Politics and Law
Who Should Be First?
Feminists speak out on race and gender in the 2008 Presidential campaign.
Nurse Educators and Politics
Examines how nurse educators shape the political behavior of nurses.
Toward Filipino Self-Determination
Examines the project of Filipino self-determination in the context of capitalist globalization.
Shop Floor Culture and Politics in Egypt
Ethnographic study of textile factory workers in Alexandria, Egypt.
The Lockean Commonwealth
Timely reappraisal of John Locke’s thoughts on the clash between executive emergency power and the importance of the rule of law.
Policing Narratives and the State of Terror
Examines the recent “War on Terror” and the increasing privatization of international policing through the lens of detective fiction and security and espionage narratives.
Bound by the City
Explores the connections between sexual difference and political structure in ancient Greek tragedy.
Nixon and Israel
New insights into the cementing of the American-Israeli relationship during the Nixon years.
Toward a Credible Pacifism
Argues that violence is no more reliable than any other means of conducting politics.
Getting a Poor Return
Examines competing claims and beliefs about the American legal system in the area of tax policy and tax enforcement.
Engagement with North Korea
Examines how and why nations have persuaded North Korea to cooperate on topics such as nuclear policy.
The Man Who Saved New York
A dramatic and colorful portrait of one of New York’s most remarkable governors, Hugh L. Carey, with emphasis on his leadership during the fiscal crisis of 1975.
Radicalizing Levinas
Levinas ahead of his time--and himself--on politics, postcolonialism and globalization, animals and the environment, and science and technology.
The Quotable Judge Posner
Collection of quotations and judicial opinions of federal appellate judge Richard A. Posner
Sound-Bite Saboteurs
Argues that the reliance on sound bites in recent political discourse is harmful to the democratic process.
Out in Front
Lively anecdotes retold by an advance man for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
Contending Nationalisms of Oromia and Ethiopia
Applies the concept of oppressor and oppressed nationalisms to explore the historical forces and social processes that have shaped modern Ethiopia.
Universal Preschool
Examines recent trends in state-funded preschool education.
The Lebanese Army
Comprehensive study of the Lebanese Army from Lebanon’s independence to the present.
The Democratic Ideal and the Shoah
An original and revolutionary interpretation of the Jews’ destiny in modern politics.
The Wound and the Witness
Explores the rhetorical functions of torture and the witnessing of torture in both classical texts and contemporary contexts.
Waging Humanitarian War
Examines the ethical, legal, and political dimensions of military intervention for humanitarian reasons.
Comparative Environmental Regulation in the United States and Russia
Explores how policy actors in the United States and Russia have developed flexible incentive-based instruments for environmental protection.
King of the Bowery
The first full-length biography of Timothy D. "Big Tim" Sullivan, who dominated New York City politics in the three decades prior to World War I.
Beyond Negritude
Key text never before in English by central figure of the Negritude movement.