The Pursuit of Justice is a realistic yet hopeful analysis of how the law works in practice rather than in theory. The multi-chapter... Læs mere
This compelling book introduces Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's capability approach and explores its significance for theory, policy and... Læs mere
This collection examines Cuban cultural production during the Special Period of the 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet Bloc.... Læs mere
The volume is a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to analyzing an enormously significant region in ways that clarify the kind of everyday life and work that is generated in a major urban global manufacturing site amid insecurity, inequality, and a virtually absent state.
Anne, Emily, and Charlotte Brontë's literary representations of illness and disease reflect the major role illness played in the lives of the Victorians and its frequent reoccurrence within the Brontës' personal lives.
There is a growing realization that business development is the most effective weapon in fighting world poverty. How the for-profit model can be harnessed... Læs mere
A concrete, action-based look at the ways businesses can become sustainable as moving towards a sustainable world becomes more and more important.
This volume provides an introduction to the history of the Soviet armed forces from 1917 to 1991. The authors highlight the many facets of the Cold War,... Læs mere
This book explores public health in China in particular the management of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of understanding China's compliance with and resistance to the norms and rules embedded in the global health regime.
Medieval and Early Modern Film and Media contextualizes historical films in an innovative way - not only relating them to the history of cinema, but also to premodern and early modern media.
Gillette shows that the sciences of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology were undergoing rapid development in the early Twentieth... Læs mere
This book explores the process by which constitutions and democratic institutions are constructed.... Læs mere