In "Governance in a Global Economy: Political Authority in Transition", David A. Lake und seine Mitautoren untersuchen die Auswirkungen der Globalisierung auf politische Autorität und Governance-Strukturen. Sie argumentieren, dass die...

"Scenarios of Power: Myth and Ceremony in Russian Monarchy : From Alexander II to the Abdication of Nicholas II" von Richard S. Wortman ist eine eingehende Untersuchung der symbolischen Darstellungen und Rituale, die in der russischen...

How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems? In answering this question for a general audience, Ruelle writes in the best French tradition: he has produced an authoritative and elegant book--a model of...

"In this crystal-clear little book, Geoffrey Vallis masterfully explains the basics of physical oceanography and the role of the oceans in the climate system. He writes for those conversant with some university-level mathematics and...

Taking the controversial pairing of "transgender" and "transracial" as his starting point, Rogers Brubaker shows how gender and race, long understood as stable, inborn, and unambiguous, have in the past few decades opened up--in...

"Rice As Self: Japanese Identities Through Time" von Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney ist eine umfassende kulturelle und historische Analyse der Rolle, die Reis in der japanischen Gesellschaft spielt. Das Buch untersucht, wie Reis als Symbol für die...

"Driving the Soviets Up the Wall: Soviet-East German Relations, 1953-1961" von Hope M. Harrison ist eine detaillierte Studie der diplomatischen Beziehungen zwischen der Sowjetunion und Ostdeutschland während einer kritischen Phase des...

"American Assassins: The Darker Side of Politics" von James W. Clarke ist eine gründliche Untersuchung der dunklen Seite der amerikanischen Politik, in der er die Fälle von politischen Attentaten und versuchten Attentaten in den USA vom...

Along with its much vaunted progress in scientific and economic realms, the twentieth century has witnessed the rise of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the history of humankind. Even with the collapse of Marxism, current...

Following the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the re-introduction of Sharica law relating to gender and the family, women's rights in Iran suffered a major setback. However, as the implementers of the law have faced the social realities...

"Michael Bender, a giant in the field, fits the excitement, rigor, and deep insights of paleoclimatology into a succinct text suitable for a semester-long course introducing this indispensable branch of environmental science."--Richard...

Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did Europe rise to the top, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans, and South Asians were far more advanced? Why didn't these powers establish global...