The two decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union brought great changes to the new nations on its periphery".Urban Spaces after Socialism" offers a detailed ethnographic look at one area of change: the use and understanding of public space i...

Previously only ever seen, briefly, at the scene of their demise, corpses have become a central part of many popular American television shows in the twenty-first century. From "CSI" to "Six Feet Under", extended portrayals of dead bodies – in the mo...

As Europe becomes increasingly diverse, understanding the effects of differences among citizens within European democracy crucial. The contributors to "Difference and Democracy" take a novel interdisciplinary approach to this important dimension of s...

Antiquity, as the term has been understood and used over the centuries by scholars, political and religious figures, and ordinary citizens, is far from a single, monolithic concept. Rather than reflecting a stable, shared understanding about the past...

Our conception of cultures and cultural change has altered dramatically in recent decades: no longer do we understand cultures as isolated units; rather, we see them as hybrid formations constantly engaged in a multidirectional process of exchange an...

Despite the understanding of scholars that masculinity, far from being a natural or stable concept, is in reality a social construction, the culture at large continues to privilege an idealized, coherent male point of view".The Privilege of Crisis" d...

One of the keys to dealing with militant Islamic groups is understanding how they work with, relate to, and motivate their constituencies".Mobilizing the Faithful" offers a pair of detailed case studies – of the Egyptian groups al-Jamaa al-Islamiyya...

As urban areas have grown and sprawl has spread in recent decades, metropolitan governments around the world have begun to look beyond city borders, establishing regional partnerships to help them deal with issues of transit, resource use, and more"....

Despite the fact that mergers and acquisitions are a crucial part of the modern business landscape, the factors that can make the difference between success and failure remain little understood – as evidenced by the disappointing outcomes of the majo...

Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was one of the leaders of American science in the nineteenth century. Driven by a vision of science as a key component of an integrated U. S. nation-state, he guided the nascent American Association for the Advancem...