With the U.S. armed forces playing an ever increasing central role in American foreign policy, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the role of regional Commanders-in-Chief (CINCs) in both implementing and shaping relations with various countries.
Saudi Arabia and Yemen are two countries of crucial importance in the Middle East and yet our knowledge about them is highly limited, while typical ways of looking at the histories of these countries have impeded understanding.
A unique exploration by a French scholar of the contradictions inherent in the practice and justification of affirmative action programs in the United States.
This volume explores the role of informal networks in the politics of Middle Eastern economic reform. They help us... Læs mere
Understandings of sexuality and sex education have changed dramatically, and in this collection, the authors explore the various texts that were used to teach, to entertain, to sanction and to form a sexual standard for a nation.
In contrast to Euro-centric works on comparative fascism that set Japan apart from Germany and Italy, this book emphasizes parallels between Japan and its Axis Allies. In both Germany and Japan these were, from the beginning, strongly racial in nature.
This is an edited volume that examines the US-Japan security alliance, the key to US-Japanese relations since the end of US occupation in the 50s.
William Nylen begins by discussing North Americans' love-hate relationship with politics and politicians, then shows how Brazilians feel the same way (as do many citizens of democracies throughout the world).
Jose Marti, Cuban national hero, was one of Latin America's most influential litereary and political figures. Jose Marti: An Introduction offers such an introduction to... Læs mere