Political Science

The New Nativism Proposition 187 and the Debate over Immigration Robin Dale Jacobson 2008 Spring

Challenges the role of the “race card” in contemporary politics

Geopolitical Exotica Tibet in Western Imagination Dibyesh Anand 2007 Fall

Unsettles common views of “Tibetanness” while suggesting a way forward

Borderscapes Hidden Geographies and Politics at Territory’s Edge Prem Kumar Rajaram and Carl Grundy-Warr, Editors 2007 Fall

A multidisciplinary exploration of national borders—in theory and in practice

Revolutionaries to Race Leaders Black Power and the Making of African American Politics Cedric Johnson 2007 Fall

What happened to the revolutionary goals of the Black Power movement?

The Subject of Coexistence Otherness in International Relations Louiza Odysseos 2007 Spring

Interrogates the concept of coexistence, central to modern IR theory and praxis

Urban Imaginaries Locating the Modern City Alev Çınar and Thomas Bender, Editors 2007 Spring

New global perspectives on urban life

Toward a Global Idea of Race Denise Ferreira da Silva 2007 Spring

Breaks open the concept of race in a modern, global world.

Political Life in Cairo’s New Quarters Encountering the Everyday State Salwa Ismail 2006 Fall

Explores everyday politics in Cairo’s new urban neighborhoods

A Kinder, Gentler America Melancholia and the Mythical 1950s Mary Caputi 2005 Fall

Examines the 1950s nostalgia that has influenced American politics since the Reagan era

Making a Better World Public Housing, the Red Scare, and the Direction of Modern Los Angeles Don Parson 2005 Spring

Chronicles the demise of public housing and social reform

Politics the Wellstone Way How to Elect Progressive Candidates and Win on Issues Wellstone Action Bill Lofy, Editor 2005 Fall

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to successful grassroots campaigning and organizing

Beyond Gated Politics Reflections for the Possibility of Democracy Romand Coles 2005 Fall

Offers an innovative intervention into the landscape of contemporary political theory

Divided Korea Toward a Culture of Reconciliation Roland Bleiker 2008 Spring

Offers a fundamental rethinking of Korean security

Virtue, Fortune, and Faith A Genealogy of Finance Marieke de Goede 2005 Spring

A revealing examination of the frequently misunderstood history of contemporary financial markets

Modernity, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey Bodies, Places, and Time Alev Çınar 2005 Spring

A surprising look at the relation between Islam and modernity

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