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Change Elections to Change America: Democracy Matters

Student Organizers in Action

By: Jay R. Mandle,Joan D. Mandle

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Change Elections to Change America: Democracy Matters

Student Organizers in Action

By: Jay R. Mandle,Joan D. Mandle

A social movement is needed to reduce the excessive power of wealth to influence politics. Democracy Matters organizes students in the hope of building such a social movement. It seeks to achieve the enhanced political equality that could be secured with the public funding of election campaigns. Historically, young people have provided a moral compass for their elders, highlighting the need for social change. DM seeks to accomplish today what the civil rights, women’s, and more recently the LGBTQ movements have achieved in creating a more just and inclusive society. Change Elections to Change America is a report on the ongoing experiences of Democracy Matters. It was founded in 2001 when the professional basketball player Adonal Foyle provided initial funding. It has grown and brought the issue of the distorting impact of private wealth to the attention of literally thousands of students on campuses all over the United States. But at the same time it has not yet succeeded in bringing to life the kind of a social movement needed for such a radical change. Change Elections to Change America describes the activities of Democracy Matters on campuses. It concludes with a positive assessment of the prospects for building a social movement in the digital age. Social media are invaluable tools that facilitate organizing. But they are no substitute for face to face dialogue and persuasion. Success will require a scaling up of organizing efforts. This book is written with the hope that the Democracy Matters experience will inspire others to do the political work that democratizing politics in the United States requires.

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170

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Easton Studio Press, LLC

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1935212028

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9781935212027

Caribbean Hoops

The Development of West Indian Basketball

By: Jay R. Mandle,Joan D. Mandle

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Caribbean Hoops

The Development of West Indian Basketball

By: Jay R. Mandle,Joan D. Mandle

The success of Caribbean basketball, the region's fastest growing sport, has been accompanied by prestige, opportunity, and frustration. The players' vision of their sport is the subject of this major study. Caribbean Hoops analyzes the sport's development, its strengths in voluntarism and commercialism as modes of organization, its special problems for referees, its political significance, and its methods of governance. Written in an informal style, the book is rigorous in its application of theory and convincing in its conclusions about the sport's problems and prospects. Engaging and topical, Caribbean Hoops presents a unique viewpoint on a growing, influential athletic and cultural phenomenon."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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140

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Taylor & Francis

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2884491066

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9782884491068

Can We Wear Our Pearls and Still be Feminists?

Memoirs of a Campus Struggle

By: Joan D. Mandle

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Can We Wear Our Pearls and Still be Feminists?

Memoirs of a Campus Struggle

By: Joan D. Mandle

Annotation When Joan Mandle accepted the position of Director of Women's Studies at Colgate University, she had specific goals in mind - to make the program stronger, more academically rigorous, and publicly open. The program would resist becoming the captive of identity politics and would refuse to allow itself to become marginalized on the campus. It would reach beyond the negative stereotypes of feminism on campus by appealing to and challenging all students and faculty interested in gender issues and social change. Just as Mandle anticipated, she faced obstacles during the transformation. Among her critics were feminist students and faculty whose views of a successful program directly contradicted Mandle's. While the new director called for outreach, they insisted on isolation. While she set forth a policy of inclusiveness, they sought to maintain an exclusive community. These individuals preferred the former model of the women's studies program, despite its tendency toward separatism. Can We Wear Our Pearls and Still Be Feminists?explores women's studies from Mandle's perspective as a program director, feminist activist, and scholar. She offers a vivid account of being forced to grapple with fundamental issues of what women's studies is and should be. Her strong commitment to feminism and women's studies does not prevent her from voicing her concerns; instead, it compells her to share the story of her directorship in hopes of shedding light on the strengths and weaknesses, pitfalls and triumphs of women's studies as an academic discipline. Through her examination of the battles involved in creating an academically significant and ideologically open program, Mandle provides insight into a possible avenue of change for feminism. By showing how the program at Colgate University was able to encourage campuswide discussions on feminism, Mandle demonstrates that women's studies can succeed as an inclusive and rigorous field. This enlightening memoir provides readers with a window on important debates concerning feminism and women in academia.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826262228

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9780826262226

Dictionary of American History

Supplement

By: Robert H. Ferrell,Joan Hoff

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Dictionary of American History

Supplement

By: Robert H. Ferrell,Joan Hoff

In 757 articles, of which 469 are on new topics, this supplement attempts to cover recent monumental changes in American civilization from the impact of foreign affairs, through domestic political events, Supreme Court decisions, medical and scientific discoveries, social changes, popular cultural evolution, and religious developments.

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Charles Scribner's Sons

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0684195798

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9780684195797

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Change Elections to Change America: Democracy Matters

Change Elections to Change America: Democracy Matters

Caribbean Hoops

Caribbean Hoops

Can We Wear Our Pearls and Still be Feminists?

Can We Wear Our Pearls and Still be Feminists?

Dictionary of American History

Dictionary of American History

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