This best-selling book examines the political, economic, and environmental changes that affect people's lives in the United States and around the world. It uses a narrative ...

Understanding Globalization introduces students to the concept of globalization, providing an essential history, overview of key themes and theories, and a wealth of engaging ...

This innovative, global feminist analysis of work and politics examines the diverse problems and related protests of women and men who labor to make ends meet in a rapidly ...

Russia, Bosnia, Palestine, Ireland--and many other nations are torn by seemingly intractable conflict in which partition has played a major role.

This collection of articles and artwork examines inclusive community development education, which engages members of diverse, often marginalised groups in research and ...

This historical and sociological book makes the argument that, for about 90 years following the rise of steam-powered industry in the United States, low-to moderate-income ...

This interdisciplinary study provides a broad conceptual and factual base for a deeper understanding of the social, political, and economic forces that contribute to war and ...

Power to the People, after documenting the emergence of a new interstate system and the Cold War that divided it in the postwar period, examines the factors that led to the ...

Social Movements and Global Social Change teaches students not only about how social change occurs but also how social movements can contribute to this change. The book links ...

Red Inc. takes issue with the view that economic development will eventually promote democracy. It outlines in detail the enormous social costs of the rapid rise of China's ...