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Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First Century

Author : David L. Brown
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271073462
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First Century written by David L. Brown and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth century was one of profound transformation in rural America. Demographic shifts and economic restructuring have conspired to alter dramatically the lives of rural people and their communities. Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First Century defines these changes and interprets their implications for the future of rural America. The volume follows in the tradition of "decennial volumes" co-edited by presidents of the Rural Sociological Society and published in the Society's Rural Studies Series. Essays have been specially commissioned to examine key aspects of public policy relevant to rural America in the new century. Contributors include:Lionel Beaulieu, Alessandro Bonnano, David Brown, Ralph Brown, Frederick Buttel, Ted Bradshaw, Douglas Constance, Steve Daniels, Lynn England, William Falk, Cornelia Flora, Jan Flora, Glenn Fuguitt, Nina Glasgow, Leland Glenna, Angela Gonzales, Gary Green, Rosalind Harris, Tom Hirschl, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Leif Jensen, Ken Johnson, Richard Krannich, Daniel Lichter, Linda Lobao, Al Luloff, Tom Lyson, Kate MacTavish, David McGranahan, Diane McLaughlin, Philip McMichael, Lois Wright Morton, Domenico Parisi, Peggy Petrzelka, Kenneth Pigg, Rogelio Saenz, Sonya Salamon, Jeff Sharp, Curtis Stofferahn, Louis Swanson, Ann Tickameyer, Leanne Tigges, Cruz Torres, Mildred Warner, Ronald Wimberley, Dreamal Worthen, and Julie Zimmerman.

American Thought and Culture in the 21st Century

Author : Martin Halliwell
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748631321
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book American Thought and Culture in the 21st Century written by Martin Halliwell and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will the twenty-first century be the next American Century? Will American power and ideas dominate the globe in the coming years? Or is the prestige of the United States likely to crumble beneath the pressure of new international challenges? This ground-breaking book explores the changing patterns of American thought and culture at the dawn of the new millennium, when the world's richest nation has never been more powerful or more controversial. It brings together some of the most eminent North American and European thinkers to investigate the crucial issues and challenges facing the United States during the early years of our new century.From the subterranean political shifts beneath the electoral landscape to the latest biomedical advances, from the literary response to 9/11 to the rise of reality television, this book explores the political, social and cultural contours of contemporary American life - but it also places the United States within a global narrative of commerce, cultural exchange, i

American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century

Author : Philip G. Altbach
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801880353
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century written by Philip G. Altbach and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005-02-25 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition explores current issues of central importance to the academy: leadership, accountability, access, finance, technology, academic freedom, the canon, governance, and race. Chapters also deal with key constituencies -- students and faculty -- in the context of a changing academic environment.

America in the 21st Century

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (444 download)

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Download or read book America in the 21st Century written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Author : Yuval Noah Harari
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593132815
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century written by Yuval Noah Harari and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today’s most pressing issues. “Fascinating . . . a crucial global conversation about how to take on the problems of the twenty-first century.”—Bill Gates, The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES AND PAMELA PAUL, KQED How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari’s 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today’s most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive. In twenty-one accessible chapters that are both provocative and profound, Harari builds on the ideas explored in his previous books, untangling political, technological, social, and existential issues and offering advice on how to prepare for a very different future from the world we now live in: How can we retain freedom of choice when Big Data is watching us? What will the future workforce look like, and how should we ready ourselves for it? How should we deal with the threat of terrorism? Why is liberal democracy in crisis? Harari’s unique ability to make sense of where we have come from and where we are going has captured the imaginations of millions of readers. Here he invites us to consider values, meaning, and personal engagement in a world full of noise and uncertainty. When we are deluged with irrelevant information, clarity is power. Presenting complex contemporary challenges clearly and accessibly, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is essential reading. “If there were such a thing as a required instruction manual for politicians and thought leaders, Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari’s 21 Lessons for the 21st Century would deserve serious consideration. In this collection of provocative essays, Harari . . . tackles a daunting array of issues, endeavoring to answer a persistent question: ‘What is happening in the world today, and what is the deep meaning of these events?’”—BookPage (top pick)

The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309133181
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny that added new dimensions to the complex issues considered in this report. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century reaffirms the vision of Healthy People 2010, and outlines a systems approach to assuring the nation's health in practice, research, and policy. This approach focuses on joining the unique resources and perspectives of diverse sectors and entities and challenges these groups to work in a concerted, strategic way to promote and protect the public's health. Focusing on diverse partnerships as the framework for public health, the book discusses: The need for a shift from an individual to a population-based approach in practice, research, policy, and community engagement. The status of the governmental public health infrastructure and what needs to be improved, including its interface with the health care delivery system. The roles nongovernment actors, such as academia, business, local communities and the media can play in creating a healthy nation. Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists.

America 3.0

Author : James C. Bennett
Publisher : Encounter Books
ISBN 13 : 159403656X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book America 3.0 written by James C. Bennett and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s greatest days are yet to come. We are in a painful transition period. Our government is crushingly expensive, failing at its basic functions, and unable to keep its promises. It does not work and it cannot continue as it is. But the inevitable end of big government does not mean the end of America. It only means the end of one phase of American life. America is poised to enter a new era of freedom and prosperity. The cultural roots of the American people go back at least fifteen centuries, and make us individualistic, enterprising, and liberty-loving. The Founding generation of the United States lived in a world of family farms and small businesses, America 1.0. This world faded away and was replaced by an industrialized world of big cities, big business, big labor unions and big government, America 2.0. Now America 2.0 is outdated and crumbling, while America 3.0 is struggling to be born. This new world will bring immense productivity, rapid technological progress, greater scope for individual and family-scale autonomy, and a leaner and strictly limited government. America has made one major transition already, and industrial America became an economic colossus. We are now making a new transition, which will surprise many Americans, and astonish the world.

