Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

A directory of museums about women, providing information about interpretive themes, historical significance of collections, and cultural and social relevance to women, along with programming events and facility information.

A look at the many sources, literary and otherwise, that influence film adaptations. This work subverts the idea that film adaptations of novels and plays must be faithful to the original texts.

Holy War, Just War explores the "dark side" in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism by examining how the concept of ultimate value contributes to religious violence.

A look at various science fiction, fantasy, and horror films directed by Steven Spielberg, one of the contemporary filmmakers.

This book delves deep into school culture and the school shooter. The authors generate a more comprehensive picture of school violence including the personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors that help to generate a school serial killer.

One of France's leading and most controversial political thinkers explores the central themes of Tocqueville's writings: the democratic revolution and the modern passion for equality.

Rethinking Sexual Identity in Education responds to the wide-spread abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning persons (LGBTQs) in diverse educational environments by utilizing published narratives of LGBTQs educational experiences.

Recounts the tale of a career UN official caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge.

Represents one of the systematic attempts to explain why thousands of Westerners heed international calls to jihad and join radical Islamic groups. Drawing on his unprecedented access to a radical Islamic group, the author details the subtle process that can turn seemingly unreligious people into supporters of religious violence.

This clear book provides an overview of Ming-Qing China (1368-1912), its last imperial age. As the climax of the traditional era and the harbinger of modern China, Porter argues that imperial China must be explored for its own sake as well as for the insights it provides in understanding contemporary China, and indeed world history writ large.

Arguing that ethnicity and multiculturalism are essential for understanding globalization, this book offers sustained treatments of their reach beyond a limited national context. It proposes ethnicities and global multiculture as alternative, wide-angle perspectives on cultural diversity.

This book offers a cogent overview of U.S. relations with Asia. Noted scholar Sutter provides a balanced analysis of post-Cold War dynamics in Asia. He assesses how the United States has responded to Asia's growing strength while at the same time trying to maintain its leading position as an Asian power despite China's rising influence.

The Catholic Church has had an impact on both the structure and understanding of criminal justice. This book surveys the history of the church to suggest that despite demonstrable abuses, a coherent theory of criminal justice can be constructed that is harmonious with biblical sources, tradition, and normative emphases in Catholic social thought.

Explores the history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. This book explores Hong Kong from four interlinked angles Chinese history, British colonial history, world history, and as a place with its own unique identity.

Ecumenical consciousness has not always been part of the Catholic experience. This title traces how the concern for ecumenism came about - from uneasy tension to confidence in the true grace of catholicity.

Drawing on the economic and geopolitical challenges posed by a stronger EU, this work rejects the complacency of those who see American unipolarity as a license to neglect allies, or those who entertain the illusion that we can divide and conquer Europe.

Aims to overturn the long-standing reputation of Thomas Aquinas as the most moderate and rational exponent of the Christian faith. The author seeks to reveal Aquinas to be one of the most zealous Dominicans (Domini Canes) or Hounds of the Lord - an ardent defender of papal supremacy, the Inquisition, and the persecution of Jews.

Magic and Mysticism: An Introduction to Western Esoteric Traditions is a concise overview, from antiquity to the present, of all the major Western religious esoteric movements. Topics covered include alchemy, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, Theosophy and many more.

Traces the relationship between Europeanization and multi-level governance. This study illustrates how the EU has affected the vertical and horizontal dimensions of domestic policymaking. It focuses especially on Britain, comparing its experiences to that of ten other member states.

The story of a passion for rivers, trout, and fly fishing, and their sustaining power.

Tells the story of Paraguay's most notorious ruler Francisco Solano Lopez. Despite the heroic stature he gained after his death, Lopez was a monumentally flawed leader who made the disastrous decisions in 1864 and 1865 to invade Brazil and Argentina. This work offers an analysis of Paraguayan politics and Lopez's life and erratic rule.

The best journalists are masters at their craft. With a comma and a colon, a vivid verb and a colorful adjective, they not only convey important information but also create a sense of place and evoke powerful emotions. This book examines the ethical implications of narrative techniques commonly used in journalism.

Aimed at advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this book covers the theory of foreign policy analysis. Beginning with an overview, it then tackles theory and research at multiple levels of analysis, ending with an examination of the areas in which the next generation of foreign policy analysts can make important contributions.