With its unique emphasis on ethnic cooperation rather than discord, this work provides insights into how the international community can help to restrain ethnic conflict in the Twenty First c
As in psychoanalysis, the Jewish approach to history re-actualizes memories of the past to create hope for the future. Parussa (Italian studies, Wellesley College) thus introduces his reading of the w
In his previous The Broken Olive Branch: The Impasse of Ethnonationalism, Anastasiou (international peace and conflict studies, Portland State U.) explored the role of the ethnonationalism of Greek an
Patterson (Judaic studies, U. of Memphis) describes German philosopher Fackenheim's (1948-2003) particularly Jewish approach to engaging with the Holocaust. Among his topics are the philosophical root
Taking missions to Japan as a case study, Seat (religious studies, U. of Arizona) explores how American Protestantism was reshaped by the rise of women's independent mission societies during the early
At the heart of the protracted conflict on Cyprus, argues Anastasiou (international peace and conflict studies, Portland State U.)--who has personal experience with the conflict as a child--is the eth
Contending that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks transformed the nearly invisible Arab/Muslim-American ethnic/ cultural group to a "white but not quite" racial minority, Jamal (politics, Princ
Cultural anthropologist Dewey explores the Miss India beauty pageant as a window into issues of beauty, power, and class in India. Her key themes are the power of the gaze, gender, and globalization.
David Stamps (sociology, U. of South Florida) and Miriam Stamps (marketing, U. of South Florida) provide insights into the growth and development of minority communities and the historical context wit
Islamic culture in Iran attempted to keep the nation's motion picture industry free from foreign values and intervention. As a result it has developed a fascinating system of symbols, notions about ge
From a feminist perspective, Winter (French Studies, U. of Sydney) analyzes the paradox represented by the hijab: while covering women according to traditional Muslim religious values, it has triggere
Avoiding both an academic and a journalistic approach, Hamzeh (political science, American U. of Beirut) presents an account of Lebanon's Islamist movement that would be intelligible to any literate p
Blending hyper-patriotic beliefs with millennial yearnings, the Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) generated much interest in early 1990 when their leader urged adherents to flock to vast church-bu
Late 18th century salon culture broke all the rules of rigid German society. Emphasizing the role of Jewish women intellectuals who hosted salons and intermarriage patterns, Hertz (European history, m
Taha stood between mystical Islam and the tradition of modernity, and as a result was publicly executed for apostasy in 1985, in part for his interpretations of the Qur'an and his radical theory of Is
Browers (political science, Wake Forest U.) analyzes the conceptual evolution of "democracy" and the more recent "civil society" in Arabic language discourse, attempting to combine various approaches
Historians and students of French culture, most from the US and none from France, consider how Franco-Algerian identity was formulated in a number of ways for a variety of ends, how the past is rememb
This book explores the societal construction of "black-on-black violence" - referring to the 1980s when acts of aggression among African American perpetrators and victims increased. Massive job losse
Mostly American scholars of history, art, and religion discuss sources for studying the history and life of women in the Islamic world. Many of the 24 papers are from an April 1996 roundtable at Georg
Admon (Middle East studies, Ben-Gurion U. of the Negev) details the dynamics of social change that took place in the family and the court of law in the flourishing Ottoman port cities of Haifa and Jaf
