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John Wiley & Sons Mexican Karismata
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£50.25
University of Nebraska Press The Platte Channels in Time
Book SynopsisArising in two separate streams high in the Rockies and flowing east across the plains to meet the Missouri near Omaha, Nebraska, the Platte River is a microcosm of the geologic, plant, animal, and human worlds. This work focuses on the central role the Platte has played in shaping Nebraska and its heritage, both human and natural.Table of ContentsPreface to the Bison Books EditionList of IllustrationsPrefaceI. THE PASTThe LandThe First PeopleThe RiverThe Next PeopleThe IslandII. THE PRESENTThe SandbarThe Shoreline ForestThe Wet MeadowThe Wood LotThe PrairieIII. THE FUTUREThe Future of the RiverThe Future of the PeopleThe Future of the PastAfterwordAPPENDIXChecklist of Birds of the Middle Platte ValleyChecklist of Mammals of the Platte ValleyChecklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Hall CountyChecklist of Platte River Fishes in NebraskaChecklist of Common Plants on the Platte River Flood PlainBibliographical NotesFurther ReferencesAcknowledgmentsIndex
£11.39
John Wiley & Sons Native Resistance and the Pax Colonial in New
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£46.17
John Wiley & Sons Never to Return
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£33.75
Ohio University Press Stampede to Timberline
Book SynopsisThis book includes the story of 240 of Colorado’s mining camps, with emphasis on the human side. The men who swarmed to the mountains to find precious metal came in successive waves from the late 1850s on, combing the gulches, scrambling over the passes and climbing the peaks.Trade Review“(Stampede to Timberline) is written with a warm and humorous first-person voice that conveys the sense of discovery that the author must have felt as she searched out and explored these fading mining towns. The book is peppered with human interest stories and anecdotes from former miners and other explorers who were still around for first-person interviews at the time Wolle was doing her research.” * Sn3 Modeler *
£28.99
Ohio University Press Making of Legends
Book SynopsisSome of the American West’s grandest legends are about people who in reality were remorseless killers, robbers, and bandits. These outlaws flourished during the 1800s and gained notoriety throughout the following century.Trade Review“Dugan utilizes newspapers, government documents, court records, and local histories, to construct interesting, well-illustrated stories…His book will fascinate individuals interested in Western outlaws, even those who are relatively obscure.” * Journal of the West *
£31.50
Ohio University Press The Handywoman Stories
Book SynopsisLenore McComas Coberly has woven together a bittersweet community of strong Appalachian women and men in this remarkable collection. Moving and joyful, these stories are made from the stuff of life.Trade Review“The Handywoman Stories are the real thing—deep, pure, honest, and wise. Lenore Coberly's gift for narrative is a kind of genius. What a wonderful storyteller she is!”“Deeply affecting in their simplicity and sincerity, these 20 interlocking pieces by retired teacher/poet Coberly, set in her hometown in West Virginia, reveal an abiding sense of community even as their characters suffer through the inevitable changes brought by time. The homespun nature of these sharp-sighted little tales only enhances their warmth and wisdom; not only are the people in them ones we’d like to know, but somehow we’re made to feel we really do.” * Kirkus, starred review *“These stories are heartwarming and heart-rending. They are sweet, emotional, down-home tales that stir the soul and often bring a tear to the eye.”“Coberly taps into the lost tradition of rural storytelling…. Her earnest sense of compassion should appeal to readers seeking to explore country life in a difficult era.” * Publishers Weekly *
£31.50
Ohio University Press Pure Waters
Book SynopsisThe novels and nonfiction work of writer Frank Waters stand as a monument to his genius and to his lifetime quest to plumb the spiritual depths that he found for himself in the landscape and people of his beloved Southwest.
£27.90
John Wiley & Sons No Second Eden Poems
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£999.99
Ohio University Press The Lawyer Myth A Defense of the American Legal
Book SynopsisConfronts the hypocrisy of critics from both the right and the left who attempt to exploit popular misperceptions about lawyers and judges to further their own social and political agendas.Trade Review"An enlightening, convincing refutation of the myriad myths and misconceptions about lawyers and the legal system ... highly readable and well--reasoned." -- The Oklahoma Observer "Let's hear it for lawyers! No? Well, after reading this book, there may be more people willing to cheer. Strickland and Read were fed up with lawyers being blamed for the ills of society and the butt of jokes. In clear language, they explain just what lawyers do and why we need them. Anyone who has ever been caught in a legal tangle has reason to be grateful for a caring attorney. The authors also cover some of the myths about lawyers such as the woman who got a fortune because McDonald's made the coffee too hot and others." -- Book News, Inc. "Anyone thinking of going to law school must read this compelling book by two legal educators who have trained generations of lawyers. Professors Strickland and Read go behind the sensational cases that dominate headlines to explain why the myths about lawyers underestimate their important role in sustaining the rule of law." -- Anne Brandt, Associate Director for Education and Prelaw Programs, Law School Admission Council "This is a splendid book which really needed to be written. Having endured the slings and arrows launched at my profession for lo these many years, I am delighted that these authors offer herein a finely crafted, very insightful, and solidly reasoned defense of lawyers and the critical role lawyers play in our society. It is truly a must read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy." -- Andrew M. Coats, Past President, American College of Trial Lawyers, Dean, University of Oklahoma College of Law "Finally, a clear, witty, and welcome corrective to distorted views about lawyers and the legal system. Read and Strickland show how lawyers solve problems, resolve disputes, protect individual rights, and support the rule of law that underlies both our successful economy and the institutions of our free and democratic society." -- Joseph William Singer "Two longtime law professors and former law school deans are 'mad as hell' about the destructive myths and misconceptions about lawyers and the legal system perpetuated by uninformed and unfair media treatment, political comment, and public misunderstanding. They have assembled, in highly readable form, the empirical data, the historical perspective, and an excellent description of legal training and practice that should set the stage for a more thoughtful and rational discussion of what Americans really believe about the rule of law." -- Christine M. Durham, Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court
£23.39
Stanford University Press Consumption and Social Change in a PostSoviet
Book SynopsisThis ethnographic examination of a middle-class group that must re-position itself—schoolteachers in 1990s Russia—depicts the interplay between identity, morality and consumption.Trade Review"The book makes an important contribution to the emerging analyses of middle-class culture in Russia, and highlights issues such as the shame associated with poverty that have been under-examined in previous works." -- Michele Rivkin-Fish, University of North Carolina * Chapel Hill *"Patico has produced a richly textured analysis that rings true for a wider swath of society than that simply comprising her teachers." -- Foreign Affairs"This ethnographic study of Moscow public schoolteachers ... is a fascinating exploration of the teachers' perceptions of their place in the emerging market economy and resentment of the ostentatious, 'uncultured' post-Soviet nouveau riche. Well written and accessible, this book will be useful for anthropologists, economists, cultural historians, and scholars as well as student in Russian and postcolonial studies." -- A.H. Koblitz * Choice *"[F]resh and fascinating . . . Although many studies have shown that middle-class culture cannot be fully understood without examining consumption and consumerism, Patico's book is one of the few that makes a serious effort to theorize this linkage . . . [T]his is an ethnographically grounded and theoretically informed book that deepens our understanding of postsocialist transformations through the lens of a Russian middle-class culture. I would recommend it highly." -- Li Zhang * Dialectical Anthropology *"By unpacking consumption as a simultaneously pragmatic and emotional activity, Patico intervenes in current debates about how new post-Soviet persons are constituted, how consumers exercise choice and evaluate those choices, and the new meanings that commodities and practices of consumption acquire in rapidly changing societies. Ultimately, she offers a fascinating and timely glimpse into a Russia that is undergoing profound changes." -- Melissa L. Caldwell, University of California * Santa Cruz *
