BOOKS
The World Trade Organization: Changing Dynamics in the Global Political EconomyAnna Lanoszka Providing context for the Doha Round stalemate, this comprehensive examination of the World Trade Organization covers all the basics: the WTO's history, its structure, and its practices and concerns. Lanoszka begins with an overview of the world trading system since the end of World War II and explains the profound changes brought about by the establishment of the WTO. A discussion of the More > | ![]() |
The Young Black Leader’s Guide to a Successful Career in International Affairs: What the Giants Want You to KnowAaron S. Williams, Taylor A. Jack, and Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff Young people of color confront a myriad of challenges that deter them from considering, pursuing, and succeeding at careers in international affairs. The authors of The Young Black Leader’s Guide address these challenges, drawing on the experiences of Black American giants in the field to provide systematic, practical advice. From getting started to learning to lead, from overcoming More > | ![]() |
Theory for Practice in Situational Crime PreventionMartha J. Smith and Derek Cornish, editors The theme of Volume 16 in the Crime Prevention Studies series is the development and application of theory for use in situational crime prevention. The theoretical perspectives and concepts discussed include the rational choice perspective, environmental criminology, routine activity theory, repeat victimization, problem-oriented policing, the script analytical approach, and displacement. Some More > | ![]() |
Thomas SankaraJean-Claude Kongo and Leo Zeilig His image is unmistakable: with beret and broad grin, Thomas Sankara's picture is pasted on run-down taxis and seen on the walls of local bars throughout Africa. Known widely as the African Che Guevara, Sakara was Burkina Faso's president from August 1983 until October 1987, when he was killed in a military coup led by Blaise Compaoré. His revolutionary ideas for African More > | ![]() |
Those Magical Years: The Making of Nigerian Literature at Ibadan, 1948-1966Robert M. Wren This unique investigation provides the first major account of the explosion of literary talent that began in Nigeria in 1948 and ended as the civil war was intensifying in 1966. The book is structured around interviews with the men and women who led this generation of profound talent, all of whom attended University College, Ibadan, or its successor, the University of Ibadan. Speculating about More > |
Through the Valley: Vietnam, 1967-1968James F. Humphries The fierce close combat in the remote areas of South Vietnam’s northern provinces in 1967-1968—the battles of Hiep Duc, March 11, Nhi Ha, and Hill 406—has been a strangely underreported slice of the Vietnam War. Through the Valley brings those battles into sharp focus, chronicling the efforts of the proud units of the Americal Division and the 196th Light Infantry Brigade against More > | ![]() |
Ties That Bind, Ties That Divide: 100 Years of Hungarian Experience in the United StatesJulianna Puskás, editor, translated by Zora Ludwig In Ties That Bind, Ties That Divide, Juliana Puskás, a prominent scholar on immigration, examines the Hungarian-American experience. Often overshadowed by the stories of other immigrant communities, the Hungarian community is finally brought to the forefront in Puskás's thorough discussion. Beginning with a look at the semifeudal state of mid-nineteenth century Hungarian society, More > | ![]() |
To Build a Free China: A Citizen’s JourneyXu Zhiyong, translated by Joshua Rosenzweig and Yaxue Cao, with an Introduction by Andrew Nathan Xu Zhiyong Won the 2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award! The story of China's rights movement—a struggle for basic human rights and democracy that, despite harsh repression, has endured for more than a decade—unfolds in Xu Zhiyong's compelling personal memoir. In recognition of his work as an activist, lawyer, and founder of the New Citizen Movement, Dr. Xu was named More > | ![]() |
Tools for the Field: Methodologies Handbook for Gender Analysis in AgricultureHilary Sims Feldstein and Janice Jiggins, editors Ranging from agricultural production to postharvest activities, thirty-nine case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America provide a practical set of tools for anyone interested in gender analysis in agriculture. More > | ![]() |
Totalitarian and Authoritarian RegimesJuan J. Linz In this classic work, noted political sociologist Juan Linz provides an unparalleled study of the nature of nondemocratic regimes. Linz's seminal analysis develops the fundamental distinction between totalitarian and authoritarian systems. It also presents a pathbreaking discussion of the personalistic, lawless, nonideological type of authoritarian rule that he calls (following Weber) the More > | ![]() |