Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan

Although local neighborhood associations are found in many countries, Japan’s are distinguished by their ubiquity, scope of activities, and very high participation rates, making them important for the study of

Nonprofits and Advocacy

Nonprofits and Advocacy defines advocacy and clarifies the differences among advocacy, lobbying, political activity, and education, as well as advocacy measurements. Providing original empirical data and innovative theoretical arguments, this

Political Authority in Burma’s Ethnic Minority States

This study examines the enormous variation and complexity that characterize relationships between the national state and locally-based, often nonstate actors, who negotiate and compete for political authority in Burma’s ethnic

Belief and Bloodshed

Intended for students as well as scholars of religion and violence, Belief and Bloodshed discusses how the relationship between religion and violence is not unique to a post-9/11 world—it has

Rob Bell and a New American Christianity

ROB BELL Subversive? • Celebrity? • Radical? • Heretic? • Holy Man? Before being featured in Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday and making the cover of Time Magazine, Rob Bell caused

Evangelical vs. Liberal

The cultural conflict that increasingly divides American society is particularly evident within Protestant Christianity. Liberals and evangelicals clash in bitter competition for the future of their respective subcultures. In this

Jewish Peoplehood

Although fewer American Jews today describe themselves as religious, they overwhelmingly report a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people. Indeed, Jewish peoplehood has eclipsed religion—as well as ethnicity

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The Global Governance of Food

Food provides a particularly exciting and grounded research site for understanding the mechanisms governing global transactions in the 21st century. While food is intimately and fundamentally related to ecological and

Reprogramming Japan

How have state policies influenced the development of Japan’s telecommunications, computer hardware, computer software, and semiconductor industries and their stagnation since the 1990s? Marie Anchordoguy’s book examines how the performance