This book compares existing approaches to regionalism and transregionalism and discusses its global impact on world politics and economy. It argues that for the changing world order, the development o
Literary Narratives and the Cultural Imagination analyzes the cultural imaginaries of the United Kingdom and Spain through their national heroes, King Arthur and Don Quijote, and compares the ways in
Representing Agency in Popular Culture addresses the intersection of child and youth agency and popular culture. Here, scholars expand understandings of agency, power, and voice in children’s li
This book describes and analyzes the economic and administrative structure as well as the ideological background of the Old Babylonian state during the rule of the first dynasty. The author focuses on
This book draws on interdisciplinary research and mixed methods to investigate the extent to which Twitter is a useful tool for enhancing the relationship between sport teams and fans.
This work examines how preschool teachers construct the preschool teacher identity through everyday practices of teaching and caring. Pruit’s analysis of preschool teachers’ talk and interaction addre
Through the lens of a new interpretation of criminal justice history Bahrain, Sectarianism, and Crime focuses on a cache of colonial criminal cases dated 1924 to 1940. It outlines major shifts in noti
This study examines the concept of “party leadership” as used by officials in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It argues that the term was employed to both disguise and signal offi
This book analyzes the role of music in processes of religious change in contemporary progressive Judaism. Based on ethnographic research conducted in London, it illustrates a growing trend among prog
This comparative analysis of multiracials who identify as part-Asian and part-White and those who identify as part-Black and part-White indicates vastly different experiences of what it means to be mu
This book uses multiple methods to consider flaws in the current regulation of direct-to-consumer advertising, using Merck’s launch of Gardasil as a primary case study. It offers a specific way
Where policy is made depends to a large extent on how it is framed early in the process. This book discusses abortion policy in legal and political terms and analyzes how it ultimately led the courts
This book examines the representation, global inclusion, and commodification of the subaltern through digital platforms for online microfinance, the discourses of gender empowerment that emerge throug
This book explores portrayals of the disabled in Arab/Muslim post-colonial North African and Middle Eastern societies in genres ranging from classical Arabic scripture to secular popular culture. Arab
This book renders a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the socioeconomic and demographic outcomes of Puerto Ricans during Puerto Rico’s severe economic crisis. This book is a valuable resour
This book examines how industrialism led to the negation of racialized bodies, knowledges, and spaces. It analyzes the concept of the “individual” as a medical, economic, political, and theoretical te
This book outlines the rich array of work being done with evolution and ethics by biologists, zoologists, paleontologists, philosophers, theologians, psychologists, and political scientists. John Mizz
Part biography and part constructive ethical inquiry, this book is an original interpretation of the Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson’s ethical method and view of ethical integrity, with an emphasis
Forensic Rhetorics, Satellite Surveillance, and the Visualization of War Crimes and Human Rights Violations uses critical forensic perspectives in order to assess the strengths and weaknesses of gover
This comparative analysis of multiracials who identify as part-Asian and part-White and those who identify as part-Black and part-White indicates vastly different experiences of what it means to be mu
The American state, with its various instruments of policy-making and implementation, has found itself wrestling with various policy challenges related to matters of marginalization. Administration an
Postcoloniality, Globalization, and Diaspora: What’s Next? looks forward within the field of postcolonial studies and goes beyond the notion of hybridity and postcolonial reason beyond just portraying