Between Hope and History

Author : Bill Clinton
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 9780812929133
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Between Hope and History written by Bill Clinton and published by Crown. This book was released on 1996 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Between Hope and History is President Clinton's credo, a concise statement of the fundamental principles that have guided his administration and its policies since its inception nearly four years ago. It continues, he writes, "the conversation I have had with the American people about our destiny as a nation."" "In the three main sections of the book - Opportunity, Responsibility, Community - the President explores the most important challenges we face today: making the American Dream available to every citizen willing to work for it; ensuring that individuals, families, businesses, and government shoulder their fair share of responsibility for themselves and one another; and seeking strength through diversity in a community of citizens united in a democracy whose achievements and glory are unrivaled." "America, the President observes, stands at a pivotal moment in its history. At the edge of a new century, we must decide between two visions of America. One vision foresees an "every man for himself" society that seems calculated to divide our people rather than unite us, to weaken rather than strengthen the bonds of community, to pay lip service to the importance of families without assuring the tools by which families can succeed. It is, the President declares, "a vision that is bereft of the simple understanding that in America we must go forward together, and we don't have a single person to waste.""--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Winning the Future

Author : Newt Gingrich
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781596980075
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Winning the Future written by Newt Gingrich and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's future in the twenty-first century, argues Newt Gingrich, will be determined by the decisions we make now. His book is a grass roots call to action--and will set the debate for the new administration and Congress.

REDESIGNING AMERICA for the 21st CENTURY

Author : David Paul
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book REDESIGNING AMERICA for the 21st CENTURY written by David Paul and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's problems are solvable. This book explains how we can eliminate homelessness, hunger and poverty while making health insurance affordable for everyone. It shows how we can do this in ways that conservatives, liberals, self-interest groups and the vast majority of Americans can accept. This can be done without constantly raising taxes or demonizing anyone. The book is divided into three parts. The first part explores some of the forces that are causing America's problems and why we have not been able to solve them. The second part explores our problems with healthcare, income, welfare, government spending, education and housing. The third part presents a set of solutions to mitigate these problems. It demonstrates that a set of solutions, which support each other, can be more feasible in mitigating related problems than focusing only on one problem at a time. Although counterintuitive, mitigating multiple related problems at the same time is actually easier and potentially more feasible. Establishing that the concepts and solutions presented are credible enough to warrant intensive investigation, refinement, and eventual implementation is the primary goal of this book. The set of solutions presented is only meant to be a starting point for discussions, refinements, and research. A very large amount of work, compromises with affected groups, public discussions, and political support will be needed before a version of these solutions can be implemented. Discover how we can make America a better place for all Americans.

Growing Apart?

Author : Sven Steinmo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139468618
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Growing Apart? written by Sven Steinmo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-19 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many thought the 21st century would witness political, economic and even ideological convergence amongst the countries of the West. This has not happened. Today we see America 'growing apart' from her democratic allies and neighbors. Growing Apart shows how the social, political, and economic forces shaping advanced democratic states are pushing America in different directions from the rest of the democratic world and argues that these changes are not the product of any particular president or government. This volume brings together a set of leading scholars who each examine the evolution of different social, political, and economic forces shaping Europe and America. It is the first book to unite the international relations scholarship on transatlantic relations with the comparative politics literature on the varieties of capitalism. Taken together, the essays in this volume address whether the 'West' will continue to remain a coherent entity in the 21st century.

Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century

Author : Augusto Lopez-Claros
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108476961
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century written by Augusto Lopez-Claros and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies the major weaknesses in the current United Nations system and proposes fundamental reforms to address each. This title is also available as Open Access.

The American Dream in the 21st Century

Author : Sandra Hanson
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1439903158
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book The American Dream in the 21st Century written by Sandra Hanson and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-17 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The diversity of contributions--from historians, political scientists, sociologists, and a pollster--distinguish The American Dream in the 21st Century from many other books on the topic. The multi-disciplinary focus is especially useful, as chapters provide cultural interpretations of Americans' attitudes toward the American Dream through the lenses of race, gender, religion and ethics."--Arne L. Kalleberg, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

America in the 21st Century

Author : Frank H. Columbus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book America in the 21st Century written by Frank H. Columbus and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Era

Author : Robert J. Lieber
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139460231
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The American Era written by Robert J. Lieber and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Era makes a provocative argument about America's world role. It sets out the case for a grand strategy that recognizes American preponderance as necessary and desirable for coping with the perils of the post-9/11 world. The book argues firstly that, Militant Islamic terrorism and weapons of mass destruction pose a threat which requires us to alter the way we think about the pre-emptive and preventive use of force. Secondly, the UN and other international bodies are incapable of acting on these urgent problems. Thirdly, in an international system with no true central authority other countries will inevitably look for leadership to the US. The book argues that if America does not respond actively to terrorist threats, no one else will take the initiative.

21st Century Issues in America

Author : Ph. D. James E. Pittman
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1449016669
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book 21st Century Issues in America written by Ph. D. James E. Pittman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for use as a textbook in an introductory (undergraduate) course in public administration.

Preparing for the Twenty-First Century

Author : Paul Kennedy
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307773574
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Preparing for the Twenty-First Century written by Paul Kennedy and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kennedy's groundbreaking book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers helped to reorder the current priorities of the United States. Now, he synthesizes extensive research on fields ranging from demography to robotics to draw a detailed, persuasive, and often sobering map of the very near future--a bold work that bridges the gap between history, prophecy, and policy.