A fresh exploration of the representation of poverty and class in American literature and film, through the juxtaposition of films, writings and the... Læs mere
This book explores a big puzzle in development economics - why Argentina, despite rich natural resources and ample human capital, has endured such poor growth... Læs mere
This book examines the changing national identities that are transforming East Asia - pushing China and Taiwan apart and toward a showdown, while propping up a weakened North Korea. Accomplished contributors analyze the dynamics and the U.S.'s policy response.
This book focuses on the location of the religious heritage of Africa within the academic study of religion - including indigenous African religions,... Læs mere
Sikes traces the shifting role of performance in the fashioning of subjectivity from the Modern to the Postmodern eras.... Læs mere
Starting with 19th century narratives of African American travelers to the Holy Land, the following chapters probe Islam's role in urban social movements, music and popular... Læs mere
Howard brings together top contributorsin avolume that provides a survey of new research and theoretical work on the topic of individualization. Topics covered include gender, social policy reform, and economy.
This groundbreaking volume considers whether the question of the high school's seeming demise is exaggerated and why it is experiencing the many problems that it does. Essays focus on the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Through detailed studies, this collection of writings by academics and activists explores the emergence of contemporary lesbian and... Læs mere
This book examines over 125 American, English, Irish and Anglo-Indian plays by 70 dramatists which were published in 14 American general interest periodicals aimed at the middle-class reader and consumer.
Melding evolutionary theory and both animal and human ethology together with close, descriptive historical research on a typical Tuscan village in the Seventeenth century, Hanlon explains the good reasons individuals had for behaving in ways that now seem strange to us.
This book argues for the ethical relevancy of contemporary fiction at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Through reading novels by such... Læs mere