Publications
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The Subject(s) of Human Rights
(2019-10-01)
The field of Asian American studies grew out of mid-twentieth century civil rights struggles, anti-war protests, and third world liberation movements. As a result, human rights issues have always been part of Asian American ...
Unchopping a Tree
(2009)
Political violence does not end with the last death. A common feature of mass murder has been the attempt to destroy any memory of victims, with the aim of erasing them from history. Perpetrators seek not only to eliminate ...
Toward a Pragmatist Sociology
(2018)
In Toward a Pragmatist Sociology, Robert Dunn explores the relationship between the ideas and principles of philosopher and educator John Dewey and sociologist C. Wright Mills to provide a philosophical and theoretical ...
Islam, Justice, and Democracy
(2021)
Justice (al-‘adl) is one of the principal values of the Islamic faith. In Islam, Justice, and Democracy, Sabri Ciftci explores the historical, philosophical, and empirical foundations of justice to examine how religious ...
An Epidemic among My People
(2023)
The pandemic presented religion as a paradox: faith is often crucial for helping people weather life’s troubles and make difficult decisions, but how can religion continue to deliver these benefits and provide societal ...
Female Body Image and Beauty Politics in Contemporary Indian Literature and Culture
(2024)
Female Body Image and Beauty Politics in Contemporary Indian Literature and Culture is the first volume to analyze the myriad conceptualizations of South Asian women’s body issues in film, literature, advertising, and other ...
Proper Women
(2024)
Proper Women tells the unprecedented story of an NGO-led “women’s empowerment” program in Tehran that was created to serve young, impoverished Iranians and Afghan refugees. Fae Chubin recounts the well-intentioned efforts ...
Redefining the Political
(2024)
Redefining the Political documents the political life of a community of Black women living below the poverty line. Alex Moffett-Bateau spent a year interviewing residents of a public housing development on the far South ...
Digital Girlhoods
(2025)
Tween girls in America today are growing up on social media,&nbsp;posting selfies and sharing “stories.” In&nbsp;<i>Digital Girlhoods</i>,&nbsp;Katherine Phelps emphasizes tween girls’ agency on ...
The International Monetary Fund and Latin America
(2012)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played a critical role in the global economy since the postwar era. But, claims Claudia Kedar, behind the strictly economic aspects of the IMF’s intervention, there are influential ...