The cross-cultural feminist focus of this anthology allows the contributors to consider the various ways in which global... Læs mere
In this new collection of essays on the Vietnam War, eminent scholars of the Second Indo-china conflict consider several key factors that led to the defeat of the United States and its allies.
By analyzing works by Alejo Carpentier, José Donoso, Severo Sarduy and Manuel Puig (author of Kiss of the Spiderwoma n),... Læs mere
This collection of scholarly essays reassesses the Beat Generation writers in mid-century American history and literature, as well as their broad cultural impact since the 60s from contemporary critical, theoretical, historical, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Many of the deep-rooted human conflicts that seize our attention today are not ready for formal mediation and negotiation. Governments can negotiate binding agreements and enforce and implement them, but only citizens can change human relationships.
Campbell engages in a complex, multi-level analysis of genocide's impact upon world order, and the inter-play of politics and morality in the international community's... Læs mere
Dialogue on the conflict between religious fundamentalism and women's rights is often stymied by an 'all or nothing' approach: fundamentalists... Læs mere
Since its birth in 1781, Los Angeles has come to define both the material and spiritual force of American civilization. Unmasking L.A.: Third Worlds and the City,... Læs mere
A comprehensive and stimulating examination of how the migration of women affects attitudes in receiving countries, among the women themselves, and how changing women's attitudes shapes their relations with men and between generations within ethnic groups.
Queer Italia gathers essays on Italian literature and film, medieval to modern. While fully cognizant of the theoretical risks inherent in... Læs mere
This book is a follow-up volume to the acclaimed The Persian Gulf at the Millennium: Essays in Politics, Economy, Security and Religion , published by St. Martin's Press in 1997.
Jett examines why peacekeeping operations fail by comparing the unsuccessful attempt at peacekeeping in Angola with the successful effort in Mozambique, alongside a wide range of other peacekeeping experiences.