Autore	Dueck Jim
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (195 pages)
Disciplina	170.973
Soggetto topico	Political correctness - United States Right and left (Political science)
ISBN	1-4758-2987-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Learning well and living well -- Low expectations provides for mediocre education -- Moving from intuition to intelligence -- Harnessing power through comparability -- Choice : a democratic right -- Coaches are not evaluators -- Birth rather than worth matters too much -- Teachers' professional development -- Reducing administration costs -- Maximizing students' work year -- Unions belong in the accountability tent -- Accountability for university departments of education -- Job-for-life is a wrong practice -- Rewarding performance -- Holding parents accountable -- Reducing unfairness to students -- Meeting the costs.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910798869803321

Autore	Wilson John K. <1969->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, N.Y., : New York University Press, c2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina	320.51/3/0973
Collana	Critical America Series
Soggetto topico	Liberalism - United States Progressivism (United States politics) Right and left (Political science)
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8147-8458-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Progressive Majority: How the Left GotLeft Behind; 1 The Death of Socialism; 2 The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (and Why the Left-WingNeeds One, Too); 3 The Failure of Centrism and the Fall of the Democratic Party; 4 Polls: The Circle of Lies; 5 The Politics of Money: Campaign Financing and One Dollar,One Vote; 6 The Myth of the Liberal Media: How the PressAttacks Progressives; 7 The Globalization Wars: How the Left Won (and Lost) the"Battle in Seattle"; 8 Pragmatic Progressives; 9 Talking Tax Cuts: Lowering Taxes on the Poor 10 Making Crime a Progressive Issue11 Winning the Culture Wars; 12 Equality for Every Child: Reforming Education; 13 Fighting the Union Label: Labor on the Left; 14 The Race for Justice: Defending Affirmative Action; 15 Universal Health Care; 16 Greener Politics: Progressives and the Environment; 17 Why We Need Welfare and How to Change It; 18 Ending Corporate Welfare As We Know It; 19 The Defense Industry: How to Protect America byCutting the Military; 20 Saving Social Security; 21 The Future of Progressives: Generation Left; About the Author
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450258503321

Autore	Wilson John K. <1969->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, N.Y., : New York University Press, c2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina	320.51/3/0973
Collana	Critical America Series
Soggetto topico	Liberalism - United States Progressivism (United States politics) Right and left (Political science)
ISBN	0-8147-8458-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Progressive Majority: How the Left GotLeft Behind; 1 The Death of Socialism; 2 The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (and Why the Left-WingNeeds One, Too); 3 The Failure of Centrism and the Fall of the Democratic Party; 4 Polls: The Circle of Lies; 5 The Politics of Money: Campaign Financing and One Dollar,One Vote; 6 The Myth of the Liberal Media: How the PressAttacks Progressives; 7 The Globalization Wars: How the Left Won (and Lost) the"Battle in Seattle"; 8 Pragmatic Progressives; 9 Talking Tax Cuts: Lowering Taxes on the Poor 10 Making Crime a Progressive Issue11 Winning the Culture Wars; 12 Equality for Every Child: Reforming Education; 13 Fighting the Union Label: Labor on the Left; 14 The Race for Justice: Defending Affirmative Action; 15 Universal Health Care; 16 Greener Politics: Progressives and the Environment; 17 Why We Need Welfare and How to Change It; 18 Ending Corporate Welfare As We Know It; 19 The Defense Industry: How to Protect America byCutting the Military; 20 Saving Social Security; 21 The Future of Progressives: Generation Left; About the Author
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910667276903321

Autore	Thompson Willie
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Pluto Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (288 p.)
Disciplina	320.509
Soggetto topico	Political science - History Ideology - History Right and left (Political science)
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-78371-398-4 1-84964-541-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460130403321

Autore	Mars Perry
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Barbados : , : The Press, University of the West Indies, , 1998
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (248 p.)
Disciplina	972.9052
Collana	African American life series
Soggetto topico	Right and left (Political science)
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8143-3851-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables ""; ""List of Figures ""; ""Abbreviations ""; ""Preface ""; ""1 Introduction: The Global Context ""; ""THE ARGUMENT""; ""THE APPROACH""; ""THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES""; ""SCOPE AND SIGNIFICANCE""; ""2 Caribbean Conditions ""; ""CARIBBEAN CLASS STRUCTURE""; ""CLASS/RACE DYNAMICS""; ""THE MIDDLE CLASSES""; ""CARIBBEAN DEMOCRACY""; ""FOREIGN INFLUENCES"" ""CONCLUSIONS""""3 Rise of the Organized Left ""; ""HISTORICAL ORIGINS""; ""INTELLECTUAL CONTROL""; ""CLASSIFICATION OF THE CARIBBEAN LEFT""; ""Reformist Responses""; ""The Radical Challenge""; ""The Revolutionary Alternative""; ""IN RETROSPECT""; ""4 The Left Agenda ""; ""Anti-\mperialism""; ""Dictatorship and Democracy""; ""Transition to Socialism""; ""CLASS AND RACE""; ""LEFT UNITY""; ""REFLECTIONS ON THE LEFT AGENDA""; ""5 The Quest for Power ""; ""ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION""; ""MOBILIZATION STRATEGIES"" ""INSTITUTIONALIZED REPRESSION""""POLITICAL VIOLENCE""; ""THE IMPACT OF POWER STRUGGLE ON THE LEFT""; ""6 Leadership-Mass Contradictions ""; ""THE ELITE-MASS GAP""; ""ELITE NEGLECT OF THE MASSES""; ""VANGUARDIST POLITICS""; ""ETHNO-POLITICAL MOBILIZATION""; ""POLITICAL EDUCATION""; ""MASS ALIENATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""7 Destabilization and Disintegration ""; ""FOREIGN INVOLVEMENT""; ""PATTERNS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE""; ""FINANCING DESTABILIZATION""; ""FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION""; ""CULTIVATING THE RIGHT"" ""8 Ideological Impact """"SOURCES OF IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION""; ""COURSE OF IDEOLOGICAL CHANGE""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF CARIBBEAN LEFT IDEOLOGY""; ""THE IMPACT OF MARXISM""; ""9 Conclusion: The Future of Left Wing Politics ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""; ""Backcover""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465712203321