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The accidental history of the U.S. immigration courts : war, fear, and the roots of dysfunction / / Alison Elizabeth Peck
| The accidental history of the U.S. immigration courts : war, fear, and the roots of dysfunction / / Alison Elizabeth Peck |
| Autore | Peck Alison Elizabeth <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 342.730820269 |
| Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration - Political aspects
Emigration and immigration law - United States - History Immigration courts - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
America
Department of Justice FBI Great Depression Nazi propaganda Trump administration WWII asylum attorney general case proceedings executive branch fatal consequences fear fifth column history human tragedy immigration courts independent system injustice law enforcement agency laws legal analysis neutral political power spies war on terror war |
| ISBN | 0-520-38118-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part I. crisis in the immigration courts -- 1. The Attorney General's Immigration Courts -- 2. Whittling Away at Asylum Law -- 3. Policing the Immigration Courts -- Part II. from world war ii to 9/11: the ghost of the fifth column -- 4. A New Type of Tough in the Department of Labor -- 5. Refusal -- 6. Invasion -- 7. The Welles Mission -- 8. Alien Enemies -- 9. Reckoning -- 10. Un Día de Fuego -- 11. President Bush's Department -- Part III. the future of the immigration courts -- 12. Checks and Imbalances -- 13. Reforming the Immigration Courts -- Epilogue: Portrait of an American in the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910554275303321 |
Peck Alison Elizabeth <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The age of Obama [[electronic resource] ] : the changing place of minorities in British and American society / / Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, and Edward Fieldhouse
| The age of Obama [[electronic resource] ] : the changing place of minorities in British and American society / / Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, and Edward Fieldhouse |
| Autore | Clark Tom <1976-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, : Manchester University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.800941 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PutnamRobert D
FieldhouseEd |
| Soggetto topico |
Minorities - United States - Social conditions
Minorities - Great Britain - Social conditions Emigration and immigration |
| Soggetto non controllato |
African Americans
British Obama collaborative research community life diversity injustice minorities public opinion rich world tolerance |
| ISBN |
1-84779-471-8
1-78170-290-X 1-84779-281-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 9780719082771; 9780719082771; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Tables, boxes and figures; Notes on the authors and contributors; 1 Introduction: the diversity revolution; 2 Two concepts in two countries: race and migration; 3 Home truths: how minorities live; 4 The rickety ladder of opportunity: minorities and work; 5 Mosaic or cracked vase? Diversity and community life; 6 Distorting mirrors: media framing and political debate; 7 Tidal generation: politics and deeper currentsin public opinion; 8 Concluding thoughts: making a success of the revolution; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791917203321 |
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Clark Tom <1976->
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| Manchester, : Manchester University Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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College in prison : reading in an age of mass incarceration / / Daniel Karpowitz
| College in prison : reading in an age of mass incarceration / / Daniel Karpowitz |
| Autore | Karpowitz Daniel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, [New Jersey] ; ; London, [England] : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 365.66609747 |
| Soggetto topico |
Prisoners - Education (Higher) - New York (State) - History
Education, Higher - Social aspects - New York (State) - History Prison administration - New York (State) - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american prison system
american prison amphetamines books cocaine college crack drug culture drugs education higher education incarceration injustice jail marijuana mass incarceration meth methamphetamines pot prescription drugs prison population prison system prisoner racism reading rehab rehabilitation war on drugs weed wrongful imprisonment wrongfully imprisoned |
| ISBN | 0-8135-8414-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- 1. Getting In: Conflicting Voices and the Politics of College in Prison -- 2. Landscapes: BPI and Mass Incarceration -- 3. Going to Class: Reading Crime and Punishment -- 4. The First Graduation: Figures of Speech -- 5. Replication and Conclusions: College, Prison, and Inequality in America -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Readings -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466058103321 |
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Karpowitz Daniel
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| New Brunswick, [New Jersey] ; ; London, [England] : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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College in prison : reading in an age of mass incarceration / / Daniel Karpowitz
| College in prison : reading in an age of mass incarceration / / Daniel Karpowitz |
| Autore | Karpowitz Daniel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, [New Jersey] ; ; London, [England] : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 365.66609747 |
| Soggetto topico |
Prisoners - Education (Higher) - New York (State) - History
Education, Higher - Social aspects - New York (State) - History Prison administration - New York (State) - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american prison system
american prison amphetamines books cocaine college crack drug culture drugs education higher education incarceration injustice jail marijuana mass incarceration meth methamphetamines pot prescription drugs prison population prison system prisoner racism reading rehab rehabilitation war on drugs weed wrongful imprisonment wrongfully imprisoned |
