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Rationing Justice: Poverty Lawyers and Poor People in the Deep South (Making the Modern South)
by Kris ShepardEstablished in 1964, the federal Legal Services Program (later, Corporation) served a vast group of Americans desperately in need of legal counsel: the poor. In Rationing Justice, Kris Shepard looks at this pioneering program's effect on the Deep South, as the poor made tangible gains in cases invol... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This companion volume to "A Knock At Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr". includes the text of his most well-known oration, "I Have a Dream", his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, and "Beyond Vietnam", a powerful plea to end the ongoing conflict.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
Working with Parents of Young People: Research, Policy and Practice
by John Coleman • Helen Richardon Foster • Lester Coleman • Stephanie Stace • Kevin Lowe • Nigel Sherriff • Sarah Lindfield • Kerry Devitt • Julie Shepherd • Cris Hoskin • Debi Roker • Louise Cox • Amanda Holt • Helen Richardson FosterThis book provides practical guidance for a wide range of professionals working with parents and families, answering common questions such as 'How can parents facilitate their child's transition to secondary school?' and 'How can families best communicate about alcohol?'. Drawing on the findings fr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007