case studies

Firsthand accounts of daily life in contemporary China in the midst of rapid social change and political unrest.

Primary documents and commentary help analyze the United States military involvement in more than a dozen conflicts since the birth of the nation.

Examines six possible, and realistic, scenarios which threaten the security of the United States, and discusses what the government can do to prevent those scenarios from becoming reality.

Presents accounts of three Indian families who decided to leave their homes and move to the suburbs of America, specifically, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in pursuit of the American dream.

Reveals why Little River, Alabama, experienced racial violence in 1997, including the murder of a black man, an attack on a white storekeeper, and the burning of two black churches by white teens.

Investigates a 1986 event at Howard Beach in New York in which four black men were attacked in a racial incident.

A portrait of India's lower classes including interviews with activists who are mobilizing for social change.