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Main Trends in Aesthetics and the Sciences of ArtMikel Dufrenne | ![]() |
The Politics of Sacred Space: The Old City of Jerusalem in the Middle East ConflictMichael Dumper Sacred to three traditions, the Old City of Jerusalem is the Gordian knot at the center of the Middle East conflict. This book explores how religious and political interests compete for control of this sacred space, and how that competition affects the Middle East peace process.
Dumper analyzes the religious dynamics in the Old City in political terms, investigating rivalries and tensions at More > | ![]() |
The Future for Palestinian Refugees: Toward Equity and PeaceMichael Dumper From the dilapidated camps of Lebanon to the eye of the storm in Gaza, Palestinian refugees continue to be a focus of world attention. The Future for Palestinian Refugees addresses in depth this most difficult of the outstanding problems impeding peace in the Middle East.
Michael Dumper maps the contours of the issue, with special reference to wider international practice and its possible More > | ![]() |
Soviet Blitzkrieg: The Battle for White Russia, 1944Walter S. Dunn, Jr. Walter Dunn's book narrates the details of a battle on the Eastern Front that was perhaps the largest of all time and certainly one of the most significant of World War II. Nearly three million Soviet and German soldiers participated in a campaign in which Soviet forces advanced 275 kilometers in two weeks over bad roads and marshy terrain, destroying 50 German divisions and capturing 50,000 More > | ![]() |
Judging Victims: Why We Stigmatize Survivors, and How They Reclaim RespectJennifer L. Dunn Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
"Why didn't she resist?" "Why is he telling us only now?" "Why can't she move on?" Unpacking the questions that cast victims as deviants, Jennifer Dunn critically examines why we stigmatize survivors of rape, battering, incest, and clergy abuse—and how they reclaim their identities.
Dunn explores the shifting More > | ![]() |
Inside African Politics, 2nd editionKevin C. Dunn and Pierre Englebert The second edition of Inside African Politics, updated throughout to reflect political developments across the continent, not only provides thorough coverage of the full range of core topics, but also furthers an awareness and understanding of key theoretical issues and current debates.
Drawing on their extensive teaching and fieldwork experience, Pierre Englebert and Kevin Dunn More > | ![]() |
Polarizing Mexico: The Impact of Liberalization StrategyEnrique Dussel Peters Since the end of the 1980s, structural changes have profoundly altered Mexico's economy and society. But has the outcome been a positive one?
Dussel Peters argues that liberalization strategy in Mexico has been successful in achieving its stated, short-term aims. But in looking at fundamental issues of employment and income distribution, foreign trade, and industrial More > | ![]() |
China’s Financing in Latin America and the CaribbeanEnrique Dussel Peters Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century, China has become not only the world's largest economy, but also its largest exporter, a major importer, and the second largest source of foreign direct investment outflows.
Focusing on FDI, the authors of this book look in depth at China's activities in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2000-2018. They present both More > | ![]() |
Latin American and Caribbean Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in China in the Twenty-First CenturyEnrique Dussel Peters, editor While overseas direct investment from China has been studied widely, OFDI to China has been largely ignored. Contributors to this volume pivot the conversation to examine macroeconomic and historical features of investment flows to China from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and a range of Caribbean and Central American countries, framing each case study within wider bilateral socioeconomic More > | ![]() |
Latin America, China, and Great Power Competition: New Triangular RelationshipsEnrique Dussel Peters The emergence of Latin America and the Caribbean as an arena for US-China competition raises a number of important questions: What are China’s goals in LAC? Is its presence there a good thing for the region? What challenges does it create? How is the US responding? Enrique Dussel Peters responds to these questions from a fresh perspective, exploring the dynamics of new triangular More > | ![]() |