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Women in Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery and EmpowermentJolene M. Sanders Can a recovery program like Alcoholics Anonymous inadvertently discourage women from seeking treatment? Are there ways that it can more effectively contribute to their sobriety? Combining individual personal narratives with statistical data, Jolene Sanders offers valuable insight into how women adapt the twelve-step program and interact with the masculine culture of AA in ways that allow them to More > | ![]() |
US-China Nuclear Relations: The Impact of Strategic TrianglesDavid Santoro, editor Though China remains a relatively weak nuclear power, it has in recent years become central to US strategic policymaking. What explains this shift? How is the US-China strategic nuclear relationship evolving? What role do other states play in shaping it?
To address these questions, the authors of US-China Nuclear Relations examine a series of strategic triangles involving China, the US, More > | ![]() |
Insuring Children’s Health: Contentious Politics and Public PolicyAlice Sardell Assuring that low-income children have health coverage would seem to be a noncontroversial and popular issue. Yet, the policy history of US children’s health insurance is full of drama, and the fate of the federal State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has been marked by ideological conflict and two presidential vetoes. Why?
Alice Sardell answers this question through an More > | ![]() |
The U.S. Army in a New Security EraSam C. Sarkesian and John Allen Williams, editors Grappling with the constraints and opportunities the U.S. Army faces in designing policy and strategic options for the post-INF era, a select group of scholars, military officers, and policymakers outline the current strategic posture of the army, the challenges of the future, and the steps needed to meet those challenges.
The book is the outgrowth of a workshop held to address issues More > | |
Jacksonian Jew: The Two Worlds of Mordecai NoahJonathan D. Sarna | ![]() |
The American Jewish Experience, 2nd editionJonathan D. Sarna, editor Offering a range of the liveliest, most informative writing on Jews in America from colonial times to the present, the revised edition of this popular collection, with nine new chapters, explores both contemporary issues and traditional areas of interest. An editor's note preceding each chapter highlights context and relevance, and a bibliographic essay follows each section. More > | ![]() |
Sexual Minorities in Sports: Prejudice at PlayMelanie L. Sartore-Baldwin, editor What does it mean to be gay, lesbian—or anyone else considered a sexual "other"—in the arena of competitive sports? With what consequences? The authors of Sexual Minorities in Sports shed light on the dynamics of sexual prejudice in venues ranging from high school athletics to the Olympics and the major leagues. Case studies of the experiences of LGBT athletes, coaches, and More > | ![]() |
Daughters of Sarah: Anthology of Jewish Women Writing in FrenchEva Martin Sartori and Madeleine Cottenet-Hage, editors National Jewish Book Awards Finalist!
The editors have gathered a treasure trove of excerpts (some translated into English for the first time) from a variety of genres—novels, short stories, letters, plays, poetry, autobiographies—to showcase the work of both well-known and less familiar French Jewish women writers from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The collection More > | ![]() |
Beyond Plunder: Toward Democratic Governance in LiberiaAmos Sawyer Can a stable political order be established in Liberia in the aftermath of the collapse of governance and a horrendous period of pillage and carnage? Amos Sawyer argues that the task can indeed be accomplished—but only in the context of new constitutional arrangements and governing institutions that differ markedly from those of the past.
Sawyer draws deeply on his experience as head of More > | ![]() |
Politics, Parties, and Elections in TurkeySabri Sayari and Yilmaz Esmer The Turkish party system has undergone significant changes since the 1940s, moving from a two-party system to one encompassing nineteen parties— and resulting in a highly fragmented parliament. The contributors to this volume assess the intertwined effects of party fragmentation and voter volatility in Turkey. Presenting a wealth of data, they illuminate the trajectory of democratic More > | ![]() |