| ISBN | 0-8135-8414-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- 1. Getting In: Conflicting Voices and the Politics of College in Prison -- 2. Landscapes: BPI and Mass Incarceration -- 3. Going to Class: Reading Crime and Punishment -- 4. The First Graduation: Figures of Speech -- 5. Replication and Conclusions: College, Prison, and Inequality in America -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Readings -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792787903321 |
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Karpowitz Daniel
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| New Brunswick, [New Jersey] ; ; London, [England] : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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College in prison : reading in an age of mass incarceration / / Daniel Karpowitz
| College in prison : reading in an age of mass incarceration / / Daniel Karpowitz |
| Autore | Karpowitz Daniel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, [New Jersey] ; ; London, [England] : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 365.66609747 |
| Soggetto topico |
Prisoners - Education (Higher) - New York (State) - History
Education, Higher - Social aspects - New York (State) - History Prison administration - New York (State) - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american prison system
american prison amphetamines books cocaine college crack drug culture drugs education higher education incarceration injustice jail marijuana mass incarceration meth methamphetamines pot prescription drugs prison population prison system prisoner racism reading rehab rehabilitation war on drugs weed wrongful imprisonment wrongfully imprisoned |
| ISBN | 0-8135-8414-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- 1. Getting In: Conflicting Voices and the Politics of College in Prison -- 2. Landscapes: BPI and Mass Incarceration -- 3. Going to Class: Reading Crime and Punishment -- 4. The First Graduation: Figures of Speech -- 5. Replication and Conclusions: College, Prison, and Inequality in America -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Readings -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826083103321 |
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Karpowitz Daniel
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| New Brunswick, [New Jersey] ; ; London, [England] : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In our name [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of democracy / / Eric Beerbohm
| In our name [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of democracy / / Eric Beerbohm |
| Autore | Beerbohm Eric Anthony <1975-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
| Disciplina | 172 |
| Soggetto topico | Democracy - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
John Rawls
Justice as Fairness agency associative accounts authority belief citizens citizenship coauthors cognitive biases cognitive burden cognitive partisanship complicity cosubjects decision making delegation deliberation deliberative democracy democracy democratic institutions democratic labor democratic state democratic theory distributive justice elections epistemic virtues ethics government heuristics injustice judicial mechanisms judicial review justice lawmaking macrodemocratic theory marginality microdemocratic theory moral obligations moral value morality nonideal democratic theory participation participatory accounts patriotism peer principle philosopher-citizens plebiscitary mechanisms political science political wrongdoing politics popular constitutionalism practical authority pride principled representation principles theory principles public speech reasoning redundancy regret representation representatives responsibility shared liability social order socioeconomic inequalities superdeliberation superdeliberators triage principle usability principle |
| ISBN |
1-280-49412-3
9786613589354 1-4008-4238-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction -- How to value democracy -- Paper stones, the ethics of participation -- Philosophers-citizens -- Superdeliberators -- What is it like to be a citizen? -- Democracy's ethics of belief -- The division of democratic labor -- Representing principles -- Democratic complicity -- Not in my name, macrodemocratic design. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451830503321 |
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Beerbohm Eric Anthony <1975->
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| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In our name [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of democracy / / Eric Beerbohm
| In our name [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of democracy / / Eric Beerbohm |
| Autore | Beerbohm Eric Anthony <1975-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
| Disciplina | 172 |
| Soggetto topico | Democracy - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
John Rawls
Justice as Fairness agency associative accounts authority belief citizens citizenship coauthors cognitive biases cognitive burden cognitive partisanship complicity cosubjects decision making delegation deliberation deliberative democracy democracy democratic institutions democratic labor democratic state democratic theory distributive justice elections epistemic virtues ethics government heuristics injustice judicial mechanisms judicial review justice lawmaking macrodemocratic theory marginality microdemocratic theory moral obligations moral value morality nonideal democratic theory participation participatory accounts patriotism peer principle philosopher-citizens plebiscitary mechanisms political science political wrongdoing politics popular constitutionalism practical authority pride principled representation principles theory principles public speech reasoning redundancy regret representation representatives responsibility shared liability social order socioeconomic inequalities superdeliberation superdeliberators triage principle usability principle |
| ISBN |
1-280-49412-3
9786613589354 1-4008-4238-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction -- How to value democracy -- Paper stones, the ethics of participation -- Philosophers-citizens -- Superdeliberators -- What is it like to be a citizen? -- Democracy's ethics of belief -- The division of democratic labor -- Representing principles -- Democratic complicity -- Not in my name, macrodemocratic design. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779275403321 |
