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Power, Politics and Performance: A Partnership Approach for the Development
by Dookeran, Winston
The perception of politics as an obstacle to the advancement of the Caribbean must be removed. In Power, Politics and Performance, Winston Dookeran argues that for meaningful change, politics must be...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2012 More

Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite
by Stang, Charles
This book examines the writings of an early sixth-century Christian mystical theologian who wrote under the name of a convert of the apostle Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite. This 'Pseudo'-Dionysius...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2012 More

Re-Thinking Dionysius the Areopagite
by Stang, Charles
Dionysius the Areopagite, the early sixth-century Christian writer, bridged Christianity and neo-Platonist philosophy. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume surveys how...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2009 More

Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite: "No Longer I"
by Stang, Charles
This book examines the writings of an early sixth-century Christian mystical theologian who wrote under the name of a convert of the apostle Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite. This 'Pseudo'-Dionysius...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: April 2012 More

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
by Robinson, James A.; Acemoglu, Daron
Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are? Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: March 2012 More

The Blessings of Troubles: Scholarly Innovation in Response to Latin America's Challenges
by Domínguez, Jorge I.
Latin America has been one of the critical areas in the study of comparative politics. The region’s experiments with installing and deepening democracy and promoting alternative modes of economic...
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Published Date: March 2012 More
Cuban Economic and Social Development: Policy Reforms and Challenges in the 21st Century
by Domínguez, Jorge I.; Pérez Villanueva, Omar; Prieto, Mayra Espina ; Barberia, Lorena
The Cuban economy has been transformed over the course of the last decade, and these changes are now likely to accelerate. In this edited volume, prominent Cuban economists and sociologists present a...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: March, 2012 More

Creating a New Racial Order: How Immigration, Multiracialism, Genomics, and the Young Can Remake Race in America
by Hochschild, Jennifer L.; Weaver, Vesla; Burch, Traci
The American racial order—the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities—is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s....
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: March, 2012 More

Mexico's Campaigns and the Benchmark Elections of 2000 and 2006
by Domínguez, Jorge I.
Since achieving independence from Spain and establishing its first constitution in 1824, Mexico has experienced numerous political upheavals. The country's long and turbulent journey toward...
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Published Date: January 2012 More
Lost in Transition: Youth, Work, and Instability in Postindustrial Japan
by Brinton, Mary C.
Lost in Transition tells the story of the “lost generation” that came of age in Japan's deep economic recession in the 1990s. The book argues that Japan is in the midst of profound changes that...
Publication Type: Book
Published Date: December 2011 More