Networks of Power
Networks of Power

Author: Thomas Parke Hughes

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1993-03

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9780801846144

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Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Disability Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Disability Law

Author: Christy Thompson Ibrahim

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781611633962

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This casebook compiles the landmark Supreme Court cases that form the foundation of modern disability law.It is designed to be used alone or in combination with other disability law texts.Presented in chronological order, the cases in this book illustrate the evolution of a robust body of law, encompassing issues of education, health care, housing, civil commitment, and criminal prosecution.They provide students an opportunity to consider the diverse issues and questions that have arisen over the last 40 years, from the beginning of the disability rights movement, through the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to the present day.Each opinion is accompanied by a case history and comprehensive study questions, so students can contextualize the decisions, think critically about their implications, and pursue independent research projects.Students who use this casebook will develop a deep understanding of disability case law and be able to apply major precedents to contemporary, evolving disability rights policy.

Life as Politics
Life as Politics

Author: Asef Bayat

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 080478633X

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Prior to 2011, popular imagination perceived the Muslim Middle East as unchanging and unchangeable, frozen in its own traditions and history. In Life as Politics, Asef Bayat argues that such presumptions fail to recognize the routine, yet important, ways in which ordinary people make meaningful change through everyday actions. First published just months before the Arab Spring swept across the region, this timely and prophetic book sheds light on the ongoing acts of protest, practice, and direct daily action. The second edition includes three new chapters on the Arab Spring and Iran's Green Movement and is fully updated to reflect recent events. At heart, the book remains a study of agency in times of constraint. In addition to ongoing protests, millions of people across the Middle East are effecting transformation through the discovery and creation of new social spaces within which to make their claims heard. This eye-opening book makes an important contribution to global debates over the meaning of social movements and the dynamics of social change.

Cases Adjudged
Cases Adjudged

Author: United States. Court of Appeals (District of Columbia Circuit)

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13:

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Cato Supreme Court Review
Cato Supreme Court Review

Author: Trevor Burrus

Publisher: Cato Institute

Published: 2020-10-01

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1952223253

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Now in its 20th year, the Cato Supreme Court Review brings together leading legal scholars to analyze key cases from the Court's most recent term, plus cases coming up. Topics in the 2020-2021 edition include public disclosure of charitable donations (Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta), the off-campus speech (Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.), union access onto agribusiness land (Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid), police acting as "community caretakers" and warrantless police entries (Caniglia v. Strom), and Arizona's new voting laws (Brnovich v. DNC).