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.
We live in an era where our view of school is reduced by a superficial public conversation. In this context, the complexity of the educational process and the debate... Læs mere
Attitudes toward food and commensality constituted a central fiber in the social, religious, and political fabric of ancient Chinese society.
The climate policy debate has been dominated by economic estimates of the costs of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the distribution of 'climate rights' is crucial to determining the economic affects of various policies.
The climate policy debate has been dominated by economic estimates of the costs of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the distribution of 'climate rights' is crucial to determining the economic affects of various policies.
The chapters in this collection will reveal this tension between theory and practice in order to engage the models of community and the theories of difference that support them as a way to teach, to learn, and to know.
As the World Bank famously put it back in 1989, 'underlying the litany of Africa's development problems is a crisis of... Læs mere
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.
This collection focuses on a woman's point of view in love poetry, and juxtaposes poems by women and poems about women to raise questions about how femininity is constructed.
This is the first sustained comparative examination of the importance of media... Læs mere