The first English translation of one of George Sand’s major novels.

Critical reevaluation of the concept of hybridity within postcolonial studies.

Philosophical reflections on the phenomenon of globalization.

Classic history of Ancient Ethiopia, as researched and written by a heralded African American woman activist.

Examines early Kurdish nationalism within the context of the demise of the Ottoman Empire.

Examines the experiences of women activists of the Islamist Refah (Welfare) party in Turkey.

Examines nineteenth-century scientists’ obsession with nerves and the nervous system.

Examines the image of Israel in American culture before 1960.

Addresses the implications of a document found in the Archivio di Stato di Siena which affirms a connection between Farinata degli Uberti, a Florentine conspicuously encountered by Dante the pilgrim in Inferno 10, and the Sienese Ghibellines with whom he and his fellow Florentine Ghibellines joined, in an alliance which produced the Sienese victory at the battle of Montaperti in 1260.

Offers a rare glimpse into schools in contemporary Egypt.

This first-of-its-kind volume bridges Chicana/Latina feminist perspectives with education and offers innovative ideas on teaching and learning, and ways of knowing.

Argues that women's relationship to books and their promotion of reading contributed greatly to the cultural and intellectual vitality of the Enlightenment.

Explains how the Jordanian monarchy has survived economic crisis and regional political instability.

Explores the limits of economic liberalization within the European Union.

A fascinating exploration of how the transcendent is expressed in the spatial sensibility of premodern Islam.

Examines the backpacking trip usually taken by Israeli youth following military service.

Examines how national interest groups respond to the international pressures of globalization.

Explores the unique and volatile relationship of these two nations and cultures over the past two centuries, as expressed in literature, film, and philosophy.

Examines Brecht's use of the theatre as a public arena for political change.

Explores the role of a significant yet elusive feature of the French landscape in literature, philosophy, and art.

The history of Turkey's difficult transition to a multi-party political system.

Selected letters from Juliette Drouet to her lover, Victor Hugo, offering insights into nineteenth-century French culture as well as an insider’s look at the character, behavior, working habits, and day-to-day life of France’s most monumental man of letters.

Uses a social-psychoanalytic model to argue that collective identity shapes foreign policy changes.

Challenges conventional assumptions about how international rivals form trusting relationships.

The first comparative study of two major Jewish labor movements.