Uses the television series "The wire" as a road map for exploring connections between inner-city poverty and drug-related violence. Each chapter recounts scenes from episodes of the series, placing the characters' challenges into the broader context of public policy
American democracy is beset by a sense of crisis. Seismic shifts during a single generation have created a country of winners and losers, allowing unprecedented freedom while rending the social contract, driving the political system to the verge of breakdown, and setting citizen…
Soccer in Spain: politics, literature, and film
Since the formation of Spain's first club teams at the turn of the 20th century, the sport of soccer has long been connected with Spain's internal historical and socio-political disputes. Timothy Ashton not only details the strong relationship between soccer and politics in Spai…
Scope and content: "Following a crushing defeat in World War II, Japan rose like a phoenix from the literal ashes to become a model of modernity and success, for decades Asia's premier economic giant. Yet it remains a nation hobbled by rigid gender roles, protectionist policies,…
A examination of changing sexual attitudes and behaviors in the Middle East identifies the sexual factors behind key political, economic, social, and religious trends impacting the region
