In 2009, Temple University Press celebrates its 40th anniversary. And to mark this significant achievement, the Press staff have compiled forty titles representing the best of 40 years. These books represent our academic excellence as well as some bestsellers. Enjoy!
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P Is for Philadelphia
Susan Korman
A primer on the City of Brotherly Love, illustrated by the children of Philadelphia, for the children of Philadelphia |
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The Afrocentric Idea
Revised and Expanded Edition
Molefi Kete Asante
Asante's spirited engagement with culture warriors, neocons, and postmodernists updates this classic |
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Transforming Knowledge
Second Edition
Elizabeth Kamarck Minnich
A new edition of a widely influential book engages with contemporary critiques of inequality and with recent global events |
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Droppin' Science
Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture
edited by William Eric Perkins
Leading authorities write on the complex—and sometimes controversial—history, politics, and culture of rap and hip hop |
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Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts
Charting the Future of Teaching the Past
Sam Wineburg
How do historians know what they know? |
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Engineering Culture
Control and Commitment in a High-Tech Corporation
Gideon Kunda
A revised edition of the classic text on the sociology of management and organization |
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The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
George Lipsitz
A widely influential book—revised to reveal racial privilege at work in the 21st century |
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Making Ethnic Choices
California's Punjabi Mexican Americans
Karen Isaksen Leonard
Defining and changing perceptions of ethnic identity |
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Presenting the Past
Essays on History and the Public
edited by Susan Porter Benson, Stephen Brier and Roy Rosenzweig
Lively and accessible essays examine the rapidly growing field called "public history" |
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Legalizing Gay Marriage
Michael Mello, foreword by David Chambers
Lessons from the first states to grapple with gay marriage legislation |
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Caribbean Currents
Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae
Peter Manuel with Kenneth Bilby and Michael Largey
The classic introduction to the Caribbean's popular music brought up to date |
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Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability
Paul K. Longmore
"Personal inclination made me a historian. Personal encounter with public policy made me an activist." |
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Understanding Dogs
Living and Working with Canine Companions
Clinton R. Sanders
What your dog really means to you—and what you mean to your dog |
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Orientals
Asian Americans in Popular Culture
Robert G. Lee
A compelling study of how the label "oriental" came into being |
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The Gender Knot
Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy
Allan G. Johnson
A compelling approach to gender inequality that empowers both men and women to be part of the solution instead of just part of the problem
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A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region
text by Adam Levine, photographs by Rob Cardillo
A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide, chock full of inside information |
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Hmong Means Free
Life in Laos and America
edited by Sucheng Chan
Three generations of Hmong refugees expose the trauma and the joy of their lives |
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Still Philadelphia
Fredric M. Miller, Morris J. Vogel and Allen F. Davis
Photographic memories of Philadelphia, volume 1 |
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The New American History
Edited for the American Historical Association
Eric Foner
Leading historians define key trends in the field of history and reflect on how the experience of previously neglected groups has fundamentally redefined U.S. history |
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Framing Blackness
The African American Image in Film
Ed Guerrero
A challenge to Hollywood's one-dimensional images of African Americans
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A Right to Housing
Foundation for a New Social Agenda
edited by Rachel G. Bratt, Michael E. Stone and Chester Hartman
An examination of America's housing crisis by the leading progressive housing activists in the country
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Deviance and Medicalization
From Badness to Sickness
Peter Conrad and Joseph W. Schneider
A classic text on deviance is updated and reissued
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Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell
Jane Golden, Robin Rice and Monica Yant Kinney, photographs by David Graham and Jack Ramsdale
The most important public art program in the United States
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Classical Hindu Mythology
A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas
edited by Cornelia Dimmit, translated by J. A. B van Buitenen
Fresh translations of the Mahapuranas, many available in English for the first time
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The Forest and the Trees
Sociology as Life, Practice, and Promise
Allan G. Johnson
An updated exploration of sociology as a way of thinking
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Environmental Ethics
Duties to and Values in the Natural World
Holmes Rolston, III
A systematic account of values carried by the natural world
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Hikes Around Philadelphia
Boyd Newman and Linda Newman
An invaluable guide to forty fascinating hikes within a short drive of Philadelphia
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Acres of Diamonds
Russell H. Conwell, foreword by Russell F. Weigley, introduction by David Adamany
A new edition of the classic inspirational speech
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Paper Son
One Man's Story
Tung Pok Chin with Winifred C. Chin, introduction by K. Scott Wong
A rare, first person account of an experience shared by thousands of Chinese
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Cheap Amusements
Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of-the-Century New York
Kathy Peiss
The dilemmas of work and leisure for women at the turn-of-the-century
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We Make the Road by Walking
Conversations on Education and Social Change
Myles Horton and Paulo Freire, edited by Brenda Bell, John Gaventa and John Peters
Two pioneers of education discuss their diverse experiences and ideas
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Between Women
Domestics and Their Employers
Judith Rollins
A study of the unique relationship between women employers and employees
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Tutoring Matters
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About How To Tutor
Jerome Rabow, Tiffani Chin and Nima Fahimian
The authoritative manual for both the aspiring and seasoned tutor
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Jookin'
The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture
Katrina Hazzard-Gordon
The first analysis of the development of the jook and other dance arenas in African-American culture
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Women of Color in U.S. Society
edited by Maxine Baca Zinn and Bonnie Thornton Dill
Women of color articulate shared experiences of subordination and survival
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A Life in the Struggle
Ivory Perry and the Culture of Opposition
George Lipsitz
The life story of a grassroots, civil rights activist
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The Gold Standard
The Challenge of Evidence-Based Medicine and Standardization in Health Care
Stefan Timmermans and Marc Berg
The first book to explore the effects of dramatic changes in the delivery of medical care
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From Black Power to Hip Hop
Racism, Nationalism, and Feminism
Patricia Hill Collins
A provocative analysis of the new contours of black nationalism and feminism in America
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Mickey Mouse History and Other Essays on American Memory
Michael Wallace
A long-awaited dispatch from the history front in today's culture war
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