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  • Sacrificing Families

    Navigating Laws, Labor, and Love Across Borders

    par Leisy J. Abrego ...
    Widening global inequalities make it difficult for parents in developing nations to provide for their children, and both mothers and fathers often find that migration in search of higher wages is their only hope. Their dreams are straightforward: with more money, they can improve their children's lives. But the reality of their experiences is often harsh, and structural barriers—particularly those ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD

  • Immigrant Families

    par Leisy J. Abrego, Leah C. Schmalzbauer, Cecilia Menjívar ...
    Collections series Immigration and Society
    Immigrant Families aims to capture the richness, complexity, and diversity that characterize contemporary immigrant families in the United States. In doing so, it reaffirms that the vast majority of people do not migrate as isolated individuals, but are members of families.There is no quintessential immigrant experience, as immigrants and their families arrive with different levels of economic, ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

  • We Are Not Dreamers

    Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States

    Modifié par Leisy J. Abrego, Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales ...
    The widely recognized “Dreamer narrative” celebrates the educational and economic achievements of undocumented youth to justify a path to citizenship. While a well-intentioned, strategic tactic to garner political support of undocumented youth, it has promoted the idea that access to citizenship and rights should be granted only to a select group of “deserving” immigrants. The contributors to We ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

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    The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America

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    “The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable.”Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited nearly 60 public schools. Virtually everywhere, he finds that conditions have grown worse for inner-city ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $15.99 CAD Maintenant $11.99 CAD

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  • Watching Out

    reflections on justice and injustice

    par Julian Burnside ...
    ‘When put to the test, most people have difficulty identifying what justice is, especially when there is tension between proper process and a desired result. Due process is inherent in our conception of justice. But bad process can yield the right result, just as good process can produce the wrong result. The legal system is designed to produce justice. We call it the justice system — sometimes un ... En savoir plus

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  • What Killed Jane Creba

    Rap, Race, and the Invention of a Gang War

    par Anita Arvast ...
    The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake.On Boxing Day 2005, fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was fatally shot on one of the busiest streets in Toronto. Police and journalists reported her death as that of an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of rival gangs.In the months that followed Creba’s death, fifty-six men of colour were ... En savoir plus

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  • Saving Savannah

    par Jacqueline Jones ...
    In this masterful portrait of life in Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War, prize-winning historian Jacqueline Jones transports readers to the balmy, raucous streets of that fabled Southern port city. Here is a subtle and rich social history that weaves together stories of the everyday lives of blacks and whites, rich and poor, men and women from all walks of life confronting the ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $9.99 CAD

  • Canada

    A Nation in Motion

    par Samy Appadurai ...
    Canada a Nation in Motion is a bold look at issues facing Canada today from the perspective of a Canadian who truly understands the issues. In his special blend of analysis, humor and wit, Samy Appadurai offers up an intelligent discussion of issues ranging from the history of immigration in Canada, the G20 Summit and the Vancouver Olympics to the position of Canada on the world stage. Along with ... En savoir plus

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  • Klansville, U.S.A:The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights-era Ku Klux Klan

    The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights-Era Ku Klux Klan

    par David Cunningham ...
    In the 1960s, on the heels of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision and in the midst of the growing Civil Rights Movement, Ku Klux Klan activity boomed, reaching an intensity not seen since the 1920s, when the KKK boasted over 4 million members. Most surprisingly, the state with the largest Klan membership-more than the rest of the South combined-was North Carolina, a supposed bastion of ... En savoir plus

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  • Professionalism

    The Third Logic

    par Eliot Freidson ...
    Eliot Freidson has written the first systematic account of professionalism as a method of organizing work. In ideal-typical professionalism, specialized workers control their own work, while in the free market consumers are in command, and in bureaucracy managers dominate. Freidson shows how each method has its own logic requiring different kinds of knowledge, organization, career, education and ... En savoir plus

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  • Policing Immigrants

    Local Law Enforcement on the Front Lines

    par Doris Marie Provine, Monica W. Varsanyi, Paul G. Lewis, Scott H. Decker ...
    Collections series Chicago Series in Law and Society
    The United States deported nearly two million illegal immigrants during the first five years of the Obama presidency—more than during any previous administration. President Obama stands accused by activists of being "deporter in chief." Yet despite efforts to rebuild what many see as a broken system, the president has not yet been able to convince Congress to pass new immigration legislation, and ... En savoir plus

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  • Why the Dalai Lama Matters

    His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World

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    His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an extraordinary example of a life dedicated to peace, communication, and unity. What he represents, and what he has accomplished, heals and transcends the current tensions between Tibet and China. Why the Dalai Lama Matters explores just why he has earned the world's love and respect, and how restoring Tibet's autonomy within China is not only possible, but highly ... En savoir plus

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