Updated with a timely literature review and new case studies from sports, international politics, and third party image repair.

Comprehensive study of the diplomat and the diplomatic mission in Western civilization.

Timely analysis of the ways in which women grassroots activists, the European Union, and the Turkish state are involved in shaping gender policies in Turkey.

Argues for the necessity of a new ethos for middle-class white anti-racism.

Offers an analysis of the political economy of care in order to explain how lesbian and gay citizens in Europe benefit from equality more than those in the United States.

Examines the continuing relevance of early British sociologists Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and their associates.

Phenomenological analyses of the orderliness of naturally occurring collaboration.

Defines a new research area linking youth cultures and music with peacebuilding practice and policy.

A fascinating study of the gemstone industry of Jaipur with special emphasis on its ownership class.

Accessible introduction to key thinkers of Marxist theory and the debate on the nature of Marxist ethics.

Traces the rising emphasis on parenthood in contemporary American politics.

Scholars from history, sociology, and geography advocate overcoming disciplinary isolation, using Fernand Braudel’s concept of the longue durée as a rallying point.

Investigates how activists confront global powers with their street-level dissent.

Explores how the NBA moved to govern black players and the expression of blackness after the “Palace Brawl” of 2004.

Essays reevaluating and challenging the critiques of the urban studies field

Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary U.S.

Explores the impact of globalization and the imperative of social justice for the helping professions in contemporary times.

Demonstrates how ingrained ideas of race created and sustain the achievement gap in U. S. schools.

Geographical perspectives on the changing patterns of race and ethnicity in the United States.

Offers important new perspectives on the African Diaspora in North America.

Examines how Israeli society has commemorated Yitzhak Rabin.

A look at the Latino experience in the American South using data from Richmond, Virginia.

Explores teen mothers’ perceptions of their situations and the social stigma that affects them.

A look at the voluntary sector in Japan, which has emerged strongly only in recent years.

A demographic portrait of gay and lesbian couples who live together in committed relationships.