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Feminism and Race brings together a wide range of writings on 'race', racism, and feminism that have been published in the past two decades. It aims to provide readers with an overview of the history of these debates as well as to suggest future directions for feminist scholarship and practice in this field

Founded in 1891, the Unión Cívica Radical, generally known as the Radical Party, is the oldest national political party in Argentina. As a central component of Argentina's political history, the Radical Party has received much attention from historians. However, most accounts have concentrated on the period after 1916, when the party won its first presidential election; the formative years of the party have generally been ignored. Yet as the strongest opposition party during the 1890s, a pivotal decade in the birth of Argentina's party system, the Radical Party effected a critical development in Argentine politics: it created a system of open confrontation and political competition. This study offers not merely a revised version of the party's story but also a new perspective on the nature of the Radical Party and of the politics of the nation as a whole

"Imperialism as we knew it may be no more, but Empire is alive and well. It is, as Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri demonstrate in this bold work, the new political order of globalization. Their book shows how this emerging Empire is fundamentally different from the imperialism of European dominance and capitalist expansion in previous eras. Rather, Today's Empire draws on elements of U.S. constitutionalism, with its tradition of hybrid identities and expanding frontiers." "Empire identifies a radical shift in concepts that form the philosophical basis of modern politics, concepts such as sovereignty, nation, and people. Hardt and Negri link this philosophical transformation to cultural and economic changes in postmodern society - to new forms of racism, new conceptions of identity and difference, new networks of communication and control, and new paths of migration. They also show how the power of transnational corporations and the increasing predominance of postindustrial forms of labor and production help to define the new imperial global order." "More than analysis, Empire is also work of political philosophy, a new Communist Manifesto. Looking beyond the regimes of exploitation and control that characterize today's world order, it seeks an alternative political paradigm - the basis for a truly democratic global society."--Jacket

This is the only in-depth study of social policies in Southeast Asia. It compares social security, health, and education policies in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. After describing the policies and assessing their adequacy and equity implications, it examines the forces that have shaped them. It concludes that social programs (except for primary education) in the region are both inadequate and inequitable. It argues that the reason for this is political rather than cultural or socio-economic

This major work reveals the dark heart of the history of the Stolen Generations in Australia. It shows that, from the earliest times of European colonization, Aboriginal Australians experienced the trauma of loss and separation, as their children were abducted, enslaved, institutionalized, and culturally remodeled. Providing a moving and comprehensive account of this tragic history, this study covers all Australian colonies, states, and territories. The analysis spans 200 years of white occupation and intervention, from the earliest seizure of Aboriginal children, through their systematic stat

Hauptbeschreibung: Bankiers bilden neben den Kaufleuten die älteste und wirtschaftlich einflussreichste Gruppe der deutschen Unternehmerschaft. Um die Wende vom 19. zum 20. Jahrhundert stiegen ihre wirtschaftliche Macht, ihr politischer Einfluss und nicht zuletzt ihr persönlicher Reichtum deutlich an. Morten Reitmayer untersucht die Bedingungen des Aufstiegs und Wandels der deutschen Hochfinanz - einer unternehmerischen Spitzengruppe, die keineswegs eine geschlossene soziale Einheit bildete. Welche Gegensätze gab es zwischen den etablierten Privatbankiers und den aufsteigenden Manager-Bankiers?

Robert Bohn analysiert die deutsche Besatzungspolitik in Norwegen von 1940 bis 1945 erstmals auf der Basis aller verfügbaren Akten. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Machtstruktur in der Behörde des Reichskommissars Terboven und deren Auseinandersetzung mit den norwegischen und deutschen zivilen und militärischen Stellen sowie die politischen und wirtschaftlichen Neuordnungsbestrebungen. Ferner analysiert Bohn die wehrwirtschaftlichen Vorhaben der Wehrmacht und die Kollaboration der norwegischen Wirtschaft. Aus der Presse: ""Bohns überzeugendes Buch bricht mit liebgewordenen Tabus, ohne je in den Verd