£81.00
Stanford University Press Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan 16481812
Book SynopsisA study of the development of human society in Yucatan during the colonial period, this book poses a challenge to a variety of accepted views, including the notion that Yucatan was isolated from the main part of Spain's New World empire and thus from international markets and the world economy.Trade Review“Complex, interesting, and convincing in its arguments, . . . [this book] forces the reader to rethink much of the received knowledge about acculturation, the hacienda, and interregional relations.”—Murdo J. MacLeod, University of Florida
£59.40
Stanford University Press Magnificent Failure
Book SynopsisIn words that are as clean and precise as his haunting, starkly beautiful photographs (71 duotones, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches), the author vividly recreates the life and times of the Western Homestead Era.Trade Review"The photos of homestead landscapes on these pages—structures, implements, fields, haystacks—speak of the work, hopes, and drought-battered lives of thousands of families." -- Utah Historial Quartery"Campbell gives us glimpses into real western history that is just beyond the fence line north of the highway or just three miles down a dusty back road, and he brings it to life so that we may all participate." -- The Chronicles of Oklahoma"A trained archaeologist and a gifted photographer, Campbell masterfully observes the materials the homesteaders left behind." -- New Mexico Historical Review"The book is a 'two thumbs up' and should have a place on your American history reference shelf." -- North Dakota History
£136.50
Stanford University Press Theories of Distinction
Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume by Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century formulate what he considered to be the preconditions for an adequate theory of modern society.Trade Review“Luhmann’s thought has become more and more influential internationally as one of the very rare examples of the ability of social theory to enlarge its theoretical resources and thereby gain a new grasp of significant empirical phenomena. This book presents Luhmann as a thinker who advances existing difference theories by combining them with systems theory.”—Dirk Baecker, University of Witten/HerdeckeTable of ContentsContents Rasch William PART I. 1. 2. PART II. 3. 4. 5. 6. PART III. 7. 8. PART IV. 9.
£79.20
Stanford University Press Devising Liberty
Book SynopsisThis book focus on the various constitutional problems surrounding the need to provide both enough union and public authority to guarantee defense and order, and a sufficient degree of individual liberty to satisfy the demands and expectations of private citizens who were wary of the arbitrary powers of government.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Contributors Introduction David Thomas Konig 1. Political economy and the creation of the Federal Republic Lance Banning 2. The expanding union Peter S. Onuf 3. Land and liberty on the post-revolutionary frontier Alan Taylor 4. The meaning of freedom for waterfront workers Paul A. Gilie 5. The ideas of an informed citizenry in the Early Republic Richard D. Brown 6. Jurisprudence and social policy in the New Republic David Thomas Konig 7. From the bonds of empire to the bonds of matrimony Norma Basch 8. The second great awakening and the market revolution Nathan O. Hatch 9. The problem of slavery in Southern political discourse Jan Lewis Abbreviations Notes Index.
£23.79
Stanford University Press No Law
Book SynopsisNo Law embraces an absolutist first amendment position to challenge the conventional idea that Congress may make laws abridging the freedom of expression to protect intellectual propertyTrade Review"Overall, I strongly recommend the book. It was a complex and intellectually stimulating read. It clearly describes the field of intellectual property today...The book should be required reading for anyone interested in the area of copyright law and would find a home in any course focused on constitutional law, intellectual property or public policy."—The Law and Politics Book Review"No Law has everything that makes a book valuable. It is clearly written, makes an original argument based on exhaustive research and challenges conventional thinking. Moreover, it offers a possible solution to a pressing social question."—International Journal of Communication"I was provoked and engaged by this book! There is much to learn here about intellectual property and the First Amendment, both separately and together. No Law is a very elegantly written, well-organized, and readable work of legal fantasy, and I mean this in a good sense."—Paul J. Heald, University of Georgia"This will be one of the most important books about intellectual property published this decade. The scholarship is more than excellent, the research is careful and well-documented, and the writing is nimble and illuminating." —-Keith Aoki, University of California, Davis"Inspired at times by Justice Hugo Black, at times by Jerry Garcia, Lange andPowell deliver an irreverent polemic, arguing for a world in which a more robust understanding of the First Amendment and its commitment to genuinelyfree expression require a fundamental restructuring of our overly inflated systems of copyright and similar exclusive speech-licensing regimes."—Yochai Benkler, author of The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and FreedomTable of ContentsContents Preface xxx Acknowledgments xxx Part I. Intellectual Property in America: The Idea and its Merits 1 1. Unfair Competition and Trademarks 000 2. Patents, Copyright and Neighboring Rights 3. Exclusivity versus Appropriation: Some Questions and Costs 4. "Exclusive Rights" and the Constitution Part II. Intellectual Productivity and Freedom of Expression 5. Foreshadows: International News Service versus The Associated Press 6. Intellectual Productivity and Freedom of Expression: The Conditions of Their Coexistence Part III. The First Amendment in America: Some Chapters in a History of Debate 7. The Origins of the First Amendment and the Question of Original Meaning 8. The Sedition Act of 1798 and the First First Amendment Crisis 9. Justice Holmes and the Arrival of Balancing 10. Justice Black and the Absolute First Amendment Part IV. The Absolute First Amendment Revisited: The Amendment as a Prohibition on Power 11. Constitutional Absolutes in a Holmesian World 12. Forward to the Eighteenth Century Part V. Summing Up 13. Intellectual Property in the Image of an Absolute First Amendment Notes 000 Bibliographic Note 000 Index 000
£22.49
Stanford University Press The European Union A Polity of States and
Book SynopsisThis book provides a general introduction to the European Union (EU) and describes how, from its origin in 1952, it has grown into a polity of 25 states with a population of more than 450 million.Trade Review"This book demonstrates the same lucidity and wisdom regarding the European Union that students of the European Court of Justice have come to expect from van Gerven's writings from the bench. Van Gerven raises and analyzes a series of important questions about democratic accountability and the rule of law in the EU, and about the meaning and the content of the proposed European Constitution." -Mark Pollack, Temple University "This book, written by one of the greatest scholars of European law, provides a rare insight into the evolving European constitutionalism. Itsanalytical narrative explores themes of democracy, accountability, humanrights and the rule of law and draws comparisons between the U.S. and European political systems. The end result is an excellent essay on European governance." -Takis Tridimas,University of London
£84.60
Stanford University Press Historicizing Online Politics
Book SynopsisThis pioneering work analyzes the impact of telegraphy and the internet on political participation in modern China.Trade Review"Zhou's book is an engaging and important addition to the literary of Chinese media studies." -- New Zealand Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsContents Introduction 000 Part I. Telegraphy 1. Telegraphy, Culture, and Policymaking 000 2. Telegraphy, Newspapers, and Public Opinion 000 3. Telegraphy, Political Participation, and State Control 000 4. Public Telegrams and Nationalist Mobilizations 000 5. Telegraph Power: Textual and Historical Contexts 000 Part II. The Internet 6. China and the Internet: Proactive Development and Control 000 7. Negotiating Power Online: The Party State, Intellectuals, and the Internet 000 8. Living on the Cyber Border: Minjian Online Political Writers in China 000 9. Informed Nationalism: Military Web Sites in Chinese Cyberspace 000 Conclusion 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
£87.00
Stanford University Press Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov
