Politics and Law
Politics in the New South
Documents political advances made by African Americans in the South over the last twenty-five years.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1
The first systematic analysis of the obstacles to state constitutional reform.
Marxism and National Identity
Provides the first sustained analysis of the collision between Marxism and nationalism in France at the time of the Dreyfus affair.
Mediating Globalization
Argues that institutional context drives economic globalization in the United States and Britain.
Globalization, Security, and the Nation State
Explores the impact of globalization on the conduct of international affairs.
The Japan That Never Was
Contests conventional wisdom on Japan's postwar economic success and its economic and political problems in the 1990s, providing a new account of these conditions.
Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society
Examines the growing power of nongovernmental organizations by looking at UN World Conferences.
The First Presidential Communications Agency
The history of FDR's Office of Government Reports.
United We Stand?
Argues that leaders sometimes promote international conflicts to keep their own military politically divided.
The Step Back
Explores the ethical and political possibilities of philosophy after deconstruction.
Environmental Policymaking
Case studies that assess the value of new approaches to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad.
Imperialism and Internationalism in the Discipline of International Relations
Essays on the early disciplinary history of international relations.
Landmines and Human Security
Recounts and evaluates the worldwide effort to ban landmines.
The Social Authority of Reason
Explores the social ramifications of Kant's concept of radical evil.
The Virtue of Nonviolence
A study in comparative virtue ethics.
Revolt, Affect, Collectivity
Explores how the concept of revolution permeates and unifies Kristeva’s body of work.
Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
A path-breaking look at the international response to ozone depletion and climate change.
Women and Children First
A critique of public policy rhetoric from multiple feminist perspectives.
The Watchman Fell Asleep
Examines how Israel was caught by surprise in the opening stages of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Education Empire
Traces the organizational history of Fairfax County public schools in Virginia, from 1954–2004, revealing the system's record of academic success.
Citizen Teacher
The first book-length biography of Margaret Haley (1861–1939) focuses on her political vision, her activities as a public school activist, and her life as a charismatic woman leader.
Defining NASA
Examines the politics behind the funding of NASA.
Murder on Trial
A historical romp through the fascinating subject of murder jurisprudence in the United States from the colonial period to the present, showing how changing social mores have influenced the application of murder law.
Exquisite Rebel
Brings the writings of de Cleyre out of undeserved obscurity.
Deserving and Entitled
Explores the contradictions between the American ideal of equality and the realities of public policy.