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Navigating Modernity: Postcolonialism, Identity, and International RelationsAlbert J. Paolini, edited by Anthony Elliott and Anthony Moran Placing the debate squarely within the discipline of international relations, Albert Paolini assesses the key personal and political dimensions of postcolonialism—one of the major political and cultural issues of the current era.
Paolini is concerned with the connections among postcolonialism, globalization, and modernity, and he offers one of the first detailed statements of those More > | |
Surviving Katrina: The Experiences of Low-Income African American WomenJessica Warner Pardee Jessica Pardee documents and examines the experiences of low-income African American women during Hurricane Katrina to uncover the ways that race, class, and gender shape the experiences of disasters. Drawing on intimate interviews to explore the complex challenges that these women faced in the course of the hurricane and its aftermath, Pardee reveals how, with so few material resources, they More > | ![]() |
The U.S. and the Two Koreas: A New TriangleTong Whan Park, editor In the present international climate, the Korean Peninsula is central to restructuring political and economic relationships in Northeast Asia. And as the sole remaining superpower, the United States plays a significant role in this reconfiguration, mediating conflicts and managing challenges that often originate in North Korea. This collection provides a cogent assessment of the new triangular More > | |
North Korea: The Politics of Unconventional WisdomHan S. Park Despite isolation, an impoverished economy, mass starvation, and the challenge of leadership succession, North Korea's socialist state continues to survive.
Han Park explores the reasons for this resilience, concentrating on the implications of mass beliefs and political ideology for the country's political life. Park begins with an examination of Juche, or self-reliance, the ideology More > | ![]() |
Finding a Way in International Development: Options for Ethical and Effective WorkSarah Parkinson Despite the labyrinthine bureaucracies, frustrating inefficiencies, and disorienting complexities of the "development business," many individuals and groups find their way through and contribute to positive change. How do they do it? What ethical and practical dilemmas do they face, and what strategies do they find most effective for overcoming them? Sarah Parkinson draws on the More > | ![]() |
Equal Work, Unequal Careers: African Americans in the WorkforceRochelle Parks-Yancy Why do some people get ahead in the workplace, while others, equally qualified, fall behind? Rochelle Parks-Yancy uses the experience of African American workers across the US to reveal how the forces of inequality and social capital shape long-term occupational success.
Parks-Yancy's mixed-methods approach probes the ways that people find jobs, lose jobs, and get promoted, illuminating the More > | ![]() |
Meth Mania: A History of MethamphetamineNicholas L. Parsons Ice. Methedrine. Crank. Crystal. Whatever its guise, the social and political contexts of methamphetamine share a certain uniqueness. Nicholas Parsons chronicles the history and mythology of methamphetamine in the United States from the 1940s—when it was hailed as a wonder drug—to the present. In an intriguing analysis, he also makes an important contribution to our understanding of More > | ![]() |
Democracy in the Americas: Stopping the PendulumRobert A. Pastor, editor, with a foreword by Jimmy Carter and Raúl Alfonsín Prominent scholars explore in this work the meaning of democracy and, looking at factors internal and external to the region, find clues as to why democracy has in the past failed in many Latin American countries and why it spread in the last decade of the1980s. More > | ![]() |
Development, Social Policy, and Community Action: Lessons From BelowLeila Patel and Marianne S. Ulriksen, editors Solutions to poverty and inequality are often designed, implemented, and evaluated in a top-down manner. The authors of this book turn things around, using a range of research approaches to show how social-assistance policies can be crafted to support local communities to effect positive change. Though based on studies conducted in the urban area of Doornkop, South Africa, the work applies equally More > | ![]() |
Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy: Ambivalent EngagementStewart Patrick and Shepard Forman, editors When should the United States cooperate with others in confronting global problems? Why is the U.S. often ambivalent about multilateral cooperation? What are the costs of acting alone? These are some of the timely questions addressed in this examination of the role of multilateralism in U.S. foreign policy.
The authors isolate a number of factors that help to explain U.S. reluctance to commit to More > | ![]() |