Breaks the spell of economic thought by interrogating the widespread language and logic of “incentives” in public life from a Lacanian perspective.

Argues that self and selflessness are aspects of the same insoluble problem at the very heart of modernity.

Presents a timely discussion of the core problems faced by peasant communities under neo-liberal economics.

Considers how popular Haitian films not only provide entertainment but also help audiences in Haiti and the diaspora think through daily challenges.

A novel of early eighteenth-century Venice that Cooper called "in spirit, the most American book I ever wrote."

Explains the complexities of policy implementation and why attempts to translate new laws into effective and enduring policy sometimes succeed and sometimes fail.

Argues that states substitute unwanted policy changes dictated by globalization with politically feasible ones, leading to policy convergence.

Provides a new conceptualization of curriculum and of curriculum planning that is clearer, more functional, more adequate than those previously available.

A wide-ranging overview of contemporary literary works by LGBTQ Appalachians with a focus on LGBTQ themes and characters.

Examines the intersections between forgetting and remembering in classical Chinese civilization.

Reconsiders the figure of synaesthesia, understood as the combination of the senses and of the arts, in philosophy and literature.

Reevaluates Western and Chinese philosophical traditions to question the boundaries of entrenched conceptual frameworks.

A critical reflection on the limitations of Carl Schmitt's political theology, reconsidered in light of the current crisis of the liberal democratic order.

Reveals the often-untold stories of front-line public servants.

Explores the feminist spiritual and emotional politics of literary and cultural works by Black Caribbean women.

A fresh and rigorous interpretation of William James's ethical theory, showing how experimenting with life's opportunities can transform one's self and life.

Considers how Irish poets have drawn on discourses of locality to articulate new forms of place and belonging amid Ireland’s transforming global identity.

Fully revised, updated edition of the classic text with all new essays assessing the state of race and racial issues in US higher education today.

Explores the “torture” of mannered behavior and the prevalence of etiquette as a theme in classical and contemporary Hollywood and European cinema.