This oral history reader, designed to supplement texts on the second half of the U.S. history survey, features the words of ordinary people who describe how they shaped, viewed, and remembered American history.
Understanding the current civil war in the Congo requires an examination of how the Congo's identity has been imagined over time.
One of the most important issues in comparative politics is the relationship between the state and society and the implications of different relationships for long-term social and economic development.
Acting with masks is one of the most ancient stage techniques still in use today. Masking Unmasked is a basic guide to using this ancient art to develop... Læs mere
This collection brings together top scholars to discuss the significance of violence from a global perspective and the intersections between the global structures of violence and more localized and intimate forms of violence.
Why, despite their similar goals, do the policy preferences of the European Union and United States diverge on so many multilateral issues?... Læs mere
In this ground-breaking study of the complex relationship between war, gender, and citizenship in Great Britain during World War I, Nicoletta Gullace shows how the assault on civilian masculinity led directly to women's suffrage.
Combining theoretical analyzes with case studies, this book increases understanding of the internationalization, diffusion... Læs mere
The book examines ancient and medieval myths central to the history of anti-semitism: Jews as 'Christ-killers', instruments of Satan, and ritual murderers of Christian children.
Since the 1980s there has been considerable interest in Mexico and its art, as one can see from the sheer number of exhibitions, catalogues, and articles devoted... Læs mere
Providing detail and depth, the book examines and compares corruption infour countries: the United States, Israel, Russia, and India. Each country... Læs mere
Added to these factors is a patronizing attitude from the West that change in Africa must take place within Western parameters, a UN that lacks any real power, and a US foreign policy in Africa that is unclear.