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Palestinian Refugees: Mythology, Identity, and the Search for PeaceRobert Bowker Encompassing history, politics, and political culture, Robert Bowker explores the impact of Palestinian refugee mythologies on the potential settlement of the conflict with Israel.
Bowker examines the nature of Palestinian refugee mythologies and their social and political underpinnings. He also discusses how these mythologies—and the manipulation of them—are key elements in the More > | |
Palestinian Women: Patriarchy and Resistance in the West BankCheryl A. Rubenberg Cheryl Rubenberg's richly textured analysis provides a case study of the multifaceted and deleterious effects of patriarchy among Palestinians living in the rural villages and refugee camps of the West Bank: its negative consequences for men as well as women, for democratization, and for progress toward the creation of a more just, equitable, and prosperous society.
Privileging the voices of More > | |
Pandemic Medicine: Why the Global Innovation System Is Broken, and How We Can Fix ItKathryn C. Ibata-Arens Winner of the Andrew Price-Smith Book Award!
Despite a century of advances in modern medicine, as well as the rapid development of Covid vaccines, the global pharmaceutical industry has largely failed to bring to market drugs that actually cure disease. Why? And looking further ... How can government policies stimulate investment in the development of curative drugs? Is there an untapped More > | |
Paper BoatsHilary Tham This is the volume that first presented Hilary Tham's unique voice to the world literary scene. Described vividly and compassionately, Tham's colorful cast of characters includes a Cantonese grandfather who repaired ships under water, but now refuses to go into the sea; a strong-willed grandmother with bound feet but an unbounded mind; and a mother who arranges a marriage between her More > | |
Paris, Capital of Europe: From the Revolution to the Belle EpoqueJohannes Willms, translated by Eviline L. Kanes A History Book Club Alternate Selection
Few understand or appreciate the evolutionary process that transformed Paris from the capital of France into the capital of Europe. Paris: From the Revolution to the Belle Epoque is the lively, provocative, meticulously researched story of that remarkable transformation.
Johannes Willms, a historian and journalist, covers the years from the brink of More > | |
Parliaments and Parliamentarians in Democratic Politics Ezra N. Suleiman, editor In this authoritative volume, Ezra N. Suleiman and an international panel of political scientists examine the complexities of the political process in seven democratic countries. Noting that the classical model of democracy in which the elected representatives of the people form the center of the legislative and decisionmaking process is no longer valid, the contributors explore the increasing More > | |
Partnership for International Development: Rhetoric or Results?Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff In the search for institutional models that can deliver more and better development outcomes, partnership is arguably among the most popular solutions proposed. But the evidence of partnerships' contributions to actual performance has been for the most part anecdotal. Partnership for International Development bridges the gap between rhetoric and practice, clarifying what the concept More > | |
Partnerships in Action: University–School–CommunityPatti Silbert, Roshan Galvaan, and Jonathan Clark, eds. Within the context of extreme social inequality, Partnerships in Action explores a range of university-school-community partnerships in South Africa. The authors' rich and dynamic accounts of interdisciplinary collaboration show not only how schooling can be improved, but also progress made toward achieving social justice. More > | |
Party Politics and Social Cleavages in TurkeyErgun Özbudun Despite radical changes in Turkish politics since the transition to a multiparty system in the mid-1940s, the center-right parties have consistently won an electoral majority. Why? How have they managed to maintain such a firm hold in the face of social cleavages that pit modernizing, secularist state elites against a conservative and pious majority? Ergun Özbudun uses the lens of More > | |
Party Politics and the Prospects for Democracy in North AfricaLise Storm What are the prospects for democracy in North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring? Addressing that question, Lise Storm provides a rich analysis of party politics in the region.
Storm focuses on Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria, examining the key characteristics and political dynamics of each country's party system as they have evolved over time. Her research sheds light not only on the More > |