\nAlain Badiou\'s 1983-1984 lecture series focuses on the philosophical concept of oneness in the works of Descartes, Plato,…

Heiss provides the most detailed account available of the 1951 seizure of British oil holdings in Iran by prime minister…

The Remnants of Race Science traces the influence of ideas from the Global South on UNESCO\'s race campaign, illuminating…

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The Future as Catastrophe offers a novel critique of the fascination with disaster. Analyzing the catastrophic imaginary…

\nThe Struggle to Stay is an intimate and insightful portrait of single women\'s experiences in evangelical churches.…

This book provides an overview of the different forms of modern-day slavery, as well as a framework for the eradication of…

\nOra Szekely draws on sources including in-depth interviews, conflict data, and propaganda distributed through social media…

In the years between 1820 and 1860, the rise of the cotton textile industry in New England altered women's working and…

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Leading scholars reflect on the 1492 expulsions of the Jews from Spain.…

This is an English translation of one of China's greatest works of political literature. Written in the 17th century, it is…

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From the seventeenth-century attempts to formulate a "history of man" to Freud's Moses and Monotheism, de Certeau examines…

Is there such a thing as "girl culture"? This text argues that both "girls" and "culture" as ideas are too problematic to…

This is the first textbook to address the specific but polymorphous needs of women of color. With the help of guest authors,…

Anna M. Gade explores the religious and cultural foundations of Islamic environmentalisms. She blends textual and…

\nOil Leaders offers an unprecedented glimpse into the strategic thinking of top figures in the energy world from the 1980s…

\nFear of Seeing traces the new wave of Chinese science fiction\'s origin and development over the past three decades,…

\nThe Bloomberg Guide to Business Journalism provides students and professionals with the essential tools for reporting on…

Jeffrey E. Cohen demonstrates that existing research has underestimated the president's power to sway Congress. The…

Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz reconnects the Philippine Revolution to the histories of Southeast and East Asia through an…

The story of a grassroots political movement that flourished throughout the 1970s and 1980s.…

Looks at the history of American participation in politic, explains the reasons for public apathy, and assesses the ability…

The only English translation available of the most important first-hand account of the "Northern Crusades" in the Baltic…

Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in…

Designed for anyone interested in learning more about the aesthetics, history, philosophy and religion represented in the…

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Originally published in 1932, this treatise attempts to demonstrate that Karl Marx was a systematic thinker who developed a…

The author argues that Korea's rapid industrial growth is neither miracle nor cultural mystery, but the outcome of a…

\nEva von Redecker reconsiders critical theory\'s understanding of radical change in order to offer a bold new account of…

\nThe earliest and most influential commentary on the Zhuangzi is that of Guo Xiang (265-312). Richard John Lynn\'s…

\nThis book provides an insider\'s view for anyone looking to understand family offices as well as how to best serve and…

\nDavid O. Dowling critically examines how podcasting and its evolving conventions are transforming reporting—and even…

\nThe Myth of Private Equity is a hard-hitting and meticulous expose from an insider\'s viewpoint. Jeffrey C. Hooke-a former…

\nThe evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks explores the latest research on intimacy and desire to consider how new technologies…

This is the extraordinary story of how Japan was dramatically transformed during the long reign of Emperor Meiji, from an…

Exploring the links between Senator Hubert Humphrey's policies on racial justice and economic reform, Thurber investigates…

Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has…

Brand focuses on three countries-Jordan, Tunisia, and Morocco-with special attention to issues such as access to…

A comprehensive study of the cultural ecology, demography, and domestic organization of one village undergoing socioeconomic…

Spanning the first three decades of this century to the Sino-Japanese War, these twenty-two works of fiction, drama,…

Why do we fill our leisure time with the activities we do? And what do our hobbies say about our culture? Gelber traces the…

A collection of essays on the ethical issues created by the AIDS crisis. It addresses controversial issues related to the…

An historical account of the political and intellectual atmosphere of the USA in the early 20th century, which contends that…

Film Studies is a concise and indispensable introduction to the formal study of cinema. The second edition to this…

In the years since Hurricane Katrina, modern-day bohemians have flocked to New Orleans but often find themselves skirting…