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How can liberals offer “stories of peoplehood” that can compete with illiberal populist and nationalist stories? Rogers Smith has long argued for the importance of “stories of peoplehood” in constituting political communities. By enabling a people to tell others and themselves who they are, such stories establish the people’s identity and values and guide its actions. They can promote national unity and unity of groups within and across nations. Smith argues that nationalist populists have done a better job than liberals in providing stories of peoplehood that advance their worldview: the nation as ethnically defined, threatened by enemies, and blameless for its troubles, which come from its victimization by malign elites and foreigners. Liberals need to offer their own stories expressing more inclusive values. Analyzing three liberal stories of peoplehood—those of John Dewey, Barack Obama, and Abraham Lincoln—Smith argues that all have value and all are needed, though he sees Lincoln’s, based on the Declaration of Independence, as the most promising.

The terrible beginnings of the reign of the Dark Judges

Hound Dog Taylor made guitars howl and hips shake. A founding father of lo-fi blues rock--that gritty, stripped-down sound played on cheap guitars with no bass--Taylor and his band The HouseRockers played loud, wild gut-bucket boogie that was raw and ferocious, earning them a reputation as "The Ramones of the blues." Though his influence continues to be heard in the music of contemporary musicians such as Jack White, The Black Keys, and others, Hound Dog Taylor's story has never been fully explored. Off stage, his life was as wild as his music. From his childhood in 1920s Mississippi to his final years in 1970s Chicago, he was surrounded by racism, crime, and violence. The threat of bloodshed was constant, whether from the Ku Klux Klan, South Side gangs, or even fellow musicians. From drunkenly slicing off his sixth finger with a straight razor, to becoming the artist whose music launched the now-legendary Alligator Records, Goodnight Boogie is the first in-depth biographical study of the Blues Hall of Famer whose life was as compelling as his music. This is the story of a brilliant and unforgettably original musician who struggled for success while fighting to survive. Foreword written by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.

British Imperial and Foreign Policy 1846-1980 is written for students studying the rise and fall of Britain's imperial power and the policies adopted in these times of change.

Focused on fostering critical thinking and advanced skills, this Course Book collaborates with the IB to enhance learners' abilities to analyze complex historical concepts and contexts. Its student-centered approach encourages active engagement, helping students refine their skills and improve performance. The material is designed to support high-level learning, ensuring that learners can articulate their understanding effectively.

Winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, Young Adult!

The Cold War 1945-1991 Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. With step-by-step exam strategies and Examiner Tip features for all AQA question types, this revision guide offers the clear revision approach of Recap, Apply, and Review to prepare students for exam success.

The book emphasizes a student-centered approach that fosters critical thinking and advanced skills necessary for success in Paper 2. It is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter, aligning with the IB's 2015 syllabus. By focusing on a comparative learning method, it aims to enhance students' performance through engaged learning and skill development.

Focusing on critical and engaged learning, this resource emphasizes a student-centered approach that fosters advanced skills essential for success in Paper 2. It offers a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter, aligning with the new comparative learning methods introduced in the 2015 IB syllabus. Developed in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate, it equips students with the sophisticated skills necessary for high performance.

For more than three decades, Rogers M. Smith has been one of the leading scholars of the role of ideas in American politics, policies, and history. Over time, he has developed the concept of “political peoples,” a category that is much broader and more fluid than legal citizenship, enabling Smith to offer rich new analyses of political communities, governing institutions, public policies, and moral debates. This book gathers Smith’s most important writings on peoplehood to build a coherent theoretical and historical account of what peoplehood has meant in American political life, informed by frequent comparisons to other political societies. From the revolutionary-era adoption of individual rights rhetoric to today’s battles over the place of immigrants in a rapidly diversifying American society, Smith shows how modern America’s growing embrace of overlapping identities is in tension with the providentialism and exceptionalism that continue to make up so much of what many believe it means to be an American. A major work that brings a lifetime of thought to bear on questions that are as urgent now as they have ever been, Political Peoplehood will be essential reading for social scientists, political philosophers, policy analysts, and historians alike.