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Develops a robust recording of Black social movements in the twentieth century that will forever alter the way you hear race and nation.

Examines best practices in schools education in the context of an increasingly interconnected world

Shows how, while most prosecutors aim to do justice, only some hit that target consistently.

Focuses on ways to intervene at the earliest possible point to rehabilitate and redirect

Wright (law, Samford U.) attacks the common American notion that the spread of commercialization is a natural manifestation of freedom and the pursuit of well-being. Topics include the constitutional arguments related to commercial free speech law, the influence of so-called controversial ads, the

Wright (law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford U.) traces the basic legal and political implications of life for the desperately poor, arguing that the law fails to recognize the special circumstances of the severely deprived. He explores the Constitution as it is applied to the poor in our society

With contributions from two dozen scholars, "The Modern Jewish Experience" presents practical information and guidelines intended to expand the teaching repertoire of those concerned with Jewish studies. Sample syllabi are included for survey courses set in diverse linguistic settings.

Describes the growth of the Southern Baptist Convention into the largest Protestant denomination in the US; its cultural shift toward fundamentalism and Republicanism and jettisoning of progressive theologians and moderate voices; the evolution of its political center from Harry Truman and Jimmy Ca

Explores the changing images and implications of fat in contemporary Western society.

Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive- compulsive disorder have come from breakthroughs in neurobiologic and cognitive-behavioral studies. Essential Papers on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder represents the most significant thinkers and the various strands of thought on obsessive-compulsive disorder. Divided into three sections focusing on classical psychoanalysis, psychological research, and neuro-psychiatric approaches, this definitive volume includes contributions bythe most experienced and renowned experts on the subject. Contributors include Sigmund Freud; Karl Abraham; Ernest Jones; Anna Freud; Paul E. Sifneos; Leonard Salzman; Joseph Sandler and Anandi Hazari; Lewis L. Judd; Heinz Hartmann; Stanley Rachman, Ray Hodgson and Isaac M. Marks; Paul M. Salkovskis; Paul Schilder; Steven P. Wise and Judith L. Rapoport; Joseph Zohar and Thomas R. Insel; Michael A. Jenike; Susan E. Swedo, Henrietta Leonard; Lewis R. Baxter, Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Kenneth S. Bergman; Dan Stein and Eric Hollander.

Another voice in the post-communist symphony marking the triumph of capitalism but also ringing a cautionary bell regarding the dangers of unfettered free markets. New York Times columnist and Business Week editor Silk discusses the evolution of capitalism and discusses its different faces in the f

This text explores the ways Jews have defined other groups and themselves. Topics include: the construction of gender; the gentile as Other; the Palestinian as Other; blacks as Other in American Jewish literature; the Jewish body image as symbol of Otherness; and women as Other in Israeli cinema.

Outlines the structure of the Tanzanian economy, considering the impact of previous policies, as well as current stabilisation and adjustment measures, on the Tanzanian population. The text rejects official statistics as failing to give an accurate picture of Tanzanian economic development.

Originally published in 1996 by New York University Press, an account of how the issue of the candidate's character has come to dominate presidential campaigns, looking back over the past twenty five years.

Challenges the assumption that the mother-daughter relationship is necessarily defined by hostility, guilt and antagonism, concluding that mothers and daughters managed to sustain close, nurturing relationships in an era marked by a major generation gap in terms of aspirations and opportunities.

Perhaps the most popular of all canonical American authors, Mark Twain is famous for creating works that satirize American formations of race and empire. Drawing on legal scholarship, comparative ethnic studies, and transnational and American studies, this book engages with Twain's best-known novels such as Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn.

"Sex Without Consent" explores the experience, prosecution and meaning of rape in American history from the time of the early contact between Europeans and Native Americans to the present.

A range of perspectives and data on pastoral abuse, investigating sexual and financial misconduct, and political and personal abuse of authority. Rather than focusing on individuals, it investigates whether the foundation for malfeasance is inherent in religious organizations themselves.

A topical discussion of the controversial use of American Indian mascots by college-level and professional sports teams.

A bold and nuanced attempt to question prevailing ideas about community, desire, politics and culture

An anthology in which 20 contributors address how Judaism views women and men, and their places within Judaism quite differently. Among the many subjects covered are - gender boundaries in Kabbalah, images of Jewish masculinity and the challenge of women's rabbinic leadership.