Designed for humanists and theists alike, this book provides concrete suggestions to help college and university professors handle a range of ethical issues related to university curriculum, as they a
This book studies the views from countries in Asia, Europe, and Latin American of the United States and the 2016 presidential election. Twelve researchers of American politics evaluate how these persp
Arguing that the Western tradition of political thought and practice is shaped by two fundamentally different visions of politics that can, in essence, be traced back to Hobbes and Rousseau, Matthew (
"Winning the Unwinnable War shows how our own policy ideas led to 9/11 and then crippled our response in the Middle East, and it makes the case for an unsettling conclusion. By subordinating military
Inequity in Education represents the latest scholarship investigating issues of race, class, ethnicity, religion, gender, and national identity formation that influenced education in America throughou
Contributors to this groundbreaking volume discuss situations in which professional cultures and their interactions color negotiations on issues relating to trade, environment or disarmament. Professi
Within this collection, American and Mexican policy-oriented migration experts provide an up-to-date, binational analysis of Mexico-U.S. migration. They recommend specific forms of bilateral collabora
Gathered in this one volume, But Not Philosophy provides useful and thought-provoking introductions to seven major 'schools' of non-Western thought: Mesopotamian, ancient African, Hindu, Confucian, Bu
This study examines the history of Chicago soccer from 1887 to 1939 from the perspectives of recreation, immigration, labor, and urban history. The author analyzes the championship tournaments, teams,
The essays in this volume present new scholarship on imperial expansion through colonization and globalization from a variety of postcolonial perspectives. Most of the articles are grounded in literar
This authoritative volume analyzes the state of Russia's power transfer crises throughout time, taking aim at Russia's unpredictable leadership changes and the consequent crises that result from the a
Why does the academic study of international relations have limited impact on the policy community? InNew Directions for International Relations, Mintz and Russett identify differences in methods of a
Responding to the current interest in preventive diplomacy and post-conflict peace building, Smith (international service, American U.) explores how the teaching of history can reduce conflict by inte
The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was adopted by the Organization of American States in 1997 to fight corruption within the governments of the Western Hemisphere. Manfroni (law and poli
"`Follow the money' is an apt aphorism for this book. Politically minded students will learn how money is raised and where the jobs are. Highly recommended."---Bill Edwards, Columbus State UniversityC
Speaking of Teaching: Lessons from History focuses on teaching as a fundamental act of all human beings, viewing the question of teaching through the lens of five famous thinkers and two contemporary
Managing a Multilevel Foreign Policy is a helpful resource for enhancing current understanding of the European Union as an emerging actor in the global system. It introduces and examines the latest de
Editors Joan Grossman and Ruth Rischin pose to their contributors an intriguing question: What happens when the ideas of a thinker like William James, who—despite his originality—was deeply rooted in
This memoir is primarily concerned with Borton's engagement with Japan as a scholar and as a U.S. foreign policy planner. Bracketed by experiences teaching at Columbia U., as well as some discussion o
State of Corruption, State of Chaos provides a base of knowledge upon which critical analyses on the nature and causes of violence can draw. Studies in this volume were selected for their unique contr
Over the past several decades, democracy has taken root or been re-established in a number of countries with support from other democratic states and private groups. While the increase in the number o
In The Scepter Shall Not Depart from Judah, Alan Mittleman looks at some of the central problems of political philosophy—such as fundamental rights and the common good—from the point of view of rabbin
The American Revolution radically changed the lives of many, some of them friends of the Revolution, some not, and some who wished to have no part of it for either side. Rarely did one of these reluct
