Sam Daley-Harris and Anna Awimbo, editors

New Pathways Out of Poverty explores the current state of the microfinance industry and highlights some of the field's major challenges and achievements. The authors examine innovations in microfinance and capture the knowledge gained in key areas of practice. They authors also show how leading institutions are taking steps to ensure that microfinance becomes a central platform for eliminating  More >

Malcolm Harper, Lalitha Iyer, and Jane Rosser

Malcolm Harper cuts through the cynicism and disillusionment about microfinance with his account of BASIX—one of the largest microfinance firms in India—to show how the organization offers pathways for a revamped MFI of the future, one that responds to poor clients’ diverse needs equitably and effectively.  More >

Nonhlanhla Mkhize, Jane Bennett, Vasu Reddy, Relebohile Moletsane

Despite constitutional protections founded on the principles of equality, human dignity and freedom, violence based on gender and sexual orientation is rampant in South Africa. Taking stock of the socio-political climate in the country, the authors of The Country We Want to Live In argue for empathy, inclusivity, citizenship, belonging, and social justice—and, most  More >

Ronald H. Linden, Ahmet O. Evin, Kemal Kirişci, Thomas Straubhaar, Nathalie Tocci, Juliette Tolay, Joshua W. Walker

Recent years have seen dramatic changes in the nature, direction, and impact of Turkey's foreign relations in its neighborhood—a region that encompasses Europe, the Middle East, the Black and Caspian seas, and the Caucasus. The authors of this original collection explore those changes, the causes behind them, and their impact on Turkey's ties with its traditional allies in the  More >

David Close, Salvador Martí i Puig, and Shelley A. McConnell, editors

How has the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) affected Nicaragua and its politics since the Sandinista revolution of 1979? Addressing this question, the authors offer a comprehensive assessment, discussing the country's political institutions and public policy, its political culture, and its leadership, as well as the FSLN as a political party. Their focus is on contemporary issues,  More >

Paul T. Jaeger

From websites to mobile devices, cyberspace has revolutionized the lived experience of disability—frequently for better, but sometimes for worse.  Paul Jaeger offers a sweeping examination of the complex and often contradictory relationships between people with disabilities and the Internet. Tracing the historical and legal evolution of the digital disability divide in the realms of  More >

Rami Ginat

Rami Ginat offers an entirely new reading of the evolution of communism in Egypt, including the central role of Egyptian Jews in both its development and its impact on Egypt and the wider Middle East. Drawing deeply on previously inaccessible original sources, Ginat traces a story of intrigue and ideology from the late 1910s to the early 1950s. Many of his findings directly challenge the  More >

Krista Johnson and Sean Jacobs, editors

This authoritative, comprehensive reference work covers South Africa's history, government and politics, law, society and culture, economy and infrastructure, demography, environment, and more, from the era of human origins to the present. Nearly 300 alphabetically arranged entries provide information in a concise yet thorough way. In addition, a series of appendixes present a wealth of  More >

Shae Garwood

Particularly compelling reading after the April 2013 building collapse that killed more than 1,000 garment workers in Bangladesh, Advocacy Across Borders explores the strategies, strengths—and limitations—of Northern-based NGOs that seek to improve conditions for the millions of workers in the clothing and textile industry who face long hours, inadequate wages, and abuse. Garwood  More >

James M. Brasfield

James Brasfield explores the full gamut of health policy issues confronting the United States—ranging from Medicare and Medicaid, to the heated controversies surrounding health care reform, to the "sleeping giant" of long-term care. Notable features of the text include balanced discussions of: • how the real-world policy process works • competing proposals for  More >