Keally McBride
Political Theories
of Decolonization
(Published Feb. 2011)
Political Theories of Decolonization
provides an introduction to some of the seminal texts of postcolonial
political theory. The difficulty of founding a new regime is an
important theme in political theory, and the intellectual history of
decolonization provides a rich--albeit overlooked--opportunity to
explore it. Many theorists have pointed out that the colonized subject
was a divided
subject. This book argues that the postcolonial state was a divided
state. While postcolonial states were created through the struggle for
independence, they drew on both colonial institutions and reinvented
pre-colonial traditions. Political
Theories of Decolonization
illuminates how many of the central themes of political theory such as
land, religion, freedom, law, and sovereignty are imaginatively explored
by postcolonial thinkers. In doing so, it provides readers access to
texts that add to our understanding of contemporary political life and
global political dynamics.
Published by Oxford University Press
Annick T.R. Wibben
Feminist Security Studies: A Narrative Approach
(Published December, 2010)
The volume explicitly works toward an opening up of security studies
that would allow for feminist (and other) narratives to be recognized
and taken seriously as security narratives. To make this possible, it
presents a feminist reading of security studies that aims to invigorate
the debate and radicalize critical security studies. Since feminism is
a political project, and security studies are, at their base, about
particular visions of the political and their attendant institutions,
this is of necessity a political intervention. The book works through
and beyond security studies to explore possible spaces where an opening
of security, necessary to make way for feminist insights, can take
place. While it develops and illustrates a feminist narrative approach
to security, it is also intended as an intervention that challenges the
politics of security and the meanings for security legitimized in
existing practices.
Published by Routledge
James Lance Taylor
Black Nationalism in the United State: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama
(Published 2010)
Black nationalism. Is it an outdated political strategy? Or, as James
Taylor argues in his rich, sweeping analysis, a logical response to the
failure of post–civil rights politics?
Taylor offers a provocative assessment of the contemporary relevance
and interpretation of black nationalism as both a school of thought and
a mode of mobilization. Fundamental to his analysis is the assertion
that black nationalism should be understood not simply as a separatist
movement—the traditional conception—but instead as a common-sense
psychological orientation with long roots in US political history.
Providing entirely new lines of insight and analysis, his work ranges
from the religious foundations of black political ideologies to the
nationalist sentiments of today’s hip-hop generation.
Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers
Stephen Zunes
Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution
(Published 2010)
The Western Sahara conflict has proven to be one of the most
protracted and intractable struggles facing the international
community. Pitting local nationalist determination against Moroccan
territorial ambitions, the dispute is further complicated by regional
tensions with Algeria and the geo-strategic concerns of major global
players, including the United States, France, and the territory’s
former colonial ruler, Spain. For over twenty years, the UN Security
Council has failed to find a formula that will delicately balance these
interests against Western Sahara’s long-denied right to a
self-determination referendum as one of the last UN-recognized colonies.
In the first book-length treatment of the issue in over two decades,
Zunes and Mundy examine the origins, evolution, and resilience of the
Western Sahara conflict, deploying a diverse array of sources and
firsthand knowledge of the region gained from multiple research visits.
Shifting geographical frames—local, regional, and international—provide
for a robust analysis of the stakes involved.
Published by Syracuse University Press
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Robert Elias
The Empire Strikes Out
(Published Fall 2009)
From Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War to George W. Bush and the Iraq
War, we see baseball’s role in developing the American Empire, first at
home and then beyond our shores. From Albert Spalding and baseball’s
first World Tour to Bud Selig and the World Baseball Classic, we see
the globalization of America’s national pastime, and baseball’s
missionary role in spreading the American dream. To maintain itself as
the American national game, however, baseball has pursued a “national
pastime tradeoff,” which has brought benefits but has come with a high
price for the game. Is it still worth pursuing? The Empire Strikes Out
addresses that question while providing a chronicle of baseball’s own
foreign policy and the sport’s involvement in U.S. diplomatic and
military history.
Published by the New Press
Shalendra D. Sharma
China and India in the Age of Globalization
(Published 2009)
The rise of China and India is the story of our times. The
unprecedented expansion of their economic and power capabilities raises
profound questions for scholars and policymakers. What forces propelled
these two Asian giants into global pacesetters, and what does their
emergence mean for the United States and the world? With intimate
detail, Shalendra D. Sharma’s China and India in the Age of
Globalization explores how the interplay of socio-historical,
political, and economic forces has transformed these once poor agrarian
societies into economic powerhouses. Yet, globalization is hardly a
seamless process, as the vagaries and uncertainties of globalization
also present risks and challenges. This book examines the challenges
both countries face and what each must do to strike the balance between
reaping the opportunities and mitigating the risks. For the United
States, assisting a rising China to become a responsible global
stakeholder and fostering peace and stability in the volatile
subcontinent will be paramount in the coming years.
Published by Cambridge University Press
Keally McBride
Punishment and Political Order
(Published 2007)
Most of us think of punishment as an ugly display of power. But punishment also tells us something about the ideals and aspirations of a people and their government. How a state punishes reveals whether or not it is confident in its own legitimacy and sovereignty. Punishment and Political Order examines the questions raised by the state's exercise of punitive power—from what it is about human psychology that desires sanction and order to how the state can administer pain while calling for justice. Keally McBride's book demonstrates punishment's place at the core of political administration and the stated ideals of the polity.
Published by University of Michigan Press
