Students and practitioners of Muslim political thought from Western and Muslim countries explore attempts by Muslim thinkers in the recent past and the present--a generation or two after most Muslims
Considering how recipes and food writing are read differently than other narratives, this book examines the concept of taste in food as cultural and emotional performance and shows how the dynamics of
This book reinterprets the Fluxus movement focusing on the important and charming contribution of Japanese musicians and artists. It argues they were at the roots of Fluxus in their radical and refine
This collection is a comprehensive and thorough assessment of the impact and legacy that Justice Antonin Scalia had on the Supreme Court. Chapters are written by leading legal and political science sc
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
Linguistic Mysteries of Ethnonyms in Inner Asia is recommended for scholars of inner Asian languages, cultures, and history, and unravels the origin and meaning of many ethnonyms on the basis of langu
This book puts recent events in the Southwestern United States into historical context, exploring how and why powerful elites are laying an assault on the history and identity of Mexican Americans and
Warfare in the 21st century is far different than warfare throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Conventional warfare was about kinetic force and bending an adversary by might and strength. Skills va
In On Patience, Matthew Pianaltoexplores the multiple aspects of patience and the relationship of patience to other virtues such as courage, love, and wisdom. Drawing from a wide range of sources and
Editors Sarah Tyson and Joshua M. Hall convene an international group of philosophical thinkers—from both inside and outside prison walls—who draw on a variety of historical figures and critical persp
"Beryl A. Radin and Joshua M. Chanin take us on an informative and provocative journey, focusing on our changing times and challenging our expectations of the role of government. Their collection of
The art of fengshui has had a deep and extensive impact on Korean, Chinese, and other East Asian cultures. Korean native Yoon (geography and environmental science, U. of Auckland, New Zealand) explore
The Rock Music Imagination is an exploration of rock artists in their social and artistic contexts, particularly between 1964 and 1980, and of rock music in relation to literature, that is, creative e
This book explores women’s obedience and resistance analyzing two women rebels who live on the social and geographical margins, in the Negev Desert in Israel. She examines their conscious and po
This study examines the continuing impact of the memory of the Vichy regime and World War II in France. It analyzes recent political and intellectual debates, trials and the passage of contentious law
Drone Nation provides historical context for the rise and acceptance of drone warfare by the United States and examines likely impacts of drone use. This gradual and important change signals a major d
Clementine K. Fujimura and Simone Nommensen discuss the ethical treatment of animals and provide an overview of current and past uses of animals to enhance human well-being in Germany, the United Stat
This social and political history of resettlement and state building in the Sino-Tibetan borderlands examines the aims of Han and Hui Chinese settlers sent to Qinghai province, their impact on the lan
Screening Minors in Latin American Cinema is the first volume to delve into the construction of children's subjectivity and agency in Latin American film, and addresses such questions as: How and to w
Lucretius’ philosophical epic De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) is a lengthy didactic and narrative celebration of the universe and, in particular, the world of nature and creation in which hu
This study examines the continuing impact of the memory of the Vichy regime and World War II in France. It analyzes recent political and intellectual debates, trials and the passage of contentious law
Drone Nation provides historical context for the rise and acceptance of drone warfare by the United States and examines likely impacts of drone use. This gradual and important change signals a major d
This book presents the reception of Hallyu ("the Korean Wave") and the real and imaginary “maps” of the export of South Korean cultural products around the world. It is an interdisciplinary and multic
"G. Andrew Stuckey has done magnificent work in rethinking the meaning and function of writing, memory, and history. In Old Stories Retold, he looks into sources drawn from both modern and pre-modern
Anastaplo collects 17 essays he has written over the several decades of his academic career on a range of biblical passages and topics. Though they were produced for various and specific audiences and
This is a paperbound reprint of a 2002 book. Simon (School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law at American U.) and Blaskovich (Chicago Police Dept.) present a statistical and descripti
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 study uses paired comparisons of Peru’s economic development experience with those of Chile and South Korea. It makes use of political and economic analysis to explore how and why some coun
This book interprets Max Stirner's The Ego and Its Own as a critique of modernity and traces the basic elements of his dialectical egoism through the writings of Benjamin Tucker, James L. Walker, and
Parables of Permanent War is a political, and, inescapably, moral chronicle of U.S. responses to the 9/11 attacks, and the grave consequences at home and abroad. There is, or ought to be, no such thin
A Soviet Journey by the South African activist and novelist Alex La Guma (1925–1985) is the longest and most substantive account of the USSR by a writer from sub-Saharan Africa. It is a rare and impor
Presentism: Essential Readings contains writings—classic and contemporary—that acquaint the reader with different versions of presentism, standard philosophical and scientific objections to presentism
This book provides an analysis of the politics of victimhood in contemporary Israel and the Palestine. Its insights about victimhood are conceptual, empirical and comparative.
This book invites faculty teaching at international branch campuses (IBCs), and international institutions using western curricula, to consider the opportunities and challenges of implementing America
Critical Examinations by Women of Color Navigating Mentoring Relationships explores and critically examines the opportunities and challenges presented in mentoring relationships involving women of col
In this book, narratives are constructed to help groups such as students, women, young Christians, evangelicals, internationally adopted children, and undocumented immigrants understand and articulate
This book addresses different approaches to critical intercultural communication pedagogy. The contributors explore a range of theoretical frameworks and intercultural concepts, and offer practical ap
This book examines Korean immigrants’ transnational activities, in particular their consumption of transnational media, and the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs), especia
This book examines Latina/o college student leadership and leadership development in higher education. Lozano analyzes emerging frameworks, empirical research, leadership models, essays, and promising
