Markiewicz (Latin American history, U. of California, Los Angeles) argues that the agrarian reforms announced by the winners of the Mexican revolution were an effort to quell real reform, were...
Guatemala, though unique in many respects, has been part of the recent movement toward consitutional regimes and democracy in Latin America.
In their in-depth view of school bullying, Jeffrey Cohen and Robert Brooks navigate between empirical evidence and breathless media accounts to make sense of ongoing debates and provide insights into the failure of punitive antibullying ...
The just war. The legal tradition. The political context of strategy: clausewitz. The transformation of war.
Confronting these contentious questions, Guns, Violence, and Criminal Behavior offers a comprehensive exploration of the social processes surrounding illegal firearm use and criminal behavior.
Addressing these questions, Glen Sussman and Byron Daynes trace the evolution of US climate change policy, assess how key players¿the scientific community, Congress, the president, the judiciary, interest groups, the states, and the ...
Are further changes on the horizon? Daniel Levine explores these issues, uniquely situating the Latin American experience in a rich theoretical and comparative context.
This text reflects improvements in democratic trends and the erosion of democratic advances in different countries.
J. William Spencer probes our ambivalent response to youth violence to show how deeply entwined issues of crime, age, race, and class distort our understanding of an important social problem.
Despite the current global focus on prospects for the integrated European market, there are many in the policymaking and business communities who believe that the next century will be a Pacific, rather than a European, one.
How does one explain Costa Rica's political stability?
The authors analyze the experiences of thirteen nonwar communities that made conscious and effective choices not to engage in the fighting that surrounded them.
Prelude to the Cold War: The Tsarist, Soviet, and U.S. Armies in the Two World Wars
This guide to local government in Latin America provides a detailed overview of the political and economic significance of local government in the region as a whole, as well as 18 country studies written to a common format.
Toward this end, the book provides summaries, analysis, study questions, and additional sources of information for each of the theories and issues encountered during the simulation.
Despite being deemed an illegal activity, participation in sexual activity behind prison walls is a frequent occurrence. Catherine Marcum and Tammy Castle provide a comprehensive study of all aspects of prison sex.
Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy go beyond standard professional resources to serve up practical advice for black faculty intent on playing?and winning?the tenure game.Addressing head-on how power and the thorny politics of race ...
Cassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis assess the criminal justice system¿s response to sexual assault, exploring the complex dynamics that shape the actions of police and prosecutors.
The People's Health 1830-1910
This unique book brings to light the little-known, but powerful roles that civil resistance has played in national liberation struggles throughout history.