Designed to stand on its own, or to accompany the seventh edition of D. R. SarDesai’s Southeast Asia: Past and Present, this updated reader includes classic and recent works on the history of Southeas
Islam and Human Rights is a probing examination of how the Islamic tradition has been exploited for political ends by regimes and institutions seeking to legitimize policies inimical to human rights.
For students and scholars of Japanese history, Friday (IES Abroad Tokyo Center, Japan) assembles 38 chapters that survey the history of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Addressing the
Too often the term “ghetto” is simply applied to any African American community, to the inner city as a whole, or recently to anything that is degraded or unrefined. But what is a ghetto? Does it ari
Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell examines the differences between how political science theory suggests campaigns should be run and how political consultants actually run campaigns
Now in its 3rd edition, this collection of essays critiquing the corporatization of childhood, or the ways in which corporations market to children, contains seven new chapters and has been updated to
"A comprehensive overview of the standard techniques of legal reasoning. It stands out because of the way it enriches the basic discussion with perspectives from legal history and theory."-Joan Willia
This collection of twenty-nine articles on the history, politics, economics and culture of Latin America showcases important contemporary scholarship in the field. This fifth edition contains core cha
Although discussions about the global environment are now a daily occurrence—from companies touting energy-saving products to politicians debating how to best address the issue of climate chang
Since the nineteenth century, when art history became an established academic discipline, works of art have been “read” in a variety of ways. These different ways of describing and interp
This informative book is a necessary companion for anyone seeking to uncover the secret of successful persuasion: to organize, construct, and communicate arguments. It is at once comprehensive and a
Prompted in no small part by the recent political shift to the left and move away from neoliberal economic globalization in Latin America, Buffington (women and gender studies, U. of Colorado, US) and
Party leaders in the US House of Representatives are expected to raise tremendous amounts of money for congressional campaign committees and for other party candidates and the ability to do so has bec
Immanuel Kant’s groundbreaking Critique of Pure Reason inaugurated a new way of understanding the world that continues to impact philosophy to the present day. With clear explanations and numer
Anderson (history, international studies, Miami University of Ohio) gathers contributors from geography, political science, history, anthropology, and economics to provide an interdisciplinary approac
Theories of the Policy Process provides a forum for the proponents of several of the most promising and widely used theoretical frameworks to present the basic propositions of their frameworks, to ass
The third edition of Politics in Chile provides significantly updated coverage of Chilean politics and economic development from the return to civilian rule in 1990 to the 2006 election and early admi
The 63 readings are designed to respond to the rise of a multi-disciplinary inequality field, the emergence of public intellectuals engaging inequality, and the new methodologies of a post-survey worl
This fourth edition expands its coverage of the fundamental issues in the field, including language and gender, and language and ethnicity. Now with a built-in Resource Manual and Study Guide, Langua
Noddings (education emerita, Stanford U.) has added review questions and literature guides for each chapter and a new chapter on school reform to this edition to complement her treatment of the philos
This chronologically organized new text provides comprehensive historical coverage of Latin America's politics and development from colonial times to the twenty-first century.
Initially designed to accompany Mark Lanier and Stuart Henry’s best-selling Essential Criminology textbook, this new reader is an up-to-date companion text perfect for all students of introduct
At one time the US and Latin America defined themselves in common as new and American, in contrast to the old, European order, and they enjoyed a period of friendship and cooperation based on that sus
"Congressman David Price proves he is uniquely qualified to guide us through the labyrinth of rules, roles, and representatives that is Congress. This third edition is thoroughly updated to cover deve
New Britain presents Tony Blair on all the major debates of British public life: from nationalized health care to crime prevention, from the welfare state to monetary policy, from religion to family v
Successor and companion volume to Words that Wound, the first book to argue for recognition of hate speech as a serious social problem. The current volume greatly expands the coverage of hate speech,
This beautifully produced survey of over a thousand years of Western art and architecture introduces the reader to a vast period of history ranging from ancient Rome to the age of exploration. The m
Changing China: A Geographic Appraisal provides an up-to-date and detailed account of the giant country that is undergoing an unparalleled and historic transition from a centralized command economy to
American Architecture introduces the reader to the major developments that shaped the American-built environment from before the Europeans to the present, from the everyday vernacular to the high styl
As a stand-alone treatment of Organizational Development (OD), this is an excellent supplement to traditional textbooks in the field and is a good addition to readings in organizational behavior and p
Pastor (political science, Emory U.) explains how the governments of Nicaragua and the U.S. learned from mistakes made in the past by the U.S. and Cuba, and found a way to avoid repeating those mistak
If the whole of the Christian life is to be governed by the ?law of love”?the twofold love of God and one’s neighbor?what might it mean to read lovingly? That is the question that drives this unique b
From the 1980s through the 1990s, children in many areas of the world benefited from new opportunities to attend school, but they also faced new demands to support their families because of continuing
Nolan (social anthropology and international development, U. of Cincinnati) explains how anthropology is used in international development projects to people who are or intend to be active in planning
Art historian Laurie Schneider Adams brings to students a vibrant and engaging presentation of Renaissance art history that is supported by up-to-date scholarship and methodology. The text opens with
Dostoevsky was one of those writers of the nineteenth century who came to be regarded by many readers in the following century as a prophet. How does he remain prophetic for us now, in the early twent
The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh has been extending small loans to poor borrowers (primarily women) to promote self-employment and income generation since 1976. The apparent success of the Grameen Bank
This up-to-date, reliable introductory account and interpretation of early medieval art combines art, history, and ideas from around 600 to 1050. Diebold describes diversity and complexity of early me
