Jeffrey E. Cohen demonstrates that existing research has underestimated the president’s power to sway Congress. The President on Capitol Hill offers a compelling perspective on presidential-congressional relations and develops a new theory of presidential influence.
Historic preservation is typically regarded as an elitist practice. Through rich case studies of Baltimore... Læs mere
Richard Jean So draws on big data, computational methods, literary history, and close readings to offer an unprecedented analysis of racial inequality in American publishing that reveals the persistence of an extreme bias toward white authors.
This book is an introduction to programming with Python for MBA students and others in business positions who need a crash course. Beginning with fundamentals such as variables, strings,... Læs mere
This volume brings together leading experts from a variety of fields to critically evaluate the extent to which global norms on freedom of expression and information have been established and which actors and institutions have contributed to their diffusion.
Margarita M. Balmaceda follows Russia’s three largest fossil-fuel exports—natural gas, oil, and coal—from production in Siberia through transportation via Ukraine to final use in Germany in order to understand the tension between energy as threat and as opportunity.
N. Katherine Hayles traces the emergence of what she identifies as the postprint condition, exploring how the interweaving of print and digital technologies has changed not only books but also language, authorship, and what it means to be human.
Two veteran investment professionals demystify the role of luck in asset management.
Religion, Theory, Critique is an essential tool for learning about theory and method in the study of religion. Leading... Læs mere
In a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis that extends from the Civil War to the present, this book seeks to isolate the underlying causes of persistent rural... Læs mere
China’s dismantling of the Mao-era commune system under Deng Xiaoping has been seen... Læs mere