"Exceptional State" analyzes the nexus of culture and contemporary manifestations of U.S. imperialism. The contributors, established and emerging cultural studies scholars, define culture broadly to include a range of media, literature, and political discourse. They do not posit September 11, 2001 as the beginning of U.S. belligerence and authoritarianism at home and abroad, but they do provide context for understanding U.S. responses to and uses of that event. Taken together, the essays stress both the continuities and discontinuities embodied in a present-day U.S. imperialism constituted...
"Exceptional State" analyzes the nexus of culture and contemporary manifestations of U.S. imperialism. The contributors, established and emerging cult...
"Exceptional State" analyzes the nexus of culture and contemporary manifestations of U.S. imperialism. The contributors, established and emerging cultural studies scholars, define culture broadly to include a range of media, literature, and political discourse. They do not posit September 11, 2001 as the beginning of U.S. belligerence and authoritarianism at home and abroad, but they do provide context for understanding U.S. responses to and uses of that event. Taken together, the essays stress both the continuities and discontinuities embodied in a present-day U.S. imperialism constituted...
"Exceptional State" analyzes the nexus of culture and contemporary manifestations of U.S. imperialism. The contributors, established and emerging cult...
For the first time in history, over 50 percent of human beings live in cities. Perhaps more surprising is that cities in the developed world have been eclipsed in size and growth by the megacities of the underdeveloped world the global South. As primary sites for human consumption of natural resources and for pollution of the environment, these global cities will witness the twenty-first-century crises ecological, political, and social when they first become full-blown. Global Cities of the South examines these portending disasters unfolding in the megacities of the global South....
For the first time in history, over 50 percent of human beings live in cities. Perhaps more surprising is that cities in the developed world have been...
Focusing on the complicity of Israeli universities in maintaining the occupation of Palestine, and on the repression of academic and political freedom for Palestinians, Against Apartheid powerfully explains why scholars and students throughout the world should refuse to do business with Israeli institutions. This rich collection of essays is a handbook for scholars and activists.
Focusing on the complicity of Israeli universities in maintaining the occupation of Palestine, and on the repression of academic and political freedom...
