Serious examination of the formation and structure of the Russian railroad industry and how the growth of class consciousness among its workers during the Revolution affected Russian industrialization. The author focuses on how the breakdown of unity between the white and blue collar workers led to polarization and further radicalization, especially after the October and December strikes. He also argues that railroad workers carried radical ideas from the provinces to Moscow and St. Petersburg as well as the other way. 336 pages.

Railwaymen and Revolution: Russia, 1905

Business & Money

Reichman, Henry

Economics

Univ. Of California Pr.

Education & Reference

University of California Press

Like its predecessor, this revised and updated edition carries the authority and prestige of both the ALA and the American Association of School Administrators. The chapter layout is the same as that in the first edition (1988), including a concise, readable review of the background, as well as discussion of the preparation of specific school policies and procedures; appendixes reprint key policy statements, model letters, and selected legal summaries. Evidence of revision and updating is apparent throughout. Areas added since 1988 include gay and lesbian literature, violence, New Age, and the elementary school reading series Impressions controversy. The chapter "What Do We Do If . . . ?" will be of particular help to school library media specialists in the trenches.

Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Amer Library Assn.

Censorship! The word itself sparks debate, especially when the context is the public school. Since the publication of the second edition of this landmark book in 1993, wired classrooms, legal challenges, and societal shifts have changed the landscape for the free exchange of ideas. Completely revised and updated, this new edition remains the most comprehensive guide for protecting the freedom to read in schools.
For school librarians and media specialists, teachers, and administrators, Reichman covers the different media (including books, school newspapers, and the Internet), the important court cases (including recent litigations involving Harry Potter, the Internet, and Huck Finn), the issues in dispute (including violence, religion, and profanity), and how the laws on the books can be incorporated into selection policies. An entire chapter is devoted to troubleshooting and answering the question of "What do we do if . . . ?"
Look no further for the best and most specific information on providing access and facing challenges to intellectual freedom. You'll find answers if you are asking questions like these:
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<li>What is the distinction between making selection decisions and censoring?</li>
<li>What are the legal constraints on schools offering electronic information sources and the Internet?</li>
<li>What rights and responsibilities does a school administration have when faced with censorship challenges?</li>
<li>What are the legal precedents that have been set in recent cases relating to popular fiction (e.g., Stephen King, R. L. Stine, J. K. Rowling)?</li>
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Written by a longtime expert on the protections of the First Amendment and U.S. Constitution, the new Censorship and Selection will provide you with all of the need-to-knows for crafting a selection policy in the digital age.

Reference

ALA Editions

Censorship and selection: Issues and answers for schools

Politics & Government

American Association of School Administrators

Few issues are as hotly debated or misunderstood as academic freedom. Reichman's book sheds light on and brings clarity to those debates.
Academic freedom―crucial to the health of American higher education―is threatened on many fronts. In The Future of Academic Freedom, a leading scholar equips us to defend academic freedom by illuminating its meaning, the challenges it faces, and its relation to freedom of expression.
In the wake of the 2016 election, challenges to academic freedom have intensified, higher education has become a target of attacks by conservatives, and issues of free speech on campus have grown increasingly controversial. In this book, Henry Reichman cuts through much of the rhetoric to issue a clarion call on behalf of academic freedom as it has been defined and defended by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for over a hundred years. Along the way, he makes it clear that this is the issue of our day.
Over the course of ten audacious essays, Reichman explores the theory, history, and contemporary practice of academic freedom. He pays attention to such varied concerns as the meddling of politicians and corporate trustees in curriculum and university governance, the role of online education, the impact of social media, the rights of student protesters and outside speakers, the relationship between collective bargaining and academic freedom, and the influence on research and teaching of ideologically motivated donors. Significantly, he debunks myths about the strength of the alleged opposition to free expression posed by student activism and shows that the expressive rights of students must be defended as part of academic freedom.
Based on broad reading in such diverse fields as educational theory, law, history, and political science, as well as on the AAUP's own investigative reporting, The Future of Academic Freedom combines theoretical sweep with the practical experience of its author, a leader and activist in the AAUP who is an expert on campus free speech. The issues Reichman considers―which are the subjects of daily conversation on college and university campuses nationwide as well as in the media―will fascinate general readers, students, and scholars alike.

The Future of Academic Freedom (Critical University Studies)

History

Americas

Johns Hopkins University Press

Part of the acclaimed Higher Ed Leadership Essentials series, this book surveys academic freedom's history and its application in today's universities. Academic freedom is once again at the epicenter of the crisis in higher education. A community college instructor in Iowa is pressured to resign after his pro-antifa social media comments garner vicious harassment that administrators find threatening to campus safety. A tenured biology professor at a college on Long Island is threatened with dismissal because she allegedly grades students too strictly. And in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a conservative activist calls on his followers to take advantage of online classes to send "any and all videos of blatant indoctrination" to his organization so that it might expose and blacklist "leftist professors." These incidents from the 2019-20 academic year represent only the tip of the iceberg. Academic freedom, long heralded as a core value of American higher education, may now be in as much danger as at any time the 1950s. But what is "academic freedom"? A value upheld for one's supporters (but not one's opponents) when discussing a polarizing controversy? Or a narrow claim of privilege by a professorial elite, immune from public accountability? In this concise and compelling book, Henry Reichman, who chaired the American Association of University Professors' Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure for nearly a decade, mounts a rigorous defense of academic freedom and its principal means of protection: the system of academic tenure. Probing academic freedom's role in multiple contexts, Reichman draws on a wealth of historical and contemporary examples to offer the first comprehensive introduction to the concept in all its manifestations. Elucidating its sometimes complicated meanings, Reichman argues that academic freedom--like its cousin, freedom of speech--cannot easily be defined but, instead, emerges from the contextual application of guiding principles developed and modified over time. He also explores why the rise of contingent faculty employment represents the gravest current threat to academic freedom; reveals how academic freedom is complicated by both fiercely polarized campus environments and the emergence of social media that extend speech beyond the lecture halls of the academy; and touches on the rights of students in and out of class, including treatment of student protest movements.

Understanding Academic Freedom (Higher Ed Leadership Essentials)

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

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