Between Families and Frankenstein: The Politics of Egg Donation in the United States (Heidt-Forsythe Erin)(Paperback)

Between Families and Frankenstein: The Politics of Egg Donation in the United States (Heidt-Forsythe Erin)(Pevná vazba)

Between Families and Frankenstein: The Politics of Egg Donation in the United States (Heidt-Forsythe Erin)(Paperback)

In the United States, egg donation for reproduction and egg donation for research involve the same procedures, the same risks, and the same population of donors--disadvantaged women at the intersections of race and class. Yet cultural attitudes and state-level policies regarding egg donation are

Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Politics in the United States (Neubauer David W.)(Paperback)

Working within the framework of law and politics, JUDICIAL PROCESS: LAW, COURTS, AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES combines detailed information about the major structures and processes of the American judiciary with an insider's understanding of the importance of courthouse dynamics. From the

Black Immigrants in the United States: Essays on the Politics of Race, Language, and Voice (Cooper Ayanna)(Paperback)

The Promise of Politics (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

In The Promise of Politics, Hannah Arendt examines the conflict between philosophy and politics. In particular, she shows how the tradition of Western political thought, which extends from Plato and Aristotle to its culmination in Marx, failed to account for human action. The concluding section of

Transmission of the Flame (Klein Jean)(Paperback)

Dialogues between Jean Klein and his students and friends, during seminars in the United States and Europe, form the text of this illuminating book. In many different settings and circumstances, Jean Klein casts and re-casts the teaching of Advaita, addressing each individual in his or her own

The Portrait's Subject: Inventing Inner Life in the Nineteenth-Century United States (Blackwood Sarah)(Paperback)

Between the invention of photography in 1839 and the end of the nineteenth century, portraiture became one of the most popular and common art forms in the United States. In The Portrait's Subject, Sarah Blackwood tells a wide-ranging story about how images of human surfaces became understood as

Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop (Perry Imani)(Paperback)

At once the most lucrative, popular, and culturally oppositional musical force in the United States, hip hop demands the kind of interpretation Imani Perry provides here: criticism engaged with this vibrant musical form on its own terms. A scholar and a fan, Perry considers the art, politics, and

Abortion Politics (Munson Ziad)(Paperback)

Abortion has remained one of the most volatile and polarizing issues in the United States for over four decades. Americans are more divided today than ever over abortion, and this debate colors the political, economic, and social dynamics of the country. This book provides a balanced, clear-eyed

The Politics of New Immigrant Destinations: Transatlantic Perspectives (Chambers Stefanie)(Paperback)

Migration to new destinations in Europe and the United States has expanded dramatically over the past few decades. Within these destinations, there is a corresponding greater variety of ethnic, cultural, and/or religious diversity. This timely volume, The Politics of New Immigrant Destinations,

Poems in Absentia & Poems from the Island and the World (Da Silveira Pedro)(Paperback)

Born on the island of Flores, between Europe and the United States, Pedro da Silveira captures the islander's longing for migratory movement, leading to departure and an inevitable return. These fresh and original poems, now available in this masterful translation, express a deep connection to

1983 - The World at the Brink (Downing Taylor)(Paperback / softback)

A tense, thrilling account of how, in 1983, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union nearly caused global

Freedom of Speech and the Function of Rhetoric in the United States (Donnelly Michael)(Paperback)

This book is about Freedom of Speech and public discourse in the United States. Freedom of Speech is a major component of the cultural context in which we live, think, work, and write, generally revered as the foundation of true democracy. But the issue has a great deal more to do with social norms

White World Order, Black Power Politics: The Birth of American International Relations (Vitalis Robert)(Paperback)

Racism and imperialism are the twin forces that propelled the course of the United States in the world in the early twentieth century and in turn affected the way that diplomatic history and international relations were taught and understood in the American academy. Evolutionary theory, social

Locomotives of the Eastern United States (Esposito Christopher)(Paperback)

The eastern United States offers some of the best scenery in the country, and some of the most demanding for the railways. They must traverse treacherous mountain grades, making each trip a challenge to the crew and the equipment. Since the early days of rail transport, the railways have used the

The Politics of Aesthetics (Rancire Jacques)(Paperback)

The Politics of Aesthetics rethinks the relationship between art and politics, reclaiming aesthetics from the narrow confines it is often reduced to. Jacques Ranci re reveals its intrinsic link to politics by analysing what they both have in common: the delimitation of the visible and the

Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants (Andrews Abigail Leslie)(Paperback)

In 2018, more than eleven million undocumented immigrants lived in the United States. Not since slavery had so many U.S. residents held so few political rights. Many strove tirelessly to belong. Others turned to their homelands for hope. What explains their clashing strategies of inclusion? And how

Contraceptive Diplomacy: Reproductive Politics and Imperial Ambitions in the United States and Japan (Takeuchi-Demirci Aiko)(Paperback)

A transpacific history of clashing imperial ambitions, Contraceptive Diplomacy turns to the history of the birth control movement in the United States and Japan to interpret the struggle for hegemony in the Pacific through the lens of transnational feminism. As the birth control movement spread

Radical Black Theatre in the New Deal (Dossett Kate)(Paperback)

Between 1935 and 1939, the United States government paid out-of-work artists to write, act, and stage theatre as part of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), a New Deal job relief program. In segregated 'Negro Units' set up under the FTP, African American artists took on theatre work usually reserved

Life Cycle Risks and the Politics of the Welfare State (Jensen Carsten)(Paperback)

Life Cycle Risks and the Politics of the Welfare State presents the dual risk model of the welfare state. Previous research in the field has predominantly studied the role of modernization and the associated labor market risks; this book gives equal weight to a different class of social risks,

Sex Trafficking in the United States: Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice (Nichols Andrea)(Paperback)

Sex Trafficking in the United States is a unique exploration of the underlying dynamics of sex trafficking. This comprehensive volume examines the common risk factors for those who become victims, and the barriers they face when they try to leave. It also looks at how and why sex traffickers enter

Committed: Remembering Native Kinship in and beyond Institutions (Burch Susan)(Paperback)

Between 1902 and 1934, the United States confined hundreds of adults and children from dozens of Native nations at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, a federal psychiatric hospital in South Dakota. But detention at the Indian Asylum, as families experienced it, was not the beginning or end of

Slavery and Racism in American Politics, 1776-1876 (Thomsett Michael C.)(Paperback)

From the very inception of the United States, few issues have been so divisive and defining as American slavery. Even as the U.S. was founded on principles of liberty, independence and freedom, slavery advocates and sympathizers positioned themselves in every aspect of American influence. Over the

The State and Politics in Japan (Neary Ian)(Paperback)

Politics in Japan is undergoing a major transformation. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has, since 2012, embarked upon an ambitious program of policy reforms as well as changes to Japan's governing structures and processes. At the heart of this