Inspired by a 1988 trip to El Salvador, Michael J. Perry's new book is a personal and scholarly exploration of the idea of human rights. Perry is one of our nation's leading authorities on the relatio
Found It ! Introducing Geocaching to Kids and Families discusses the sport of geocaching. It explains how satellites are used, how to get started on your first hunt, what equipment to use, and how to
In this important new work in political and constitutional theory, Michael J. Perry elaborates and defends an account of the political morality of liberal democracy: the moral convictions and commitments that in a liberal democracy should govern decisions about what laws to enact and what policies to pursue. The fundamental questions addressed in this book concern (1) the grounding, (2) the content, (3) the implications for one or another moral controversy and (4) the judicial enforcement of the political morality of liberal democracy. The particular issues discussed include whether government may ban pre-viability abortion, whether government may refuse to extend the benefit of law to same-sex couples and what role religion should play in the politics and law of a liberal democracy.
This book provides the results of research conducted with members of the Israeli-Palestinian peace movement Combatants for Peace.?This organization was formed in 2005 through the unlikely partnering o
In ten essays reprinted and in some cases revised from previous publication, Perry (government and east Asian studies, Harvard U.) explores the importance of popular protest in the politics of modern
A delightfully wicked look at the badly behaved characterswho have shaped the Centennial State?Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History features?fifteen short biographies of notorious bad g
Riding a wave of nostalgia for simpler days, more and more Americans are returning to dinnertime rituals as a way to reconnect with their families, and comfort foods as a satisfying alternative to ha
Presents a comprehensive overview of the Western state, covering such topics as its national parks, rivers, wildlife, plants, cities, explorers, Native Americans, and the mining, railroading, farming,
