Nathan Glazer byl americký sociolog, který působil na Kalifornské univerzitě v Berkeley a po několik desetiletí na Harvardu. Jeho práce se zaměřovala na sociální otázky a komplexní dopady společenských změn.
Sociologickou studii Osamělý dav považují mnozí znalci za nejvlivnější knihu dvacátého století. Od prvního vydání, jež se stalo prvním sociologickým bestsellerem, uplynulo již půl století; analýza „nové střední třídy“ za pomoci pojmů „niterné řízení“ a „vnějškové řízení“ otevřela vzrušující nový rozměr vnímání psychologických, politických a ekonomických problémů, kterým čelí jedinec v současné, nejen americké společnosti. Tato diagnóza doby se mezitím stala nejen klasickou, nýbrž v některých bodech přímo prorockou. David Riesman (1909–2002) byl řádným profesorem sociální vědy nejprve na Chicagské univerzitě, posléze (od roku 1958) na Harvardu.
Sovereignty, the ultimate authority of a state over its territory and citizens, is increasingly challenged by various forces. International institutions and treaties addressing human rights, trade, and investment exert pressure from above, while discontented long-resident groups and new migrants challenge from below. This collection of authoritative studies by leading scholars explores these challenges and responses, highlighting the unpredictable nature of sovereignty as governments react.
The introductory chapter discusses how sovereignty is asserted in response to challenges, proposing a classification of these responses to better understand its evolving nature. The first part examines dual citizenship in the U.S., national human rights commissions in Asia, and the Falungong movement's challenge in China. The second part focuses on Japan's approach to global warming and the World Health Organization's efforts in Southeast Asia regarding infectious disease control.
The third part addresses conflicts arising from external changes impacting indigenous institutions in India, Fiji, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The final section analyzes the economic and cultural instability caused by Chinese migration to Russia, the effects of transnational regulatory campaigns, indigenous land rights in the Philippines, and the influence of transnational corporations on technology in Asia. A concluding chapter offers a global assessment of stat
The last two decades have been the most turbulent for American racial and ethnic relations since Reconstruction. Following the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, there has been an explosion of ethnic self-consciousness, affirmative action, and student militancy. What do these events mean, and what should we expect in the future?Nathan Glazer, one of America's foremost social critics, records and interprets the central developments of this crucial the shift of major civil rights groups and black leaders from color blindness to color consciousness; the split this shift occasioned with other civil rights advocates, such as Jewish groups; the rapid growth of ethnic self-consciousness and militancy and its impact on schools and colleges; the conflict over bilingualism and over civil rights enforcement caused by the expansion of affirmative action; and the rise of similar issues in the new multi-ethnic states that emerged from colonialism and in Western European nations transformed by mass immigration.The book sums up a period that closed with the election of the first national administration committed to withdrawal from the further reaches of civil rights enforcement, and it forecasts the issues that will be raised as new waves of immigration from Latin America and Asia further transform the American racial and ethnic mix.
