This text is a portrait of a continent through the author's encounters with African leaders from Zaire to South Africa. Russell recounts meetings with each in an attempt to answer questions of Africa's future: can a new generation of leaders change the future or is Africa doomed to further turmoil?
The struggle of civil rights in America can be traced back to the arrival of the first Africans. This text tells the story of the civil rights struggle in its full context, emphasizing the role of those ignored by history, as well as the part played by education and religion.
and Other Oral Traditions from Southwestern Alaska Recorded by Hans Himmelheber. Ed.
In this book, the Native people of southwest Alaska generously share the traditional stories that form the expressive core of their unique culture. The lifeways observed and anecdotes recounted to a then-young university graduate, who recorded and compiled them in communities on Nunivak Island and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, offer a glimpse today ......
This text offers a sweeping view of urban religion in response to the transformations of de-industrialized large cities. Focusing on Chicago, it explores the ways in which religious organizations both reflect and contribute to changes in American pluralism.
This text offers a sweeping view of urban religion in response to the transformations of de-industrialized large cities. Focusing on Chicago, it explores the ways in which religious organizations both reflect and contribute to changes in American pluralism.
African Americans and the Integration of the National Football League
In American football, seven out of ten players are black, but few are fully aware of the struggle to achieve equal rights. This text examines how sports laid a foundation for social change by integrating black and white athletes in the National Football League.
The question of women in the armed services is hotly debated. Exploring the perspectives of feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, this text situates the combat controversy in the context of US political change and analyzes women's inclusion in the armed forces.
The question of women in the armed services is hotly debated. Exploring the perspectives of feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, this text situates the combat controversy in the context of US political change and analyzes women's inclusion in the armed forces.
The Christian Right's Fight to Redefine America's Public Schools
Taking the novel approach of framing the Christian Right as a revitalization movement, this book shows how it seeks to effect cultural transformation in order to bring public education - and our society more generally - in line with its worldview. It also assesses the religious viability of the Christian Right as a social movement.