This co-edited collection explores contemporary research studies, performative writing, poetry, Latina/o studies, and gender studies through the lens of Gloria Anzaldúa’s theories, method
This book argues that the Doctrine of the Concept is the centerpiece of Hegel’s philosophical system and, through a close analysis of this final part of the Science of Logic, presents a detailed
This book investigates the different meanings and logics that the notion of qi/gi (?) has acquired within the East Asian traditions in order to understand the diversity of these traditions. More speci
This book investigates how a number of influential philosophies arose out of catastrophes, such as wars, plagues, and earthquakes. Central to the project is an explanation of how these catastrophes le
This book deconstructs the EU’s representation as “an ideal power” in world politics through an analysis of its policy on the Southern Mediterranean before and after the Arab uprisin
This book looks at political themes in the classic television show I Love Lucy. The book discusses the culture of the 1950’s in the context of the role of the housewife, social mobility, and the
This book uses literary analysis and digital humanities to show how social justice can be enacted in everyday actions through changing the way we think about lived spaces. As corporate and state power
The book examines the relation of individual freedom to the economic arrangements of society. It explores both the theory and practice of the competing paradigms of capitalism and socialism, as well a
This book contextualizes contemporary stand-up comedy within the wider socio-political terrain of neoliberal capitalism, contributing to a more complex and developed understanding of the relation of j
This book, written by African scholars on both sides of the Atlantic, explores contemporary debates, controversies, achievements, challenges, and future prospects of African development and democratiz
This book examines the transcultural nature of Black and African identities, globally based on the shifting identities and experiences that have been precipitated by increased migration by Africans an
This book demonstrates that both Western and Russian soft power are corrupting the traditions of Eastern Europe. To combat perceived Russian aggression, Eastern Europe must embrace Western institution
This book sheds light on Africa’s urban refugee spaces and is an expose and critical analysis of state–refugee relations in Nairobi, Kenya. The author employs Henry Lefebvre’s work o
This book examines cultural recycling in cinematic representations. Drawing from various disciplines including cultural studies, film studies, visual culture, and the history of ideas, Pop explains th
This book sheds light on the intricacies of conducting fieldwork on highly politicized and sensitive topics as well as in conflict settings. It addresses both the epistemological and theoretical along
This book is about the ways we make sense of the constant changes and interchanges of webs of meaning and being to which we are all connected. Working from textual, visual, historical, and contemporar
This book offers a dialogic ethic of listening that is empirically based, culturally grounded, and normative. Using ten core values, this book explains how understanding listening ethic can ultimately
This book explores women’s efforts to affect social change. Through the study of the past and present of local and global activism, the contributors explore the artistic, economic, educational,
Although he writes in a different genre than most other political thinkers, Francois Rabelais’s contribution to political philosophy carries weight because of his famous humor and unique style,
This book examines the changing depictions of grandparent culture from “old” to “hip” through celebrity grandparents, new forms of communication between grandparents and grandc
This book examines contemporary American politics and policy from a political–theological perspective. The work analyzes the value of Niebuhr’s political thought for American statecraft an
This book establishes Herbert G. Klein as a formative figure in the Nixon White House. His contributions to Nixon’s press strategies and their subsequent impact on the president’s actions
Established to help people jump start their lives and economy after over a half century of conflict, the South Sudanese microcredit sector collapsed in 2012 to the detriment of some 80,000 participant
This book focuses on the gap between genocide as a legal term and genocidal forcible child transfer as a catastrophic experience that disrupts a group’s continuity. It argues for the need to add
Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers regardless of the historical era or politic
Brown offers close textual analysis of Hegel’s theory of modality (actuality, possibility, necessity, contingency). It situates Hegel within historical and contemporary debates about metaphysics
Every human being is born and has gone through a process of birth. This book explores how imagery is used in religious, secular, and nonreligious ways during the contemporary rituals of birth, through
This book explores the issues and problems relating to chiropractic medicine, particularly in light of the current health care reform occurring in the United States.
This study examines the partnership of Joseph and Harriet Hawley, a married couple from Connecticut, during the American Civil War. Bringing together social, political, and military history, the autho
This book deals with the genre of Mukhta?ar in Islamic law and the significance of its emergence in the development and formation of Islamic law. This book comprehensively explores its emergence and a
This book examines how corporations have expanded their market and political power on a global scale by internationalizing production on terms highly favorable to investors. It also details how corpor
Neuropsychiatrist Michael T. H. Wong argues that the notions of soul, mind, brain, self and consciousness are no longer adequate on their own to explain humanity. He formulates a “third discours
Differences—cultural, religious, racial, gender, age—are at the heart of the most disruptive and disturbing concerns from personal relationships to global politics. Creative Encounters arg
From Huhugam to Hohokam: Heritage and Archaeology in the American Southwest is an historical comparison of archaeologists’ views of the ancient Hohokam with Native O’odham concepts about t
The book addresses indigenous peoples’ claims to autonomy and self-determination with a focus on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. It demonstrates the tensions between nation states and indigeno
The Crux of Refugee Resettlement reenvisions third-country resettlement, with a focus on the social networks generated by refugees. Each contributor uses ethnography to highlight refugee voices and ex
This book is an interdisciplinary exploration of literary tourism’s role in shaping how locations in the British and Irish Isles have been seen, narrated, and valued. It explores the consequence
Theories of Hope: Exploring Affective Dimensions of Human Experience explores the nature of hope from varied and diverse perspectives. This volume includes chapters examining hope within contexts of s
This volume explores the connections between people of Asian and African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing specifically on how they negotiated shared social spaces and experiences t
