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Ties That Bind, Ties That Divide: 100 Years of Hungarian Experience in the United StatesJulianna Puskás, editor, translated by Zora Ludwig In Ties That Bind, Ties That Divide, Juliana Puskás, a prominent scholar on immigration, examines the Hungarian-American experience. Often overshadowed by the stories of other immigrant communities, the Hungarian community is finally brought to the forefront in Puskás's thorough discussion. Beginning with a look at the semifeudal state of mid-nineteenth century Hungarian society, More > | |
Population and Environment in ChinaQu Geping and Li Jinchang Professors Qu and Li incorporate the results of historical research, current analysis, and forecasting to discuss the relationship between human population and the environment in China. Proposing ways that the PRC can move from vicious to positive cycles, they offer creative recommendations for overcoming the current crisis and promoting development.
A valuable scientific basis for China's policy More > | |
Embattled Neighbors: Syria, Israel, and LebanonRobert G. Rabil Israel's ongoing dispute with Syria and Lebanon gravely undermines the potential for peace in the Middle East. Charting the course of this triangular relationship since 1948, Robert Rabil successfully integrates the domestic and international dynamics of the key players to reveal the complexities of this seemingly intractable conflict. More > | |
Germans and Jews Since the Holocaust: The Changing Situation in West GermanyAnson Rabinbach and Jack David Zipes Examines the perplexing issues and polemics surrounding the recent reconsideration of the Jewish-German synthesis. In wide-ranging essays, the contributors explore the ways in which contemporary German culture and society reflect the intellectual achievements of Jewish-German critical thought during the Wilhelminian and Weimar epoch, while perpetuating anti-Semitic currents in social More > | |
Writing the Book of Esther [a novel]Henri Raczymow, translated from the French by Dori Katz Mathieu, the narrator of this novel, is compelled by his older sister's suicide to confront the effects of his family's tragic past. Born after the war, Mathieu is left to grapple with recovering his sister's memories—which he had resolutely tried to deny—and with it the meaning of his own identity, family origins, and historical predicament. As neither victim, survivor, More > | |
The Dynamics of Soviet Policy in Sub-Saharan AfricaMichael Radu and Arthur J. Klinghoffer In their provocative account, Radu and Klinghoffer treat Africa not as the passive victim or an inert target of Soviet policy, but as an active participant on the international political scene. Their examination of African countries' motivations, policies, and reactions to Soviet behavior shed important light on why certain African states consistently seek closer relations with the USSR. More > | |
Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in East TimorJames DeShaw Rae Did the United Nations successfully help to build a just, peaceful state and society in postconflict East Timor? Has transitional justice satisfied local demands for accountability and/or reconciliation? What lessons can be learned from the UN’s efforts? Drawing on extensive field work, James DeShaw Rae offers a grassroots perspective on the relationship between peacebuilding and More > | |
Shots Fired: Gun Violence in the United StatesHoward Rahtz Mass killings. Gang violence. Street crimes. Suicides. Accidental shootings. The United States is enduring a literal epidemic of gun violence. Howard Rahtz, drawing on decades of experience as a police officer all too familiar with the horrors that guns can cause, delves deeply into the nature and impact of this epidemic.
Rahtz explores each element of the triangle of ability, desire, and More > | |
Race, Riots, and the PoliceHoward Rahtz Reflected almost daily in headlines, the enormous rift between the police and the communities they serve—especially African American communities—remains one of the major challenges facing the United States. And race-related riots continue to be a violent manifestation of that rift. Can this dismal state of affairs be changed? Can the distrust between black citizens and the police ever More > | |
Understanding Police Use of ForceHoward Rahtz Rahtz provides an even-handed and comprehensive discussion of the use of force in law enforcement. More > |