Investigating the relationship between FARC and the Colombian state from the outbreak of conflict in 1964 to the signing of…

Examining aesthetic criticism, popular literature, avant-garde art, cinema, and political theory, Patrick Noonan argues that…

Daniel K. Sodickson'-a physicist and biomedical imaging innovator'-explores the rich history and surprising future of…

The Wake of Crows is an exploration of the entangled lives of humans and crows. Focusing on five key sites, Thom van Dooren…

Debating Disaster Risk brings together leading global experts to explore the controversies that emerge'-and the tough…

Built on interviews with more than fifty leading practitioners from major universities and ed-tech firms, Leveling the…

Pooja Rangan develops a framework for understanding how documentary practices have, under the mantle of accountability,…

Sixiang Wang demonstrates how Choson political actors strategically deployed cultural practices, values, and narratives to…

The Myth of Private Equity is a hard-hitting and meticulous exposĂ© from an insider''s viewpoint. Jeffrey C. Hooke'-a former…

This anthology offers an introduction to New Russian Drama through plays that illustrate the versatility and global…

Throughout their careers, social scientists must come up with compelling research topics, decide when and where to publish,…

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The technological leadership of the United States increasingly involves collaboration with other countries, especially China…

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

Based on the author's ethnographic research in India, the book explores the psychology of Hinduism, and offers an innovative…

Regina M. Janes proposes a new theory of the origins of the hereafter. Drawing on a variety of religious traditions and…

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

This historical study traces unrest and social transformation in Hong Kong and explores how merchants, the intelligentsia…

Learning to Kneel locates noh drama''s influence on American and European writers, dancers, and composers. Carrie J.…

The Inner Life of the Person Dying recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's perspective,…

Durham and Purrington approach the history of the universe by exploring the frontiers of physics, while maintaining a…

In this powerful anthropological study of a Bolivian tin mining town, Nash explores the influence of modern…

Living Through Loss provides a foundational identification of the many ways in which people experience loss over the life…

This controversial set of essays evaluates and extends international relations theory in light of the revolutionary events…

Staple to Superfood explores the sweet potato''s rich history and remarkable global influence, from the Americas to Europe…

This book is at once a guided introduction to Chinese nonfictional prose and an innovative textbook for the study of…

Essays discuss migration, courtship, the care of young, camouflage, hunting techniques, and symbiotic relationships.…

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An important account of the historical roots of the Tiananmen Square incident, Wang Fan-Isaac autobiography documents events…

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Wael B. Hallaq takes critique of Orientalism as a point of departure for rethinking the modern project. A remarkably…

Offering the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of fossil footprints, for both dinosaurs and other vertebrates, in the…

Can grassroots interest groups ever win the wars they wage in the political arena against big business in America? This book…

Notes to Literature is a collection of the great social theorist Theodor W. Adorno''s essays on such writers as Mann, Bloch,…

Boaz Ganor provides an authoritative analysis of Israel''s approach to counterterrorism throughout its existence. The book…

The Remarkable Madame Pandit is the definitive biography of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900'-1990), India''s greatest modern…

Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari spent decades striving for resolution of the Tibetan-Chinese conflict. He was the Dalai Lama''s special…

This is the story behind genetically engineered plants, covering the controversial birth of the field, its sudden death,…

Buried Beneath the City uses urban archaeology to retell the history of New York, from the deeper layers of the past to the…

A narrative of the development of the center and its relations with the surrounding community. The authors supply case…

In this groundbreaking, lavishly illustrated critical study, Joseph McBride provides insightful and revealing essayistic…

Combining perceptive insights from behavioral economics with leading-edge ideas on price management, this book offers a new…

A poet, scholar, philosopher, religious thinker, translator, and teacher, Viacheslav Ivanov (1866'-1949) was one of the most…

Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, Frederic G. Reamer speculates about the…

Through ten stories of struggles and successes in social sector organizations, Design Thinking for the Greater Good shows…

This analysis of the current economic situation in Africa describes the international and domestic political and social…

Presents a debate among systematic biology theorists to consider the strengths and weaknesses of five competing concepts.…

What made IBM so successful for such a long time, and what lessons can this iconic corporation teach present-day…