Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

Offers a historical examination of church-state relations and case study of the Dominican Republic, which leads into important regional comparisons that broaden our understanding of the Catholic Church in the whole of Latin America.

Sherman's March in Myth and Memory examines William Tecumseh Sherman's treatment in the press, among historians, on stage and screen, and in literature, from the time of the March to the present day. The authors show us the many ways in which Sherman has been portrayed in the media and popular culture, and how his devastating March has been stamped into our collective memory.

Examines eighteen myths advanced by the special interest groups dominating public education. In addition to the money myth, the class size myth, and the teacher pay myth, this book aims to debunk the special education myth, the certification myth, the graduation myth, the draining myth, the segregation myth, and more.

Offers an alternative to the traditional approaches to the study and teaching of political philosophy. Political ideas drawn from historical and analytical political philosophy are used to help rethink public problems and imagine potential solutions to them.

In the post 9/11 era of heightened security awareness, conflicting strategies have strained relations between the US and the EU. This book tells that the US must use its dependable and durable partners among the central and eastern European states to develop more predictable and productive relations with the EU for the sake of long-term stability.

Explores the metaphysical underpinnings of theories of human nature, personhood, and the self. This book moves from the Pre-Socratics to Postmodernism, assessing what transpired during the intervening 2500 year period, with a focus on the contributions of the Aristotelian/Thomistic tradition of inquiry.

This unusual introduction to political philosophy draws on its history and main theories_classic liberal, democratic, socialist, radical_with an eye to how each sees the place of the individual in the political order.

Filipino Americans, like other American populations, are not an absolute group that evolved in a vacuum. This book documents how they emerged and grew within the context of political forces, the social order, rights and responsibilities of individuals, economic well being, and the American Dream.

In this authoritative study, Elmelech investigates the role that generational heritage plays in social stratification. Transmitting Inequality provides the essential theoretical framework for examining the institutional inequalities that shape the distribution of property and wealth in the United States.

Increase in awareness of environmental issues has led to the intersection of religion and environment. This work presents a unique way of looking at this topic by relating the Christian word sacrament to the term commons, suggesting that local natural settings and local communities can be a source for respect and compassion.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to Jewish mysticism, organized around five models of Jewish mystical theology and experience, including Normal Mysticism, Mystical Intimacy, Addressing God's Needs, Drawing Down Divine Grace, and Prophetic Kabbalah. This work includes primary texts in translation.

Shades of Difference introduces new perspectives on the definition of "whiteness" in America, and makes an original contribution to the larger discussion of race through a detailed account of ethnicity's original meaning and its revaluation when later appropriated by the discourse of Black Nationalism in the 1960s and 70s.

In this biography of the great rebel leader Denmark Vesey, Douglas R. Egerton employs a variety of historical sources--church records, court documents, travel accounts, and newspapers from America and Saint Domingue--to recreate the lost world of the mysterious Vesey. The revised edition is updated throughout, and includes a new section addressing the recent debate over the conspiracy of 1822.

This book analyzes the complex relationship between human rights and liberalism as two different worldviews, and how American liberalism impedes the recognition of human rights. In order to achieve democratic, equitable, and sustainable societies, people need to be accorded fundamental human rights and to grant these rights to others.

Surveys the security policies of the states in North and Central Europe, in the context of the declining North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the emerging European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). This book analyzes US policy toward the region, and also examines the viability of alignments inherited from the Cold War era.

After September 11, many in the American public and media zeroed in on Muslims in America and the world, linking intentionally or not Muslims at large with terrorism. This book explores this focus and its implications. It serves students and scholars in the fields of Middle East studies, media studies, and international communication.

The book is a unique and innovative assembly of 14 originally written cases on controversial topics in American government and politics. It is intended to engage students in active learning through discussion, debate and participation in the introductory American Government course.

Addresses the question of the public role of the social scientist. This book argues that although political and economic institutions influence the course of academic knowledge, opportunities remain for social scientists to act independently of these constraints, and approach their work as public intellectuals.

A study of the Inuit during a time of rapid change. Written shortly after the creation of Nunavut, a new province carved out of traditional Inuit homelands in the Canadian North, this book combines conclusions drawn from the authors' fourteen years of ethnographic research with the stories of Inuit women and men, told in their own words.

This landmark book has long been the gold standard of concise summaries of important U.S. Supreme Court cases in U.S. constitutional law from the establishing of the Court to the present. For the 50th Anniversary Edition, the book has been thorougly revised, reorganized, and updated through the end of the 2002D2003 term.

This work covers critical issues facing the Catholic Church in the USA by drawing from the four goals of the colloquia, to identify, assess, and critique the distinctive elements in Catholicism's approach to civic life, and to generate recommendations for strengthening Catholic civic engagement.

An unforgettable story about the fascinating behavior of the most elusive of wild game birds.

A vivid overview of the scope of the problem of gender-based violence worldwide, and a sense of the important work now underway to eradicate it.