Tamar's instrument of seduction in the Hebrew Bible, Penelope's shroud in Homer's Odyssey, accessory of brides as well as widows, and hallmark of the ...

Connecting critical issues of state sovereignty with empirical concerns, Borderscapes interrogates the limits of political space. The essays in this ...

Mobile Urbanism provides a unique set of perspectives on the current global-urban condition. Drawing on cutting-edge theoretical work, leading geographers ...

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In this highly original book David Wills rethinks not only our nature before all technology but also what we understand to be technology. Rather than ...

Until recently, policy evaluation has mostly meant assessing whether government programs raise reading levels, decrease teen pregnancy rates, improve ...

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Despite the World Bank's profound impact on economic, political, and social conditions during the post-World War II era, cultural critics who rigorously ...