How did Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Cubans become known as "Hispanics" and "Latinos" in the United States? How did several…

Working at the intersection of anthropology, linguistics, and economics, the author shows how central bankers have been…

This work examines the emergence of the ethnic hero within popular culture. It looks at the dynamic rise of African-American…

This expanded edition features six new chapters, each of which provides a concise history of a literary term, critically…

George Herbert Mead is widely recognized as one of the most brilliantly original American pragmatists. Although he had a…

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Why do people keep fighting for social causes in the face of consistent failure? Why do they risk their physical, emotional,…

This text explores the perceived discrepancy between outward appearance and inward disposition which, it argues, influenced…

This interdisciplinary study uncovers a fascination with women cross dressers in the popular literature of early modern…

Provides understanding as to why we debate music categories, and why those terms are unstable and always shifting. This book…

Examining the tools and methods that the Romans employed for their investigations of nature, as well as their cultural,…

Why do we need new art? How free is the artist in making? And why is the artist, and particularly the poet, a figure of…

Produkt Thinking Like a Political Scientist - Howard, Christopher zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The University of…

Mozambique has been hailed as a success story by the international community. The author examines the role of customary law…

This study offers a different reading of the archaic lesbian poet, Sappho, whose poetry dates from the seventh century BC.…

It is often said that a teen "old enough to do the crime is old enough to do the time", but are teens mature and capable…

This text consists of critical analysis of four 20th-century liberal and postliberal thinkers: John Dewey, John Rawls,…

Addresses the problem of formulating ways to consider the undivided mind, drawing on various sources, from Descartes to…

In this interdisciplinary study of drama, arts, and spirituality, Gail Gibson provides a reappraisal of 15th-century England…

Produkt Politics of Resentment - Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker - Cramer, Katherine zakoupíte…

Introduces revisions throughout and expands authors' restatement of his position in light of Kojeve's commentary to bring it…

In this work, Ferber and Nelson look back at the progress of feminist economics and forward to its future, offering a…

What does it mean to be free? The author shows that individual agency is best conceived as a non-sovereign experience…

Chronicles the rise and fall of ACT UP - the organization founded by lesbians and gay men - highlighting a key factor in its…

At a time when women were generally excluded from scholarly discourse in the intellectual centers of Europe, four…

As the demand for blood and organs has grown, the value of a system that depends solely on gifts has been called into…

Produkt Philosophies of Art and Beauty - Hofstadter, Albert a Kuhns, Richard zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The…

Placing sensibility in dialogue with classical and early-modern antecedents as well as contemporary animal studies,this book…

John R. Weeks based his study on long-term observations made at the British Armstrong Bank in the UK. Not one person, from…

This treatment of minority-dominated congressional districts shows that the unintended consequences of black majority…

And with this landmark study as their guide, readers will be able to make their own informed predictions.…

Examines the visual images that have accompanied human rights struggles and the responses people have had to them. This…

Studies the working poor in the United States, focusing on the relation between welfare and low-wage earnings among working…

McMahon demonstrates how FDR's goals of constructing a stronger presidency and undermining the power of conservative…

Working with a wide range of texts, as well as movies and television, Nina Auerbach locates vampires at the heart of…

With the 2012 presidential election upon us, will voters cast their ballots for the candidates whose platforms and positions…

Produkt May '68 and Its Afterlives - Ross, Kristin zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The University of Chicago Press.…

Probes New Orleans' history, uncovering a web of racial interconnections and animosities that was instrumental to the…

This exploration of the work of nurses and other caregivers in nursing homes is set in the context of wider political,…

Sets out to account for the power of storytelling in mobilizing political and social movements. Analysing storytelling in…

This work draws on research in neuroscience, physiology, and experimental psychology to conceptualize habit and reason as…

With helpful annotations to the poetry, as well as a selected bibliography containing the most important editions and…

Presents a political-process model explaining the rise/decline of the black protest movement in the US. Moving from…

Produkt Theories of Imperialism - Mommsen, Wolfgang J. zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The University of Chicago…

The congressional agenda includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these…

The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in…