This book looks at a United States that continues to be driven by racial and cultural divisions, from the disproportionately high number of incarcerated African Americans to heartfelt disagreements over the true nature of marriage and the proper role of faith in public policy.
Women's inner struggle over their marital names reveal how they negotiate a specific identity location in each dimension of identity. This... Læs mere
The modern world began with the clash of civilisations between Spaniards and native Americans. yet the Andes still host the New World's greatest linguistic survivor,... Læs mere
This book seeks to rectify Americans' views of its closest ally, Europe - an ambitious task, but one sorely lacking in the literature. Many prejudices about Europe surface in headlines, while others remain latent, but they are real, pervasive and ingrained.
This book is about redemption for people on the right and left of the political spectrum who can be proud of two politicians, Senator's Barry Goldwater and George McGovern, who demonstrated that defeat can be accepted with decency and honor.
This book examines the role of faith-based organizations in managing international aid, providing services,... Læs mere
An exploration of the way English literature has interacted with architectural edifices and the development of landscape as a national... Læs mere
Through a study of the readership of the most popular commercial daily newspaper in China during the early twentieth century,... Læs mere
This book is a timely contribution to the public debate of morality and politics. Is political morality permissive of deception, manipulation and violence? Is there room for... Læs mere
This book introduces a radically different type of liberal political theory by severing liberal thought from all underlying moral... Læs mere
Thinkers and historians have long perceived violence and its control as integral to the very idea of 'Western Civilization'.... Læs mere
Nigel Tubbs takes the history of Western philosophy to be the search for first principles. Arguing that neo-Platonic logic, fundamentally misunderstanding the negative,... Læs mere