This study by Collins (Pepperdine U.) explores the role of higher education in aiding poverty reduction in international development. Building on a theoretical framework that focuses on development, p
The academic study of Japanese immigrants and their descendants living abroad has tended to focus on a few aspects, particularly racial discrimination, but social scientists here look at ethnic identi
Pimlott (Niagara U., Niagara Falls, NY) traces the history of EMILY's List--Early Money Is Like Yeast--a political action committee founded in 1985 to support female pro-choice, pro-ERA Democratic can
Hua (political science, U. of Louisville) presents ten chapters examining the relationship between Islam, Muslims, and democratization within the context of Asian cultures from the perspective of theo
This volume examines interreligious encounters and dialogue between adherents to African traditional religion, Christianity, and Islam in Sierra Leone. The author is particularly concerned to discover
Until now, important research on the historical records of comets and meteor showers from China, Japan, and Korea has remained the exclusive preserve of those with expertise in the relevant languages.
Frisch and Kelly (both political science, California State U.-Channel Islands) chart the two-year struggle between President Carter and the US Congress over funding for water projects that culminated
The Internet is lowering barriers to information exchange and export to an unprecedented degree. This book is the first systematic investigation of how e-commerce impacts export marketing and perform
This volume investigates the catalogs that detail and classify manuscripts of Chinese Buddhist texts and explores their importance in the formation and transformation of the Chinese Buddhist canon and
Bodomo (linguistics and African studies, U. of Hong Kong) has an international resume, including higher education at the U. of Ghana (bachelors and masters degrees), PhD from the Norwegian U. of Scien
Between the end of the Tang empire about 907 and the rise of the Northern Song dynasty in 960, five dynasties vied for power at the core where China had been, so the period is called Five Dynasties pe
Masiero (American literature, U. of Venice) argues for the conflation of Philip Roth with his recurring character Nathan Zuckerman, who features in 9 of the prominent author's novels. She contends tha
Zarkin (political science, Westminster College) studies the evolution of Federal Communication Commission regulation of cable television between 1952 and 1980, in the process seeking theoretical insig
An expert on Islamic education, Dr. Eeqbal Hassim runs his own consultancy, focusing on teacher professional development across Australia in the area of Muslim education. He holds a PhD in Islamic stu
Ana Lucia Araujo is an assistant professor of histoiy at Howard University. She holds a joint PhD in history and social and historical anthropology from Universite Laval (Quebec, Canada) and Ecole de
