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The Heritage of Islam: Women, Religion, and Politics in West AfricaBarbara Callaway and Lucy Creevey Callaway and Creevey explore the impact of Islam on the lives of West African women, particularly (but not exclusively) in Nigeria and Senegal.
Focusing on whether Islam acts as a barrier to women in the process of social change and development, they address a series of important questions: Is the pattern of training and education different for Muslim and non-Muslim girls? Comparatively, what is More > | |
Exploring International Human Rights: Essential ReadingsRhonda L. Callaway and Julie Harrelson-Stephens, editors Bringing together key selections that represent the full range of philosophical debates, policy analyses, and first-hand accounts, the editors offer a comprehensive and accessible set of readings on the major themes and issues in the field of international human rights. The reader has been carefully designed to enhance students' understanding not only of human rights, but also of differing More > | |
Asian American Racial Realities in Black and WhiteBruce Calvin Hoskins What does it mean for an Asian American to be part white—or part black? Bruce Hoskins probes the experience of biracial Asian Americans, revealing the ways that our discourse about multiracial identities too often reinforces racial hierarchies.
Hoskins explores the everyday lives of people of Asian/white and Asian/black heritage to uncover the role of our society's white-black More > | |
Contemporary African Art: The Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary African Art Held at the Camden Arts Centre, LondonCamden Arts Centre | |
Struggles for Local Democracy in the AndesJohn Cameron John Cameron draws on power-based approaches to the study of democratization as he thoughtfully explores efforts by indigenous and peasant groups to gain control of local governments and deepen democracy in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Cameron addresses three fundamental questions: What factors best explain the success or failure of local political movements in the Andes? What forms of More > | |
Latin America’s Left Turns: Politics, Policies, and Trajectories of ChangeMaxwell A. Cameron and Eric Hershberg, editors This accessible look at Latin American politics explores how—and to what effect—diverse forces on the left have not only captured the imagination of vast swathes of the continent’s population, but also taken hold of the reins of government.
The authors assess the multiple currents of Latin America's left turns, considering their origins, their relationships to political More > | |
Challenges to Democracy in the Andes: Strongmen, Broken Constitutions, and Regimes in CrisisMaxwell A. Cameron and Grace M. Jaramillo, editors Although military coups are rare in the Andean countries, democracies remain prone to deep political crises caused by elected leaders (especially strongmen, or caudillos) who abuse their power—often with broad public approval. What explains this phenomenon?
The authors of Challenges to Democracy in the Andes propose answers to this question. Offering an analytical framework that More > | |
The State in Transition: Reimagining Political SpaceJoseph A. Camilleri, Anthony P. Jarvis, and Albert J. Paolini, editors Until recently, the bounded, territorial, and sovereign state has been the foundation of modern understandings of political space. Now, however, as the patterns of world politics undergo major transformations through the competing processes of global integration and fragmentation, we are faced with the problem of how to conceptualize new and complex relationships. Further, addressing this problem More > | |
The Whistling Bird: Women Writers of the CaribbeanElaine Campbell and Pierrette Frickey, editors The Whistling Bird celebrates what were until recently the little-heard voices of women writers from the Caribbean. The anthology includes short stories, poetry, drama, and excerpts from novels—all rich, melodic works written with clarity and conviction.
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South Korea’s New Nationalism: The End of “One Korea”?Emma Campbell Why have traditional views of national identity in South Korea—views that for years drove a demand for reunification—been challenged so dramatically in recent years? What explains the growing ambivalence and even antagonism of South Korean young people toward unification with North Korea? Emma Campbell addresses these related puzzles, exploring the emergence of a new kind of More > |