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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Religion, national identity, and confessional politics in Lebanon Religion, national identity, and confessional politics in Lebanon Robert G. Rabil "Tracing the rise of Islamism in Lebanon and its attempt to Islamize society and state by the reverse integration of society and state into the project of Islamism, this book looks at Lebanon against… OL16175600W
Hizbullah's identity construction Hizbullah's identity construction Joseph Elie Alagha "The important study [title] offers a revolutionary new perspective on the political phenomenon of Hizbullah whose evolution has frequently confounded scholars and politicians. Drawing on his unparal… OL16489205W
Legal grounds Legal grounds Nandini Sundar Contributed articles. OL18655388W
After identity After identity Georgia Warnke Social and political theorists have traced in detail how individuals come to possess gender, sex and racial identities. This book examines the nature of these identities. Georgia Warnke argues that i… OL1968503W
Divided Divided Tim Marshall "Tim Marshall ... analyzes the most urgent and tenacious topics in global politics and international relations by examining the borders, walls, and boundaries that divide countries and their populati… OL19761327W
Galileo's middle finger Galileo's middle finger Alice Domurat Dreger "An investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo's Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger's experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades… OL19996771W
When states come out When states come out Phillip Ayoub "In the last two decades, the LGBT movement has gained momentum that is arguably unprecedented in speed and suddenness when compared to other human rights movements. This book investigates the recent… OL20029947W
A battlefield of values A battlefield of values Stephen Burgard "This title aims to both point out the unhealthy chasm of polarization in the nation and also describe with empathy why people of good will can hold such divergent beliefs and values while still ascr… OL20033089W
Black elephants in the room Black elephants in the room Corey Fields "What do you think of when you hear about an African American Republican? Are they heroes fighting against the expectation that all blacks must vote democratic? Are they Uncle Toms or sellouts, servi… OL20040767W
The possessive investment in whiteness The possessive investment in whiteness George Lipsitz In this unflinching look at white supremacy, George Lipsitz argues that racism is a matter of interests as well as attitudes, a problem of property as well as pigment. Above and beyond personal preju… OL2756212W
Yearning Yearning Bell Hooks,Christopher Raschka "For bell hooks, the best cultural criticism sees no need to separate politics from the pleasure of reading. Yearning collects together some of hooks's classic and early pieces of cultural criticism … OL31122W
Uncivil war Uncivil war James D. Le Sueur "Uncivil War is a study of the intellectuals who confronted the loss of France's most prized overseas possession, colonial Algeria. Tracing the intellectual history of one of the most violent wars of… OL5831429W
Settling the Pop Score Settling the Pop Score Stan Hawkins "The analysis of popular music forces us to rethink the assumptions that underpin our approaches to the study of Western music. Not least, it brings to the fore an idea that many musicologists still … OL8478082W