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A modern discussion of religion that goes beyond the assumption that modernisation leads to secularisation.

Accessibly explains the myriad ways the law applies to and affects lesbian and gay lives in the US.

Chronicles the warm friendship between Robert Kennedy and Cesar Chavez and embraces their bold political vision.

President Eisenhower originally included 'academic' in the draft of his landmark, oft-quoted speech on the military-industrial-complex. This book tells why Eisenhower saw the academy as part of the famous complex - and how his warning was vitally prescient for 21st-century America.

Middle East experts Gilber Achcar and Michel Warschawski assess the causes and consequences of the 2006 war in Lebannon.

Distils lessons from US negotiations with Russia, China, and Libya and analyses how they can apply to talks with North Korea in a new political era.

An intrepid and readable introduction to, and insightful commentary on, the role of the corporation in the modern world.

High profile academics explore the connections between the social and natural sciences. The essays outline a groundbreaking new scientific paradigm.

The remarkable stories of eight Americans who acted as heroes by "just doing their jobs" during national crises.

Examines contemporary debates about the meaning and value of marriage.

Highlights the increasing tendancy towards privatization in the US school system and the need to fight it.

Is there a growing gap in the world between cultural aspirations and their fulfilment, a gap that is increasing social problems of all kinds? Aiming to answer this question, this book shows that a static metaphysical stance or worldview is largely responsible for that gap, and that an alternative worldview can work to close that gap.

Presents discussions about teacher preparation in the United States. This book describes the different contexts for teacher preparation offered by liberal arts institutions and analyzes the effects of these programs on their graduates and on K-12 schools.

This book finds a richer understanding of the origins of gender inequality by bringing biological factors into the debate.

Taking on issues of race, sex, gender, and 'the ethics of identity', this work offers a fresh take on queer theory - one rooted in phenomenology rather than poststructuralism - that seeks to put postnormative thinking at its center. It offers a glimpse of what 'thinking queer' can look like in our 'posthumanist age'.

Examines the rise of intersecting, women-centred movements that contribute to alternative development and the rise of new societies.

A close look at the similarities between Vietnam and Iraq by a Vietnam vet, Purple Heart recipient, and antiwar protestor.

Analyses the oppressive working and living conditions of women, rightward shifts in public policies, and women's resistance to these developments.

This volume addresses the key question of the intersection of sociology and politics, and asks what a non-Marxist cultural perspective can offer the Left.

Using the accessible metaphor of a game, this book provides a readable introductory explanation of international relations.

Shows the evolution of the public policy arena over years of writing and thinking and presents some material including helpful analytical introductions. This book looks ahead to an internationalizing US political economy and the need for a global political science.

Shows how the tragedy and suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina signals a much larger crisis in the United States - one that threatens the very nature of individual freedom and inclusive democracy. This book explains how this crisis extends far beyond matters of leadership, governance, or the Bush administration.

'An easily accessible account of the development of martyrdom ... a masterful account of how religion, death and sacrifice developed into the cult of martyrdom of today.'Mia Bloom

'An unusually perceptive and balanced appraisal of the globalization hype and its relation to the reality of global capitalism.' Immanuel Wallerstein