Political Incorporation and the Transformation of Black Public Opinion
Based on analysis of public opinion data since the 1970s, this title examines how Black opinions on welfare, affirmative action, crime control, school vouchers, civil rights for other minorities, immigration, the environment, and US foreign policy have changed.
How a Commitment to Justice and Solidarity Transformed Catholic Relief Services
A powerful case study demonstrating how principled commitment and strategic vision can fundamentally redefine an organization's impact and purpose In the aftermath of the Rwanda genocide, humanitarian organizations faced a profound moral reckoning. The devastating failure to address the systemic social, economic, and political inequalities ......
How a Commitment to Justice and Solidarity Transformed Catholic Relief Services
A powerful case study demonstrating how principled commitment and strategic vision can fundamentally redefine an organization's impact and purpose In the aftermath of the Rwanda genocide, humanitarian organizations faced a profound moral reckoning. The devastating failure to address the systemic social, economic, and political inequalities ......
Michael D. Cohen argues that nuclear weapons acquisition often does dangerously embolden the acquiring state to undertake coercion and aggression, but that this behavior moderates over time as leaders learn the dangers and limitations of nuclear coercion.
Michael D. Cohen argues that nuclear weapons acquisition often does dangerously embolden the acquiring state to undertake coercion and aggression, but that this behavior moderates over time as leaders learn the dangers and limitations of nuclear coercion.
The British Invasion of the Capital and a Nation's Rise from the Ashes
An insightful re-examination of one of the most dangerous moments in US history, the British assault on Washington, DC Perhaps no other single day in US history was as threatening to the survival of the nation as August 24, 1814, when British forces captured Washington, DC. This unique moment might have significantly altered the nation's path ......
Catholic institutions of higher learning are at a crossroads: How can they remain true to their roots while recognizing that many of their administrations, faculties, and student bodies have little connection with the tradition? This book explores what constitutes the Catholic identity of Catholic colleges and universities.
Just what is a human being? Who counts? The answers to these questions are crucial when one is faced with the ethical issue of taking human life. This title affirms the intrinsic personal dignity and inviolability of human individuals, and denies that it can ever be moral to intentionally kill another.