Book SynopsisPresents a collection of essays that converges around the usually close and intense relationship between Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov, two of the most important and remarkable American poets in the second half of the twentieth century. This book examines the issues that drew Levertov and Duncan together, and split them apart.Trade Review"This book is a companion to Stanford University Press's The Letters of Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov, and will greatly amplify the value of The Letters. One of the truly impressive aspects of the present volume is the admirable even-handedness with which the two poets are treated. This volume does one complex thing and does it very well: it makes the conflict between Levertov and Duncan come alive in the fullness of its political and poetic implications. It also makes a signal contribution by engaging with the huge Duncan-Levertov correspondence and demonstrating what a rich treasure trove it is. This study will be the definitive treatment of a very significant controversy."—Stephen Fredman, University of Notre DameTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Preface iii @toc1:Part I @toc2:1 Decision at the Apogee: Robert Duncan's Anarchist Critique of Denise Levertov 0 @tau:Robert J. Bertholf @toc2:2 Robert Duncan and the Question of Law: Ernst Kantorowicz and the Poet's Two Bodies 00 @tau:Gra'a Caphina @toc2:3 Better to Stumble to It: The Start of Duncan's Letters: Poems 19531956 000 @tau:Devin Johnston @toc2:4 Visions of the Field in Poetry and Painting: Denise Levertov, Robert Duncan, and John Button 000 @tau:Donna Krolik Hollenberg @toc1:II @toc2:5 My Stories with Robert Duncan 000 @tau:Ellen Tallman @toc2:6 The People P***k: A Dialectical Tale 000 @tau:Aaron Shurin @toc2:7 The Hasid and the Kabbalist 000 @tau:John Felstiner @toc1:III @toc2:8 Chelsea 8: Political Poetry at Mid-Century 000 @tau:Brett Millier @toc2:9 Poetic Authority and the Public Sphere of Politics in the Activist 60s: The Duncan-Levertov Debate 000 @tau:Anne Dewey @toc2:10 Prophetic Frustrations: Robert Duncan's Tribunals 000 @tau:Peter O'Leary @toc2:11 Revolution or Death: Levertov's Poetry in Time of War 000 @tau:Jose Rodriguez Herrera @toc2:12 The Vision of a Burning Babe: Southwell, Levertov, and Duncan 000 @tau:Paul A. Lacey @toc2:13 Poetic Language and Language Poetry: Levertov, Duncan, Creeley 000 @tau:Albert Gelpi @toc4:List of Contributors 000 Index 000
£77.35
Stanford University Press James Madison
Book SynopsisThis book evaluates the legacy of James Madison as a politician who thought carefully about institutions in the context of action. It brings together responses to Madison and his theory from a cross-section of modern political science, and views Madison not as an icon or mouthpiece of an era, but as a "modern" political scientist .Trade Review"Of all the Framers, James Madison arguably was closest to being a political scientist in the contemporary sense of the term. In preparing for the Philadelphia Convention, for instance, he made a thorough comparative study of ancient and modern confederacies. . . . These essays make a valuable and varied contribution to our understanding of Madison's political science and will elicit productive agreements and disagreements." -- Presidential Studies Quarterly"James Madison was America's first political scientist, and is arguably still its greatest. In these essays, Madison's latter-day heirs subject his close reasoning on the major problems of federalism and republicanism to some close scrutiny of their own. The result is a volume that illuminates both the sources of Madison's continuing influence on our ideas of the Founding era and the ways in which contemporary political science differs from his. One comes away from these papers impressed not only by how deeply the contributors have thought about Madison, but also by his capacity to inspire and demand continued critical thinking about the American constitutional system." -- Jack Rakove * Stanford University *"While James Madison has always received considerable scholarly attention, this book is unique in its sustained treatment of Madison in terms of concepts and theories arising from political science. Every chapter makes new and interesting arguments about James Madison's contributions to the 'theory and practice of Republican government.'" -- Eric Schickler, University of California * Berkeley *Table of ContentsContributors vii 1. Introduction 1 samuel kernell 2. Before and after Publius: The Sources and Influence of Madison's Political Thought 14 iain mclean 3. Madison's Theory of Public Goods 41 keith l. dougherty 4. Personal Motives, Constitutional Forms, and the Public Good: Madison on Political Leadership 63 randall strahan 5. "The True Principles of tRepublican Government": Reassessing James Madison's Political Science 92 samuel kernell 6. Madisonian Separation of Powers 126 john ferejohn 7. Madison's Dilemma: Revisiting the Relationship between the Senate and the "Great Compromise" at the Constitutional Convention 156 daniel widaniel wirls 8. Constituting a National Interest: Madison against the States' Autonomy 184 david brian robertson 9. The Madisonian Scheme to Control the National Government 217 jenna bednar 10. Madison at the First Congress: Institutional Design and Lessons from the Continental Congress, 1780-1783 243 rick k. wilson 11. Vote Trading in the First Federal Congress? James Madison and the Compromise of 1790 264 d. roderick kiewiet 12. Madison and the Founding of the Two-Party System 302 norman schofield appendix James Madison, "Vices of the Political System of the United States" 329 James Madison, Federalist 10, 56-65 334 James Madison, Federalist 51, 347-53 340 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson 343 Works Cited 351 Index 369 Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Political and social views, United States Politics and government 1783-1809, United States Politics and government Philosophy, Republicanism United States History 18th century, Federal government United States History 18th century, Political leadership United States History 18th century, Political science United States History 18th century
£23.99
Stanford University Press Building Experiments
Book SynopsisRanging from abstract theory to practical design solutions, this book provides the reader with the understandings needed to design and run cutting edge experiments.Trade Review“Rigorous yet lucid, practical yet profound, this first-rate scholarly contribution is an excellent introduction to the logic of experimental research in the social sciences, ideal for methodology classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Especially noteworthy is the way Willer and Walker anchor experimental sociology and social psychology in social science more broadly, and demonstrate that these disciplines can indeed be sciences in the same sense that physics is a science.” —William Sims Bainbridge“Readers will enjoy Willer and Walker's informative coverage of the classic sociological experiments such as Bales, Asch and Berger, including a much-needed critique of Milgram's obedience experiments. The authors provide a clear exposition of experimental methods, based on a distinction between theory-driven experiments and empirically driven experiments using the method of difference. They have written the definitive work on experiments in sociology.” —Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania“This book is brimming with examples, classic—including Archimedes and Aristotle!—as well as contemporary, of social research making it both accessible and useful to a wide audience.” —Phyllis Moen, University of Minnesota“This book is a must: It teaches the different experimental aims and designs; it shows how to link experiments to theory and important social questions; it demonstrates that experiments in the physical sciences and sociology follow the same logic; it gives instructions how to select subjects and treat them in an ethical way; and, above all, it motivates by delivering many examples of answers to fundamental social questions already provided by experiments in the past.” —Frans N. Stokman, ICS, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents @toc4:Preface xxx @toc2:1. What Is an Experiment? 1 2. Theory and the Scientific Method 000 3. Empirically Driven Experiments 000 4. Theory-Driven Experiments 000 5. Experiments As Social Relations 000 6. The Forms of Controlled Investigation 000 @toc4:Notes 000 References 000 Index 000
£62.90
Stanford University Press Rising China and Asian Democratization
