The definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade.Memphis in 1968 was ruled by a... paternalistic "plantation mentality" embodied in its good-old-boy mayor, Henry Loeb. Wretched conditions, abusive white supervisors, poor education, and low wages locked most black workers into poverty. Then two sanitation workers were chewed up like garbage in the back of a faulty truck, igniting a public employee strike that brought to a boil long-simmering issues of racial injustice.With novelistic drama and rich scholarly detail, Michael Honey brings to life the magnetic characters who clashed on the Memphis battlefield: stalwart black workers; fiery black ministers; volatile, young, black-power advocates; idealistic organizers and tough-talking unionists; the first black members of the Memphis city council; the white upper crust who sought to prevent change or conflagration; and, finally, the magisterial Martin Luther King Jr., undertaking a Poor People's Campaign at the crossroads of his life, vilified as a subversive, hounded by the FBI, and seeing in the working poor of Memphis his hopes for a better America. 16 pages of illustrations

The definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade.Memphis in 1968 was ruled by a... paternalistic "plantation mentality" embodied in its good-old-boy mayor, Henry Loeb. Wretched conditions, abusive white supervisors, poor education, and low wages locked most black workers into poverty. Then two sanitation workers were chewed up like garbage in the back of a faulty truck, igniting a public employee strike that brought to a boil long-simmering issues of racial injustice.With novelistic drama and rich scholarly detail, Michael Honey brings to life the magnetic characters who clashed on the Memphis battlefield: stalwart black workers; fiery black ministers; volatile, young, black-power advocates; idealistic organizers and tough-talking unionists; the first black members of the Memphis city council; the white upper crust who sought to prevent change or conflagration; and, finally, the magisterial Martin Luther King Jr., undertaking a Poor People's Campaign at the crossroads of his life, vilified as a subversive, hounded by the FBI, and seeing in the working poor of Memphis his hopes for a better America. 16 pages of illustrations

In this illuminating look at two Chicano gangs in East Los Angeles, Joan W. Moore examines the changes and continuities among three generations of... barrio gangs. As a sequel to the author's award-winning study, "Homeboys" (Temple, 1979), this book returns to the same neighborhoods to chart the development of gang behavior, especially in terms of violence and drug use, and to compare experiences of male and female gang members. In a remarkable research collaborative effort, Moore and gang members worked together to develop an understanding of both male and female gangs and an internal vision of gang members' lives. By using excerpts from individual interviews, the author depicts more about the gangs than simply their life together as a unit; she gives them a voice. Gang members discuss their personal reaction to violence, drug using and selling, family relations and intra-gang dating; they share intimacies that reveal varying levels of loyalty to and dependency on their affiliations, which often become a family substitute. After maintaining neighborhood ties for 17 years, Moore's research group has established a relationship with these communities that gives her a rare perspective. This is a fascinating and informative book for anyone interested in sociology, criminology, youth behavior and deviance, and ethnic studies. Joan W. Moore is Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

On November 5, 1688, William of Orange, Protestant ruler of the Dutch Republic, landed at Torbay in Devon with a force of twenty thousand men. Five... months later, William and his wife, Mary, were jointly crowned king and queen after forcing James II to abdicate. Yet why has history recorded this bloodless coup as an internal Glorious Revolution rather than what it truly was: a full-scale invasion and conquest by a foreign nation? The remarkable story of the relationship between two of Europe's most important colonial powers at the dawn of the modern age, Lisa Jardine's Going Dutch demonstrates through compelling new research in political and social history how Dutch tolerance, resourcefulness, and commercial acumen had effectively conquered Britain long before William and his English wife arrived in London.

This book tells the story of the lives of migrant black African men who work on the South African gold mines, told from their own point of view and, as... much as possible, in their own words. Dunbar Moodie examines the operation of local power structures and resistances, changes in production techniques, the limits and successes of unionization, and the nature of ethnic conflicts at different periods and on different terrains of struggle. He treats his subject thematically and historically, examining how notions of integrity, manhood, sexuality, work, power, solidarity, and violence have all changed over time, especially with the shift to a proletarianized work force on the mines in the 1970s. Moodie integrates analyses of individual life-strategies with theories of social change, illuminating the ways in which these play off each other in historically significant ways. He shows how human beings (in this case, African men) build integrity and construct their own social order, even in situations of apparent total repression.

The ways to be effective in global missions have changed. The authors believe that content and values must undergird the North American local church s... approach to global mission. It is not enough to do something. It is in fact possible to do all of the right things for all of the wrong reasons, with negative results. It is also possible that mission over there can become more about the church at home. Going Global discusses common principles and practices that inform and energize local churches as they enter the global ministry arena. This book will assist church leadership as they look for resources to help them balance the agenda of short-term versus long-term mission, fund-raising, and the tension between evangelism and compassionate social ministry.

This book uses the employee lifecycle as an underlying organizing framework and examines critical phases in I/O practice and the employee lifecycle... (e.g., selection/placement, performance management/development, ongoing organizational performance). It also shows how they are manifested in a global and culture-spanning space. The book showcases various sets of I/O practices that are firmly grounded in good science. Throughout the book, practical advice is offered by those who have engaged clients globally in each of these phases. This resource is written for global I/O faculty and practitioners, students, and HR professionals.

Going Global: The Textile and Apparel Industry, 2nd Edition examines the global sourcing of textiles and apparel in the context of corporate... responsibility for the sustainability of supply chains. Tackling complex political, economic and labor issues, the text explores how, what, when, where and under what circumstances merchandise is developed, produced, acquired and consumed on a global basis.

As the merchandising, design, production, and distribution of textiles and apparel becomeincreasingly global, it is crucial to recognize the role of... political, social, and economicperspectives in the international marketplace. Going Global: The Textile and Apparel Industryexposes readers to the language and basic concepts of global textile and apparel trade withoutoverwhelming them with data that may become readily outdated. Students are taughtto assess the marketing and sourcing of textiles and apparel in four major global tradingregions and examine the latest trends that are impacting manufacturing, retailing, andconsumption throughout the world.

This book explores the problems of reading and writing about women and their texts in an increasingly global context of production and reception. The... ten essays contained in this volume examine the reception, both academic and popular of women writers from India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Iraq, Israel and Australia. The essays focus on what happens to these writers' poetry, fiction, biography, autobiography and even to the authors themselves as they move between the third and first worlds.

* An innovative look at changing roles of NGOs in global politics* Based on extensive fieldwork and discussions with NGO presidents and CEOsThis is an... invaluable resource to anyone studying general nonprofit management issues, as well as those studying the specific challenges of relief and development organizations. Boasting a unique insiders’ perspective, it is the first book-length study of the largest Northern-based international relief and development NGOs.The authors address the challenges of accountability, evaluation, and organizational learning for NGOs and the growing significance of complex emergencies, peacebuilding, and advocacy work. They evaluate how infrastructures are being organized on a worldwide basis and responding to the transformative changes globalization demands.

Exiled from Vietnam over thirty years ago, Thich Nhat Hanh has become known as a healer of the heart, a monk who shows us how the everyday world can... both enrich and endanger our spiritual lives. In Going Home he shows us the relationship between Buddha and Jesus by presenting a conversation between the two. In this unique way we learn how such concepts as resurrection and mindfulness converge. The brotherhood between Jesus and Buddha can teach us to "practice in such a way that Buddha is born every moment of our daily life, that Jesus Christ is born every moment of our daily life."