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Like a Tear in the Ocean, Volume 2: The AbyssManès Sperber, translated by Constantine Fitzgibbon Sperber's great fiction trilogy spans the period from 1931 through the rise of Hitler and the struggles of international Communism to the early postwar era. It traces the lives of intellectuals, partisans, Communists, and ex-Communists during those turbulent, desperate, and heartbreaking years.
This second novel in the series is one of brooding self-analysis and remorse, an account of some More > | ![]() |
The Unheeded Warning, 1918–1933 [a memoir]Manès Sperber, translated from the German by Harry Zohn The Unheeded Warning richly portrays the turbulent interwar period in Vienna and Berlin through the eyes of one of the century's foremost intellectuals and activists. Psychologist, novelist, essayist, and revolutionary, Manès Sperber begins his story in Vienna when he was thirteen years old and concludes the book—which is the second volume of his three-volume autobiography, All More > | ![]() |
Until My Eyes Are Closed With Shards [a memoir]Manès Sperber, translated from the German by Harry Zohn Acclaimed as one of the most vivid and evocative autobiographies of the century, Manès Sperber’s trilogy All Our Yesterdays concludes in this final volume. Through the eyes of this eminent European intellectual and activist, we witness the years 1934–1984 including hostility between Croats and Serbs in Yugoslavia, the abortive workers' uprising in Vienna, and Stalin's More > | ![]() |
Beyond Containment: Reconstructing European SecurityKim Edward Spiezio This study advances a novel argument about the difficulties the major powers of Europe are likely to encounter in attempting the multilateral management of regional security problems.
Spiezio contends that democratic powers are poorly suited to participate in a collective-security regime because they are characterized by domestic political constraints that would inhibit them from honoring the More > | |
Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault: Inside the Criminal Justice SystemCassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis Cassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis assess the criminal justice system's response to sexual assault, exploring the complex dynamics that shape the actions of police and prosecutors.
The authors draw on unparalleled access to Los Angeles detectives, prosecutors, and case files to make sense of the factors that affect the outcomes of sexual assault claims. Following cases from victim report, to More > | ![]() |
Women Farmers and Commercial Ventures: Increasing Food Security in Developing CountriesAnita Spring, editor Women around the world are entering commercial agriculture—and often succeeding—despite development policies designed to exclude them. In this comparative volume, case studies reveal that farm women in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are rapidly becoming more than “subsistence producers.
The authors explore the societal and domestic changes brought about as women move from More > | ![]() |
Privileged Places: Race, Residence, and the Structure of OpportunityGregory D. Squires and Charis E. Kubrin Now priced for course use!
In the United States today, quality of life depends heavily on where one lives—but high levels of racial segregation in residential communities make it frustratingly difficult to disentangle the effects of place from those of race. Gregory Squires and Charis Kubrin tackle these issues head-on, exploring how inequities resulting from the intersection of race and More > | ![]() |
Exploring Subregional Conflict: Opportunities for Conflict PreventionChandra Lekha Sriram and Zoe Nielsen, editors The causes of violent conflict, as well as approaches to conflict prevention, have been studied extensively, but only recently has attention been given to the subregional dynamics of internal wars. The authors of this original collection explore conflicts in Africa, Central Asia, and Central America, seeking new insights that can provide the foundation for more nuanced, more effective preventive More > | ![]() |
From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent ConflictChandra Lekha Sriram and Karin Wermester, editors How can the United Nations, regional and subregional organizations, government donors, and other policymakers best apply the tools of conflict prevention to the wide range of intrastate conflict situations actually found in the field? The detailed case studies and analytical chapters in From Promise to Practice offer operational lessons for fashioning strategy and tactics to meet the challenges of More > | ![]() |
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: International Law, Local ResponsesTonia St. Germain and Susan Dewey, editors The authors of this groundbreaking book explore the gap between policy and practice in international responses to conflict-related sexual violence. Drawing on their research in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America, they offer fresh perspectives on, and practical approaches to, achieving justice for women who have survived wartime sexual assault. More > | ![]() |