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Nearly as soon as television began to enter American homes in the late 1940s, social activists recognized that it was a powerful tool for shaping the nationâs views. By targeting broadcast regulations and laws, both liberal and conservative activist groups have sought to influence what America sees on the small screen. Public Interests describes the impressive battles that these media activists fought and charts how they tried to change the face of American television.  Allison Perlman looks behind the scenes to track the strategies employed by several key groups of media reformers, from civil rights organizations like the NAACP to conservative groups like the Parents Television Council. While some of these campaigns were designed to improve the representation of certain marginalized groups in television programming, as Perlman reveals, they all strove for more systemic reforms, from early efforts to create educational channels to more recent attempts to preserve a space for Spanish-language broadcasting.  Public Interests fills in a key piece of the history of American social reform movements, revealing pressure groupsâ deep investments in influencing both television programming and broadcasting policy. Vividly illustrating the resilience, flexibility, and diversity of media activist campaigns from the 1950s onward, the book offers valuable lessons that can be applied to current battles over the airwaves. Â
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9780813572307 | Rutgers Univ Pr, May 1, 2016, cover price $90.00 | About this edition: Nearly as soon as television began to enter American homes in the late 1940s, social activists recognized that it was a powerful tool for shaping the nationâs views.
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9780813572291 | Rutgers Univ Pr, May 1, 2016, cover price $27.95
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9781501123580 | Simon & Schuster, April 12, 2016, cover price $26.00
Product Description: âA first-rate survey of the various strands of domestic extremism, from far left to far right, that are increasingly convulsing our country. A must-read for students, scholars, officials, and others entering this important field...read more
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9780813044972 | Univ Pr of Florida, January 7, 2014, cover price $74.95
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9780813061986 | Reprint edition (Univ Pr of Florida, October 15, 2015), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: âA first-rate survey of the various strands of domestic extremism, from far left to far right, that are increasingly convulsing our country.
9780449124291, titled "Never Trust Short Green People" | Fawcett Books, January 1, 1984, cover price $1.95 | also contains Never Trust Short Green People
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9780865717763 | New Society Pub, August 19, 2014, cover price $17.95
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9781412964265 | Sage Pubns, July 17, 2014, cover price $72.00
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9780801452567 | Ilr Pr, April 15, 2014, cover price $82.50
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9780801479205 | Ilr Pr, April 15, 2014, cover price $21.95
Product Description: On tax day, April 15, 2010, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets with signs demanding lower taxes on the richest one percent. But why? Rich people have plenty of political influence. Why would they need to publicly demonstrate for lower taxes-and why would anyone who wasn't rich join the protest on their behalf? Isaac William Martin shows that such protests long predate the Tea Party of our own time...read more
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9780199928996 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 2, 2013, cover price $31.95
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9780199389995 | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr, February 1, 2015), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: On tax day, April 15, 2010, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets with signs demanding lower taxes on the richest one percent.
In Rebuild the Dream, green economy pioneer Van Jones reflects on his journey from grassroots outsider to White House insider. For the first time, he shares intimate details of his time in government – and reveals why he chose to resign his post as a special advisor to the Obama White House.Jones puts his hard-won lessons to good use, proposing a powerful game plan to restore hope, fix our democracy and renew the American Dream. The American Dream means different things to people, but the center of gravity is always the same: an ordinary person—who was not born with great wealth, but who is willing to work hard and play by the rules—should be able to find employment, live in a good community, make progress financially, retire with dignity, and give his or her children a better life. That dream is fading. On Main Street, too many people are working harder than ever – while falling further behind. They play by the rules, but cannot succeed. At the same time, other Americans, including the worst of Wall Street, break every rule, but cannot fail – because someone has already decided that they are “too big” to fail. The American Dream has been turned upside down and inside out. It is time to set things right. As the first Obama administration official to write a book about his experiences, Jones offers a unique perspective. In explaining why the 2008 “hope” bubble burst, he unveils the seven biggest mistakes made by the White House and its supporters. He explores the origin and fate of the movements that helped to elect President Obama, as well as those that have challenged and shaped his presidency. Along the way, Jones systematically reveals surprising parallels between Obama’s people-powered campaign, the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street. At this pivotal moment, Jones argues that we must make our economy respect the 99% and work for the 100%, not just the 1%. He proposes serious solutions that fit the scale of our problems. Rebuild the Dream sets forth bold ideas inspired by the progressive values that made the twentieth century the “American Century.” It shows how key public policies and investments can create millions of good, American jobs. America is still the best idea in the world. The American middle class is still her greatest invention. Rebuild the Dream is dedicated to the proposition that – with the right strategy– both can be preserved and strengthened for generations to come.
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9781568587141 | Nation Books, April 3, 2012, cover price $25.99 | About this edition: In Rebuild the Dream, green economy pioneer Van Jones reflects on his journey from grassroots outsider to White House insider.
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9781568587417 | Reprint edition (Nation Books, May 14, 2013), cover price $15.99
Product Description: Asked to name an activist, many people think of someone like Cesar Chavez or Rosa Parksâsomeone uniquely and passionately devoted to a cause. Yet, two-thirds of Americans report having belonged to a social movement, attended a protest, or engaged in some form of contentious political activity...read more
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9780804774109 | Stanford Univ Pr, December 14, 2011, cover price $45.00
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9780804786898 | Stanford Univ Pr, March 13, 2013, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Asked to name an activist, many people think of someone like Cesar Chavez or Rosa Parksâsomeone uniquely and passionately devoted to a cause.
Product Description: By analyzing the cases present in this volume, the editors develop important steps towards a theory of social change that can adequately address the complex realities and intersectionality of identity (race, gender, class, sexuality, nationality) within and among these new movements...read more
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9780230340046 | Palgrave Macmillan, December 15, 2011, cover price $105.00 | About this edition: By analyzing the cases present in this volume, the editors develop important steps towards a theory of social change that can adequately address the complex realities and intersectionality of identity (race, gender, class, sexuality, nationality) within and among these new movements.
Few contemporary social problems in the U.S. affect more people daily than those within the American health care system. Social Movements and the Transformation of American Health Care is the first collection of essays to examine dynamics of change in health care institutions through the lens of contemporary theory and research on collective action. Gathering scholars from medicine, health policy, history, sociology, and political science, the book considers health-related social movements from four distinct levels, concentrating on movements seeking changes in the regulation, financing, and distribution of health resources; changes in institutions in public health, bio-ethics, and other fields; interactions between social movements and professions; and the cultural dominance of the medical model, and the difficulties for framing and legitimizing new issues in health care it poses. At a time when American health care is long overdue for major changes, this book takes an essential look at movements, policies, and institutions to identify the common constraints and opportunities for reform within the health care system.
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9780195388299 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, June 24, 2010, cover price $115.00
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9780195388305 | Oxford Univ Pr, June 24, 2010, cover price $33.95 | About this edition: Few contemporary social problems in the U.
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9781572332713 | Univ of Tennessee Pr, July 1, 2003, cover price $29.95
9780070651111, titled "SQL for Cobol Programmers" | Computing McGraw-Hill, October 1, 1991, cover price $24.95 | also contains SQL for Cobol Programmers
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9780070651111 | Computing McGraw-Hill, October 1, 1991, cover price $24.95 | also contains The Myles Horton Reader: Education for Social Change
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9780819117816, titled "The Welfare Mothers Movement: A Decade of Change for Poor Women" | Univ Pr of Amer, November 1, 1981, cover price $42.99 | About this edition: To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.
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