Indiana University Press imprint: 1080 books
by KRISTIN S SEEFELDT, JOHN DAVID GRAHAM
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Millions have entered poverty as a result of the Great Recession's terrible toll of long-term unemployment. Kristin S. Seefeldt and John D. Graham examine recent trends in poverty and assess the performance of America’s "safety net" programs. They consider likely scenarios for future developments...
A History of Women in Russia
From Earliest Times to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Synthesizing several decades of scholarship by historians East and West, Barbara Evans Clements traces the major developments in the history of women in Russia and their impact on the history of the nation. Sketching lived experiences across the centuries, she demonstrates the key roles that women...
The Anthropology of Extinction
Essays on Culture and Species Death
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
We live in an era marked by an accelerating rate of species death, but since the early days of the discipline, anthropology has contemplated the death of languages, cultural groups, and ways of life. The essays in this collection examine processes of—and our understanding of—extinction across...
Understanding Philanthropy
Its Meaning and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Philanthropy has existed in various forms in all cultures and civilizations throughout history, yet most people know little about it and its distinctive place in our lives. Why does philanthropy exist? Why do people so often turn to philanthropy when we want to make the world a better place? In essence,...
Racing to Justice
Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Renowned social justice advocate john a. powell persuasively argues that we have not achieved a post-racial society and that there is much work to do to redeem the American promise of inclusive democracy. Culled from a decade of writing about social justice and spirituality, these meditations on race,...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Driven by genocide, civil war, political instabilities, ethnic and pastoral hostilities, the African Great Lakes Region, primarily Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burundi, has been overwhelmingly defined by conflict. Kenneth Omeje, Tricia Redeker Hepner, and an international...
by Edmond J. Keller
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Reflecting on the processes of nation-building and citizenship formation in Africa, Edmond J. Keller believes that although some deep parochial identities have eroded, they have not disappeared and may be more assertive than previously thought, especially in instances of political conflict. Keller...
New Humanitarianism and the Crisis of Charity
Good Intentions on the Road to Help
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Soaring poverty levels and 24-hour media coverage of global disasters have caused a surge in the number of international non-governmental organizations that address suffering on a massive scale. But how are these new global networks transforming the politics and power dynamics of humanitarian policy...
Iowa's Railroads
An Album
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
At one point in time, no place in Iowa was more than a few miles from an active line of rail track. In this splendid companion volume to Steel Trails of Hawkeyeland (IUP, 2005), H. Roger Grant and Don L. Hofsommer explore the pivotal role that railroads played in the urban development of the state...
by Fred Ash
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
More than a century before the age of airlines, the windy city of Chicago was already the nation's transportation hub. Tightly linked to its railroads, Chicago Union Station provided a way for passengers to reach cities from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts. In this stunning book, railroad historian...
Crow Killer, New Edition
The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2016
The movie Jeremiah Johnson introduced millions to the legendary mountain man, John Johnson. The real Johnson was a far cry from the Redford version. Standing 6’2" in his stocking feet and weighing nearly 250 pounds, he was a mountain man among mountain men, one of the toughest customers on the western...
Globalization and the Cultures of Business in Africa
From Patrimonialism to Profit
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Can Africa develop businesses beyond the extractive or agricultural sectors? What would it take for Africa to play a major role in global business? By focusing on recent changes, Scott D. Taylor demonstrates how Africa’s business culture is marked by an unprecedented receptivity to private enterprise....
School Was Our Life
Remembering Progressive Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
The late 1930s and early 1940s were the peak of progressive education in the United States, and Elisabeth Irwin's Little Red School House in New York City was iconic in that movement. For the first time, stories and recollections from students who attended Little Red during this era have been collected...
Global Rome
Changing Faces of the Eternal City
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Is 21st-century Rome a global city? Is it part of Europe's core or periphery? This volume examines the "real city" beyond Rome's historical center, exploring the diversity and challenges of life in neighborhoods affected by immigration, neoliberalism, formal urban planning, and grassroots social movements....