Exploring the history humans share with gorillas,  Voices from the Ape House  offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complicated social lives ...

Questions of minority representation have long plagued the U.S. voting systems. The standard election often leaves political, racial, or ethnic minorities ...

Coalition Government, Subnational Style examines parliamentary democracy in subnational legislative assemblies. Comparing three different European democracies-Germany ...

Arij Ouweneel's  Resilient Memories : Amerindian Cognitive Schemas in Latin American Art  takes a cognitive approach to the mediation of collective ...

Diabetes, referred to as an epidemic for more than a decade, remains one of our most significant health issues in the twenty-first century. Because ...

The Mysteries of the Great City examines the physical, cultural, and political transformations of the American city between the Gilded Age and the New ...

The advantage incumbent members of Congress hold over their opponents in campaigns for office has steadily grown over the past five decades. While students ...

The former Communist countries of Eastern Europe provide a treasure-trove of data on the development of democratic institutions. The contributors to this ...

Throughout history and in all places, animals have been an essential part of human culture. They have been hunted and domesticated, studied and mythologized ...

Warring Factions focuses on the United States Senate's confirmation process, the constitutional process the Senate uses to approve or reject the president's ...