Book SynopsisThis book argues that states democratize through a process of socialization to a liberal global culture. This can be seen in Taiwan and Thailand, whereas in China the Communist party resists democratization.Trade Review"The book is based on a very rich trove of recent, original research that will interest area specialists. At the same time, it makes a very interesting and innovative argument that scholars of globalization, democratization, and political development will want to read . . . the theoretical argument is original, thought-provoking, well-argued, and interesting, and offers a very pointed challenge to conventional wisdom. The way Lynch talks about China is brilliant." -- Shelley Rigger * Davidson College *"(The book) is magisterial. Because it encompasses so much and challenges so much, its theses will be debated. The book will prod people to do review essays and hold symposia. In short, it is a very important work. This is superb scholarship." -- Edward Friedman * University of Wisconsin-Madison *"...significant and clearly articulated..." -- Library Journal"Lynch's theoretical framework provides a new perspective on the variable of global culture; his arguments are likely to inspire much debate and reflection in policy making and scholarly circles." -- Taiwan Journal of Democracy"In Rising China, Lynch has fashioned a masterful intellectual work. The book is substantively and intellectually rich--at times exuberantly so...Rising China should establish Lynch as one of the major scholars in contemporary US-China relations." – International Studies ReviewTable of ContentsTable of Contents Preface: Rising China and Asian Democratization p. i Chapter 1: Democratization as Socialization to Global Culture(s) p. 1 Chapter 2: Buddhism and the Siamese Alacrity towards Global Culture p.44 Chapter 3: Deepening Thai Democracy in the 1990s--and Beyond? p. 108 Chapter 4: The CCP's Pursuit of "Multipolar Modernity" p. 180 Chapter 5: Chinese Cross-Currents Countered by "Political Civilization" p. 246 Chapter 6: Taiwan: Democratization as Desinification p. 308 Chapter 7: Threats to the Consolidation of Taiwanese Democracy p. 372 Chapter 8: The Future of Democracy and Global Culture in Asia p. 423 Bibliography p. 438
£87.00
Stanford University Press Ethnic Nationalism in Korea
Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive treatment of the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism from a sociohistorical perspective.Trade Review"Taken as a whole this book gives a helpful insight into the history of Korean nationalism and its effect on policy and society, thereby providing valuable background information on 20th century Korean social history. It views the history of modern Korea exclusively within the context of ethnic nationalism . . . [T]his book fills an important gap in social sciences and history within Korean studies regarding the development and effect of Korean nationalism. Taking Korea as a case study this work also represents a significant contribution to research on nationalism, showing that a particular ethnic nationalism has contributed partly towards a positive political and social development." -- Hee Seok Park * International Quarterly for Asian Studies *"This compelling empirical study is another important contribution from Gi-wook Shin. The sophisticated, balanced and nuanced treatment he brings to bear . . . will make it a valuable resource for political scientists, sociologists, cultural anthropologists, and, indeed, all who seek to understand the complex and elusive phenomenon that is nationalism." -- New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies"[O]ne of the first scholarly works to scrutinize and historicize the ethnic nationalism that most Koreans, and observers of Korea, usually take for granted. As such, Ethnic Nationalism in Korea is a valuable, critical case study of one of the most ethnically 'pure' nation-states in the world, a study that holds many interesting and useful implications." -- American Journal of Sociology"When the multidisciplinary discussion of nationalism was in its heyday a decade or two ago, I remember some frustration that the Korean instance was not considered more prominently. With Ethnic Nationalism in Korea, Gi-Wook Shin sets out to remedy this situation. The resulting combination of theoretical engagement and broad macro-historical and sociological perspective on the phenomenon of Korean identification based on notions of 'bloodline and shared ancestry' (p. 2) makes the book perhaps the first text to recommend to those students or colleagues with comparative interests." -- Korean StudiesTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Figures and Tables iii Acknowledgments iii @toc2:Introduction: Explaining the Roots and Politics of Korean Nationalism 1 @toc1:Part I Origins and Development 000 @toc2:1 Pan-Asianism and Nationalism 000 2 Colonial Racism and Nationalism 000 3 International Socialism and Nationalism 000 4 North Korea and "Socialism of Our Style" 000 5 Ilmin Chuui and "Modernization of the Fatherland" 000 @toc1:Part II Contentious Politics 000 @toc2:6 Universalism and Particularism in Nation Building 000 7 Tradition, Modernity, and Nation 000 8 Division and Politics of National Representation 000 9 Nation, History, and Politics 000 @toc1:Part III Current Manifestations 000 @toc2:10 Ethnic Identity and National Unification 000 11 Between Nationalism and Globalization 000 Conclusion: Genealogy, Legacy, and Future 000 @toc4:Appendix 1: Coding Standards on Textbooks 000 Appendix 2: Coding Standards on Magazines 000 Appendix 3: Findings of Statistical Analyses 000 Notes 000 Works Cited 000 Index 000
£74.25
Stanford University Press Making Poor Nations Rich
Book SynopsisMaking Poor Nations Rich illustrates the importance of institutions that support economic freedom and private property rights for promoting the form of productive entrepreneurship that leads to sustained increases in countries' standard of living.Trade Review"The book concludes with encouraging success stories from nations in Asia (China, India), Europe (Ireland), and even Africa (Botswana), whose economic achievement illustrates Powell's belief that encouraging small-business entrepreneurs is the best way to achieve and maintain general affluence... The writing here is vivid and intelligent. Futurists will be particularly interested in the essays by James A. Dorn on China's key achievements and remaining economic needs, as well as the assessment of India's prospects for attaining world prominence in trade and culture by Parth J. Shah and Renuka Sane." -- The Futurist"Making Poor Nations Rich is a serious attempt to further develop the theory of entrepreneurship. Fourteen chapters of the book cover the most important issues of our time: wealth and poverty of nations, the role of entrepreneurship in economic and human development, economic performance of transitional economies with the stories of both winners and losers." -- Yuri Maltsev * Carthage College *"This book is a bold quarterback sneak directly into a line of argument in economic development studies that has long been ignored, trivialized or considered impossible to measure. It emphasizes the critical role of entrepreneurship vigorously undertaken in a friendly institutional setting, moving from theoretical analyses to individual and national case studies in countries and regions worldwide." -- William Ratliff, Hoover Institution * Stanford University *"While previous literature on entrepreneurship focused on how to construct new government programs to promote entrepreneurship, this book turns that theory on its head. This book shows how policies that limit government's scope of action are necessary to promote entrepreneurship. It is a refreshing change, and much more in line with the new and upcoming theories in this area than any previous works on state entrepreneurship policy." -- Russell S. Sobel * West Virginia University *Table of ContentsPART I Institutions and Entrepreneurship 2 Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations Are Rich, and Others Poor Mancur Olson Jr. 25 3 Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Randall G. Holcombe 54 4 Entrepreneurship: Productive, Unproductive, and Destructive William J. Baumol 79 5 Economic Freedom and Property Rights: The Institutional Environment of Productive Entrepreneurship Robert A. Lawson 112 PART II Failures in Entrepreneurial Development 6 The African Development Conundrum George B. N. Ayittey 137 7 The Case of Latin America Alvaro Vargas Llosa 189 8 Entrepreneurship or Entremanureship? Digging Through Romania's Institutional Environment for Transition Lessons Peter J. Boettke, Christopher]. Coyne, and Peter T. Leeson 223 9 Sweden's Slowdown: The Impact of Interventionism on Entrepreneurship Dan Johansson 250 PART III Reform and Success in Entrepreneurial Development 10 China's March Toward the Market James A. Dorn 283 11 India: The Elephant in the Age of Liberation Parth J. Shah and Renuka Sane 309 12 Economic Freedom and Growth: The Case of the Celtic Tiger Benjamin Powell 342 13 Why Have Kiwis Not Become Tigers? Reforms, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Performance in New Zealand Frederic Sautet 364 14 Look, Botswana: No Hands! Why Botswana's Government Should Let the Economy Steer Itself Scott A. Beaulier 396
£99.00
Stanford University Press Postsocialist Modernity
