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The Black Middle Class: Social Mobility—and VulnerabilityBenjamin P. Bowser The widespread presence of successful African Americans in virtually all walks of life has led many in the United States to believe that the races are now on an equal footing—and that color blindness is the most appropriate way to deal with racial difference. In strong contrast, Benjamin Bowser argues that the seemingly comparable black and white middle classes, while inextricably linked, in More > | |
A Storyteller's Worlds: Education of Shlomo Noble in Europe and AmericaJonathan Boyarin | |
Peace and the Public Purse: Economic Policies for Postwar StatebuildingJames K. Boyce and Madalene O'Donnell, editors In the aftermath of violent conflict, how do the economic challenges of statebuilding intersect with the political challenges of peacebuilding? How can the international community help lay the fiscal foundations for a sustainable state and a durable peace? Peace and the Public Purse examines these questions, lifting the curtain that often has separated economic policy from peace More > | |
Strategic Moral Diplomacy: Understanding the Enemy’s Moral UniverseLyn Boyd-Judson Is it possible for nations to negotiate in the context of seemingly incompatible moral values? Lyn Boyd-Judson answers yes—and argues that it can be strategically useful, as well as ethical, to assume that an enemy has just moral concerns.
Boyd-Judson uses the US and UN negotiations with Iran, Libya, Zimbabwe, and Haiti to illustrate the practical application of strategic moral diplomacy. More > | |
When Police Use Force: Context, Methods, OutcomesCraig Boylstein New technology has offered the public the opportunity to witness police use of force far more frequently than in the past—and has brought into sharp focus a number of big questions. Where does police power to use force come from? How have the federal courts ruled on the subject? What sort of guidelines have police departments given their officers, and are they appropriate guidelines? More > | |
Clinton’s War on Terror: Redefining US Security Strategy, 1993-2001James D. Boys In the aftermath of the catastrophic attacks of September 11, 2001, President Bill Clinton's time in office was portrayed as one in which vital opportunities to confront growing threats to US security were missed. Firmly challenging this characterization, James Boys explores the long-misunderstood approach adopted by the Clinton administration as it sought to define an effective response to More > | |
Shakespearian TragedyMalcolm Bradbury Bernard Harris and Peter Skrine, general editors "There is no such thing as Shakesperian Tragedy, there are only Shakesperian tragedies." Taking Kenneth Muir's observation as a departure point, this volume explores the variety of modes through which the tragedies communicate their meanings—the formal conventions and structural devices that were part of the Elizabethan dramatist's stock-in-trade. The essays examine More > | |
Down to Earth: Community Perspectives on Health, Development, and the EnvironmentBonnie Bradford and Margaret A. Gwynne, editors The authors explore linkages among health, development, and environmental issues, focusing on the interdependent issues of poverty, violence, excessive resource use, and irresponsible hazardous waste disposal. More > | |
Problem-Oriented Policing and Crime Prevention, 2nd editionAnthony A. Braga Instead of merely reacting to crimes once they've been committed, can police agencies learn how to prevent offenses from occurring? Anthony Braga’s comprehensive analysis demonstrates clearly how the emerging problem-oriented policing approach is proving effective in preventing a wide range of criminal activities.
Problem-Oriented Policing and Crime Prevention is the only book More > | |
Television: The Limits of DeregulationLori A. Brainard Despite a broad political environment conducive to deregulation, television is one industry that consistently fails to loosen government's regulatory grip. To explain why, Lori Brainard explores the technological changes, industry structures, and political dynamics influencing this policy quagmire.
Contradicting current scholarly and popular accounts, Brainard demonstrates that new More > |