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Democracy and War: The End of an Illusion?Errol A. Henderson Errol Henderson critically examines what has been called the closest thing to an empirical law in world politics, the concept of the democratic peace.
Henderson tests two versions of the democratic peace proposition (DPP)—that democracies rarely if ever fight one another, and that democracies are more peaceful in general than nondemocracies—using exactly the same data and More > | ![]() |
All Her Paths Are Peace: Women Pioneers in PeacemakingMichael Henderson To many, governments around the world seem incapable of making the new world order anything but the new world ordeal. But in All Her Paths Are Peace, Michael Henderson portrays maverick women whose daring acts have made a difference. From Japan to Brazil, from Northern Ireland to the United States, he relates their gripping stories and depicts the practical yet often risky steps each woman took to More > | ![]() |
Beyond Globalization: Shaping a Sustainable Global EconomyHazel Henderson Renowned economist and commentator Hazel Henderson’s critique of globalization sets out a panoramic vision of the changes required to reshape the global economy in the interests of social justice and sustainability.
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Prison Sex: Practice and PolicyChristopher Hensley, editor Sex in prison remains a taboo topic, largely ignored by scientists and society alike. This comprehensive volume explores prison sex, presenting original research on consensual and nonconsensual intercourse, as well as the effects of conjugal visitation policies, HIV/AIDS management, and the treatment of sexually assaulted inmates. The authors also shed light on the sexual hierarchies that form in More > | ![]() |
Sexual Deviance: A ReaderChristopher Hensley and Richard Tewksbury, editors This comprehensive reader is the first to cover sexual deviance in its many forms, including topics as diverse as abstinence, public sex, sex work, and cybersex. Illustrating pathological, sociological, and "normal" sexual deviance, the editors identify key strands of research within the contemporary literature. Brief introductions to each selection underscore the importance of the More > | ![]() |
Explaining Successes in Africa: Things Don’t Always Fall ApartErin Accampo Hern Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
What does it take for African countries to achieve political and economic successes? Scholarship on Africa tends to focus on the barriers to reaching desired outcomes. While recognizing that these barriers are very real, Erin Hern takes a contrary, unabashedly optimistic approach: rather than treating countries that perform well as "miracles," she More > | ![]() |
The Pedagogy of the Earth: Education for a Sustainable FutureCarlos Hernandez and Rashmi Mayur, editors The Pedagogy of the Earth is a rare collection of ideas and information by some of the finest scientists, development practitioners, public intellectuals, poets, and philosophers around the world and through the ages—gathered by the editors to enrich those who are endeavoring to build a sustainable and equitable future.
The book includes work by Ray Bradbury, Rachel Carson, Daniel D. More > | ![]() |
Ecuador vs. Peru: Peacemaking Amid RivalryMonica Herz and João Pontes Nogueira Although the 1995 Cenepa war between Ecuador and Peru was the first military conflict in South America in more than five decades, the Ecuador-Peru relationship might be characterized as one of enduring rivalry—punctuated by the threat of armed combat. In the context of this history of recurrent crises, Herz and Nogueira analyze the mediation process that followed the 1995 war.
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Small States in World Politics: Explaining Foreign Policy BehaviorJeanne A.K. Hey, editor Have the changes of the past decade made this an easier or a more difficult world for small states as they pursue their foreign policy goals? To understand the foreign policies of small states, are new explanatory factors needed? Does the concept of the “small state” still have utility at all? Small States in World Politics addresses these questions, deftly analyzing the impact of new More > | ![]() |
Schools in the Forest: How Grassroots Education Brought Political Empowerment to the Brazilian AmazonDenis Lynn Daly Heyck Drawing on the experience of Projecto Seringueiro (Project Rubber Tapper), Denis Heyck reveals how a radical education experiment designed simply to bring literacy to rubber tappers in the Amazon rainforests helped the members of a threatened community to claim their political rights and preserve their cultural heritage in the face of ferocious opposition. The rubber tappers' story shows More > | ![]() |