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13 produkter
Voices from the Edge
Narratives about the Americans with Disabilities Act
Av Ruth O'Brien
E-bok, 2004
391 kr
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Fear, rage, courage, discrimination. These are facts of everyday life for many Americans with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made working, traveling, and communicating easier for many individuals. But what recourse do individuals have when enforcement of the law is …
Voices from the Edge
Narratives about the Americans with Disabilities Act
Av Ruth O'Brien
E-bok, 2004
440 kr
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Fear, rage, courage, discrimination. These are facts of everyday life for many Americans with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made working, traveling, and communicating easier for many individuals. But what recourse do individuals have when enforcement of the law is …
Out of Many, One
Obama and the Third American Political Tradition
Av Ruth O'Brien
Inbunden, 2013
879 kr
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Feared by conservatives and embraced by liberals when he entered the White House, Barack Obama has since been battered by criticism from both sides. In "Out of Many, One", Ruth O'Brien explains why. We are accustomed to seeing politicians supporting either a minimalist state characterized by …
Out of Many, One
Obama and the Third American Political Tradition
Av Ruth O'Brien
Häftad, 2013
280 kr
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Feared by conservatives and embraced by liberals when he entered the White House, Barack Obama has since been battered by criticism from both sides. In "Out of Many, One", Ruth O'Brien explains why. We are accustomed to seeing politicians supporting either a minimalist state characterized by …
Crippled Justice
The History of Modern Disability Policy in the Workplace
Av Ruth O'Brien
Häftad, 2001
324 kr
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This intellectual history of disability policy in the workplace from World War II to the 21st century, explains why American employers and judges, despite the Americans with Disabilities Act, have been so resistant to accommodating the disabled in the workplace. Ruth O'Brien traces the origins of …
Bodies in Revolt
Gender, Disability, and a Workplace Ethic of Care
Av Ruth O'Brien
Inbunden, 2005
764 kr
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Bodies in Revolt argues that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) could humanize capitalism by turning employers into care-givers, creating an ethic of care in the workplace. Unlike other feminists, Ruth O'Brien bases her ethics not on benevolence, but rather on self-preservation. She relies …
Bodies in Revolt
Gender, Disability, and a Workplace Ethic of Care
Av Ruth O'Brien
Häftad, 2005
414 kr
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Bodies in Revolt argues that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) could humanize capitalism by turning employers into care-givers, creating an ethic of care in the workplace. Unlike other feminists, Ruth O'Brien bases her ethics not on benevolence, but rather on self-preservation. She relies …
Telling Stories Out of Court
Narratives About Women and Workplace Discrimination
Av Ruth O'Brien
Inbunden, 2008
1645 kr
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"Few of the countless real-life stories of workplace discrimination suffered by men and women every day are ever told publicly. This book boldly and eloquently rights that wrong, going where no plaintiff testimony could ever dare because these stories are often too raw, honest, ambiguous, and …
Telling Stories Out of Court
Narratives About Women and Workplace Discrimination
Av Ruth O'Brien
Häftad, 2008
361 kr
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"Few of the countless real-life stories of workplace discrimination suffered by men and women every day are ever told publicly. This book boldly and eloquently rights that wrong, going where no plaintiff testimony could ever dare because these stories are often too raw, honest, ambiguous, and …
Workers' Paradox
The Republican Origins of New Deal Labor Policy, 1886-1935
Av Ruth O'Brien
Häftad, 1998
487 kr
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Reinterpreting the roots of twentieth-century American labor law and politics, Ruth O'Brien argues that it was not New Deal Democrats but rather Republicans of an earlier era who developed the fundamental principles underlying modern labor policy. By examining a series of judicial rulings from the …
Bodies in Revolt
Gender, Disability, and a Workplace Ethic of Care
Av Ruth O'Brien
E-bok, 2013
446 kr
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Bodies in Revolt argues that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) could humanize capitalism by turning employers into care-givers, creating an ethic of care in the workplace. Unlike other feminists, Ruth O''Brien bases her ethics not on benevolence, but rather on self-preservation. She relies …
Bodies in Revolt
Gender, Disability, and a Workplace Ethic of Care
Av Ruth O'Brien
E-bok, 2013
437 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Bodies in Revolt argues that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) could humanize capitalism by turning employers into care-givers, creating an ethic of care in the workplace. Unlike other feminists, Ruth O''Brien bases her ethics not on benevolence, but rather on self-preservation. She relies …
Crippled Justice
The History of Modern Disability Policy in the Workplace
Av Ruth O'Brien
Inbunden, 2001
854 kr
Tillfälligt slut
This intellectual history of disability policy in the workplace from World War II to the 21st century, explains why American employers and judges, despite the Americans with Disabilities Act, have been so resistant to accommodating the disabled in the workplace. Ruth O'Brien traces the origins of …
