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Focusing on post-war right-wing populism, this work presents a qualitative analysis of America's current trend toward populism. Tracing the intellectual origins of present populist movements, it explores the extent to which such movements complement the American constitutional tradition.

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An economist specializing in marriage and family issues shows how choosing a spouse by emotion alone has fueled the now 50 percent divorce rate, and why adding a business-oriented approach to finding a mate and marriage is a realistic foundation for relationship success.

Black families in America face special and grave problems. Widespread unemployment, single parent circumstances, adolescent pregnancies, substance abuse, and violence are only some of the problems posing challenges. The authors, convinced that the conventional perspective used in the past to analyze black families is deficient, propose a holistic approach. That perspective takes into account the totality of black family life rather than measur...

Depression is commonly thought of as a biological disorder best treated with antidepressant medications. This book argues that there is scant actual scientific evidence for this view. It helps consumers decide which treatment is best for them, and includes a list of questions to ask before accepting a prescription for antidepressant medication.

The first book to provide an overview of the impact, implications, and procedures of the new corporate whisteblower laws emerging from the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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Using primary documents and analysis, this two volume set completely breaks down U.S. counter-terrorism policy both before and after 9/11.

A collection of documents (with introductions) that represent the independent voice of the nation's largest and most influential municipal bar, these materials represent an impressive variety of hard-hitting reports, letters and briefs addressing legal issues arising out of the global war on terror.

Experts present current knowledge and emerging research on trauma from events as diverse as kidnapping, killing, and terrorism to those as common and widespread as injuries from motor vehicle accidents or burns to homelessness and violence against women.

This work analyzes the emerging relationship between Moscow and the 15 successor states to the old USSR. These states have managed to stay largely intact and one explanation for this is the success of strategies of center-periphery relations. The book examines the cases of success and failure.

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This text uses the hanging of British spy John Andre in 1780 as the background for a study of James Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Spy". The author investigates the morality of deceit during normal life and during war-time.

Illiterate and poor, the daughter of a herdsman in 19th-century Brazil, Anita Ribeiro was lifted from a life of obscurity to one that is the stuff of romance. This is her biography: the woman who joined the cause and transformed the life of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the man who united Italy in 1860.

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A revelation and a source of hope. Background essays give a historical overview of how the early pessimistic concentration on pathology has given way to greater emphasis on survivors' adaptive potential and strengths. Many contributors stress the importance of remembering and facing the pain that memory brings, an emphasis shared by Jewish tradition. Jewish ChronicleThis is the first comprehensive anthology on the psychological treatment of Ho...

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