Political Science

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

This Is the City Making Model Citizens in Los Angeles Ronald J. Schmidt Jr. 2004 Fall

A history of the urban and political forces in L.A. that sought to create virtuous and docile citizens

Contingent States Greater China and Transnational Relations William A. Callahan 2004 Fall

Studies the economic and ideological flow that permeates the borders of the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea

The Abolition of White Democracy Joel Olson 2004 Fall

Offers a new way of understanding the tortured relationship between race and democracy in the United States

Native to the Nation Disciplining Landscapes and Bodies in Australia Allaine Cerwonka 2004 Spring

How people manipulate local landscape to define their place in the world

The Politics of the Global Himadeep Muppidi 2004 Fall

Examines globalism as a social production, opening up new paths of resistance

Notorious H.I.V. The Media Spectacle of Nushawn Williams Thomas Shevory 2004 Spring

The real story behind the Nushawn Williams case: media distortions, judicial contortions, ruined lives

El Paso Local Frontiers at a Global Crossroads Victor M. Ortiz-Gonzalez 2003 Fall

A grounded and instructive analysis of the ways globalization affects a border city

State Repression and the Labors of Memory Elizabeth Jelin 2003 Fall

A timely exploration of the nature of memory and its political uses

Globalization under Construction Govermentality, Law, and Identity Richard Warren Perry and Bill Maurer, Editors 2003 Fall

A kaleidoscopic look at the intersections of globalization and governance

Powerline The First Battle of America’s Energy War Paul Wellstone and Barry M. Casper 2003 Fall

The inspiring story of a grassroots rebellion

How the Rural Poor Got Power Narrative of a Grass-Roots Organizer Paul Wellstone 2003 Fall

The gripping story behind Paul Wellstone’s progressive legacy

Rituals of Mediation International Politics and Social Meaning François Debrix and Cynthia Weber, Editors 2003 Fall

A timely consideration of the meaning of transnational cultural interactions today

Remaking New York Primitive Globalization and the Politics of Urban Community William Sites 2003 Spring

Uses New York City to discuss the ways that policy has mismanaged the effects of globalization

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