M.i.X - Social & Cultural Studies 1

Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council award for Excellence in Research in Using the Holdings of Archives The history of Black militias in Georgia after the Civil War and their importance in de……続きを見る

The Saudi Arabian Economy (1986) is a comprehensive analysis of the late-twentieth century Saudi Arabian economy. It examines the key oil sector, charts its development and assesses the dilemmas fac……続きを見る

Fresh perspectives on the implications of gender and race in US military history from a diverse group of scholars in the field of war and society 続きを見る

Ist Transparenz immer und in jedem Kontext wünschenswert? Oder gibt es etwa Bereiche der Vergesellschaftung, in denen Geheimnisse legitim sein können? In diesem Buch untersucht Andreas Mix verschied……続きを見る

In Stranger Among Friends, renowned activist, political adviser, and White House insider David Mixner offered a compelling account of his decades-long fight for human rights and the challenges he fa……続きを見る

"From my fear of coming out to coming on strong in the struggle for human rights, this is my American journey, the story of an outsider on the inside, a gay man proudly committed to a life of standi……続きを見る

In the late 2010s, the United States experienced a period of widespread silencing. Protests of unsafe drinking water have been met with tear gas; national park employees, environmentalists, and scie……続きを見る

One a lyric "confessional" poet and essayist, the other a jazz "spoken-word" performance artist, Adrienne Rich and Jayne Cortez were American feminist superheroes who produced extensive bodies of po……続きを見る

When recipients cannot absorb the aid and attention they are offered, the common response is “capacity building”ーas if the source of the problem is the recipient’s implementation capacity. In this ……続きを見る

Most violent conflicts since the turn of this century were in countries that had experienced an earlier violent conflict. How can we tell when a country is likely to remain stuck in a cycle of viole……続きを見る

This book provides numerous examples that apply the modern theory of bureaucracy developed in Breton and Wintrobe (1982 and 1986) to the Nazi Holocaust. More specifically, the book argues, as do Bre……続きを見る

The food system has changed considerably in the last century. Horsepower was replaced by machine, better crop breeding programs helped usher in the Green Revolution, and problems of malnutrition beg……続きを見る

Clergy are pillars of local religious communities, and Roman Catholic priests are perhaps the quintessential examples of pastors functioning as political elites. The political science literature dem……続きを見る

While environmental disputes and conflicts over fossil fuel extraction have grown in recent years, few issues have been as contentious in the twenty-first century as those surrounding the impacts of……続きを見る

This book traces the history of life-concepts, with a focus on the vegetable souls of Aristotle, investigating how they were interpreted and eventually replaced by evolutionary biology. Philosophers……続きを見る

This work is a collection of essays that describe and analyze religion and regime relations in various nations in the contemporary world. The contributors examine patterns of interaction between rel……続きを見る

The Canadian landscape continues to change as we welcome people from every corner of the world. The church in Canada has historically been on the forefront of assisting new Canadians to settle in th……続きを見る

The CSIS Working Group on Private-Sector Development in Fragile, Conflict-Affected, and Violent States identifies tools available to the international business community and the U.S. government to a……続きを見る

In development, stabilization, and peace building, donors increasingly recognize the importance of being sensitive to the local contexts of their efforts. Yet the use of “blueprints” remains widespr……続きを見る

Can the United States prevent or end conflicts and protect its interests without using military force? Do U.S. civilian institutions have the right mix of support, funding, and capabilities to respo……続きを見る

Once the United States withdraws most or all of its forces from Afghanistan, what issues are likely to continue to be of concern to U.S. policymakers in South Asia? What regional dynamics are likely……続きを見る