Animals in Religion explores the role of animals within a wide range of religious traditions. Exploring countless stories and myths passed down orally and in many religious texts, Barbara Allen—hersel
Tocqueville, Covenant, and the Democratic Revolution examines the intellectual and institutional context in which Alexis de Tocqueville developed his understanding of American political culture, with
After teaching his Democracy in America for over 30 years, Allen (political science, Carleton College) here investigates how Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) was able to characterize American politic
In Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937: Life of an Old Bolshevik, Barbara Allen offers an account of the political formation and positions of Russian Communist Alexander Shlyapnikov. As leader of the Wor
June 7, 2005, a sandstorm obscured what light lingered in Iraq’s nighttime sky as Staff Sergeant Alberto Martinez tied a claymore mine to a window grate. On the other side of the window Lt Louis Allen
Our frequent urban companion, cooing in the eaves of train stations or scavenging underfoot for breadcrumbs and discarded French fries, the pigeon has many detractors—and even some fans. Written out o
