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  • Beyond Same-Sex Marriage

    Perspectives on Marital Possibilities

    by Ronald C. Den Otter, Sonu Bedi, Janet Bennion, Mark Goldfeder, Yosef Razin, Diane Klein, Andrew Lister, Ameneh Maghzi, Mark Gruchy0, Kristin McCarty1, Maura Strassberg2, Olivia Newman3 ...
    Although the debate over same-sex marriage in the United States has ended, no one seems to know what lies on the horizon. The conversation about what marriage could be like in the future is no longer confined to academics. In his dissent in Obergefell, Chief Justice Roberts linked the constitutionally-mandated legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the possibility that states may also have to ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Beyond Race, Sex, and Sexual Orientation

    Legal Equality without Identity

    by Sonu Bedi ...
    The conventional interpretation of equality under the law singles out certain groups or classes for constitutional protection: women, racial minorities, and gays and lesbians. The United States Supreme Court calls these groups 'suspect classes'. Laws that discriminate against them are generally unconstitutional. While this is a familiar account of equal protection jurisprudence, this book argues ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Political Contingency

    Studying the Unexpected, the Accidental, and the Unforeseen

    Edited by Ian Shapiro, Sonu Bedi ...
    History is replete with instances of what might, or might not, have been. By calling something contingent, at a minimum we are saying that it did not have to be as it is. Things could have been otherwise, and they would have been otherwise if something had happened differently. This collection of original essays examines the significance of contingency in the study of politics. That is, how to ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Private Racism

    by Sonu Bedi ...
    Usually, when we discuss racial injustice, we discuss racism in our public or political life. This means that we often focus on how the state discriminates on the basis of race in its application and enforcement of laws and policies. This book draws on the synergy of political theory and civil rights law to expand the boundary of racial justice and consider the way in which racial discrimination ... Read more

    $33.69 USD

  • Rejecting Rights

    by Sonu Bedi ...
    Series series Contemporary Political Theory
    The language of rights is ubiquitous. It shapes the way we construct our debates over issues such as abortion, affirmative action and sexual freedom. This provocative new study challenges the very concept of rights, arguing that they jeopardize our liberty and undermine democratic debate. By re-conceptualizing our ideas about limited government, it suggests that we can limit the reasons or ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

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  • News Analysis

    Case Studies of international and National News in the Press

    by Teun A. van Dijk ...
    Series series Routledge Communication Series
    First Published in 1987. This book presents a series of case studies that illustrate the structures of national and international news in the press. It first summarizes our discourse analytical theory of the processes and structures of news reports as it has been developed in the last five years. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Constructing Public Opinion

    How Political Elites Do What They Like and Why We Seem to Go Along with It

    by Justin Lewis ...
    Is polling a process that brings "science" into the study of society? Or are polls crude instruments that tell us little about the way people actually think? The role of public opinion polls in government and mass media has gained increasing importance with each new election or poll taken.Here Lewis presents a new look at an old tradition, the first study of opinion polls using an ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • African Futures

    Essays on Crisis, Emergence, and Possibility

    Edited by Brian Goldstone, Juan Obarrio ...
    Civil wars, corporate exploitation, AIDS, and Ebola—but also democracy, burgeoning cities, and unprecedented communication and mobility: the future of Africa has never been more uncertain. Indeed, that future is one of the most complex issues in contemporary anthropology, as evidenced by the incredible wealth of ideas offered in this landmark volume. A consortium comprised of some of the most ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Justice and Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid South Africa

    Edited by François du du Bois, Antje du du Bois-Pedain ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
    Justice and Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid South Africa assesses the transitional processes under way since the early 1990s to create a stable and just society. Change in South Africa is often credited to the efforts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), but the work of this institution forms but a facet of a much broader picture. This book looks at the steps which accompanied and ... Read more

    $112.39 USD

  • Political Philosophy

    Fact, Fiction, and Vision

    by Mario Bunge ...
    Political philosophy is not a well-defined field. It hovers between political theory and classical philosophy. Few early political thinkers could have anticipated the most pressing political issues of our time: the need to stop global warming; the reduction of nuclear armaments; the rise of inequality between individuals and nations; and the struggle against authoritarianism, particularly when it ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • African Minorities in the New World

    Edited by Toyin Falola, Niyi Afolabi ...
    Series series African Studies
    This book uncovers the reality that new African immigrants now represent a significant force in the configuration of American polity and identity especially in the last forty years. Despite their minority status, African immigrants are making their marks in various areas of human endeavor and accomplishments—from academic, to business, to even scientific inventions. The demographic shift is both ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • The Peace Continuum

    What It Is and How to Study It

    by Christian Davenport, Erik Melander, Patrick M. Regan ...
    Series series Studies in Strategic Peacebuilding
    The idea of studying peace has gained considerable traction in the past few years after languishing in the shadows of conflict for decades but how should it be studied? The Peace Continuum offers a parallax view of how we think about peace and the complexities that surround the concept (i.e., the book explores the topic from different positions at the same time). Toward this end, we review ... Read more

    $30.59 USD