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Race, Gender, and the Labor Market: Inequalities at WorkRobert L. Kaufman Women and minorities have entered higher-paying occupations, but their overall earnings still lag behind those of white men. Why? Looking nationwide at workers across all employment levels and occupations, Robert Kaufman examines the unexpected ways that prejudice and workplace discrimination continue to plague the labor market.
Kaufman probes the mechanisms by which race and sex groups are More > | |
Mexico Under ZedilloSusan Kaufman Purcell and Luis Rubio, editors Following a turbulent year of political and social upheaval, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce was inaugurated as Mexico's president in December 1994. Soon thereafter, the collapse of the peso forced a reorientation of the country's political, economic, and social policies and priorities, with the new vulnerability of the long-entrenched PRI regime reflected in the 1997 local elections.
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Europe and Latin America in the World EconomySusan Kaufman Purcell and Françoise Simon, editors The creation of a single European Market parallels an impressive economic opening and movement toward regional and subregional economic integration in Latin America. At the same time, the end of the Cold War has allowed the United States to redirect its relations with Latin America away from traditional security issues and toward an emphasis on strengthening its economic ties within the Western More > | |
Women and War: Gender Identity and Activism in Times of ConflictJoyce P. Kaufman and Kristen P. Williams Joyce Kaufman and Kristen Williams draw on both traditional and feminist IR theory to explore the roles that women play leading up to, during, and after conflict situations, how they spur and respond to nationalist and social movements, and how conceptions of gender are deeply intertwined with ideas about citizenship and the state. More > | |
Women at War, Women Building Peace: Challenging Gender NormsJoyce P. Kaufman and Kristen P. Williams During times of civil conflict and war, why do some women turn to militant action while others seek peaceful resolutions? And why does the answer matter? Tackling these questions in their provocative analysis, Joyce Kaufman and Kristen Williams explore the full range of women's responses to armed struggles. More > | |
Creating the Zhuang: Ethnic Politics in ChinaKatherine Palmer Kaup Managing ethnic nationalism within the People's Republic of China has become increasingly challenging. As new reforms widen economic disparities between minorities and the Han majority, even the most assimilated of minorities, the Zhuang, have begun to demand special treatment from the central government.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officially recognized the sixteen million Zhuang as More > | |
Understanding Contemporary Asia Pacific, 2nd editionKatherine Palmer Kaup, editor Understanding Contemporary Asia Pacific provides a comprehensive introduction to one of the most complex and rapidly changing regions in the world today.
This thoroughly revised new edition reflects more than a decade of major developments in the region (encompassing China, Japan, the Koreas, and all of the ASEAN member states), including the impact of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. With More > | |
Power and Succession in Arab Monarchies: A Reference GuideJoseph A. Kéchichian Power and Succession in Arab Monarchies provides an essential compendium of information regarding the politically charged issue of succession in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Based on scarce source material and a wide range of inside information, this exhaustive reference:
traces the rise of each ruling family
outlines key More > | |
Foreign Investment and Domestic Development: Multinationals and the StateJenny Rebecca Kehl How is it that billions of dollars flow through the developing world without altering its reality of poverty and scarcity? Jenny Kehl explores the crucial relationship between foreign direct investment and domestic development, focusing on the wide variation in the capacity of governments to negotiate FDI to the advantage of their citizens.
To isolate the influence of political factors, Kehl More > | |
Prohibiting Chemical and Biological Weapons: Multilateral Regimes and Their EvolutionAlexander Kelle Whether in the arsenals of states or of terrorist groups, chemical and biological weapons (CBW) are increasingly seen as one of the major threats to global security. Alexander Kelle provides a comprehensive assessment of the multilateral prohibition regimes that have been established to confront the risks posed by CBW in the context of rapid scientific and technological advances. More > |