Book SynopsisThis book examines Chinese culture under the condition of postsocialist modernity, in which market reforms have fundamentally altered the fields of film, literature, and cultural debate.Trade Review"This timely, informative study is remarkable in its narrative flow and clarity of argument. McGrath clearly delineates both the problems with market-driven cultural production and the pluralistic gains in freedom and openness by self-initiated, enterprising artists and writers." -- Ban Wang"Postsocialist Modernity is an engaging and well-written analysis that employs an array of primary sources to illustrate the ways literature, culture, and cinema connect to national transformation in an international context. Additionally, McGrath provides accurate and helpful translations of Chinese cultural terminology affiliated with this particular era. The book is strongly recommended to researchers, graduate students, upper-division undergraduates, and anyone interested in contemporary Chinese cinema, literature, and culture." -- Yilian Liao * China Review International *"This is the most lucid, engaging, and theoretically acute account of contemporary Chinese cultural production to have emerged in recent years from the Western academy." -- Andrew F. Jones, University of California"This thoughtful...study explores facets of Chinese culture resulting from China's recent transition from a socialist to a primarily market economy . . . Addressing a select group of texts, including commercial and avant-garde films and literature, McGrath shows that despite China's rapid rise in the global economy the cultural products of this period display a more hesitant, anxious attitude toward modernity." —CHOICE"This clearly written, engaging study of literature, film, debate and theory in contemporary culture beings with the insight that postsocialist Chinese modernity must be understood in the context of global modernity and, more specifically, the global capitalist system." -- China Quarterly
£81.00
Stanford University Press Bootstrapping Democracy
Book SynopsisThis book investigates participatory budgeting-a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs-to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society.Trade Review"Bootstrapping Democracy demonstrates the importance of ongoing experimentation as local governments and their civil society allies seek to deepen the quality of democratic institutions . . . Their research design, a paired case comparison, advances academic and policy debates on participatory democracy . . . The comparative approach used in this book makes it useful for both undergraduate and graduate courses."—Brian Wampler, Social Forces"This is one of the better contributions concerning participatory democracy in Brazil to be published in recent years. What makes this better than other recent studies of grassroots democracy in Brazil is the closer analysis of the different ways that PB develops across cities. . . This is an accessible book, even when the authors are discussing jargon-laden democratic theory or comparing Brazilian experiences to similar experiments in India and South Africa."—B. P. Keating, Choice"Insightful, subtle, and persuasively argued, Bootstrapping Democracy is a wonderful contribution to political theory and comparative politics. Writing on Brazil's two-decade-long experiment in participatory budgeting, Baiocchi, Heller, and Silva defend democracy's great promise: to turn citizens from clients into self-governing agents who, deploying their human powers, direct politics to a common good."—Joshua Cohen, Stanford University"Baiocchi, Heller, and Silva go beyond examining the 'success' of participatory budgeting to assess its actual impact in terms of government services and the further development of civil society. This clear, original work fills a very large void and really is incomparable."—Philip Oxhorn, McGill University"Bootstrapping Democracy is an exciting breath of fresh air in an era when the intellectual debate on how to construct effective democratic politics seems in danger of becoming sterile. Baiocchi, Heller, and Silva put an impressive set of empirical data together with an original theoretical perspective to create a positive thesis that should have a powerful invigorating impact on the democracy debate." —Peter Evans, University of California, Berkeley
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Stanford University Press Diasporic Homecomings
Book SynopsisDiasporic Homecomings provides a comparative, analytical overview of the major ethnic return migrant groups in Europe and East Asia through an in-depth, ethnographic account of their experiences.Trade Review"This volume offers a nuanced approach to ethnicity and culture, showing that the mutual ethnic affinity causing diasporic descendants to return-migrate is primarily based on essentialised assumptions of shared ethnicity that are quickly challenged as both migrants and hosts discover a multitude of cultural differences between them. The relevance of this volume exceeds the limits of migration studies and offers fresh perspectives for ethnic studies and identity theory as it addresses the close relationship between the social construction of ethnic identities and shifting class positions embedded in social context."—Heidi Dahles, Journal of Intercultural Studies"The editor's introduction and conclusion provide a succinct overview and analysis of some primary concerns, the ambivalent nature of diasporic homecomings, ethnic consequences for return migrants and their hosts, and the impact of government policies on immigration, citizenship, and the changing meanings of home and homeland. This well-integrated volume makes an important contribution to migration and diasporic studies . . . Highly recommended."—D. A. Chekki, Choice"Takeyuki Tsuda and his collaborators have successfully opened up a new field of inquiry with this ethnographically rich, comparative work. They have focused our attention on the return migration of those who trace their ethnic origins to countries in Europe, Asia, and Israel. There is nothing like this book currently available. It will become an instant classic in migration and diaspora studies."—Leo R. Chavez, author of The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation"[T]his is a book worth reading or using in classroom . . ."—John Liu, American Journal of Sociology"This volume is a sweeping portrayal of one of the most intriguing population movements in the world today-migration across international borders driven by both economic need and ethnic affinity. The scholarship, by an international assemblage of top experts, is meticulous and rich in both empirical data and theoretical insights."—Wayne A. Cornelius, University of California-San Diego
£87.00
Stanford University Press Securing Freedom in the Global Commons
Book SynopsisThis will be the first book to attempt to take a 'holistic' approach to security in the Commons (outer space, the atmosphere, the oceans, cyberspace, etc) in that it examines in detail each domain of the commons, identifying and assessing the current and future threats to free international access to the domain.Trade Review"Securing Freedom in the Global Commons is the first book-length study of security throughout the 'global commons' . . . The volume is timely, as freedom and security in the commons are increasingly under pressure from certain states, terrorism, and such illegal activity as (maritime) piracy and cyber crime." -- Chris Rahman * Political Studies Review *"Securing Freedom in the Global Commons presents an extensive and diverse academic study of the complexities defense planners, government policymakers, and private enterprise will face in the commons in decade ahead." -- Eric Sayers, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies"This is the first book-length examination of the stark implications of current and future challenges to America's reach and influence in the global commons. Its breadth is matched only by its high degree of scholarship and its relevance. The authors offer invaluable insights into the scale of the problem we face, and are to be commended for their innovative strategic thinking about solutions. Securing Freedom in the Global Commons is highly recommended to policy makers and students of national security and international relations." -- Frank Hoffman * U.S. National Analyst, Author of From Preponderance to Partnership, American Maritime Power in the 21st Century and The Contested Maritime Commons *"This volume goes far beyond its title by locating the global commons at the heart of current and future security challenges, delineating the forms many of these challenges are taking and identifying possible responses. It is an important contribution to our understanding of emerging security threats and is rich in both concept and detail. A must-read for all those interested in national and global security." -- Phil Williams, Wesley W. Posvar Professor of International Security and Director of the Matthew Ridgway Center * University of Pittsburgh *"The prosperity and stability of our global community depends increasingly on the open access to air space, outer space, oceans and more recently cyberspace as media for the continual transport of goods, capital, and information. Scott Jasper and his team have assembled the first comprehensive description of the multidimensional task of securing the global commons and the critical role our defense forces will play . . . A must read for serious analysts and educators in the national security field." -- Stuart E. Johnson, Senior Research Analyst
