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Women in Prison: Gender and Social ControlBarbara H. Zaitzow and Jim Thomas, editors It is old news that the conditions and policies of women's prisons are different from those of incarcerated men. Less evident, however, is how gender differences shape those policies, and how gender identity and roles shape women's adaptation and resistance to prison culture and control. Women in Prison explores how the gender-based attitudes that women bring to prison frame how they More > | |
Imbalance of Power: US Hegemony and International OrderI. William Zartman, editor Now that the clear delineations of the Cold War era are behind us, what are the contours of the international system? And what does the new reality mean for the United States, the acknowledged hegemon?
Provocatively applying IR theory to the world of policy analysis, Imbalance of Power showcases policy debates about the nature of both the international order and the role of the US within it. More > | |
Cowardly Lions: Missed Opportunities to Prevent Deadly Conflict and State CollapseI. William Zartman What would have happened had the "road not taken" been the chosen action in past conflict interventions? What can we learn from a close look at alternatives that were not selected? Drawing on six detailed case studies (the Balkans, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, Somalia, and Zaire/Congo), I. William Zartman identifies a series of missed opportunities—options that arguably would have More > | |
Traditional Cures for Modern Conflicts: African Conflict “Medicine”I. William Zartman, editor Medical science has taken a new look at indigenous African healing practices, asking whether unique knowledge exists in traditional societies or whether Western and traditional societies developed the same knowledge with different names. In a similar vein, this study considers traditional African conflict-management practices.
The authors identify the contributions of traditional mechanisms for More > | |
Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate AuthorityI. William Zartman, editor The collapse of states—a phenomenon that goes far beyond rebellion or the change of regimes to involve the literal implosion of structures of authority and legitimacy—has until now received little scholarly attention, despite the fact that a number of states have actually ceased to exist as entities in the aftermath of the collapse of the dominant international system.
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The European Union and the Member States, 3rd EditionEleanor E. Zeff and Ellen B. Pirro, editors Can the European Union survive repeated economic crises? If it survives, will it stay as it is or take on a new form? This new edition of The European Union and the Member States, fully revised and updated, addresses these questions as it explores the complex relationship between the EU and each of its now 28 members.
The country chapters follow a common format, considering: How and in what More > | |
Critical Issues in Restorative JusticeHoward Zehr and Barb Toews, editors In a mere quarter-century, restorative justice has grown from a few scattered experimental projects into a worldwide social movement and field of study. The contributors to this book critically examine restorative justice, identifying the main threats to its integrity and effectiveness. The ground that they cover ranges from victim, offender, and practitioner issues, to the role of the state, to More > | |
Frantz Fanoncompiled by Leo Zeilig This book is part of a unique series that presents the reader with the original writings and relevant source texts of liberation heroes of Africa, together with a coherent contextual framework and analysis of their legacy. More > | |
Patrice Lumumbacompiled by Leo Zeilig This book is part of a unique series that presents the reader with the original writings and relevant source texts of liberation heroes of Africa, together with a coherent contextual framework and analysis of their legacy. More > | |
Building Peace: Practical Reflections from the FieldCraig Zelizer and Robert A. Rubinstein, editors A project of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, this book presents 13 stories of innovative—and effective—peacebuilding practices from around the world.
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