Volume 5 provides an account and interpretation of the historical development of the region from around 1930 to the end of the twentieth century. and changes in social and demographic structures, including ethnicity and race consciousness and the role and status of women.
Volume 3 looks at various aspects of slave societies in the region from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.... Læs mere
This volume examines the early mining and planting in Espaniola, privateers and contraband traders, plantation societies, extinction of indigenous populations, and the beginning of the slave trade.
This book gathers together French-language authors who in the last decade have played a part in the renewal of interest in the question of nationalism.
In this thematically organized collection of primary sources, Stoll traces the development of the environmental movement and identifies its... Læs mere
Interest in the study of ethnic conflict has grown over the past decade. This is partly due to its... Læs mere
Among Egyptian fundamentalist groups, one of the most important ideological debates has been whether the Egyptian regime or the West should be the primary target of action.
This book provides readers with the first survey of social conditions since the opening of the borders between China and... Læs mere
Shadowboxing presents an explosive analysis of the history and practice of black feminisms, drawing upon political theory, history, and cultural studies in a sweepingly interdisciplinary work.
This study focuses on the social, racial, and artistic climate for African-American performers working during the swing era, roughly the late 1920s through the 1940s.
As a leader of the Kurdish national liberation movement for almost half a century, Mustafa Barzani witnessed many historical events that rocked the Middle East and had a strong impact on the fate of the Kurdish communities in the region.
Continuing his ongoing social critique, Henry Giroux now looks at the way corporate culture is encroaching on the lives of children by exploring three myths prevalent in our society: that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market;