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Stanford University Press On Ceasing to Be Human
Book SynopsisOn Ceasing to be Human explores and develops a question posed by Stanley Cavell, "Can a human being be free of human nature?" particularly in terms of the link between freedom and nonidentity.Trade Review"On Ceasing to be Human is a must read in terms of recent discussions relating to the man/animal distinction. It does a brilliant job of bringing together strands of intellectual history—Deleuze, Nancy, Derrida, Agamben, Bataille, Blanchot, and Levinas—whose interconnections enable us to read French theory in an entirely new way even as they inform questions about the end of the human." -- Herman Rapaport"On Ceasing to be Human lays out with exemplary clarity the stakes of recent debates over the human. Bruns provides a commentary on the major positions presently in play, placing them in dialogue with one another and sketching out alternatives, fault lines, and disagreements. In his account, the human, as a concept or category, is inseparable from a conservative program to shore up currently dominant practices and institutions. He asks whether, in conceiving non-human others principally on the basis of their lack of human capacities, we remain fully human ourselves." -- R.M. Berry"Bruns has written yet another interesting book on his lifelong passions: the relation of literature and philosophy to their language; and the theme of poetry and ethics belonging to the domain of openness, responsibility, the singular, and the irreducible—versus traditional respect for rules . . . Overall, this short book is a wonderful aid in understanding current French thought on the title's topic . . . Recommended." -- S. Correa * CHOICE *
£59.25
Stanford University Press New Destination Dreaming
Book SynopsisNew Destination Dreaming examines how the rural South, as a "new destination" far from the traditional American immigrant urban gateways, affects Hispanic newcomers' patterns of economic, sociocultural, and political incorporation.Trade Review"With New Destination Dreaming, Helen B. Marrow has established herself as one of the most insightful and original scholars on the dispersion of the immigrant Latino population. By taking economic context, class configurations, and race relations seriously, Marrow shows how newcomers encounter both promise and peril in the Deep South." -- Rubén Hernández-León, University of California * Los Angeles *"New Destination Dreaming is an important study. Marrow's brilliant analysis of the incorporation of Hispanic immigrants into the rural and small-town South is replete with original insights. Guided by a sophisticated theoretical framework, Marrow uses an imaginative research design (based on ethnographic field work, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation) to ask questions that have not been raised before. In the process she collects rich comparative data that are rigorously and creatively examined. This book is a must-read, especially for students of immigration, and race and ethnic relations." -- William Julius Wilson"Immigration has come to small town America, and in New Destination Dreaming Helen Marrow offers a penetrating look at how Latino immigrants are faring in two rural southern counties. Drawing on rich observations and detailed interviews, she chronicles the efforts of hard-working migrants of humble origins and tenuous legal status to survive and even prosper in a foreign land while negotiating the complex and often conflicting currents of race, class, and citizenship. The book focuses a clarifying lens on the challenges of assimilation in places that have little experience of diversity beyond the black-white color line and no real history of immigration. It shines new light on old issues and will be of interest to all serious students of immigration." -- Douglas S. Massey". . .[New Destination Dreaming] provides much food for thought . . ." -- Gregory Weeks * American Journal of Sociology *
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Stanford University Press Victory for Hire
Book SynopsisThis book examines how private security contractors or analogous historical forces affect democracies' military effectiveness and likelihood of success in warfare across different deployment scenarios, and, in doing so, illustrates both theoretical and policy-relevant implications of the increasing use of private security forces by modern democracies.Trade Review"[Dunigan's] examples, analyses, and conclusions will be valuable for military leaders who work with security contractors, to citizens concerned about security contractor use, and to policy makers who decide whether to use them." -- Major Herman Reinhold * Military Review *"Dunigan provides an in-depth analysis of a growing an unsettling trend, various states' use of private security forces. She fills a void in recent writings with her examination of the impact that private security contractors have on military effectiveness. With the ever-increasing tendency to outsource various missions to contractors, the question becomes: what impact will these personnel have on military operations? What makes this book unique are the author's recommendations for alleviating negative impacts." -- Parameters"Molly Dunigan's seminal piece on the role of private security companies (PSCs) is already considered a classic in the field since its appearance in 2011. Her work filled a gap in the perspective on 'mercenaries' on past and future battlefields, dealing in large part with the implications for sovereignty on the one hand, and international law on the other . . . [T]his succinct but comprehensive analysis has important implications in a time of austerity and a future of economization that will inevitably reach modern militaries around the world." -- Gustav M. Meibauer * St. Antony's International Review *"Victory for Hire provides an invaluable look into both the pernicious effects and the operational advantages that private security forces provide governments. A must read for those interested in security policy and the study of interstate war." -- Allan C. Stam, Professor of Political Science * University of Michigan *
£81.90
Stanford University Press Restoring the Innovative Edge
Book SynopsisThis book provides a framework for restoring America's innovative edge by driving the evolution of science and technology, and ameliorating obstacles and blockages that cause failures in this process. The book's perspective is informed not only by the author's decades of research on innovation, but also his recent consulting with national public research laboratories and agencies.Trade Review"Concerned about the U.S. losing its innovative edge? Read Hage's book. He offers a new paradigm that is non-static, evolutionary, and sector focused—the meso level that places innovation processes squarely at the center of analysis. Densely packed with rich examples, this book offers practical, proactive managerial and policy remedies." -- Connie K. N. Chang, former Chief of Staff and Research Director to the Under Secretary for Technology * U.S. Department of Commerce *"Restoring the Innovative Edge presents a novel contribution to our understanding of how to create innovative organizations within a fiercely competitive international environment. This book will influence the debate on how to upgrade national competitiveness." -- Steven Casper, Henry E. Riggs Professor of Management * Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences *"Hage has written a masterful and unique book. He has taken on an incredibly important topic—national and firm competitiveness—and has created a volume that is at once rigorous, creative, and relevant. Hage suggests that sustained competitive advantage is rooted in radical product and process innovation and that these outcomes are nurtured by heterogeneous research teams and contexts. But also, these processes can be shaped by actions that span the firm, its sector, and public policy. Sustained innovation is clearly difficult and requires systematic diagnosis and action. Given its potential as a beacon on this challenging path, Restoring the Innovative Edge belongs on academics desks, in corporate board rooms, on policy makers' agenda, as well as in the managers' office." -- Michael Tushman, Paul R. Lawrence * Class of 1942 Professor at the Harvard Business School *"Jerry Hage presents thorough and insightful descriptions of the organizational elements that promote scientific discovery and innovation. Of particular interests are the clear outlines of practical steps for building an organization for innovation; specific examples of highly effective innovative teams; and details on how private-public partnerships can be pro-competitive in rapidly changing technology sectors. Jerry Hage also makes it clear throughout the book that more relevant and timely metrics are necessary inputs into the innovation process." -- Kaye Husbands Fealing, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota and founding Program Director of the Science of Science and Innovation Policy * National Science Foundation *
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Stanford University Press The Stillbirth of Capital
