Strange Beauty provides a new perspective on early Celtic stories of the Otherworld and their relevance to today's ecological concerns, arguing for a contemporary re-reading of the Otherworld trope in relation to physical experience.
Sino-American nuclear relations are critical given ongoing modernization efforts on both sides and an increasingly complex regional and global... Læs mere
Respected film critic Gonzalo Aguilar offers a lucid and sophisticated analysis of Argentine films of the last decade. This is the most complete and up-to-date work in... Læs mere
Benefiting from a truly Pan-American perspective, these essays evaluate the economics and politics of the new... Læs mere
This book demonstrates how human rights instruments and values have brought different movements together in the struggle against free trade. Estévez employs a specifically Latin American definition of human rights, thus challenging Eurocentric and Western discourses.
This collection examines Cuban cultural production during the Special Period of the 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet Bloc.... Læs mere
This book narrates and analyzes the southern tours that Booker T. Washington and his associates undertook in 1908-1912, relating them to Washington's racial philosophy and its impact on the various parts of black society.
These principles are then used to analyze current controversies in American education policy and practice about curriculum content, instructional methods, education standards, civic education, control of schools, and school finance.
A collection of original case studies of different types of political violence in the 20th and 21st century inspired by the pioneering work of Robert... Læs mere
The main focus of the contributors of this volume is to analyze closely major aspects of energy security, energy diplomacy, and maritime security in East and... Læs mere
This book compares the Communist parties of India and South Africa in their pursuits of socialist democracy.... Læs mere
This book offers a critical reassessment of the 'Asian values' debate, which dominated the human rights discourse in the late 1990s, and a... Læs mere