Summary: With help from the Wright brothers' introduction of the airplane, the country begins to soar. Woodrow Wilson and America reluctantly join the fight in World War I, while on the home front, women at last get the right to vote. The twenties roar with new levels of personal freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Hammer, Peter J.
Summary: The Honorable Damon J. Keith was appointed to the federal bench in 1967 and has served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 1977, where he has been an eloquent defender of civil and constitutional rights and a vigorous enforcer of civil rights law. In Crusader for Justice: Federal Judge Damon J. Keith, authors Peter J. Hammer and Trevor W. Coleman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 347.732 KEIHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Find out more about democracy, which countries use it to govern, and learn some positives and negatives about this type of government.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 321.8 HARBrown, Laurene Krasny
Summary: Uses accessible dinosaur characters and clear language to explore the civic values that drive voter participation, explaining how today's young readers can practice good citizenship and find guidance in the democratic principles of equality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J America BrownSummary: Is it reasonable to expect the entire world to adopt democratic ways, or is it wrong to press other countries to embrace a system that-however beneficial it may, in theory, be-is completely at odds with their cultures and traditions? The motion under consideration in this Oxford Union-style debate is "Democracy isn't for everyone." Panelists in favor stress that true democracy is more than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Dead Kennedys (Musical group)
Contents: Take this job and shove it (1:24) -- Hop with the jet set (2:07) -- Dear Abby (1:10) -- Rambozo the clown (2:25) -- Fleshdunce (1:29) -- The great wall (1:31) -- Shrink (1:45) -- Triumph of the swill (2:18) -- Macho insecurity (1:30) -- I spy (2:30) -- Cesspools in Eden (5:55) -- One-way ticket to Pluto (1:38) -- Do the slag (1:37) -- A commercial (1:38) -- Gone with my wind (:43) -- Anarchy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Manifesto 1986
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Democracy Unchained is about how to make American democracy work to solve problems that have long impaired our system of governance. The book is the work of thirty-nine of the most perceptive writers, practitioners, scientists, educators, and journalists writing today, all committed to moving the political conversation from the present anger and angst to the positive and constructive change...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 DEMDionne, E. J.
Summary: "Americans are required to pay taxes, serve on juries, get their kids vaccinated, get driver's licenses, and sometimes go to war for their country. So why not ask--or require--every American to vote? E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that universal participation in our elections should be a cornerstone of our system. It would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.07 DIOSmith, Jean Edward.
Summary: Acclaimed biographer Smith combines contemporary scholarship and a broad range of primary source material to narrate the epic life of the president who, more than any other individual, changed the relationship between the American people and their government. We see how Roosevelt's energy, intellect, and personal magnetism permitted him to master countless challenges. Smith recounts FDR's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLI SMIMüller, Jan-Werner
Summary: "A discussion of the rules and norms underlying democracy with an emphasis on the role played by elections and political parties"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 MULGreenberg, Leah
Summary: "The co-executive directors of Indivisible tell the story of the movement. They offer a behind-the-scenes look at how change comes to Washington, whether Washington wants it or not. And they explain how voters will win the coming fight for the future of American democracy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 GRELappé, Frances Moore
Summary: Americans are distraught as tightly held economic and political power drowns out their voices and values. Legendary Diet for a Small Planet author Frances Moore Lappé and organizer-scholar Adam Eichen offer a fresh, surprising response to this core crisis. This intergenerational duo opens with an essential truth: It’s not the magnitude of a challenge that crushes the human spirit. It’s feeling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 LAPSjonger, Rebecca
Summary: "Young people all over the world are doing it. Whether through anti-racism protests, taking part in model governments, or joining global climate strikes, youth are strengthening democracy by exercising one of the fundamental democratic rights: participation. This thoughtful book uses real life examples to show how citizens can exercise their rights and make their communities and countries more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 321.8 SJOSummary: Through unfettered access to powerbrokers and ordinary citizens, this Wide Angle report covers Haiti's ongoing struggle to craft a truly representative government from a volatile failed state. Butteur Metayer and Guy Philippe-strongmen of the National Front for the Reconstruction of Haiti Party and former rebels who drove Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power in 2004-and three other Haitians...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Killing Joke (Musical group)
Contents: Savage freedom (4:50) -- Democracy (3:40) -- Prozac people (6:55) -- Lanterns of hope (4:53) -- Aeon (8:04) -- Pilgrimage (6:30) -- Intellect (4:01) -- Medicine wheel (5:18) -- Absent friends (5:40) -- Another bloody election (4:26).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Zoo/Butterfly Recordings 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KILSummary: Recent research at the 12th-century Frankish castles of Shobak and Kerak in what was called Transjordan provides valuable insights into life and death in the Holy Land during the time period of the Crusades. In this program, historian Cedric Devais, of the French Institute of the Near East-Amman, and history guide Mustapha Kiwan talk about prior archaeological missions to the region, structural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Sjonger, Rebecca
Summary: "From its roots in ancient Greece to its revitalization in the Age of Enlightenment and beyond, democracy as a form of government has changed over time. Find out what threats democracy faces today, and how it is a process that requires constant upkeep and renewal."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 321.8 SJOKeane, John
Summary: "The complete history of democracy, its champions, and its detractors-from the assemblies of ancient Mesopotamia to present perils"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.809 KEASjonger, Rebecca
Summary: "Democratic governments and processes are based on shared ideals for the common good of all citizens. Find out what these democratic values are and how to take part in democracy in your own country and community."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 321.8 SJOStelter, Brian
Summary: Featuring unbelievable behind-the-scenes details, the author, using his signature investigative prowess, exposes Fox News' blatant attempts to manipulate the truth, mislead the public and influence our elections, showing the insidious ways the media is damaging our democracy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers, Atria 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4 STESjonger, Rebecca
Summary: "What is the difference between a representative democracy and an autocracy or dictatorship? Are all democracies equal? Why are some people attracted to authoritarian governments? This fascinating book explains why democracy can be a fragile form of government, requiring constant effort and attention from its citizens. Discover the ways governments respond to the needs and wants of its people."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 321.8 SJOEig, Jonathan.
Summary: Immersed in radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes, this is the fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618 EIGJones, Dan
Summary: "For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war. When Christian armies seized Jerusalem in 1099, they began the most notorious period of conflict between the two religions. Depending on who you ask, the fall of the holy city was either an inspiring legend or the greatest of horrors. In Crusaders, Dan Jones interrogates the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Watson, Bruce
Summary: "In the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called "Freedom Summer." But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2020