Book SynopsisBy systematically linking eighteenth-century European writing to the colonial history of India, The Stillbirth of Capital argues that the Enlightenment's vision of empire calls our own historical and theoretical paradigms into question, especially our premise that capitalism is the basis of modernity.Trade Review"This is an original book that adopts a historical materialist approach in order to question dominant readings of Enlightenment ideas. Ahmed's research into Britain's economic activities in India and his engaging rereading of individual texts make this an indispensible book for scholars working in 18-century studies. His engagement with contemporary postcolonial criticism, moreover, and the book's revisionist approach, will be of value too to postcolonial scholars." -- Emma Bird * Journal of Postcolonial Writing *"[Ahmed's] well-researched, thoroughly historicized study interrogates works that purport to reflect various principles of Enlightenment, e.g., Protestant and sentimental ethics, the free market, Orientalist knowledge, and the progressive state. Ahmed offers unique and engaging readings. . . . Highly Recommended." -- J. C. Eustace"This is an excellent book that argues with and challenges our understanding of the European Enlightenment's intellectual and material engagement with Europe's imperial history and fiscal practices, especially in colonial India. It will be of value to political and postcolonial theorists as well as to scholars with interest in Enlightenment studies, piracy, and the development of sentimentalism in the long eighteenth century." -- Ala Alryyes * Yale University *"This ambitious book takes on contemporary critics of colonial discourse studies on its way to making a powerful, innovative argument about the violent histories of European militarized trading companies in the Indian Ocean and the capacity of eighteenth-century texts to critically register these violent practices. Ahmed's prose is the equal of his scholarship, supple and mature in every regard." -- Suvir Kaul
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Stanford University Press Civic Engagements
Book SynopsisThis work examines how Indian and Vietnamese immigrants in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth area of Texas learn and practice civic engagement.Trade Review"Civic Engagements is a well-written and analytically astute book that will interest scholars in a variety of fields dealing with immigration, race and ethnicity, and civic and political participation, as well as religion, cultural studies, gender, and the family."—Sofya Aptekar, Journal of American Studies"Overall, this is a well-written and well-organized book."—Helen B. Marrow, International Migration Review"Brettell and Reed-Danahay have written an insightful, inventive, and thought-provoking book. Exploring how immigrants to the US from Vietnam and India carve out places of civic engagement in the process of becoming American, their work reveals that immigrant incorporation into mainstream America begins in an unexpected place: the ethnic enclave. . . . Highly recommended."—R. A. Harper, CHOICE"Brettell and Reed-Danahay have written a thoughtful and enlightening book based on detailed ethnographic research in one of America's new immigrant gateways. Through wonderfully rich case studies and careful analysis, Civic Engagements provides important insights into how Vietnamese and Indian immigrants are learning to become American while also maintaining strong ethnic identities."—Nancy Foner, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York"Civic Engagements is a graceful comparative look at two 'new American' communities. This book illustrates a crucial point about citizenship—that it is not to be measured simply by attainment of legal status but by engagement with others in activities that demonstrate belonging."—Karen Isaksen Leonard, University of California, Irvine"Civic Engagements is an eye-opening study of how Indians and Vietnamese 'become American' in distinct ways while reinforcing a strong sense of their own ethnic identity. This is no zero-sum story of mainstream assimilation as a vanishing act of ethnicity, but of active involvement in the multiple centers that make up the civic sphere. Citizenship, as it emerges here, is not just about rights granted, but participatory actions taken by immigrants to establish a dual sense of belonging, in Dallas and in diaspora."—Rubén G. Rumbaut, University of California, Irvine; co-author of Immigrant America: A Portrait
£22.49
Stanford University Press Global Citizenship and the University
Book SynopsisThis book examines faculty and students at four universities around the world to understand the diverse ways individuals experience and define citizenship in the age of globalization.Trade Review"Overall, the book is strongly structured and successfully bridges the fields of higher education and citizenship studies. It also offers an interesting and unique angle to examine various issues in the higher education arena."—Zhenzhou Zhao, Frontiers of Education in China"Rhoads and Szelényi offer fresh insights into the politics of globalization, the role of public good and private objectives, and the position of mobile non-citizens. This vivid, thoughtful book advances arguments about the limits of territorial nationalism and the implications of those limits for globalizing universities. A path-breaking work."—Simon Marginson, University of Melbourne"Beginning with the realization that the world has become inextricably interconnected, this excellent book—written with flair and many deep insights—seeks to understand what this might mean, and how its more democratic implications might be realized in higher education towards the formation of global citizens who are both morally informed and critically reflexive."—Fazal Rizvi, University of Melbourne, Australia"The challenges of globalization so carefully analyzed by Rhoads and Szelényi deeply affect the nature, identity, and roles of universities. Foremost among these challenges is the question, so exquisitely analyzed through case studies and solid theorizing in this book, of how universities may deal with the dilemmas of global citizenship in the context of growing hybridization, expansive global capitalism, growing transnational political spheres, and by implication new forms of identity. These are extraordinary times, with extraordinary challenges. This book is definitely a must to read."—Carlos Alberto Torres, University of California, Los Angeles
£97.20
Stanford University Press The NotSoSpecial Interests
Book SynopsisThe book explains why certain public groups, such as Jews, lawyers, and gun-owners, develop substantially more representation than others and why certain organizations, like the National Rifle Association, become the presumed spokespersons for these groups across media and all branches of government.Trade Review"Offering an insightful explanation of why some interests are better represented than others, Matt Grossmann's The Not-So-Special Interests is destined to become one of the most important books on interest groups in this decade. His impressive collection and analysis of original data supports a conceptual framework rooted in the tradition of Truman but thoroughly modernized to engage contemporary questions. Not only does the book make a powerful argument, it's a pleasure to read as well." -- McGee Young, Assistant Professor of Political Science * Marquette University *"In The Not-So-Special Interests, Matt Grossmann's focus is resolutely on the bigger picture of organized interests in Washington, D.C., and is rigorously empirical . . . This is an extremely useful book, one that will spur debate, discussion, and certainly subsequent research." -- David S. Meyer * American Journal of Sociology *"With new ideas, new perspectives, and new data, Matt Grossmann revisits an old idea. He offers a fresh view of how major societal interests promote their ideas, seek policy advantage, and fit within the overall mosaic of American political life. Drawing upon an impressive new dataset of 1,600 advocacy organizations, Grossmann lays out how pluralism can and does become institutionalized across many venues. The Not-So-Special Interests presents an important addition to how we understand the politics of faction in the United States." -- Burdett Loomis, Professor * University of Kansas *"Grossmann's contributions of behavioral pluralism and individual pluralism should become staples for those seeking to understand organized interest behavior and influence . . . Recommended." -- R. M. Alexander * CHOICE *"The Not-So-Special Interests is an elegant and well-grounded study." -- Edward Ashbee * Journal of American Studies *"Grossmann's work is a major contribution—breathtaking in its scope and innovative in its theories of American pluralism at the dawn of the twenty first century. The book should be read by everyone concerned about whose voices really count in Washington." -- Kristin A. Goss, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Sanford School of Public Policy * Duke University *"In The Not-So-Special Interests, Matthew Grossmann sheds new light on one of the central