This study explores the history of the New School that developed in the postwar period and its role in communicating... Læs mere
While Islam has become a controversial topic in the West, a growing number of Westerners find powerful meaning in Islam. Becoming Muslim is an ethnographic study based on in-depth interviews with Swedish and American women who have converted to Islam.
This study enriches understanding of East Africa's refugee situation by examining the conditions that gave rise to... Læs mere
Iraq and Iran are the two most important states in the Gulf region, given their population size, military strength, and the potential threat they pose to other states in the region.
This book brings together fresh research from experts on contemporary Chinese poetry, built upon one of the most glorious poetic traditions of any... Læs mere
After its succès de scandale in France in 1856, Flaubert's Madame Bovary was widely adapted, sometimes so closely they were dismissed as plagiarism yet... Læs mere
This is a study of the struggle for the restoration of legitimate power in Uganda following the 1986 National Resistance Army/Movement (NRA/M)... Læs mere
This study examines certain key elements of the "making" or "inventing" of Lima as Peru's viceregal capital. Through analysis of... Læs mere
while religion is not the main driving force behind IR, international politics cannot be understood without taking religion into account; Second, it... Læs mere
This book explores the ways that institutions play a role - or fail to - in Japanese and American approaches to regional governance in... Læs mere
This book seeks to clarify the concept of irony and its relation to moral commitment. Frazier provides a... Læs mere
This book looks at the relationship of literary criticism to the social construction of race in Brazil. Isfahani-Hammond considers Gilberto Freyre's model of master/slave synthesis and examines what "multiculturalism" means after the turn of the century.