When Latinos in the United States was first published in 1986, it was hailed as a "triumph" by the National Catholic Reporter, "inspiring" by the journal American Studies, a...
Despite the World Bank's profound impact on economic, political, and social conditions during the post-World War II era, cultural critics who rigorously theorize other institutions o...
Historians have widely studied the late-nineteenth-century southern agrarian revolts led by such groups as the Farmers' Alliance and the People's (or Populist) Party. Much work has also ...
For most supply chains, cost reduction is imperative to long-term survival. Yet identifying the costs that can be eliminated---and then doing so effectively---can prove impossible without the right...
I am tired of people saying that only believers and church goers are good people. Those of us who live good lives based on the idea that that is what we should do need to be heard.
A wage is more than a simple fee in exchange for labor, argues Geoff Mann. Beyond being a quantitative reflection of productivity or bargaining power, a wage is a political arena in which working p...
The struggles in life come to us all: financial, marital, physical illness, depression, addiction, family issues, and even bad habits. The question is where do we find the answers? Who do we ask?...
God is a consuming fire. He calls out to us, inviting us into a passionate relationship with Him.Across the Church, there is a growing sense of dissatisfaction with religion, and an incre...
The cataloging department insists that an unreasonable number of books be replaced. The children's department needs more money for summer reading programs. The maintenance director claims th...
The Montebello Islands are a cluster of small, low relief land masses, comprised of ancient limestone, with skeletal soils, sparse vegetation and shifting sand bodies. They lie some 80 km from t...
Noting that academic biblical scholars and Christian ethicists have been methodologically estranged for some decades now, Brian Brock seeks to reframe the whole Bible-and-ethics discussion in terms...
This chronology explores the development of housing in the United States from the arrival of the first settlers through the present day. It traces America's growth from its rural beginnings ...
This interdisciplinary work brings the humanities and social sciences into dialogue by examining issues such as globalized capital, discourses of antiterrorism, and identity politics...