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How does politics shape US government policies to control crime? How does the criminal justice system affect the activities of political actors? This lively text provides an overview of    More >

These essays demonstrate that political scandals in liberal democracies, and the stresses resulting from them, provide an excellent perspective for observing democratic political systems.    More >

Knowledge Power introduces the interconnected roles of intellectual property, information, and privacy and explores the evolution of the domestic and international rules that govern    More >

Born in Southern Rhodesia, self-made intellectual Edson Sithole (1935–1975?) was a lawyer (the first Black person in southern Africa to earn a doctorate in law), an anticolonial    More >

Why have special operations forces become a key strategic tool in the conduct of modern warfare? How do these specially trained and equipped elite units function? What types of missions do    More >

With an added introduction to place the work in context, this edition presents Cuban poet José Martí's (1853-1895) most famous poems in both Spanish and English.    More >

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! Claims of a postracial society notwithstanding, there are enormous and even expanding differences in the level of assets owned by various racial and    More >

Widespread dissatisfaction in Japan in the 1990s set the stage for numerous political reforms aimed at enhancing representation and accountability. But have these reforms in fact improved    More >

Mark Martinez reveals how the myth of the "invisible hand" has distorted our understanding of the development and actual performance of modern capitalist markets. Martinez draws    More >

How is U.S. public policy made? This comprehensive survey, designed to help students and scholars understand the complexity of policymaking, traces the Employee Commute Option (ECO) step by    More >