This comprehensive book, with the analysis of a large-scale survey and in-depth personal interviews through the lens of social theory, covers different aspects of Korean immigrants’ barriers to
In this new and updated volume, the contributors examine the phenomena of presidential swing states in the 2016 presidential election. They explore the reasons why some states and, now counties are th
By comparing the current reform process under President Raúl Castro to Cuba’s opening to market capitalism during the 1990s Special Period crisis, this book highlights the differences and
This book examines the underexplored business side of YouTube and YouTube audiences’ responses to product review videos, sponsored videos, and online video advertising as well as the creators&rs
This book examines working women in realistic and naturalistic literature. By addressing intersecting issues of race and class and including a study of domestic work, it contributes to the fields of m
This book argues that secularism and modernity are responsible for the identity crisis that minorities experience in India and Sri Lanka. It shows that content and aesthetics of minority writing are n
“Are families inherently unjust, and must they therefore be replaced by just anti-familial alternatives?” Challenging entrenched pro-family and anti-family views, this book advances a reco
This book analyzes the problem of the relations between time, sleep, and the body in Husserl’s phenomenology. It reconfigures the unity of the life of subjectivity in light of the phenomenon of
Gathering an international team of scholars, The Companion to Freedom and Nature is the first book devoted exclusively to Paul Ricoeur’s Freedom and Nature. Covering important influences on Ricoeur’s
Tropical Idolatry examines how thinkers within the Society of Jesus attempted to convert indigenous peoples of New Spain, the Philippine Islands, and the Mariana Islands to Catholicism. This book demo
This book by a diverse group of Cameroonian scholars, both at home and in the diaspora, presents multidisciplinary insights on some of the critical issues including political, economic, and sociocultu
This book aims to distinguish acceptable from unacceptable interest influences in science. Jan De Winter criticizes existing views on the integrity of science and the roles of financial, political, an
This volume offers new perspectives on the history of the Byzantine Balkans and beyond—regions that lived for centuries under the long shadow of Constantinople—as well as unique insights i
Ecotheology in the Humanities explores the connections between biblical, literary, film, and music studies through the poetry of Wendell Berry and Sherman Alexie, the cosmologies of J. R. R. Tolkien a
Combining historic and ethnographic research, Angela R. Demovic reveals the intersection of alcohol sales and stripteasing in the French Quarter. She demonstrates how B-drinkers—workers hired by
This book examines globalization using the concept of space to contextualize discussion of global issues. The growth of population, the increase of human activity, and the usage of new spaces contribu
This national study of permanent deacons explores trends in the diaconate as well as current and emerging opportunities and challenges in the ministry. Deacons and their wives, diaconate directors, an
Religion and Media in America is a qualitative study of six distinct ways religion, especially Christianity, has been woven into American popular and civic culture. It uses historical and contemporary
This book examines Washington Irving’s biography of the Prophet Muhammed and his other writings that engage Islamic history and the Muslim world. It explores the influence of Spain, Muslim and C
This book examines the transition in Israel’s military doctrine and analyzes Israel’s conflict with hybrid forces since 2006 compared with the high intensity wars in 1948–1982.
Psychoanalytic Trends in Theory and Practice, describes the history and current status of major psychoanalytic concepts with in-depth insights and clinical examples. Chapter authors address individual
This study examines the historical and contemporary experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with American football. It analyzes how they have used the sport to maintain a sense of communi
This collection explores social processes and meanings germane to the educational mobility of first-generation college students before and during their matriculation into higher education. The contrib
This collection provides a broad and multidisciplinary examination of contemporary Tajikistan. The contributors analyze the political regime—its stability, legitimacy mechanisms, and patterns of
Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J. S. Bach collects seventeen essays by leading Bach scholars. The essays explore Bach’s sacred vocal music from the perspectives of histo
This book explores the representation of American Roma from the nineteenth-century to today by examining portrayals in newsprint, television, movies, and social media.
This book covers the nomination and election of Donald Trump to the presidency. It places the 2016 election in historic perspective, examines today’s polarized party system, and considers the outlook
This book compares and contrasts the ideas of some of the leading twentieth-century critics of rationalism: Gadamer, Hayek, Kolnai, MacIntyre, Oakeshott, Polanyi, Ryle, Voegelin, and Wittgenstein. Thi
It is assumed institutions of higher education are a means to upward socioeconomic mobility and in turn a way of addressing poverty that is tied to certain racialized/sexualized bodies. But this is no
This book analyzes contemporary challenges and solutions to problems facing rural communities. The idea of reinvention is offered as a description of how rural communities adapt by changing focus to a
A Psychohistory of Metaphors traces how, in response to historical change, metaphors have expanded our introspective capabilities. By illuminating how new experiences borrowed from visual and spatial
This book explores new and emerging ways to approach popular culture—from case studies to emerging theories—and examines how popular culture, media, and communication influence our everyda
This book studies the history America’s political parties and the challenges they face today. In the 2016 primaries the anti-establishment candidates had an early advantage with a wild-card qual
Based on witness testimony and eighteen months of fieldwork, this work of disaster ethnography examines the effects of East Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami on the fishing town of Otsuchi. It
Urban Renewal and Resistance: Race, Space, and the City in the Late Twentieth to Early Twenty-First Centuries examines how urban spaces are rhetorically constructed through discourses that variously j
Spaces of Creation examines the creative and synergistic potential of mothers and daughters in diverse Francophone societies. The study reveals that problematic issues of dynamic, postcolonial societi
This book probes the challenges and opportunities faced by black women in the national political arena, paying special attention to the role of the media, campaign finance, and changing U.S. demograph
This book shares lessons from educational leaders who have stayed committed to their neighborhoods and have seen the moral imperative to provide equal opportunity to all students, particularly from co
