Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

Explorating the problems and deficiencies of Russian bureaucracy since tsarist times, this detailed work sheds important light on Russian public administration, an often-overlooked but key barrier to Russian normalization and democratization.

This volume takes the reader on an insider's tour of the psychology of stock market investing. Based on observation and more than 3000 hours of interviews with insiders, it demonstrates how the prejudices of four different types of players influence the ups and downs of the market.

This work is a commentary and analysis of the 2000 US presidential election spectacle. It weaves together the general and the specific, the abstract and the concrete, short-term effects and (possible) long-term consequences for the future of American politics.

This volume is divided into three sections, each exploring one of the era's dominant themes, from the military men to life on the homefront, to the people who sought to mould an American national character.

This study provides an insider's view of the history of Soviet and Russian policy on nuclear weapons modernization and charts the future evolution of the Russian strategic arsenal.

This work seeks to attain a true understanding of the postmodern predicament. Peter Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of pragmatism, and the spiritual emptiness of existentialism. He examines postmodernism by interpreting the writings of five American authors.

Philosophical Questions: East and West is an anthology of source material for use in comparative courses in philosophy, religion, and the humanities. The readings-derived from the great works of the Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic, and Western intellectual traditions-are presented as answers to some of the most enduring questions in philosophy.

Going beyond historical and psychological explanations of the Holocaust this text addresses the moral responsibility of individuals involved in it.

This title seeks to develop a discouse on different cultures, philosophies and religions. The author approaches the study fo philosophy from a cross-cultural perspective allowing for fundamental similarities and illuminating differences between cultures.

When the children of Christian Scientists die from a treatable illness, are their parents quilty of murder for withholding that treatment? This text debates the issues of who is ultimately responsible for deciding such questions and how to accommodate Christian Science views and practices.

An interpretation of Heidegger's "Being and Time", Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals", Aristotle's "Metaphysics" and Plato's "Lysis" as examples of the implicitly autobiographical character of philosophy. It goes on to provide a reading of Rousseau's "Reveries of the Solitary Walker".

An examination of notions of paternity and maternity in culture, film, science and law. It studies the role of paternal responsibility, virility and race in such events as the Million Man March and suggests ways to conceive of self-other relations and the subjective identity at stake in them.

An exploration of the relationship between social science and philosophy, and the range of problems that have attended this relationship. The author argues that social science has turned to philosophy in search of cognitive identity and the grounds for normative and empirical judgement.

Addresses the formation and fragmentation of identity in today's postmodern world. It surveys the range of 20th-century sociology to deconstruct those nostrums of subjective meaning, personal power and autonomous selfhood that comprise its semantics of agency.

There is still widespread disagreement about many aspects of America's property rights paradigm. The prominent contributors to this volume explore numerous theoretical and empirical possibilities for remedying these problems.

What counts as knowledge in the discussion of feminist issues? Can teachers exercise authority without being authoritarian? This book is aimed at people concerned with education and it's contribution to social justice by analysising problems encountered by academics and activists.

This clear and engaging text examines the process and politics of the UnionOs OEasternO enlargement, beginning with its initial response to the 1989 revolution up through the Helsinki summit decisions of December 1999.

This history of international drug trafficking in the first half of the 20th century follows the stories of American gangsters, Japanese spies, Chinese warlords, and soldiers of fortune whose lives revolved around opium. The text draws on British, European, American, Japanese and Chinese archives.

The films of Woody Allen have been interpreted as expressions of deconstructionism, nihilism and postmodern angst. This text challenges these assumptions by arguing that Allen's work is actually an attempt to explore and reconcile the tension between art and life.

Poised to become the dominant Asia-Pacific power, China yet remains an elusive international player. This text shows how the drive for security and power underlying Chinese foreign policy is reinforced by other factors, including China's internal political struggles.

In this work, Tsenay Serequeberhan discusses attempts to define African philosophy and the practice of hermeneutics to articulate a philosophy that is distinctively African.

In this study, Marian Demos seeks to demonstrate the significance of three famous lyric quotations within their respective contexts in the dialogues of Plato. These passages include the Simonides poem in the "Protagoras" and the misquotation of Pindar in the "Gorgias".

This text describes the range of nationalist ideas that have taken root in Russia since 1856. Drawing on a wide range of archival documents and interview material from the post-Soviet period, it analyzes two cases - Russian panslavism in 1856-1878 and great power nationalism in 1905-1914.

From gated communities to Heaven's Gate, the idea and practice of community in America has not only declined but mutated. This text examines the counterfeit community in America from a number of perspectives revealing that building a genuine community means no quick fixes.

Tolerance-though seen to be necessary on a world divided by deep differences-often strikes us as grudgingly given and resentfully received. Conceived more widely, however, tolerance can be seen to occupy the difficult, and contested, terrain between merely putting up with and accepting others.

This text examines the theme of heroic exile and return in Greek poetic tradition, from the archaic epic of Homer to modern Greek folk poetry and song. The author argues that the hero's reputation, his glory, is managed by women - especially his wife and mother.

Responding to volatile criticisms frequently levelled at Leo Strauss and those he influenced, the contributors to this volume demonstrate the profound influence that Strauss and his students have extended on American liberal democracy and contemporary political thought.

The efficacy of the American two-party political system has been debated since the nation's founding. This text asks readers to decide for themselves. It contains an outline of the history, evolution and status of the debate and a collection of primary documents.