placing the history of the Left in a comparative context, he broadens our definition of the Left to include public policy and popular culture.

BeckerLawrence C.: Lawrence C. Beckeris William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at the College of William and Mary. He is the author of several books, including Reciprocityand Property Rights: Philosophic Foundations. He is the coeditor, with Charlotte B. Becker, of the Encyclopedia of Ethics.

The author suggests that many communities can be best served through their own, already-established recreational, social, and cultural centres, and shows how professional social workers can use these non-traditional settings - bars, beauty shops, and bathhouses - to reach out to the communities they are trying to help

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Granite State Watersheds, 1916-1996 -- 2. New Hampshire in Profile -- 3. The Nomination Environment -- 4. Interpretation Games: The News Media in New Hampshire -- 5. The Importance of Being Earliest -- Conclusion: NASS and Beyond -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

What effect does Islamic political culture have on democracy and human rights practices? The author of this book suggests that too much emphasis is being placed on the power of Islam as a political force, stating that the political power of Islam can be better explained by other factors

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Culture of Manhood -- 2. The Grammar of Manhood -- 3. The Bachelor and Other Disorderly Men -- 4. The Family Man and Citizenship -- 5. The Better Sort and Leadership -- 6. The Heroic Man and National Destiny -- 7. The Founders' Gendered Legacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

This book deals with polyandry as it is practiced among the Nyinba, a culturally Tibetan group resident in Northwestern Nepal. It uses ethnographic data to explore polyandry's cultural and social parameters. The author criticizes arguments that find a determinant materialist logic in polyandry and seek its causes in exogenous circumstances. (DÜI-Alb)