Adopting a comparative approach, the book examines the evolution of nationality law across the European Union since WWI.
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A decade ago, playwright dissident Václav Havel led an almost bloodless revolution against Czechoslovakia's hardline communist regime. This book examines... Læs mere
This book seeks to identify the processes which generate and perpetuate hunger in India, and what sort of... Læs mere
Development has been elusive for Latin America in the 1990s. Notwithstanding tough neoliberal reforms, defeated hyperinflation, and... Læs mere
This interdisciplinary and international collection explores the role of the arts in shaping contemporary religion and politics. The collection shows that the arts are central to struggles over the shape of society in the new millennium.
This book examines whether transplanting banks from outside can solve the problems involved in creating a well-functioning market economy, looking especially at the virtual complete takeover of East German banks by their Western counterparts after unification.
In this engaging oral history, residents of California's scenic, sparsely-populated Owens Valley reflect on their varied experiences with the region's turbulent past.
At the beginning of Whitebread Protestants, Daniel Sack writes "When I was young, church meant food. A blend of popular culture, religious... Læs mere
This book surveys US achievements and failures in the world across the 20th century. He concludes that the policy outcomes of the past century confirm the assumptions of mutual gain theory, complexity theory, and liberal peace theory.
In Queering the Moderns, Anne Herrmann revisits the narrative of literary modernism and the historical uses of the term "queer" to explore the emergence of identities specific to modernism.
Policy-makers in Pittsburgh, Birmingham and Rotterdam are confronted with rapidly changing social and economic environments.