BOOKS

Mainstreaming Microfinance: How Lending to the Poor Began, Grew, and Came of Age in Bolivia
Elisabeth Rhyne

Microcredit in Bolivia grew and became successful in only a decade, lifting an enormous segment of the country’s population into the financial mainstream in the process. The example of    More >

Pacific Asia in Quest of Democracy
Roland Rich

What does democracy look like in Pacific Asia? Can democratic governance in the region survive the challenges of corruption, violence, and soft authoritarianism? What impact are economic    More >

Democracy in Crisis: Why, Where, How to Respond
Roland Rich

Democracy is in crisis. After the hope engendered by the Third Wave, democracies around the world are beleaguered with threats from multiple sources. What are these threats? Where did they    More >

Conversations with Carter
Don Richardson, editor

Jimmy Carter participated in more than two hundred interviews between 1976 and 1996. In the twenty-three conversations presented here, highly regarded interviewers lead President Carter to    More >

Contending Liberalisms in World Politics: Ideology and Power
James L. Richardson

This wide-ranging critique of current endeavors to construct a world order based on neoliberal ideology comes not from a standpoint opposed to liberalism, but from within liberalism    More >

Defining Democracy: Democratic Commitment in the Arab World
Hannah M. Ridge

The Middle East and North Africa comprise by all measures one of the least democratic regions in the world. At the same time, decades of research show robust support for democracy among MENA    More >

Mobility Impairment and the Construction of Identity
Heather Ridolfo and Brian W. Ward

Heather Ridolfo and Brian Ward explore the experiences of people with impaired mobility, enhancing our understanding of why some embrace a disabled identity, why others reject it, and the    More >

Counterintelligence at Its Core: Assessing and Preventing Foreign Espionage
Kevin P. Riehle

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! What is the core purpose of counterintelligence? What does it involve? To answer these questions, Kevin Riehle explains in detail how counterintelligence    More >

A Matter of Self-Esteem and Other Stories
Carme Riera, translated by Roser Caminals-Heath with Holly Cashman

Carme Riera, hailed as a dominant literary force in Spain, has long merited recognition in other countries. Her prose, with all its intricacy, humor, and grace, has been skillfully    More >

Journeys Out of Homelessness: The Voices of Lived Experience
Jamie Rife and Donald W. Burnes

How do individuals move from being homeless to finding safe, stable, and secure places to live? Can we recreate the conditions that helped them most? What policies are needed to support what    More >

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