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Beerbohm Eric Anthony <1975->
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| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered / / edited by Izak Spangenberg and Christina Landman
| The legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered / / edited by Izak Spangenberg and Christina Landman |
| Autore | Spangenberg Izak |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Durbanville, : AOSIS, 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 193 |
| Collana | Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae |
| Soggetto topico |
The historical Jesus
Ethical issues & debates Philosophy & theory of education |
| Soggetto non controllato |
promotion of peace
albert schweitzer quest for historical jesus medical healing enlightenment injustice civilization ethical mysticism consumerism ethics african development religious healing reverence for life educational thought ecological crisis materialism “greening” of christianity post -colonialism african humanism ethical awareness new testament compassion indigenous people social relations african academic biblical interpretation colonisation environment moral imperialism gaia hypothesis non-violence responsible citizenship Africa Albert Schweitzer Ethics Historical Jesus Jesus Reverence for Life |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | part 1. The legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered --chapter 1. Post-colonialism and the deconstruction of moral imperialism: the case of Albert Schweitzer and his ethics of reverence for life --chapter 2. Considering Albert Schweitzer’s legacy: ethical mysticism and colonialism --chapter 3. Colonisation as an obstacle to civilisation: a critical evaluation of Albert Schweitzer’s experiences and observations --part 2. Albert Schweitzer and reverence for life --chapter 4. Imago Dei: Albert Schweitzer’s‘reverence for Life’ in dialogue with African humanism --chapter 5. Mysticism of the heart and life: Schweitzer’s reverence for life as autobiographical philosophy --part 3. Albert Schweitzer as New Testament scholar --chapter 6. Albert Schweitzer and the study of the New Testament: his legacies in African biblical interpretation --chapter 7. Albert Schweitzer and the historical Jesus: reflecting on some misconceptions --chapter 8. The ‘myth’ of the ‘no quest’: Albert Schweitzer, Jesus of Nazareth, and Africa --part 4. Other legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered --chapter 9. Albert Schweitzer, herald of the ‘greening’ of Christianity? --chapter 10. The educational legacy of Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) --chapter 11. Views on religious healing: Albert Schweitzer and Africa --References --Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910166648903321 |
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Spangenberg Izak
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| Durbanville, : AOSIS, 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lise Meitner [[electronic resource] ] : a life in physics / / Ruth Lewin Sime
| Lise Meitner [[electronic resource] ] : a life in physics / / Ruth Lewin Sime |
| Autore | Sime Ruth Lewin <1939-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1997, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (564 p.) |
| Disciplina |
530/.092
B |
| Collana | California studies in the history of science |
| Soggetto topico | Women physicists - Austria |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
biographical career chemistry concentration camp female scientist feminism feminist injustice intellectual property jewish heritage jewish women judaism nazi germany nobel prize nuclear fission nuclear physics refugee role model scientific sexism sexist strong women true story women in history women in stem women in the workforce world history |
| ISBN |
0-585-05524-6
0-520-91899-1 9786613622723 1-280-59289-3 |
| Classificazione | UB 3231 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Girlhood in Vienna -- 2. Beginnings in Berlin -- 3. The First World War -- 4. Professor in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut -- 5. Experimental Nuclear Physics -- 6. Under the Third Reich -- 7. Toward the Discovery of Nuclear Fission -- 8. Escape -- 9. Exile in Stockholm -- 10. The Discovery of Nuclear Fission -- 11. Priorities -- 12. Again, World War -- 13. War Against Memory -- 14. Suppressing the Past -- 15. No Return -- 16. Final Journeys -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778643703321 |
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Sime Ruth Lewin <1939->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1997, c1996 | ||
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Lise Meitner : a life in physics / / Ruth Lewin Sime
| Lise Meitner : a life in physics / / Ruth Lewin Sime |
| Autore | Sime Ruth Lewin <1939-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1997, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (564 p.) |
| Disciplina |
530/.092
B |
| Collana | California studies in the history of science |
| Soggetto topico | Women physicists - Austria |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
biographical career chemistry concentration camp female scientist feminism feminist injustice intellectual property jewish heritage jewish women judaism nazi germany nobel prize nuclear fission nuclear physics refugee role model scientific sexism sexist strong women true story women in history women in stem women in the workforce world history |
| ISBN |
0-585-05524-6
0-520-91899-1 9786613622723 1-280-59289-3 |
| Classificazione | UB 3231 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Girlhood in Vienna -- 2. Beginnings in Berlin -- 3. The First World War -- 4. Professor in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut -- 5. Experimental Nuclear Physics -- 6. Under the Third Reich -- 7. Toward the Discovery of Nuclear Fission -- 8. Escape -- 9. Exile in Stockholm -- 10. The Discovery of Nuclear Fission -- 11. Priorities -- 12. Again, World War -- 13. War Against Memory -- 14. Suppressing the Past -- 15. No Return -- 16. Final Journeys -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248190803316 |
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Sime Ruth Lewin <1939->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1997, c1996 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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