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From the colonial through the antebellum era, enslaved women in the US used lethal force as the ultimate form of resistance. By amplifying their voices and experiences, Brooding over Bloody Revenge strongly challenges assumptions that enslaved women only participated in covert, non-violent forms of resistance, when in fact they consistently seized justice for themselves and organized toward revolt. Nikki M. Taylor expertly reveals how women killed for deeply personal instances of injustice committed by their owners. The stories presented, which span centuries and legal contexts, demonstrate that these acts of lethal force were carefully pre-meditated. Enslaved women planned how and when their enslavers would die, what weapons and accomplices were necessary, and how to evade capture in the aftermath. Original and compelling, Brooding Over Bloody Revenge presents a window into the lives and philosophies of enslaved women who had their own ideas about justice and how to achieve it.

Brazil features regularly in global comparisons of large developing economies. Yet since the 1980s, the country has been caught in a low-level equilibrium, marked by lackluster growth and destructive inequality. One cause is the country's enduring commitment to a set of ideas and institutions labelled developmentalism. This book argues that developmentalism has endured, despite hyperactive reform, because institutional complementarities across economic and political spheres sustain and drive key actors and strategies that are individually advantageous, but collectively suboptimal. Although there has been incremental evolution in some institutions, complementarities across institutions sustain a pattern of 'decadent developmentalism' that swamps systemic change. Breaking new ground, Taylor shows how macroeconomic and microeconomic institutions are tightly interwoven with patterns of executive-legislative relations, bureaucratic autonomy, and oversight. His analysis of institutional complementarities across these five dimensions is relevant not only to Brazil but also to the broader study of comparative political economy.

A new and an essential reference work for any international human rights law academic, student or practitioner, A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights spans all substantive rights of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), approached from the perspective of the ICCPR as an integrated, coherent scheme of rights protection. In detailed coverage of the Human Rights Committee's output when monitoring ICCPR compliance, Paul M. Taylor offers extraordinary access to forty years of its Concluding Observations, Views and General Comments organised thematically. This Commentary is a solid and practical introduction to any and all of the civil and political rights in the ICCPR, and a rare resource explaining the requirements for domestic implementation of ICCPR standards. An indispensable research tool for any serious enquirer into the subject, the Commentary speaks to the accomplishments of the ICCPR in striving for universal human rights standards

A new and an essential reference work for any international human rights law academic, student or practitioner, A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights spans all substantive rights of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), approached from the perspective of the ICCPR as an integrated, coherent scheme of rights protection. In detailed coverage of the Human Rights Committee's output when monitoring ICCPR compliance, Paul M. Taylor offers extraordinary access to forty years of its Concluding Observations, Views and General Comments organised thematically. This Commentary is a solid and practical introduction to any and all of the civil and political rights in the ICCPR, and a rare resource explaining the requirements for domestic implementation of ICCPR standards. An indispensable research tool for any serious enquirer into the subject, the Commentary speaks to the accomplishments of the ICCPR in striving for universal human rights standards.

Brazil features regularly in global comparisons of large developing economies. Yet since the 1980s, the country has been caught in a low-level equilibrium, marked by lackluster growth and destructive inequality. One cause is the country's enduring commitment to a set of ideas and institutions labelled developmentalism. This book argues that developmentalism has endured, despite hyperactive reform, because institutional complementarities across economic and political spheres sustain and drive key actors and strategies that are individually advantageous, but collectively suboptimal. Although there has been incremental evolution in some institutions, complementarities across institutions sustain a pattern of 'decadent developmentalism' that swamps systemic change. Breaking new ground, Taylor shows how macroeconomic and microeconomic institutions are tightly interwoven with patterns of executive-legislative relations, bureaucratic autonomy, and oversight. His analysis of institutional complementarities across these five dimensions is relevant not only to Brazil but also to the broader study of comparative political economy.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- What to Expect -- 1 National and Global Rural Health Crisis: Spatial Injustice -- Heart Disease -- Unintentional Injuries -- Cancer -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Environmental Injustices in Rural America -- Fracking Technology: Justice for Rural Areas or an Environmental Nightmare? -- References -- 3 Public Health Solutions to Rural Health Disparities -- Social Determinants of Health and Rural Populations -- SDH: Segregation in Rural Schools -- SDH: Toxic Exposure -- SDH: Food Insecurity -- SDH: Digital Technology -- Public Health Solutions -- References -- 4 Rural Health Disparities: The Policy Perspective -- Policy Approaches -- Policy Logic Model for Rural Communities -- Health in All Policies Approach for Rural Communities -- Concluding Remarks for Policy Models for Rural Health Disparities -- References -- 5 Rural Health Disparities: The Planning Perspective -- Rural Planning -- Theory -- Approaches -- Concluding Remarks on Planning Goals for Rural Health Disparities -- References -- 6 Conclusion: A Progressive Vision -- Index.

Intro -- Introduction -- What to Expect -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Globesity Epidemic -- The Obesity Problem: The Americas -- The Obesity Problem: Children -- Maternal Disposition -- Nutrition, Physical Activity and Environment -- International Obesity Epidemic -- European Nations -- Latin America -- Africa -- Asia-Pacific -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: The Obesity Epidemic: Individual Accountability and the Social Determinants of Health -- Obesity: Disentangling Race and Ethnicity -- Education, Socioeconomic Status and Race/Ethnicity -- Obesity: Health Interventions -- The Social Determinants of Health -- Access to Resources -- Food -- Health and Healthcare Access -- Income Sufficiency -- Social Context -- Segregation -- Discrimination -- Neighborhood and Built Environment -- Employment -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Argument for Social Justice -- Environmental Justice -- Economic Justice: Poverty -- Healthcare and Social Justice -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Political Economy Perspective -- Food Insecurity and the Obesity Epidemic -- Political Economy Approach: Food Insecurity -- Political Economy Approach: The Obesity Epidemic -- Politics: Multinational Corporations, Food Insecurity and Obesity -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Policy Solutions -- School-Based Policies and Programs -- Child Nutrition Act of 1966 -- Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 -- Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-296) -- Physical Education, Physical Activity and School Recess Legislation -- BMI Screening, Surveillance and Reporting or Student Fitness Screening at Schools -- Student Diabetes Care -- Statewide Farm to School Programs -- School Facilities -- Food Policies -- Farm to School Act of 2017 -- Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 -- Zoning and Fast Food