Douglas V. Verney 
The Analysis of Political Systems [PDF ebook] 

This book explores the emergence of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as an alternative political force in Uttar Pradesh. It focuses on the historical continuity of Dalit social justice movements and org …

From the author of El Narco and Gangster Warlords , a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade. Guns from America reach more …

This volume examines the way objects and images relate to and shape notions of temporality and history. Bringing together ethnographic studies from the Lowlands of Central and South America and Melan …

Now in its fourth edition, this book is one of the leading texts on the evolution of electronic mass communication in the last century, giving students a clear understanding of how the media of yeste …

First published in 1991. Over the last twenty-five years or so, the debate on abortion has not moved any closer to resolution in either the United States or Canada. The courts, the legislatures, the …

The Milltown Boys at Sixty is a story like no other, giving both an insider and an outsider view of the Milltown Boys , exploring the nature of an ethnographic relationship based on research about th …

Exploring the structural causes and consequences of inequalities based on a person’s race, class, and gender, Poverty, Racism and Sexism: The Reality of Oppression in America concentrates on thi …

Punishment is a topic of increasing importance for citizens and policymakers. Why should we punish criminals? Which theory of punishment is most compelling? Is the death penalty ever justified? These …

Nearly ten years after the first edition of Water-Related Death Investigation: Practical Methods and Forensic Applications , water death cases continue to be improperly investigated. The pathologist’ …

LGBTQ Lobbying in the United States argues that the issues and tactics prioritized by the mainstream gay lobbying community fail to serve LGBTQ interests and are complicit in perpetuating heteronorma …