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Introduction / Scott Hancock -- American slavery in history and memory / Ira Berlin -- The quest for freedom : runaway slaves and the plantation South / John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweniger -- "Tradition informs us" : African Americans' construction of memory in the antebellum North / Scott Hancock -- Black and on the border / Edward L. Ayers, William G. Thomas III, and Anne Sarah Rubin -- A stranger in the club : the Army of the Potomac's Black Division / Noah Andre Trudeau -- "The tocsin of freedom" : the Black leadership of radical reconstruction / Eric Foner

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Background and History -- Introduction -- The First Amendment-Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition -- The Second Amendment-The Right to Bear Arms -- The Third Amendment-The Housing of Soldiers -- The Fourth Amendment-Search and Arrest Warrants -- The Fifth Amendment-Rights in Criminal Cases and Compelling Self-Incrimination -- The Sixth Amendment-Rights to Fair Trial -- The Seventh Amendment-Rights in Civil Cases -- The Eighth Amendment-Bails, Fines, and Punishments -- The Ninth Amendment-Rights Retained by the People -- The Tenth Amendment-Powers Retained by States and the People -- The Fourteenth Amendment-Civil Rights -- The Fifteenth Amendment-Black Suffrage -- Civil Rights Acts by the U.S. Congress -- The Nineteenth Amendment-Women's Suffrage -- The Twenty-Fourth Amendment-Poll Taxes -- The Twenty-Sixth Amendment-Suffrage for Eighteen-Year-Olds -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions -- Introduction -- The Denial of Rights to the "Other -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Perspectives -- Introduction -- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Lessons for Civil Rights Coping Strategies -- Two Courts: State Courts of Last Resort and Civil Rights Adjudication -- Defining Equality: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act -- Warrants for Me but Not for Thee: Students' Fourth Amendment Rights in Public Schools -- When Secular and Religious Interests Collide -- Transgender Rights -- The Free Press in the Age of Trump -- Religious Opposition to Abortion Rights: Another Attempt at Establishment of Religion -- Fish-Ins" and the Indian Civil Rights Movement -- Chapter 4: Profiles -- Introduction -- Organizations -- People-Government -- People-Nongovernment -- References -- Chapter 5: Data and Documents.

Our understanding of civil war is shot through with the spectre of quagmire, a situation that traps belligerents, compounding and entrenching war's dangers. Despite the subject's importance, its causes are obscure. A pervasive 'folk' notion that quagmire is intrinsic to certain countries or wars has foreclosed inquiry, and scholarship has failed to identify quagmire as an object of study in its own right. Schulhofer-Wohl provides the first treatment of quagmire in civil war. In a rigorous but accessible analysis, he explains how quagmire can emerge from domestic-international interactions and strategic choices. To support the argument, Schulhofer-Wohl draws upon field research on Lebanon's sixteen-year civil war, structured comparisons with civil wars in Chad and Yemen, and rigorous statistical analyses of all civil wars worldwide fought between 1944 and 2006. The results make clear that the 'folk' notion misdiagnoses quagmire and demand that we revisit policies that rest upon it. Schulhofer-Wohl demonstrates that quagmire is made, not found.

Cover -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Why civil disobedience? -- Which civil disobedience? -- Whither civil disobedience? -- 1: Divine Witness -- Civil disobedience and satyagraha -- Principled lawbreaking -- Gandhi goes to America -- Getting right with God – or your fellow citizens? -- 2: Liberalism and its Limits -- Civil disobedience vs. conscientious objection -- Recasting the die -- Disobedience and the rule of law -- Beyond liberalism? -- 3: Deepening Democracy -- Zinn's challenge -- Civil disobedience, law, and the revolutionary spirit -- Civil disobedience: between legality and democratic legitimacy -- Beyond the state? -- 4: Anarchist Uprising -- Political anarchism and direct action -- Philosophical anarchism: Back to Locke and Thoreau? -- Surviving anarchism -- 5: Postnationalization and Privatization -- Revisiting Rawls -- Postnationalization and privatization -- Novel threats to Rawlsian civil disobedience -- What remains? Rawlsian civil disobedience today -- 6: Digitalization -- Digital disobedience, surveillance, and the rule of law -- Digital lawbreaking as civil disobedience? -- Beyond civil disobedience? -- 7: Tilting at Windmills? -- The ghost of John Rawls -- Anti-legalism -- Practical ramifications -- Conclusion -- Civil disobedience now -- Civil disobedience for authoritarians and racists? -- Notes -- Introduction -- 1. Divine Witness -- 2. Liberalism and Its Limits -- 3. Deepening Democracy -- 4. Anarchist Uprising -- 5. Postnationalization and Privatization -- 6. Digitalization -- 7. Tilting at Windmills? -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- EULA

It has been widely feared - especially in Europe - that among the casualties in the "war against terror" it is now necessary to include a number of civil and political rights that used to form the nucleus of the liberal "Rechtstaat". In such times, it its useful to remember that on both sides of the Atlantic there has existed a powerful alternative political tradition - indeed a tradition that extends far beyond the West. This is the tradition of non-violence, one of the offshoots of which is the civil disobedience expounded and analyzed in this book. This exhaustive and carefully analytical study of civil disobedience, translated from Spanish, is a welcome reminder of the tradition that emphasised precisely the need to focus on the quality of the instruments of politics as much as its objectives. This volume seeks to disentangle the limits and possibilities of the tradition of civil disobedience: in what circumstances is it right, or perhaps necessary, to say "no"? The jurisprudential and philosophical literature discussed here is truly enormous and provides a complex and reliable overview of the main problems. This volume is thus a highly welcome contribution not only to discussions about civil and political rights, but also to the construction of the Europe of tomorrow as a political community worth making a commitment to