questions in democratic theory and politics—who is represented? Skillfully combining information about the political attitudes and behavior of a wide range of social groups with original data about the organizations that claim to speak for them in Washington, he explains why some advocacy organizations succeed while others fail. His analyses offer new and often surprising insights about the sources and consequences of cumulative inequalities produced by interest group mobilization, power, and access." -- Dara Z. Strolovitch * Associate Professor, University of Minnesota and author of Affirmative Advocacy: Race, Class, and Gender in Interest Group Politics *"This book is one of the more-impressive theoretically constructed and empirically executed studies of the aggregation and mobilization of interests available. It is conscientiously grounded in the available research, and the database, most of it self-generated, provides comprehensiveness in relation to the universe studied, public advocacy groups in Washington, DC. This allows for an intensity of analysis that results in an original, well-executed, and significant contribution to our understanding." -- William Crotty * Political Science Quarterly *"The Not-So-Special Interests provides a refreshingly clear-eyed assessment of the landscape of interest group politics in Washington. . .Cutting through the folklore about interest groups is no small task, but blazes and impressive trail. It dispassionately devises sensible theories. It mingles real-world insights with heaps of illuminating quantitative data, most of which the author created from scratch using techniques that combin methodological rigor and common sense. The end result is a book that has important implications for the study of interest groups and for other questions in the field." -- Nicholas Carnes * American Review of Politics *
£77.35
Stanford University Press The Sun Never Sets
Book SynopsisA memoir by L.W. "Bill" Lane, Jr., about Sunset, the extraordinarily influential western magazine he guided for several decades until 1990, and about the American West that the magazine helped shape in the twentieth century.Trade Review"Lane—a publishing pioneer, devotee of hard work, and insatiably curious man—personified the spirit of the American West."—Publishers Weekly"Bill Lane was a one-of-a-kind terrific guy who lived an energetic and constructive life. This memoir is a compelling reminder that the sun never sets on Bill Lane."—George P. Shultz, Former US Secretary of State and Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University"Bill was a man of the West. He was born on the sunset side of the Mississippi, moved as a young boy to California, hiked and packed as a lad in the great western parks of Yosemite and Sequoia, immersed himself in the region's stories and legends, and for decades published Sunset Magazine, as iconic a repository of western lore and lifestyles as there has ever been. His story is the story of the region he loved and served so well."—David M. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize winning author and Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University
£21.24
The University of North Carolina Press Germans to the Front West German Rearmament in
Book SynopsisThis study charts the path from Germany's total demilitarization after World War II to the appearance of the Bundeswehr, the West German army, in 1956. Although the establishment of the Bundeswehr ultimately stabilized Germany, the acrimony surrounding its formation was deeply divisive.
£42.26
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Rome the Greek World and the East Volume 3 The Greek World the Jews and the East
Book SynopsisPresents essays that contribute to our understanding of the impact of Rome on the peoples, cultures, and religions of the eastern Mediterranean, and the extent to which Graeco-Roman culture acted as a vehicle for the self-expression of indigenous cultures. This book offers English translations of passages in Greek, Latin, and Semitic languages.
£999.99
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Psycho Paths
Book SynopsisThis is a broad overview of the evolving serial killer genre in the two media most responsible for its popularity: literature and cinema of the 1980s and 1990s. The author theorizes that the serial killer genre results from a combination of earlier genre depictions of multiple murderers.
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The Catholic University of America Press Metaphysical Disputations III and IV
Book SynopsisFrancisco Suarez was one of the most important philosophers and theologians of Early Modern Scholasticism. Although Suarez spent most of his academic career as a professor of theology, he is better known today for his Metaphysical Disputations. This volume contains a facing-page English translation of Metaphysical Disputations III & IV.
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John Wiley & Sons Newarks Little Italy The Vanished First Ward
Book SynopsisUsing vintage photographs, interviews and archival material, this text tells the story of a remarkable American neighbourhood, Newark's old First Ward. Boasting the nation's fifth largest Italian population, the First Ward was a quintessential urban community.Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Preface Introduction "Nevarca" Little Italy Garside Street Sights and Sounds The Church Feasts Funerals Blackhanders, Bootleggers, Saints and Sinners The Ward Displacement Faith and Memory
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John Wiley & Sons Shtetl A Vernacular Intellectual History Key Words in Jewish Studies 05
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University of Virginia Press Pilgrimage to Vallombrosa From Vermont to Italy
Book SynopsisA combination of environmental history, travel writing, literary criticism, and memoir, this book features a pivotal figure who is the nineteenth-century diplomat and writer George Perkins Marsh, generally regarded as America's first environmentalist.
£28.45
New York University Press Freedom Not to Speak
Book SynopsisTraces the history of the freedom not to speak from the Middle Ages and Inquisition to the twentieth century and the House Committee on Un-American Activities. This title addresses the Civil War and Reconstruction loyalty oaths by Union Confederate soldiers, and the expulsion of Jehovah's Witnesses from schools for refusing to salute the flag.
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New York University Press New York Glory Religions in the City
Book SynopsisGathers together for the first time the best research on religion in contemporary New York CityTrade ReviewA first and welcomed attempt to map the spiritual landscape of New York City. New York Glory covers deftly the old changing denominations as well as the new immigrant religions. Old assumptions about secular Gotham may need some revision after reading this broad collection. -- Jose Casanova,author of Public Religions in the Modern WorldThis helpful sourcebook strives to be ‘anatomically correct' to the religious demography of New York, providing more on Catholics and Jews, Hispanics and African Americans, than Buddhists, Methodists, or New Age devotees. There's virtue in this approach, and the texture is rich. If you think of New York as a monument to secularityor as positively the work of the Devilthis book will make you think again. -- John Stratton Hawley,Barnard College, Columbia UniversityThese two edited volumes bring together a variety of authors to offer a rear combination: they focus on religion in urban America and on particular cities, namely New York City and Chicago...They are necessary reading for anyone who seeks to understand this area. * Sociology of Religion *In New York Glory the usually peripheral becomes foreground, and the core background. * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *The editors are to be encouraged for gathering together original material from some of the most current research on relgions in the city. * American Jewish History *
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New York University Press Asian American Religions
Book SynopsisRedraws old definitions of what it means to be religious and Asian American.Trade ReviewProvides the most comprehensive coverage of Asian Americans' religious practices, cutting across different ethnic groups, religions, topics, and generations. It should be an essential reader for anyone interested in Asian Americans' religious practices. -- Pyong Gap Min,co-editor of Religions in Asian America: Building Faith CommunitiesThis anthology represents the cutting-edge research on Asian American religions from a social science standpoint. * The Journal of Asian Studies *This volume is an important contribution to a much needed recognition of the role of religion in American social and cultural life. * Multicultural Review *Asian American Religion makes an important sociological contribution to our understanding of the nature of the interplay between religious diversity and American culture. * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *
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