Drogus (government, Hamilton College) draws on feminist scholarship, sociological studies of religion and politics, and interviews with members of base communities in Sao Paulo and Sao Miguel in this study of the effects of gender on the ways in which the religious messages of liberation theology are received and acted on. She argues that women transform the class-based message of liberation theology into objectives that relate to charity and service to the community. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Women, Religion, and Social Change in Brazil's Popular Church (Title from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies)

Religion & Spirituality

Drogus, Carol Ann

Christian Books & Bibles

Univ of Notre Dame Pr

"An extensive and powerful literature on religion, society, and politics in Latin America in recent years has begun with the assumption that most of the movements that surged in the struggle against military rule are dead, that most of the activists are scattered and burned out, and that the promise of civil society as a source of new values and a new kind of citizenship and political life was illusory. Many have assumed that the religiously inspired activism of that period left little lasting impact, but hardly anyone has actually looked at the activists themselves to see what remains, how they cope in a different, more open environment, and how they see and act on the present and future. 
Activist Faith addresses these issues with a wealth of empirical detail from two key cases and with a richly interdisciplinary argument that draws on theorizing about social movements. The authors strive to understand what sustains activism and movements in radically different circumstances from those in which they arose. Their analysis is enriched by systematic attention to the impact of gender and gender-related issues on activism and movements. In the process, they shed much needed light on the fate of the activists and social movements that rose to prominence throughout Latin America during the 1980s.
This beautifully written book is a major achievement that gives us analytical tools for studying how movements and activists survive in the doldrums and when a cycle of protest peaks and societies move on."—Daniel H. Levine, University of Michigan

Activist Faith: Grassroots Women in Democratic Brazil and Chile

History

Stewart-Gambino, Hannah

Americas

Penn State University Press

"An extensive and powerful literature on religion, society, and politics in Latin America in recent years has begun with the assumption that most of the movements that surged in the struggle against military rule are dead, that most of the activists are scattered and burned out, and that the promise of civil society as a source of new values and a new kind of citizenship and political life was illusory. Many have assumed that the religiously inspired activism of that period left little lasting impact, but hardly anyone has actually looked at the activists themselves to see what remains, how they cope in a different, more open environment, and how they see and act on the present and future. Activist Faith addresses these issues with a wealth of empirical detail from two key cases and with a richly interdisciplinary argument that draws on theorizing about social movements. The authors strive to understand what sustains activism and movements in radically different circumstances from those in which they arose. Their analysis is enriched by systematic attention to the impact of gender and gender-related issues on activism and movements. In the process, they shed much needed light on the fate of the activists and social movements that rose to prominence throughout Latin America during the 1980s.This beautifully written book is a major achievement that gives us analytical tools for studying how movements and activists survive in the doldrums and when a cycle of protest peaks and societies move on."—Daniel H. Levine, University of Michigan

Have you been tempted to teach your intro course thematically, but are afraid that your students will be unable to see how concepts relate to actual countries? Yet sticking with a country by-country approach means never being able to fully address the questions that really engage comparativists. But that has its drawbacks as well. Is there an ideal middle ground between the current text approaches to the field? 
Carol Ann Drogus and Stephen Orvis, a Latin Americanist and an Africanist by training, offer an innovative hybrid approach to the field. The book is organized thematically around important concepts in comparative politics; in turn, each chapter is framed by the questions of who rules?, what motivates political behavior?, and where and why? Then, within each chapter, the authors have integrated a set of extended case studies based on a selection of ten "core" countries. Serving as consistent geographic touchstones, students get to know these countries as they accumulate conceptual knowledge. The cases are placed in chapters where they make the most sense substantively―not separated from theory or in a separate volume―and vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context. 
An array of thematic features extends the book’s analysis and effectively integrates case material: 
-Case Studies Forming the backbone of country coverage, these "baseline" cases are substantial enough for students to build foundational knowledge about the ten core countries of Brazil, China, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Nigeria, Russia, the UK, and the U.S. Because each case is tied to an analytic question or idea, students aren’t lost in a sea of detail, but rather see country coverage in real thematic context. 
-Mini-cases Because no group of core countries can illustrate the full scope of issues in comparative politics, the authors include "mini-cases" throughout the book. These briefer cases focus on topics such as state failure, ethnic violence, and economic differences and feature countries about which most other texts say very little: Afghanistan, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Kenya, the Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and others. 
-In Context These short fact lists―like those students might find in an opinion-leader periodical such as Harper’s―take simple data and put them into interesting, often provocative context. The number of military coups in Africa versus Latin America or the change over time in the number of one-party states might surprise students and offer enlightening perspective for thinking through an issue. 
-Where and Why? In these boxes, students explore why certain events and developments happen in some countries and not in others. Why have some countries been able to develop enduring democratic governments, while others remain or become authoritarian? Or, why do some states have women in powerful political positions while others do not? 
-Country and Concept The majority of chapters include a table that shows key indicators for the core countries. For instance, in the chapter on the modern state, the authors include such data as each state’s year of establishment, its failed state ranking, its government revenue as percentage of GDP, and its rating on the corruption perception index―all important measures of each state’s size and nature.Helping students critically read as well as review and study: • Chapter-opener questions • Bolded key terms and glossary • Data-rich tables and figures • Substantive maps • Compelling and instructive photos • End-of-chapter lists that include key concepts, work cited, seminal books and articles, and important online databases

Introducing Comparative Politics: Concepts and Cases in Context

Orvis, Stephen Walter

Legal Theory & Systems

CQ Press

Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics--who rules? what explains political behavior? where and why?--Introducing Comparative Politics&nbsp;integrates a set of extended case studies of 11 countries&nbsp;that vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context. The cases are placed within the chapters where they make the most sense --not separated from the theory or in a separate volume--helping students make connections between theory and practice earlier in the semester and giving them a more holistic view of comparative politics.

Comparative Government: Stories of the World for the AP® Course

Waples, Karen

Orvis, Stephen

Bedford/St.Martin's

Introducing Comparative Politics + Issues in Comparative Politics: Concepts and Cases in Context

Politics & Social Sciences

CQ Researcher

Politics & Government

Cq Pr

Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics―Who rules? What explains political behavior? Where and why?―Introducing Comparative Politics integrates a set of extended case studies of 11 core countries into the narrative. Serving as touchstones, the cases are set in chapters where they make the most sense topically―not separated from theory or in a separate volume―and vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context. The book’s hybrid organization allows you to teach the way you want to teach and gives students a more accurate sense of comparative study.

Introducing Comparative Politics: Concepts and Cases in Context, 2nd Ed. + Writing a Research Paper in Political Science, 2nd Ed. Package

Baglione, Lisa A.

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