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Brain Injury Survivors: Narratives of Rehabilitation and HealingLaura S. Lorenz Although millions of people are affected each year by brain injuries, what it is like to live with these injuries is often misunderstood. Laura Lorenz delves into the experience of acquired brain injury (ABI) survivors to reveal how they make sense of their changed circumstances—and how social policies and medical expectations can enhance, or detract from, their quality of life.
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Good Cop-Bad Cop: Mass Media and the Cycle of Police ReformJarret S. Lovell Good Cop/Bad Cop offers the first extended review of the influence of the mass media on local and federal law enforcement in the US. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach and drawing on popular characterizations of law enforcement from movies, newspapers, television, and literature, Jarret Lovell reveals police reform is inextricably linked to the rise and technological development of the More > | |
Kalman Silvert: Engaging Latin America, Building DemocracyAbraham F. Lowenthal and Martin Weinstein, editors Kalman Silvert highlights the extraordinary career of an extraordinary man—one of the founding architects of Latin American studies in the United States, a major builder of the inter-American scholarly community, and an influential figure in US-Latin American relations.
Thirteen distinguished Latin Americanists discuss Silvert's role as scholar, teacher, mentor, colleague, public More > | ![]() |
The Battle of Normandy: The Falaise GapJames Sidney Lucas and James Barker The Battle of the Falaise Pocket was a disaster for the Germans in August 1944. This books sets the battle in the context of Allied Strategy in Northern Europe. Having set the scene, the readers is led through each phase of the action. The particular strength is that it draws heavily on German sources giving the reader a penetrating insight into an army trapped in a killing ground. More > | ![]() |
#FeesMustFall and Its Aftermath: Violence, Wellbeing, and the Student Movement in South AfricaThierry M. Luescher, Angelina Wilson Fadiji, Keamogetse G. Morwe, Antonio Erasmus, Tshireletso S. Letsoalo, and Seipati B. Mokhema At first a small student protest against high fees at Wits University and the lack of government funding for higher education, the #FeesMustFall movement spread quickly, and violently, to other South African campuses.
#FeesMustFall tells the gripping story of the student activists' experiences during a year-long struggle that began in October 2015; it is also a story of the sacrifices that More > | ![]() |
Responding to Genocide: The Politics of International ActionAdam Lupel and Ernesto Verdeja, editors What are the causes of genocide and mass atrocities? How can we prevent these atrocities or, when that is no longer possible, intervene to stop them? What are the impediments to timely and robust action? In what ways do political factors shape the nature, and results, of international responses? The authors of Responding to Genocide explore these questions, examining the many challenges involved More > | ![]() |
Governing Africa’s Changing Societies: Dynamics of ReformEllen M. Lust and Stephen N. Ndegwa, editors What is the cumulative impact of the immense social, economic, and political changes that Africa has undergone in recent decades? What opportunities do those changes present to improve the lives of the continent's citizens?
Countering the prevailing mood of pessimism in the face of disappointed expectations, the authors of Governing Africa's Changing Societies demonstrate the More > | ![]() |
Political Participation in the Middle EastEllen Lust-Okar and Saloua Zerhouni, editors Political Participation in the Middle East provides essential context for understanding current political activism across the MENA region.
Through an in-depth exploration of seven countries, the authors address how formal and informal political institutions create opportunities for participation in venues as varied as trade unions, civic associations, political parties, and elections. And, More > | ![]() |
Isolating Qatar: The Gulf Rift, 2017–2021Edward A. Lynch In June 2017, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE announced a comprehensive boycott of Qatar. Diplomatic ties were severed, trade was banned, and airspace was closed. Qatari nationals were expelled from all four countries. It seemed that disaster loomed for this small Gulf nation. But not so. Instead, in an unexpected turn of events, the Qatari government deftly used its enormous wealth and More > | ![]() |
Primer in Radical Criminology: Critical Perspectives on Crime, Power, and Identity, 4th editionMichael J. Lynch and Raymond Michalowski This acclaimed textbook insightfully frames the problem of crime in relation to class, race, gender, culture, and history. More > | ![]() |