Cooper also demonstrates the ways in which the language of dancehall culture, often devalued as mere 'noise,' articulates a complex understanding of the... Læs mere
No longer viewed as a public good, higher education increasingly is besieged by corporate, right-wing and... Læs mere
Highlights education systems around the globe that sustain violence, brings together human security and preventive diplomacy research to predict future trends, and explores foreign policy implications that could lead to non-violent interventions abroad.
Taking issue with the convenient views that the Middle East is an irrational and exceptional region of world politics, and that the... Læs mere
Drury regards the political problems of the modern world to be thoroughly Biblical. In the politics of the Twenty-first century, we... Læs mere
Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology in the USA, from voice to digital, highlighting how the... Læs mere
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.
Although in hindsight the end of the Cold War seems almost inevitable, almost no one saw it coming and there is... Læs mere
This book seeks to develop and analyze in detail a key paradox of affirmative action in higher education, employment, and government contracting.
In this book, Zirakzadeh examines different types of social movements, from the Greens in Germany to the Shining Path in Peru. The book concludes with a... Læs mere
Esteemed journalism historian James Startt has crafted an intriguing case study of the relationship between political leadership and the mass media during its early days, using the political ascendancy of Woodrow Wilson as its focus.
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.