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Credits -- Contents -- Access for Everyone -- What Are Civil Rights? -- A Bold Beginning -- A Movement Like No Other -- New Laws -- Another Fight for Rights -- Winning in Court -- Modern Movements -- Moving Forward -- Voices in the News -- SilverTips for Success -- Glossary -- Read More -- Learn More Online -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

Cover -- Half Title -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- WAYS IN TO THE TEXT -- Who Was Henry David Thoreau? -- What Does Civil Disobedience Say? -- Why Does Civil Disobedience Matter? -- SECTION 1: INFLUENCES -- Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context -- Module 2: Academic Context -- Module 3: The Problem -- Module 4: The Author's Contribution -- SECTION 2: IDEAS -- Module 5: Main Ideas -- Module 6: Secondary Ideas -- Module 7: Achievement -- Module 8: Place in the Author's Work -- SECTION 3: IMPACT -- Module 9: The First Responses -- Module 10: The Evolving Debate -- Module 11: Impact and Influence Today -- Module 12: Where Next? -- Glossary of Terms -- People Mentioned in the Text -- Works Cited

Thoreau advocates for nonviolent protest in his classic manifesto Motivated by his disgust with the US government, Henry David Thoreau's seminal philosophical essay enjoins individuals to stand against the ruling forces that seek to erase their free will. It is the duty of a good citizen, he argues, not only to disobey a bad law, but also to protest an unjust government. His message of nonviolence and appeal to value one's own conscience over political legislation have resonated throughout American and world history. Peppered with the author's poetry and social commentary, Civil Disobedience h

Offers an examination of the dimensions of state disruption and the roles of the international community in responding to it, looks at military doctrine for dealing with disorder and humanitarian emergencies, and examines mechanisms for ending violence and delivering justice

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- CIVIL RIGHTS AND WRONGS -- A CONFLICTED PAST -- AFTER THE WAR -- ANOTHER DARK AGE -- BEGINNINGS OF CHANGE -- FIGHTING FOR RIGHTS -- HEROES AND LEADERS -- ACTIVISM -- VICTORIES -- LOSSES -- RISING POWER -- MODERN RESULTS -- DID IT SUCCEED? -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX -- WEBSITES -- Back Cover

Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Free Speech and Freedom of Expression -- 1. Free Speech in Western Countries Is Under Siege -- 2. No Country Should Declare Free Speech an Absolute Right -- 3. Canada Clamps Down on Criticism of Israel -- 4. Canada Is Correct to Recognize That Free Speech Should Not Include Anti-Semitism -- 5. India's Restrictions on Free Speech Contradict Its Constitution -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Media Freedom and Freedom of the Press -- 1. Assaults on Writers Throughout the World Have Increased in Recent Years -- 2. Media Censorship in China -- 3. No Free Press in Iraq -- 4. Media Controls in Iran Are Extremely Repressive -- 5. Media Restrictions in the Gambia Threaten Fair Elections -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3: The Right to Due Process -- 1. In the West Bank, Administrative Measures Threaten Due Process -- 2. Letter to President Obama: End Detention Without Trial and Close Guantánamo -- 3. Abusive Detention Practices in Afghanistan Are a Growing Problem -- 4. Youth in the United Kingdom Are Being Denied Due Process -- 5. Russia Claws at the Rule of Law -- 6. In Several Countries in Asia, Unfair Trials Are Too Common -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Right to Privacy -- 1. Worldwide, Diverse Rules and Opinions Exist Concerning Online Privacy -- 2. The Right to Be Forgotten -- 3. Australia Should Legislate the Right to Sue for Invasion of Privacy -- 4. Police Surveillance in the United Kingdom Has Gone Too Far -- 5. The Right to Privacy in India Is Threatened by Rigid Codes of Morality -- 6. In China, the Demand for Greater Privacy Rights Is Growing -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- For Further Discussion

Civil Society has become a standard work of reference for those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action. Recent global unrest has shown the importance of social movements and street protests in world politics. However, as this lucid book shows, the power that people have to shape their societies is usually channeled through day-to-day participation in voluntary associations and communities: expressions of "normal" civic life beyond the headlines. This is the underlying story of civil society. This new edition explores issues that have developed rapidly in recent years, including the overlaps between civil society and the market in the form of social enterprises and "venture philanthropy," and the increasing role of social media and information and communication technologies in civic interaction. Different varieties of civil society in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere are investigated in more detail, and case studies, data, and references have been updated throughout. Colleges, foundations and NGOs, policy-makers, journalists and commissions of inquiry Ð all have used Edwards's book to understand and strengthen the vital role that civil society can play in deepening democracy, re-building community, and addressing inequality and injustice. This new edition will be required reading for anyone who is interested in creating a better world through voluntary citizen action.

Meeting at an African American college in North Carolina in 1959, a group of black and white Episcopalians organized the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity and pledged to oppose all distinctions based on race, ethnicity, and social class. They adopted a motto derived from Psalm 133: """"Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity!"""" Though the spiritual intentions of these individuals were positive, the reality of the association between blacks and whites in the church was much more complicated. Episcopalians and Race examines the often amb