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Politics Recovered
Realist Thought in Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Is political theory political enough? Or does a tendency toward abstraction, idealization, moralism, and utopianism leave contemporary political theory out of touch with real politics as it actually takes place, and hence unable to speak meaningfully to or about our world? Realist political thought,...
Thinking with Animals
New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2005
Is anthropomorphism a scientific sin? Scientists and animal researchers routinely warn against "animal stories," and contrast rigorous explanations and observation to facile and even fanciful projections about animals. Yet many of us, scientists and researchers included, continue to see...
Women in Iraq
Past Meets Present
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
Noga Efrati outlines the first social and political history of women in Iraq during the periods of British occupation and the British-backed Hashimite monarchy (1917–1958). She traces the harsh and long-lasting implications of British state building on Iraqi women, particularly their legal and political...
Reshaping the Holy
Democracy, Development, and Muslim Women in Bangladesh
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2008
Through extensive field research, Elora Shehabuddin explores the profound implications of women's political and social mobilization for reshaping Islam. Specifically, she examines the lives of Muslim women in Bangladesh who have become increasingly mobilized by the activities of predominantly secular...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
When Joseph Smith ran for president as a radical protest candidate in 1844, Mormons were a deeply distrusted group in American society, and their efforts to enter public life were met with derision. When Mitt Romney ran for president as a Republican in 2008 and 2012, the public had come to regard...
Epic of Evolution
Seven Ages of the Cosmos
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2005
How did everything around us-the air, the land, the sea, and the stars-originate? What is the source of order, form, and structure characterizing all material things? These are just some of the grand scientific questions Eric J. Chaisson, author of the classic work Cosmic Dawn, explores in his enthralling...
The Universe as It Really Is
Earth, Space, Matter, and Time
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
The universe that science reveals to us can seem far outside the comfort zone of the human mind. Subjects near and far open up dizzying vistas, from the infinitesimal to the colossal. Humanity, the unlikely product of uncountable coincidences on unimaginable scales, inhabits a tumultuous universe...
Genetic Justice
DNA Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
National DNA databanks were initially established to catalogue the identities of violent criminals and sex offenders. However, since the mid-1990s, forensic DNA databanks have in some cases expanded to include people merely arrested, regardless of whether they've been charged or convicted of a crime....
Stem Cell Dialogues
A Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry Into Medical Frontiers
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Stem cells and the emerging field of regenerative medicine are at the frontiers of modern medicine. These areas of scientific inquiry suggest that in the future, damaged tissue and organs might be repaired through personalized cell therapy as easily as the body repairs itself, revolutionizing the...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
As awareness and identification of sex trafficking and exploitation have grown, so has the need for improved social work responses. In this volume, expert practitioners, survivors, and researchers model the best practices for working with this population, using case examples and illustrative guides....
Youth Gangs and Community Intervention
Research, Practice, and Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
Although a range of program and policy responses to youth gangs exist, most are largely based on suppression, implemented by the police or other criminal justice agencies. Less attention and fewer resources have been directed to prevention and intervention strategies that draw on the participation...
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
Beyond Victims and Villains
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
The domestic sex trafficking of minors is a problem of growing concern yet little critical attention. This book analyzes the forces behind the sex-trafficking industry in the United States and provides a much-needed reference for practitioners. It adopts a holistic approach, pursuing a nuanced exploration...
Social Work and Human Rights
A Foundation for Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Social Work and Human Rights has become a standard text highlighting the role of social work in protecting the rights of vulnerable populations. Through rigorous analysis, classroom exercises, and a frank discussion of the implications for practice both within and outside of the United States, the...
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
The American Century began in 1941 and ended on January 20, 2017. While the United States remains a military giant and is still an economic powerhouse, it no longer dominates the world economy or geopolitics as it once did. The current turn toward nationalism and “America first” unilateralism...