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  • Rails in and around Saratoga Springs

    par Richard Chait ...
    Collections series Images of Rail
    Saratoga Springs is special. Its reputation goes back to 1767 when Native Americans brought Sir William Johnson to the area for the healing powers of the High Rock Spring. From this humble beginning, the popularity of Saratoga Springs and its many mineral water springs grew from the 19th century to the mid-20th century. Railroads played a key role in that growth. The first train entered Saratoga ... En savoir plus

    $17.91 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Where Tenure Does Not Reign

    Colleges with Contract Systems

    par Richard Chait, Cathy A. Trower ...
    Presents the experiences of campuses without tenure and campuses where faculty may choose tenure or contracts. Issues covered include academic freedom, faculty recruitment, selectivity, turnover, and reward structures. Answers the question, "What lessons can be learned from campuses with contract systems?" ... En savoir plus

    $48.08 CAD

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  • Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated

    The Collapse and Revival of American Community

    par Robert D. Putnam ...
    Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, Bowling Alone*,* which The Economist hailed as "a prodigious achievement."Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

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  • The Fall of the Faculty:The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters

    par Benjamin Ginsberg ...
    Until very recently, American universities were led mainly by their faculties, which viewed intellectual production and pedagogy as the core missions of higher education. Today, as Benjamin Ginsberg warns in this eye-opening, controversial book, "deanlets"--administrators and staffers often without serious academic backgrounds or experience--are setting the educational agenda. The Fall of the ... En savoir plus

    $34.39 CAD

  • The Cult of Efficiency

    par Janice Gross Stein ...
    Collections series The CBC Massey Lectures
    We live in an age dominated by the cult of efficiency. Efficiency in the raging debate about public goods is often used as a code word to advance political agendas. When it is used correctly, efficiency is important: it must always be part of the conversation when resources are scarce and citizens and governments have important choices to make among competing priorities.Even when the language of ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate

    par Andrew J. Hoffman ...
    Though the scientific community largely agrees that climate change is underway, debates about this issue remain fiercely polarized. These conversations have become a rhetorical contest, one where opposing sides try to achieve victory through playing on fear, distrust, and intolerance. At its heart, this split no longer concerns carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, or climate modeling; rather, it is ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Disciplining the Poor

    Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race

    par Joe Soss, Richard C. Fording, Sanford F. Schram ...
    Collections series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    Disciplining the Poor explains the transformation of poverty governance over the past forty years—why it happened, how it works today, and how it affects people. In the process, it clarifies the central role of race in this transformation and develops a more precise account of how race shapes poverty governance in the post–civil rights era. Connecting welfare reform to other policy developments, ... En savoir plus

    $38.99 CAD

  • Philanthropy in Democratic Societies

    History, Institutions, Values

    Modifié par Rob Reich, Chiara Cordelli, Lucy Bernholz ...
    Philanthropy is everywhere. In 2013, in the United States alone, some $330 billion was recorded in giving, from large donations by the wealthy all the way down to informal giving circles. We tend to think of philanthropy as unequivocally good, but as the contributors to this book show, philanthropy is also an exercise of power. And like all forms of power, especially in a democratic society, it ... En savoir plus

    $35.99 CAD

  • Reproducing Racism

    How Everyday Choices Lock In White Advantage

    par Daria Roithmayr ...
    Argues that racial inequality reproduces itself automatically over time because early unfair advantage for whites has paved the way for continuing advantageThis book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws, blacks and Latinos possess barely a nickel of wealth for every dollar that whites have. Why have we made so little progress ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Understanding Philanthropy

    Its Meaning and Mission

    par Robert L. Payton, Michael P. Moody ...
    Collections series Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
    "A fine volume on the moral meaning and function of philanthropy…makes the case that philanthropy is essential to democratic society."— ChoicePhilanthropy has existed in various forms in all cultures and civilizations throughout history, yet most people know little about it and its distinctive place in our lives. Why does philanthropy exist? Why do people so often turn to philanthropy when we want ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Lessons Learned

    Reflections of a University President

    par William G. Bowen ...
    Collections series The William G. Bowen Series
    An insider's account of higher education from a legendary university leaderLessons Learned gives unprecedented access to the university president's office, providing a unique set of reflections on the challenges involved in leading both research universities and liberal arts colleges. In this landmark book, William Bowen, former president of Princeton University and of the Andrew W. Mellon ... En savoir plus

    $26.39 CAD

  • Understanding White Privilege

    Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race

    par Frances Kendall ...
    Collections series Teaching/Learning Social Justice
    Knowingly and unknowingly we all grapple with race every day. Understanding White Privilege delves into the complex interplay between race, power, and privilege in both organizations and private life. It offers an unflinching look at how ignorance can perpetuate privilege, and offers practical and thoughtful insights into how people of all races can work to break this cycle. Based on thirty years ... En savoir plus

    $76.99 CAD