Jr. - Social & Cultural Studies 1

One of the most brilliant and influential international relations scholars of his generation, Joseph S. Nye Jr. is one of the few academics to have served at the very highest levels of US government……続きを見る

From the pre-eminent scholar of foreign policy, a guide to soft power: the ability of governments to attract and persuade, rather than coerce by force Joseph S. Nye, Jr. coined the term “soft power”……続きを見る

In "Evaluation of the Handling of the Branch Davidian Stand-off in Waco, Texas," Jr. Edward S.G. Dennis meticulously investigates the complex interplay of law enforcement strategies, psychological d……続きを見る

This book looks at the movement of urban American blacks into the Midwest through the experience of Iowa City, a town desperately trying to redefine itself. Pressing questions have plagued the commu……続きを見る

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An unflinching examination of the moral and professional dilemmas faced by physicians who took part in the Manhattan Project. After his father died, James L. Nolan, Jr., took possession of a box of ……続きを見る

A passagem do neoestalinismo ao capitalismo liberal trata de um dos acontecimentos capitais do século XX, com repercussões continuadas até agora: o encerramento da experiência um dia revolucionária ……続きを見る

Playboy's Playmate for May 1966, Dolly Read, has an interesting story. Originally from Avon in England, she was discovered by Playboy photographer Pompeo Posar while working as a Bunny in the Chicag……続きを見る

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 was the US government's attempt to define who "Indians" were. Among the criteria the act set was a blood quantum, which declared that "Indians" were "all other ……続きを見る

If any two people can be called indispensable in launching the conservative movement in American politics, they are William F. Buckley Jr. and Barry Goldwater. Buckley's National Review was at the c……続きを見る

Originally published in 1936, in this classic account of the development of abstract art Alfred Barr analyses the many diverse abstract movements which emerged with bewildering rapidity in the early……続きを見る

This book takes a unique approach to explaining permutation statistics by integrating permutation statistical methods with a wide range of classical statistical methods and associated R programs. It……続きを見る

This is a political biography of the French industrialist and political activist Jacques Lemaigre Dubreuil (1894-1955), president of the Taxpayers' Federation in the 1930s, entrepreneur in wartime F……続きを見る

Este volume, Desenvolvimento, Estado e Políticas de Saúde, objetiva desenhar um pano de fundo para os outros capítulos diretamente voltados para a questão da saúde. Abrange os seguintes temas: cenár……続きを見る

This book is a fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis. Designed for students and professional archaeologists, this highly illustrated b……続きを見る

First published in 1992. This book presents a program for multicultural awareness. With the aim of enabling participants to learn more about themselves and about how relationships and communication ……続きを見る

Demanding Accountability is a collection of nine original case studies that offer insights into how local, national, and international civil society factors mobilize to hold the World Bank accountab……続きを見る

This groundbreaking book explores China's efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to Beijing's goals. Warren Smith provides the historical context for unders……続きを見る

The Eastern Subarctic has long been portrayed as a place without history. Challenging this perspective, History in the Making: The Archaeology of the Eastern Subarctic charts the complex and dynamic……続きを見る

Historical archaeology has been without a definitive, up-to-date collection that reflects the breadth of the field_until now. Orser's book brings together classic and contemporary articles that demo……続きを見る

The gaze of educational researchers has traditionally been turned "down" toward the experiences of communities deemed at-risk, presumably with the purpose of improving their plight. Indeed, theorizi……続きを見る

This updated edition examines the latest regulatory and judicial developments involving the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and provides a clear, practical explanation of its requireme……続きを見る

James Madison Rules America examines congressional party legislative and electoral strategy in the context of our constitutional separation of powers. In a departure from recent books that have desc……続きを見る

Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States. Often lauded as having the fifth largest economy in the world, California leads the nation ……続きを見る

Science museums are in the business of making science accessible to the public-a public constantly bombarded with new information and research results. How the public understands this information wi……続きを見る

Nichols examines the major writings of Alexandre Kojève, and clarifies the character and brings to light the importance of his political philosophy. While emphasizing the political dimension of Kojè……続きを見る

The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union intensified as Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the White House. However, the burning question for the vast majority of the world's population ……続きを見る

In recent years, political discourse about gun control and the Second Amendment has become increasingly volatile and this collection of original essays by top scholars illuminates the various reason……続きを見る

In this absorbing new collection, Short and Hughes and their distinguished coauthors investigate why and how we study youth gangs. Over the last half-century of research by criminologists, sociologi……続きを見る

The image of Africa among Americans at the beginning of the 21st century is tragic; America's image among Africans is of a place that is splendid but arrogant and unfeeling. Both have large elements……続きを見る