This study shows how philanthropic foundations and their leaders help shape the American political agenda. The authors' central argument is that foundation leaders are members of a key social and political elite in American society. Relying on a survey of such leaders and on an examination of foundation public policy grants, the authors demonstrate that members of the foundation elite are among the most polarized groups in American society.This study shows how philanthropic foundations and their leaders help shape the American political agenda. The authors' central argument is that foundation leaders are members of a key social and political elite in American society. Relying on a survey of such leaders and on an examination of foundation public policy grants, the authors demonstrate that members of the foundation elite are among the most polarized groups in American society.Contrary to popular belief, those who control foundations seek to make American more progressive. Public policy oriented foundations are largely liberal in outlook and make grants primarily to liberal individuals and organizations. The authors examine the dilemmas that the existence of such organizations create for democratic political theory. The discussion is placed in the context of a historical overview of the role of foundations in American society; it will be of great interest to public policy professionals, political scientists, and those who track the direction of the national agenda.

Giving for Social Change: Foundations, Public Policy, and the American Political Agenda

Politics & Social Sciences

Rothman, Stanley

Nagai, Althea K.

Lerner, Robert

Social Sciences

Praeger

Based on the most comprehensive survey ever conducted on elite groups in the U.S., this book draws a fascinating portrait of American leaders, from federal judges and business executives to military officers and motion picture magnates. The authors examine theories of American society and analyze characteristics and differences among elite groups-groups they find sharply divided in complex ways on various issues.

American Elites

History

Americas

Yale University Press

The first complete biography of an influential historian whose dramatic life intersected with many great events and thinkers of the twentieth century
This is the first complete biography of Ernst Kantorowicz (1895–1963), an influential and controversial German-American intellectual whose colorful and dramatic life intersected with many of the great events and thinkers of his time. A medieval historian whose ideas exerted an influence far beyond his field, he is most famous for two books―a notoriously nationalistic 1927 biography of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and The King's Two Bodies (1957), a classic study of medieval politics.
Born into a wealthy Prussian-Jewish family, Kantorowicz fought on the Western Front in World War I, was wounded at Verdun, and earned an Iron Cross; later, he earned an Iron Crescent for service in Anatolia before an affair with a general’s mistress led to Kantorowicz being sent home. After the war, he fought against Poles in his native Posen, Spartacists in Berlin, and communists in Munich. An ardent German nationalist during the Weimar period, Kantorowicz became a member of the elitist Stefan George circle, which nurtured a cult of the "Secret Germany." Yet as a professor in Frankfurt after the Nazis came to power, Kantorowicz bravely spoke out against the regime before an overflowing crowd. Narrowly avoiding arrest after Kristallnacht, he fled to England and then the United States, where he joined the faculty at Berkeley, only to be fired in 1950 for refusing to sign an anticommunist “loyalty oath.” From there, he “fell up the ladder” to Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, where he stayed until his death.
Drawing on many new sources, including numerous interviews and unpublished letters, Robert E. Lerner tells the story of a major intellectual whose life and times were as fascinating as his work.

Ernst Kantorowicz: A Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Princeton University Press

The first complete biography of an influential historian whose dramatic life intersected with many great events and thinkers of the twentieth century
This is the first complete biography of Ernst Kantorowicz (1895–1963), an influential German-American medieval historian whose colorful life intersected with many of the great events and thinkers of his time. Born into a wealthy Prussian-Jewish family, he fought in World War I―earning an Iron Cross and an Iron Crescent―before being sent home following an affair with a general’s mistress. Though he was an ardent German nationalist during the Weimar period, after the Nazis came to power he bravely spoke out against the regime before an overflowing crowd in Frankfurt. He narrowly avoided arrest after Kristallnacht, fleeing to England and then the United States, where he joined the faculty at Berkeley, only to be fired in 1950 for refusing to sign an anticommunist “loyalty oath.” From there, he “fell up the ladder” to Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, where he wrote his masterwork, The King’s Two Bodies.
Drawing on many new sources, including numerous interviews and unpublished letters, Robert E. Lerner tells the story of a major intellectual whose life and times were as fascinating as his work.

This is a previously-owned book with no highlighting (but a date written inside in pencil). It has a great spine and shows some general wear. We would not call it collectible, but it would be very functional for general reading or research.

Voices from Wounded Knee, 1973: In the words of the participants

Joanna

BROWN

Akwesasne Notes

This satirical work of fiction envisions God taking sides in our era of fake news warfare and the struggle of a modern-day Jonah to save the losers – Late-night comedians.
FROM THE BACK COVER
A former Late-night television host perishes in a biblically themed fashion. Although the comedian is widely mourned, no one seems to notice, or much less care about the underlying cause of death. But Tim Blake, a retired high school teacher, sees God’s hand in the tragedy. In fact, Tim foresaw the comedian’s demise and the means by which it would occur. As a second peculiar death follows the first, Tim and Mary, his wife, reluctantly come to believe he is a modern-day Jonah who must save the comics that have wandered into God’s ground zero. Accurately forecasting the wrath of the Almighty via tweets, Tim becomes a social media sensation, is hunted by the FBI, and even appears on a Late-night television show to carry out his mission.
EXCERPT © REPRINTED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Tim’s blood ran cold. “The comic was stoned to death,” he whispered hoarsely to his wife.
“Don’t you think you’re being a bit overdramatic about all this?”
“Hardly. This is really weird, don’t you think?”
“No, I do not,” Mary answered. “Sometimes, things happen for a reason, and sometimes, they just happen. People do have premonitions, you know.
”Tim strongly disagreed. “This was much more than a premonition. Saying some TV star will soon expire is a premonition. My seeing a deeply tanned Damien Grant lying in some kind of a rocky casket was a full-fledged technicolor vision of the future.” 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
An Accidental Prophet is Robert Lerner’s first published work of fiction. He has also published, as part of Multi-Media Publications’ Lessons from History Series, three non-fiction books that interweave Ancient Roman business practices with the modern workplace - Entrepreneurship and Ethics in Ancient Rome: The Management Lessons of Pliny the Younger, Career Turbulence: Ancient Lessons for Survival in the Modern Workplace and Customer Acquisition Strategies: Modern Lessons from Ancient Rome’s Greatest Entrepreneurs. Lerner is the retired CEO of a multinational computer services company.

An Accidental Prophet: In our era of fake news, God is taking sides, and a modern-day Jonah must save the losers - Late Night comedians.

Literature & Fiction

Humor & Satire

Independently published

The Three Little Pigs: A Tale of Work and Play

Children's Books

Animals

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