Steven Friedman: 8 books

After the Florida State Legislature passes a bill called the Good Guy with Gun Bill mandating that armed security guards be placed in every school, there is yet another school shooting by a lone student who guns down seven Black students in a classroom. The shooter is shot by the newly hired guard...

For nearly ten years _ indeed more if we include his period of influence under Mandela?s presidency _ Thabo Mbeki bestrode South Africa?s political stage. Despite attempts by some in the new ANC leadership to airbrush out his role, there can be little doubt that Mbeki was a seminal figure in South...

Within the already heavily polarised debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, parallels between Israel and apartheid South Africa remain highly contentious. A number of prominent academic and political commentators, including former US president Jimmy Carter and UN Special Rapporteur John Dugard,...

South Africa is ready for a new vocabulary than can form the basis for a national consciousness which recognises racialised identities while affirming that, as human beings, we are much more than our racial, sexual, class, religious or national identities. The Colour of Our Future makes a bold and...

How does citizen activism win changes in national policy? Which factors help to make myriad efforts by diverse actors add up to reform? What is needed to overcome setbacks, and to consolidate the smaller victories? These questions need answers. Aid agencies have invested heavily in supporting civil...

From Showboat to Hamilton, American musical theater has long held the imagination of the nations theatergoers. Those who love Broadway musicals always have their favoritestheir all-time bests, their most reviled shows, and the ones that are absolutely unforgettable. The Ultimate Broadway Musical List...

Imagine an America where politicians, governmental institutions, schools, new technologies, and interest groups work together to promote informed, engaged citizens. Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century brings together scholars from various disciplines to show how such a United States is possible...

New Essays on Samuel Johnson: Revaluation is a collection of essays by various hands that examines its point of focus, the inexhaustible English author Samuel Johnson, from a variety of different critical perspectives. The book also simultaneously interrogates particular texts (such as the Dictionary,...