Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

First published in 1902, William James's Varieties of Religious Experience is considered a classic in religious studies and the psychology of religion. But how has James's classic study weathered decades of development in psychology and behavioral sciences?

Teachings by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.

Talks about Puerto Ricans' struggles of incorporation into US society, and the conditions under which members of the Puerto Rican middle-class move back and forth between the mainland and island. This book illustrates how structures of inequalities based on race, class, and gender affect Puerto Ricans' subjective assessments of incorporation.

Proposes a method for doing theology which does not divorce it from the practical applications of science. Starting with the sciences that examine happiness - particularly biology, genetics, and psychology - this book seeks to understand the spiritual nature of humans and, through it, the nature of God.

In this bold new book, political scientist John Ehrenberg critically analyzes the rise of an ideologically coherent Right. He dissects their themes of military weakness, moral decay, racial anxiety, and hostility to social welfare to reveal their central organizing objective of protecting wealth and assaulting equality.

This book is an explication of social class and the adjudication of repetitive property offenders within the under class. It describes their class-informed subculture and near absence of any politicized action or strategy.

This book focuses on the subjective side of success of black professionals and it documents that no matter how much money, power, or prestige, racism is still a salient issue in their lives.

Explores a number of questions about media use and its relation to democratic engagement, analyzing the effects of communication forms on the 2004 presidential elections. This book contributes to an important goal in political communication studies creating an integrated, and precise picture of how media affects democratic engagement.

In Law and Community, Robert F. Cochran, Jr., and Robert M. Ackerman explore the connections between individualism and communitarianism in American law. The authors argue that, though tort law is dominated by individualistic language, it has significant communitarian influences.

As HIV/AIDS wreaked havoc on the worlds of some of the most marginal and disenfranchised people in New York, they came together to create a shared response, forming an organizational field within which their various efforts were coordinated. This work offers a study of how communities organize in response to threats to their lives and well being.

Attacks can backfire on attackers sometimes spectacularly. Examples include - the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police in 1991, the surveillance of Ralph Nader in 1965, and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Through numerous case studies, this work aims to reveal the promising tactics that can make unfair attacks backfire.

Written by a veteran high school and university teacher and staff developer, this volume weaves sound scholarship with real-world examples from classrooms and the media. If offers a compelling blueprint for working with diverse students and for improving schools.

Through interviews with prominent legal academics, Outsiders Within presents the trials and accomplishments of black women law professors who began to enter the legal academy in the 1970s and 80s.

The Regulators is a fresh look at how the regulatory system works in Washington and how it affects the life of every American.

Building on a range of primary sources and extensive field research, the distinguished authors analyze the processes and outcomes of institution - building in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Bulgaria since the late 1980s. They cast a distinctive light on debates about EU enlargement, Europeanization, and patterns of governance.

Demonstrates how organizational theory can be useful for understanding party movements, and also expands on the idea of continuity, contributing new ways of thinking about how organizations survive in the face of recurring dilemmas. This work looks at the organizational problems they face and the strategies employed to deal with them.

Locates identity at the center of discourses on global health with particular reference to African experiences. This book challenges scholars and practitioners to understand that global health must be anchored in celebrating differences in identity. It aims to affirm celebration of different identities as central to public health landscape.

Discusses the notion of knowledge cultures in relation to claims for the economy and the communicative turn, as well as cultural economy and the politics of postmodernity. This book also focuses on national policy constructions of the knowledge economy, fast knowledge and the role of the so-called new pedagogy and social learning.

One of Japan's best-known prime ministers, Yoshida Shigeru witnessed history in the making. This autobiography talks about Shigeru's service in China, his travel abroad as a member of Japan's mission to conclude World War I, the interwar years spent as a high-rank diplomat to Europe, and his role in the days leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack.

Surveys the transformation that is taking place in urban America. In the belief that technology is the force that has created and recast cities throughout history, this book addresses the important question of how the modern-day technology affects cities and how it will shape cities in the future.

Traces the global history of human change and survival under the sway of capitalism since the voyages of Columbus.

This historical ethnography draws attention to the range of cultural and social practices that exist within contemporary Okinawa. The narrative problematizes both the location of identity and the processes involved in negotiating identities within Okinawa.

Covering German foreign policy since the end of World War II, this book explores Germany's recovery from wartime defeat and destruction. Through a chronological series of case studies, it offers a document-based account of sixty years of German policymaking. It is for scholars and students of Germany, Europe, and East-West relations.

How does one become a member of an elite profession? This book examines how elites-in-training contest, rationalize, and finally embrace their dominant positions in society. Using interviews with law and MBA students, the author shows that becoming elite is not a straightforward process without tensions.

Traces the rise and fall of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, twice removed president of Haiti, one time priest and champion of the poor, and exiled authoritarian leader whose failed claim to power galvanized world politics. Centered on his political career, this book explores power and hierarchy in the capitalist world-system.