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Questions of Character: The Presidency of Donald J. TrumpRobert C. Smith Conversations about Donald Trump often begin with the question: how did he become president? In Questions of Character, Robert Smith provides some compelling answers based on his assessment of the role that personality and character played leading up to and during Trump's term in office.
Smith traces the impact of Trump's character on the conduct of domestic and foreign policy, More > | ![]() |
Peacekeeping in East Timor: The Path to IndependenceMichael G. Smith (with Moreen Dee), with forewords by Sergio Vieira de Mello and Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao The UN intervention in East Timor amply illustrates the type of complex operation that the United Nations increasingly is being asked to undertake. Michael Smith analyzes the successes and failures of the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), which was designed to work in partnership with the East Timorese in guiding the country to independence following the 1999 vote to secede More > | ![]() |
The Human Farm: A Tale of Changing Lives and Changing LandsKatie Smith Katie Smith tells the unforgettable story of a group of Honduran peasants who—as they learn to renew their fields and enhance their harvests—also learn lessons that renew their hopes and lead to a new sense of community. Smith's engaging and enlightening narrative follows the peasants as, under the leadership of the inspirational José Elías Sánchez, they carve More > | ![]() |
Politics and Process at the United Nations: The Global DanceCourtney B. Smith How does the United Nations actually work? How does it reconcile the diverse interests of 191 sovereign member states—plus those of the multinational corporations that lobby it, the numerous NGOs with which it interacts, and the enormous international secretariat that services it—in the search for effective solutions to the myriad problems it confronts daily? Politics and Process at More > | ![]() |
Theory for Practice in Situational Crime PreventionMartha J. Smith and Derek Cornish, editors The theme of Volume 16 in the Crime Prevention Studies series is the development and application of theory for use in situational crime prevention. The theoretical perspectives and concepts discussed include the rational choice perspective, environmental criminology, routine activity theory, repeat victimization, problem-oriented policing, the script analytical approach, and displacement. Some More > | ![]() |
Love, Sex, and Disability: The Pleasures of CareSarah Smith Rainey In this exploration of intimate relationships between people with physical disabilities and those without, Sarah Smith Rainey shatters the myth of sexless, burdensome partnerships—and in its place reveals a rich and rewarding continuum of emotional and physical intimacies.
Rainey draws on interviews, autobiographies, and films to show how disabled/nondisabled couples not only build More > | ![]() |
Mexico and the United States: The Politics of PartnershipPeter H. Smith and Andrew Selee, editors What are the strengths and weaknesses of the partnership between Mexico and the United States? What might be done to improve it? Exploring both policy and process, and ranging from issues of trade and development to concerns about migration, the environment, and crime, the authors of Mexico and the United States provide a comprehensive analysis of one of the world’s most complex bilateral More > | ![]() |
Polarization and the Presidency: From FDR to Barack ObamaRobert C. Smith and Richard A. Seltzer Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
Robert Smith and Richard Seltzer offer fresh insights on the decisive, and often surprising, role of presidents and presidential candidates in polarizing US politics.
In a rich, multidimensional narrative, the authors show how presidential rhetoric and policies have served to divide voters along lines of class, party, race, and region. They More > | ![]() |
The Siege at HueGeorge W. Smith Charged with monitoring the huge civilian press corps that descended on Hue during the Vietnam War’s Tet offensive, US Army Captain George W. Smith witnessed firsthand a vicious twenty-five day battle.
Smith recounts in harrowing detail the separate, poorly coordinated wars that were fought in the retaking of the Hue. Notably, he documents the little-known contributions of the South More > | ![]() |
Women's Work: Gender Equality vs. Hierarchy in the Life SciencesLaurel Smith-Doerr Women scientists working in small, for-profit companies are eight times more likely than their university counterparts to head a research lab. Why?
Laurel Smith-Doerr reveals that, contrary to widely held assumptions, strong career opportunities for women and minorities do not depend on the formal policies and long job ladders that large, hierarchical bureaucracies provide. In fact, highly More > | ![]() |