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Small Nations, Giant FirmsLouis W. Goodman Transnational corporations, today's giant firms, have assets in virtually all of the world's developing nations, yet these assets account for only a small share o the firms' economic activities. As a result, decisions that often have enormous consequences for the small nations involved may be of only marginal importance to corporate managers.
Louis W. Goodman addresses this More > | ![]() |
After Homicide: Victims’ Families in the Criminal Justice SystemSarah Goodrum In After Homicide, Sarah Goodrum examines the experiences of the families of murder victims as they encounter detectives, prosecutors, counselors, and others in the criminal justice system.
Goodrum traces each step of a murder investigation and trial, drawing on personal accounts and other primary sources. Based on extensive field research, her book is a uniquely comprehensive look at how the More > | ![]() |
Transforming Capitalism and Patriarchy: Gender and Development in AfricaApril A. Gordon Using insights from feminist theory and political economy, Gordon examines the implications for women of current economic and political reform efforts in Africa.
Much of the work on women in Africa argues that patriarchy and capitalism have collaborated in the exploitation and control of women to support dependent capitalist development; therefore, both are antithetical to the interests of women. More > | ![]() |
Economy, Society, and Lordship in Medieval Poland, 1100–1250Piotr Górecki | ![]() |
The Politics of Privatization: Wealth and Power in Postcommunist EuropeJohn A. Gould In this remarkable story of postcommunist politics gone wrong, John Gould explores privatization’s role in the scramble for wealth and power in postcommunist Europe.
Gould engages the core debates on privatization. Does democratic development facilitate effective capitalist reform, or vice versa? How do political legacies shape privatization choices? Is simultaneous transition feasible? More > | ![]() |
Miriam Tlali: Writing FreedomPumla Dineo Gqola The first black woman in South Africa to publish a novel, Miriam Tlali (1933-2017) was also an internationally acclaimed playwright, author of short stories, essayist, and not least, activist against apartheid and patriarchy. Her work was routinely banned in South Africa; though translated into many languages, during the apartheid era it was available only illicitly in her own country.
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Peru's APRA: Parties, Politics, and the Elusive Quest for DemocracyCarol Graham When Peru's APRA—one of the oldest and most controversial political parties in Latin America—came to power in 1985, expectations were high for the new government, in part because a decade of economic decline and social crisis had discredited both the military and the right as alternatives. APRA did manage to maintain an unprecedented consensus for two years. But a sudden shift in More > | |
Seeking Security and Development: The Impact of Military Spending and ArmsTransfersNorman A. Graham, editor Do military expenditures retard economic growth and development, enhance the development process, or neither? How effective are military and military-dominated regimes in promoting economic development? What is the impact of military expenditures and arms acquisitions on conflict patterns?
Exploring the causal links between military expenditures and economic development in the Third World, the More > | |
Men and Substance Abuse: Narratives of Addiction and RecoveryJudith Grant Judith Grant explores the experiences of men who grapple with drug and alcohol abuse, illuminating the interplay between individual identity and social environment that shapes the processes of addiction and recovery.
Grant draws on the voices of the men themselves as she traces and analyzes their paths to both addiction and desistance. Documenting the full sweep of their journeys, she also More > | ![]() |
Nixon’s FBI: Hoover, Watergate, and a Bureau in CrisisMelissa Graves Polly Corrigan Book Prize Finalist!
In 1974, Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace. In 2020, Donald Trump was impeached. Both were investigated by the FBI, an agency under their control. How is it that the bureau is responsible for investigating the president it serves? How can it do so effectively? Nixon's FBI confronts these questions.
Melissa Graves draws on groundbreaking research and More > | ![]() |