Rosanne Currarino traces the struggle to define the nature of democratic life in an era of industrial strife. As Americans confronted the glaring disparity between democracy's promises of independence and prosperity and the grim realities of economic want and wage labour, they asked, ''What should constitute full participation in American society? ......
Women, Country Life, and Early Rural Sociological Research
Examines the embeddedness of rural and farm women’s lives in rural sociological research conducted by the USDA’s Division of Farm Population and Rural Life (1919-1953). Explores how early rural sociologists found the conceptual space to include women in their analyses.
Romantic Anthropology and the Embodiment of Freedom
Examines the crisis of a late eighteenth-century anthropology as it relates to the emergence of a modern consciousness that sees itself as condemned to draw its norms and very self-understanding from itself.
A biography of Frederic C. Howe, a reformer and political activist in Cleveland, New York, and Washington, D.C., in the Progressive and New Deal eras (1890s to 1930s).
How Public Opinion Affects Presidential Decision Making
Examines the relationship between public opinion and U.S. foreign policy. Argues that policy making under intense public scrutiny differs from policy making when no one is looking.
A Diplomat's View of the Breakdown of Democracy in Cold War Greece
A first-hand account, by a U.S. diplomat, of the 1967 military coup in Greece, and of how U.S. policy was formulated, debated, and implemented during this period. Explores Greek-U.S. relations within the larger historical framework of the Cold War.
In the development of both political philosophy and engagement in political activity, the Good holds a central role. Properly understood, politics is directed by the human need to discern and follow what is good in-itself, which is not necessarily defined by the predominant interest within any given community or culture. Essential good, or that ......
This book examines the social and technological history of sanitary napkins and tampons through the lens of passing, and the effects of technology upon womens experiences of menstruation. These ubiquitous yet invisible technologies provide women with the means to hide their periods.
The Financial and Social Burden of Nonviolent Offenders
The 'Million Dollar Inmate' highlights the financial and social costs of America's incarceration of non-violent offenders. Basing her insight on extensive research into the origins of our correctional systems, the visible and non-visible costs incurred by the practice of incarcerating non-violent offenders, and the goals of our prison system, ......
