This book highlights the complicated diversity of Syria’s ethnic and religious fragmentation on the basis of the identity building process among the Yezidis, the lowest in the country’s socio-economic
This book examines major political movements during the Cold War through the rhetorical trope of the Nazi analogy. The examination pits ideas concerning utopian and dystopian social orders against the
Films depicting demoniacally possessed women who can only be saved by male religious figures through exorcism rituals have been produced and released around the world. This book considers the history
This book explores the significance of remembering the rescuers denouncing human rights crimes and protecting targeted victims—including the dead—during the Cold War state violence in Latin America. I
This book examines fragile states in the Americas and analyzes the security challenges that these states face. Chapters present case studies of fragile states, focusing on organized crime, drug traffi
As the first and largest guestworker program, the U.S.–Mexico Bracero Program (1942–1964) codified the unequal relations of labor migration between the two nations. This book interrogates the articula
How Journalists Use Twitter analyzes how Twitter has changed the routines and coverage strategies of four U.S. metropolitan newspapers. This book addresses newsroom work through the lens of four diffe
This book brings together traditional political texts with works of literature, film, and theater to demonstrate the need to go beyond traditional political analysis. It explores how the development o
This book presents a metacritique of racial formation theory. Across a diversity of approaches and objects of analysis, the contributors assess what we describe as the 'conceptual aphasia' gripping ra
This book explores aspects of William H. Poteat’s philosophical anthropology, which proposes a post-critical alternative to the prevailing dualistic conception of the person and opens a path to recove
Novel Perspectives on German-Language Comics: History, Pedagogy, Theory is the first English-language anthology to focus on graphic novels and comics from the German-speaking world. Its contributors t
This book examines how investigative journalism in China has challenged state power and broadened the scope of calls for democratic reform. It also analyzes the recent emergence of activist journalist
Global Women Leaders: Studies in Feminist Political Rhetoric demonstrates the ways in which women have used political rhetoric and political discourse to provide leadership, or assert their right to l
Through the careful analysis of historical figures and empirical policy successes, The Rhetoric of Genocide: Death as a Text reveals how strategic communication silences make the tragedy of genocide p
Nature’s Sublime uses a radical new form of phenomenology to probe into the deepest traits of the human process in its individual, social, religious, and aesthetic dimensions. Starting with theselving
The issue of coming into being in Greek philosophy is investigated mostly by specialists in language analysis and philological science. Plato versus Parmenides, Robert J. Roecklein brings to the fore
Linda Benbow examines the organizational culture and various levels of diversity found in an urban United States Postal Service mail processing facility. She shows how employee perceptions of social d
Striking a Balance: A Primer in Traditional Asian Values offers a lucid, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging review of the major ethical teachings in the dominant Asian traditions. Michael C. Branniga
A growing share of the world's population lives in the 175 developing countries, while global income and wealth are increasingly concentrated in the 25 developed countries. The resulting migration fro
Woodrow Wilson's contribution to American foreign policy is well known, but his role in the development of American political thought and institutions is less recognized. In this volume, Wilson schola
In his "relatively unmodified" revision of a 1990 work, Pontuso (political science, Hamden-Sydney College) discusses the critique of Marxism and communism that can be found in The Gulag Archipelago
This book helps modern institutions, particularly today’s military service academies, to solve concrete problems on how to inculcate the pursuit of the honorable in 21st Century leaders and sold
Netflix Nostalgia examines Netflix as both a creator and a distributor of nostalgic content, with contributions from scholars from around the world. The chapters examine the role of nostalgia in Netfl
This study examines the cultural history of cannabis and its various uses in the Atlantic world over the past two centuries. The author analyzes the Orientalist mindset that colored Western reception
The Alleluia Community is a covenant, charismatic, and ecumenical community that has thrived in living a radical version of the Christian tradition. Using a mixed methods approach, the author has docu
This volume presents the reader with a comprehensive account of the development of shale oil and gas reserves globally. This study provides a comparative perspective that enables readers to situate th
This book uses case studies from around the world to analyze the peacemaking processes of indigenous communities. Critical themes examined in the volume include change and continuity, the role of indi
Silver Universe explores the topic of aging through an interdisciplinary lens and promotes a high quality life for aging individuals through the idea of active living, which encourages patients to exe
This book provides an essential critical exploration of how disability is presently understood and responded to within the field of education. It forwards a human rights–focused model of disabil
Truth in the Public Sphere seeks to understand the significance of truth in the everyday world of human communication. Featuring an international group of contributors from across the humanities and s
This book explains the threat to global freedom of information presented by the European General Data Protection Regulation’s Right to be Forgotten and explores disruption in the global marketpl
This book presents a metacritique of racial formation theory. Across a diversity of approaches and objects of analysis, the contributors assess what we describe as the 'conceptual aphasia' gri
This study examines the Reagan administration’s proxy war against Nicaragua and its use of the emergent threat of international terrorism as a pretext. It also analyzes the administration’
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
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 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
As engagement becomes a trendy academic buzzword, we need sustained examinations of what this might mean in practice. This book investigates and models what writing studies scholars have found, both p
This book formulates a theory of global rhetoric encompassing Eastern and Western approaches. Based on the Field-Being philosophy, this book delves into the ontological foundations of both kinds of rh
Rhetorical Animals explores what the study of communication and persuasion would look like if it included the voices of all persuasive species, from the microscopic gut bacteria to the charismatic meg
This study examines the Democratic Progressive Party's 2016 electoral victory in Taiwan. It places the election within the context of Taiwan's recent political history and investigates whether
