Politics and Law
Totalitarian Space and the Destruction of Aura
Diagnoses our contemporary spatial experience as fundamentally totalitarian through a multilayered critical theory of space.
Property Rights in Contemporary Governance
Examines how our diverse understandings of property impact real-world governing strategies.
Boundary Lines
Systematically addresses the philosophical implications of the postcolonial.
Neo-race Realities in the Obama Era
Considers the impact of neo-racism during the Obama presidency.
From News to Talk
Explores how journalists think and talk about changes in the news environment, with a focus on the increase in opinion and commentary.
Exiles, Entrepreneurs, and Educators
Compares the political activities of African Americans who settled in Ghana in the 1950s and 1960s with those who settled in the 1980s to the present.
Fight to Live, Live to Fight
Examines US foreign and domestic policy through the narratives of post-9/11 US military veterans and the activism they are engaged in.
The Revolution Will Not Be Theorized
Studies the revolutionary theory of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s through ʼ70s, placing it within the broader social theory of black revolution in the United States since the nineteenth century.
Thoughtlessness and Decadence in Iran
Bridges Western and non-Western political thought to address the problem of democracy and political decadance in contemporary Iran and, by implication, similar Islamic societies.
The Politics of Paradigms
Uncovers long-ignored political themes—ideology, propaganda, mind-control, and Orwellian history—at work within the pages of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
Stranger in a Strange State
Examines why some politicians take the drastic step of becoming a carpetbagger and how that shapes their campaigns and chances for victory.
Essays of a Lifetime
A distillation of the historian’s finest writings on modern Indian historical themes.
The Distortion of Nature's Image
Illustrates how the notion of an ecological society remains a decisively political question.
Help (Not) Wanted
Shows how Japan’s immigration policy is shaped by the nature of Japan’s economy and elite debates about the country’s national identity.
One America?
Reveals how presidents deploy a rhetoric that attempts to attract many racial and ethnic groups, but ultimately directs itself to an archtypal white, Middle-American swing voter.
Major Concepts in Spanish Feminist Theory
First book in English to offer a thorough introduction to key concepts and figures in Spanish feminist thought.
Political Power in America
Introduction to American politics and government, intended for students of political science. Provides a critical examination of both political institutions and political behavior.
Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development, Second Edition
Examines the many issues raised by TIF, the most widely used tool of local economic and community development.
The Future of (Post)Socialism
Explores the current and future trajectories of the paradigm of postsocialism.
Tools of War, Tools of State
Examines why many governments, rebels, and terrorist organizations are using children as soldiers.
Dimensions of Blackness
A multidimensional approach captures the complexities of African American racial identity.
Remnants of Hegel
An original philosophical exploration of the limits of Hegel's thought.
Found in Transition
Presents an updated account of Hong Kong and its culture two decades after its reversion to China.
Reconciliation in Global Context
A transdisciplinary approach to reconciliation practices and policies by an international team of scholars and scholar-practitioners.
Refugeehood and the Postconflict Subject
Examines the effects of culturally specific interpretations of refugeehood with an ethnographic focus on Cyprus