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  • Sex Trafficking and Human Rights

    The Status of Women and State Responses

    by Heather Smith-Cannoy, Patricia C. Rodda, Charles Anthony Smith ...
    Case studies explore how women’s rights shape state responses to sex trafficking and show how politically empowering women can help prevent and combat human traffickingHuman trafficking for the sex trade is a form of modern-day slavery that ensnares thousands of victims each year, disproportionately affecting women and girls. While the international community has developed an impressive edifice of ... Read more

    $35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise and Fall of War Crimes Trials

    From Charles I to Bush II

    by Charles Anthony Smith ...
    This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the politics of war crimes trials. It provides a systematic and theoretically rigorous examination of whether these trials are used as tools for political consolidation or whether justice is their primary purpose. The consideration of cases begins with the trial of Charles I of England and goes through the presidency of George W. Bush, including the ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • The Politics of Perverts

    The Political Attitudes and Actions of Non-Traditional Sexual Minorities

    by Charles Anthony Smith, Shawn R. Schulenberg, Connor B. S. Strobel ...
    Series series LGBTQ Politics
    Reveals the underexplored politics and activism of non-traditional sexual minoritiesOver the past four decades, there has been significant research focused on the political and social lives of lesbian, gay, and transgender (LGT) individuals, exploring how these sexual communities interact with politicians and voters who identify as straight. However, due to society’s binary view of sexuality, this ... Read more

    Was $26.99 USD Now $19.99 USD

  • Elite-Led Mobilization and Gay Rights

    Dispelling the Myth of Mass Opinion Backlash

    by Benjamin George Bishin, Thomas Joseph Hayes, Matthew Benjamin Incantalupo, Charles Anthony Smith ...
    Media and scholastic accounts describe a strong public opinion backlash—a sharply negative and enduring opinion change—against attempts to advance gay rights. Academic research, however, increasingly questions backlash as an explanation for opposition to LGBT rights. Elite-Led Mobilization and Gay Rights argues that what appears to be public opinion backlash against gay rights is more consistent ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Gerrymandering the States

    Partisanship, Race, and the Transformation of American Federalism

    by Alex Keena, Michael Latner, Anthony J. McGann McGann, Charles Anthony Smith ...
    State legislatures are tasked with drawing state and federal districts and administering election law, among many other responsibilities. Yet state legislatures are themselves gerrymandered. This book examines how, why, and with what consequences, drawing on an original dataset of ninety-five state legislative maps from before and after 2011 redistricting. Identifying the institutional, political, ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Gerrymandering in America

    The House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Popular Sovereignty

    by Anthony J. McGann, Charles Anthony Smith, Michael Latner, Alex Keena ...
    This book considers the political and constitutional consequences of Vieth v. Jubelirer (2004), where the Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering challenges could no longer be adjudicated by the courts. Through a rigorous scientific analysis of US House district maps, the authors argue that partisan bias increased dramatically in the 2010 redistricting round after the Vieth decision, both ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Globalizing Human Rights

    Emerging Issues and Approaches

    Edited by Charles Anthony Smith ...
    This collection presents a comprehensive engagement of issues of human rights in an increasingly globalized world. As the role of the rule of law has moved beyond the confines of the state and beyond the interactions of states, how and when law protects human rights has become a central issue of concern. These essays shed light on both the immediate and the long-term future of a variety of issues ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • The American Congress Reader

    by Steven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen ...
    The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By the same authors who drew upon Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship to present a crisp introduction and analysis of Congress's inner mechanics, the Reader compiles the best relevant scholarship on party and committee systems, leadership, voting, and ... Read more

    $66.49 USD

  • Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age

    by Jacqueline Bhabha ...
    Series series Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity
    The first comprehensive look at the global dilemma of child migrationWhy, despite massive public concern, is child trafficking on the rise? Why are unaccompanied migrant children living on the streets and routinely threatened with deportation to their countries of origin? Why do so many young refugees of war-ravaged and failed states end up warehoused in camps, victimized by the sex trade, or ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Locust Effect

    Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

    by Gary A. Haugen, Victor Boutros ...
    A Washington Post bestseller While the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, the hidden plague of everyday violence silently undermines our best efforts to help the poor. Common violence like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, and police abuse has become routine and relentless. And like a horde of locusts devouring everything in its path, the ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • The Limits of Party

    Congress and Lawmaking in a Polarized Era

    by James M. Curry, Frances E. Lee ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    To many observers, Congress has become a deeply partisan institution where ideologically-distinct political parties do little more than engage in legislative trench warfare. A zero-sum, winner-take-all approach to congressional politics has replaced the bipartisan comity of past eras. If the parties cannot get everything they want in national policymaking, then they prefer gridlock and stalemate ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • "They Take Our Jobs!"

    And 20 Other Myths about Immigration

    by Aviva Chomsky ...
    Series Book 1 - Myths Made in America
    Claims that immigrants take Americans' jobs, are a drain on the American economy, contribute to poverty and inequality, destroy the social fabric, challenge American identity, and contribute to a host of social ills by their very existence are openly discussed and debated at all levels of society. Chomsky dismantles twenty of the most common assumptions and beliefs underlying statements like "I'm ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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