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Latin America: Perspectives on a RegionJack W. Hopkins, editor In the years since its original publication, Latin America: Perspectives on a Region has gained recognition as a well-written, comprehensive introductory text with an interdisciplinary approach to a politically volatile, culturally rich area.
The six chapters in the book's first two sections lay a historical groundwork, covering environmental and social systems, pre-Colombian cultures and More > | ![]() |
Black Bostonians: Family Life and Community Struggle in the Antebellum North, Revised EditionJames Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton Updated and expanded in this revised edition to reflect twenty years of new research, when published in 1979 Black Bostonians was the first comprehensive social history of an antebellum northern black community.
The Hortons challenged the then widely held view that African Americans in the antebellum urban north were all trapped in "a culture of poverty." Exploring life in black More > | ![]() |
The Euro: A Concise Introduction to European Monetary IntegrationMadeleine O. Hosli Tackling the alphabet soup of European Union treaties, structures, and policies, this straightforward introduction demystifies the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).
Hosli first traces the history of monetary integration in Western Europe and discusses the political and economic factors that led ultimately to the establishment of EMU and the euro. Then—in language More > | ![]() |
Surveying Crime in the 21st Century: Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the British Crime SurveyMike Hough and Mike Maxfield What can researchers glean from national crime surveys? And how must these research tools evolve to remain relevant? Addressing these questions, the authors highlight key findings of the British Crime Survey and the US National Crime Victimization Survey and outline innovations necessary for their continued usefulness. More > | |
China’s Strategy in the Gulf: Navigating Conflicts and RivalriesBenjamin Houghton China's foreign and security policy in the Gulf region has been characterized by the cultivation of strong positive relationships with all of the Gulf states, irrespective of their domestic politics and the ubiquitous rivalries between neighbors. Has this "hedging strategy" proven fruitful? Or has it had negative consequences?
Addressing this issue, Benjamin Houghton explores the More > | ![]() |
Our Sun Will RiseAmelia Blossom House, with drawings by Selma Waldman A collection of forty-two poems that depict the pain and pathos, the political and personal struggles that marked South Africa during apartheid. House is acutely sensitive to the sometimes subtle, sometimes explosive tensions of her homeland—and to the hope that must accompany any movement toward liberation.
Eighteen full-page drawings by Selma Waldman are presented as visual responses to More > | |
A Social History from Below: Life Stories from Wentworth, South AfricaGregory Houston, Heidi van Rooyen, Bronwynne Anderson, Darian Smith, Theresa Saber Jr., Maree Harold, and Marilyn Couch Tracing the social history of a historically Colored South African township, the authors of this revealing collection present the edited transcripts of life-story interviews with twenty-five current and past residents of Wentworth.
This history from below resoundingly refutes unfounded generalizations about the townships' residents, illustrating the diversity of the community's members More > | ![]() |
Black Sea Battleground: The Road to UkraineGlen E. Howard, editor Black Sea Battleground identifies and analyzes the key elements of a comprehensive US strategy for dealing with the cauldron of geopolitical and military competition in the Black Sea region. More > | ![]() |
The Growing Importance of Belarus on NATO’s Eastern FlankGlen E. Howard and Matthew Czekaj, editors The widely misunderstood country of Belarus, squeezed both literally and geopolitically between Russia and the West, was typically overlooked by post–Cold War military planners—until Russia's first invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Now, with Russia's latest offensive in Ukraine, Belarus's geostrategic importance to NATO and the surrounding region is more in the spotlight than More > | ![]() |
Russia’s Military Strategy and DoctrineGlen E. Howard and Matthew Czekaj, editors How does Russia fight wars? How are its experiences with modern conflicts shaping the evolution of its military strategy, capabilities, and doctrine? Addressing these questions, the contributors to Russia's Military Strategy and Doctrine consider strategic-level issues ranging from hybrid warfare, to the role of nuclear weapons, to cyber and electromagnetic warfare, to Moscow's posture in More > | ![]() |