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Law and Election Politics: The Rules of the GameMatthew J. Streb, editor How much money can a candidate for political office legally collect, and from what sources? What can and can't be said in campaign ads? Who determines the process of redistricting, and what is the overall effect on U.S. democracy? Law and Election Politics analyzes the rules of the electoral game, helping readers to understand how politics influences and is influenced by electoral laws and More > | ![]() |
China's Rural Development Policy: Exploring the "New Socialist Countryside"Minzi Su As China strives to achieve nothing less than a "harmonious society"—despite the pronounced and institutionalized class structure that divides rural Chinese from urban, eastern from western, and rich from poor— a key element of that effort is a "new socialist countryside." Minzi Su assesses the prospects for China's rural revitalization programs now in their More > | ![]() |
My Days in MeccaAhmad Suba'i, edited and translated by Deborah S. Akers and Abubaker A. Bagader Ahmad Suba'i's autobiography is the story not only of an Arab boy growing up in Saudi Arabia at the turn of the twentieth century—to become a noted writer, educator, and social critic—but also of a place, Mecca, and of the world of the traditional quranic school of the time.
Contextualizing the work, the editors have provided information about Suba'i's life and work, More > | ![]() |
The Golden Phoenix: Seven Contemporary Korean Short StoriesSuh Ji-moon, translator and editor These seven stories, dramatic and thought-provoking, provide a compelling picture of Korean life in the 1940s–1990s.
Family and community ties, respect for tradition, survival in the face of repeated national disasters and wrenching social upheaval—these are among the themes evoked in the collection. The narratives make palpable the lives and emotions of characters from many differing More > | |
Parliaments and Parliamentarians in Democratic Politics Ezra N. Suleiman, editor In this authoritative volume, Ezra N. Suleiman and an international panel of political scientists examine the complexities of the political process in seven democratic countries. Noting that the classical model of democracy in which the elected representatives of the people form the center of the legislative and decisionmaking process is no longer valid, the contributors explore the increasing More > | ![]() |
Islam in Contemporary Egypt: Society vs. the StateDenis J. Sullivan and Sana Abed-Kotob This unusually accessible book provides a comprehensive picture of Islam in contemporary Egyptian politics and society, emphasizing its diversity and heterogeneity.
Tracing the development of Islam as a social, political, and economic force in Egypt, Sullivan and Abed-Kotob analyze the role it plays in governance and opposition to political authority, in social relations, and in the often-ignored More > | |
Restorative Justice: Healing the Foundations of Our Everyday Lives, 2nd editionDennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft What is restorative justice, and how should it be used to reform our society? Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft passionately expound a radical critique of the existing justice system and outline a needs-based restorative justice alternative. They also propose that restorative justice principles be extended far beyond the legal system, to families, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods and other More > | ![]() |
Farmers' Experiments: Creating Local KnowledgeJames Sumberg and Christine Okali Over the last two decades, growing interest in greater farmer participation in formal agricultural research has had major implications both for investment priorities and for models of organization, implementation, and management of agricultural R&D.
Sumberg and Okali identify, characterize, and contextualize the experimental activities undertaken by farmers themselves, providing a theoretical More > | |
Hedging the China Threat: US-Taiwan Security Relations Since 1949Shao-cheng Sun The United States has never formally recognized Taiwan as a sovereign state, yet it has provided the country with security assistance since the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) government there in 1949. What accounts for this equivocal stance? And how is the US leveraging Taiwan against China?
To unpack this complex triangular relationship, Shao-cheng Sun explores the history of US More > | ![]() |
Copycat Crime and Copycat CriminalsRay Surette How prevalent is copycat crime? Can we accurately identify it? What role does the media play in encouraging it? These are among the questions that Ray Surette addresses in his comprehensive study of the nature of copycat crime, both past and present, and the forces that drive it.
Surette goes beyond prevalent myths and anecdotal evidence to rigorously define copycat crime and to place it in More > | ![]() |