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Sierra Leone: Diamonds and the Struggle for DemocracyJohn L. Hirsch Sierra Leone's bitter experience with civil war garnered international attention only after the May 1997 coup, though the conflict between the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and successive governments had raged for at least a decade against the backdrop of more than three decades of progressive state collapse. John Hirsch traces Sierra Leone's downward spiral, drawing on his first-hand More > | ![]() |
Savings Services for the Poor: An Operational GuideMadeline Hirschland, editor In Savings for the Poor, Madeline Hirschland and other leaders in the microfinance field provide practical guidance for developing and managing sound savings operations for small and rural depositors. More > | ![]() |
Humane Migration: Establishing Legitimacy and Rights for Displaced PeopleChristine G.T. Ho and James Loucky Humane Migration offers a fresh look at the debate on international migration, particularly in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Arguing that migration should be considered a human right, not a criminal act, Christine Ho and James Loucky discuss why groups migrate, the obstacles that they face, and the benefits that they bring to their adopted communities. More > | ![]() |
Granting Justice: Cash, Care, and the Child Support GrantTessa Hochfeld Inspired by the scholarship of US critical theorist and feminist Nancy Fraser, Granting Justice draws on the stories of six South African women who rely on financial assistance programs for their, and their children's, survival. Hochfeld’s pathbreaking study dives deeply into issues of both social and gender justice—and shows how institutional failure can affect individual lives.
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Black Womanism in South Africa: Princess Emma SandileJanet Hodgson Janet Hodgson tells the inspiring story of Emma Sandile (1842-1892)—Princess Emma, as she was known in southern African colonial circles—in a narrative that reads like a novel, but is all true, based on archival sources and extensive fieldwork.
Tracing the life of this pioneer of black womanism, Hodgson explores Sandile’s early years, her education, and her many achievements More > | ![]() |
Ntsikana: His Great Hymn and His Enduring Legacy on Black ConsciousnessJanet Hodgson Janet Hodgson traces the life of Xhosa prophet Ntsikana (1780–1821) from his birth through his years as a Christian convert, evangelist, and composer of enduring hymns.
Ntsikana is known as one of the first Christians to adapt Christian ideas to African culture, writing hymns in isiXhosa and translating concepts into terms that resonated with his Xhosa community. Even today, his hymns are More > | ![]() |
Sexual Violence: Policies, Practices, and Challenges in the United States and CanadaJames F. Hodgson and Debra S. Kelley, editors Have recent US and Canadian reforms changed institutional responses to the crime of rape and the treatment of rape victims? Exploring this issue, the authors present multidisciplinary perspectives on the effectiveness of rape law reforms, debates on chemical castration, the policing of sexual violence, cyber rape, the role of sexual assault treatment programs, sexual assault among prisoners, the More > | ![]() |
Public Policing in the 21st Century: Issues and Dilemmas in the U.S. and CanadaJames F. Hodgson and Catherine Orban, editors This reader analyzes how U.S. and Canadian police agencies are responding to today's unprecedented challenges, including terrorist threats, school shootings, demands for increased responsiveness to women and minorities, and the policing requirements of the information age. More > | |
Distant Magnets: Expectations and Realities in the Immigrant ExperienceDirk Hoerder and Horst Rössler, editors This volume documents experiences of the many peasant and working-class emigrants from England, Ireland, Scandinavia, Italy, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and East European Jewish communities.
The comparative perspectives enables the authors to distinguish similarities and differences among diverse immigrant groups, experiences, and destinations. Drawing on rare first-hand accounts and More > | ![]() |
Corporate Actors in Global Governance: Business as Usual or New Deal?Matthias Hofferberth, editor What part do/should corporate actors play in global governance? With regard to concerns over such issues as public health, education, human rights, and the environment, they arguably are influential. But what is the actual nature of their engagement, and what motivates it? What challenges do they face when they assume more responsibility in these spheres? Are they responsive to the normative More > | ![]() |