Gender and Decolonization in the Congo focuses on women and questions of gender in its examination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the assassinated leader of the independent Congo.
Within a decade, private capital surpassed aid as the primary capital source for developing countries. A probe... Læs mere
The authors probe the reasons and circumstances surrounding the death and torture of African American female victims, relying on such methodological approaches as comparative historical work, content and media analysis, as well as literary criticism.
What is the appropriate criterion to use for distributive justice? Is it efficiency, need, contribution, entitlement,... Læs mere
In January 1998, after seven months of financial turmoil in East Asia, Alan Greenspan, the usually reticent Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank, noted that such 'vicious cycles...may, in fact, be a defining characteristic of the new high-tech international financial system'.
Many risks face the global insurance industry today, including the aging populations of developed countries, competition from other financial institutions, and both disparate and quickly changing regulatory demands, to name a few.
Drawing on ethnographic research with underrepresented communities in the Caribbean, Europe, South... Læs mere
What have medieval nuns, parrot shooting, Freemasonry, and Shetland revelry got in common? This study of monastic orders, guilds, Freemasonry and friendly... Læs mere
This diverse collection of gender research with an exclusive focus on spoken interaction explores how gender is reflected and accomplished in relation to other situational and larger-scale sociocultural practices, identities and structures.
This book analyzes key international monetary issues from a macro-foundations perspective. It proposes novel frameworks to interpret... Læs mere
Through a consideration of the representation of reproductive identities and experiences, the book highlights difference and diversity in relation to contemporary reproductive choices.
This volume critically examines the promise of a global civil society. Exploring issues in cases of diverse social justice movements, the contributors show that a... Læs mere