Addresses the role of citizenship as a buffer between individual and community. This book explicates the foundations of religious toleration. It affords a distinctive theoretical perspective that rivals that of various thinkers of the Western political tradition.
The "Maratha period" of the 17th and 18th centuries, when an independent Maratha state successfully resisted the Mughals, is a... Læs mere
Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, Frederic G. Reamer speculates about the factors that lead to crime and considers what we can do to prevent and respond to it meaningfully.
Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century.
A progressive reading of the history of the unknown that projects a hopeful future.
Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010.
The first book to draw a blueprint for defeating al-Qaeda on ideological rather than military grounds.
The Credential Society by Randall Collins is a classic on higher education and its role in American society. Forty years... Læs mere