Fall 1990 Catalog

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	American Communism and Black Americans A Documentary History, 1930-1934, Volume 2 Foner, Philip S., and Herbert Shapiro, eds. Examines the final text of the "Resolution on the Negro Question" 416 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-761-6 EAN 978-0-87722-761-8
	Beyond the City Limits Urban Policy and Economics Restructuring in Comparative Perspective Logan, John R., and Todd Swanstrom Challenging the notion that there is a single, global process of economic restructuring to which cities must submit 288 pp • Fall 1990 paper 0-87722-944-9 EAN 978-0-87722-944-5 cloth 0-87722-733-0 EAN 978-0-87722-733-5
	Catalog of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection of the Temple Univesity Libraries Wesley, Dorothy Porter, and Charles L. Blockson The largest collection of items relating to the African Diaspora experience collected at Temple University 820 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-749-7 EAN 978-0-87722-749-6
	Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Theory Paradigms in Conflict Hobgood, Mary E., and Larry L. Rasmussen Analyzes the official Catholic School Teaching from the perspective of the secular, economic, and political sciences 256 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-754-3 EAN 978-0-87722-754-0
	Customizing the Body The Art and Culture of Tattooing Sanders, Clinton R. Describes the seven-year involvement of a sociologist in the world of tattoo culture New in Paperback! 240 pp • 5.5x8.2 • Fall 1988 paper 0-87722-764-0 EAN 978-0-87722-764-9
	Descent into Discourse The Reification of Language and the Writing of Social History Palmer, Bryan D. Arguing that the current reliance on poststructuralism obscures the origins, meanings, and consequences of historical events and processes New in Paperback! 312 pp • Spring 1990 paper 0-87722-720-9 EAN 978-0-87722-720-5
	Detroit Race and Uneven Development Darden, Joe T., Richard Child Hill, June Thomas, and Richard Thomas Examining the genesis of modern Detroit as a hub of wealth and poverty New in Paperback! 336 pp • Fall 1987 paper 0-87722-776-4 EAN 978-0-87722-776-2
	Diet and Domestic Life in Society Sharman, Anne, Janet Theophano, Karen Curtis, and Ellen Messer, eds. A collection of case studies reports on dietary practices in a variety of cultures 288 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-751-9 EAN 978-0-87722-751-9
	Do Not Neglect Hospitality The Catholic Worker and the Homeless Murray, Harry Traces the notion of hospitality in various societies throughout history, in myth, and in Christian tradition 304 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-726-8 EAN 978-0-87722-726-7
	Environmental Accidents Personal Injury and Public Responsibiltiy Gaskins, Richard H. Indicts the U.S. legal system for perpetuating the belief that accidents are only legal disputes between individuals New in Paperback! 440 pp • Spring 1989 paper 0-87722-708-X EAN 978-0-87722-708-3
	Facing The Death Penalty Essays on a Cruel and Unusual Punishment Radelet, Michael L., and Henry Schwarzschild, eds. An in-depth examination of what life under a sentence of death is like New in Paperback! 264 pp • Spring 1989 paper 0-87722-721-7 EAN 978-0-87722-721-2
	Fred Allen's Radio Comedy Havig, Alan Tracing a career that lasted from 1912 into the 1950s, Havig describes the "verbal slapstick" style that was Fred Allen's hallmark and legacy to American comedy 296 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-713-6 EAN 978-0-87722-713-7
	Free Women Ethics and Aesthetics in Twentieth-Century Women's Fiction Fullbrook, Kate The ethical and aesthetic impulses that have shaped the fiction of prominent authors 192 pp • Fall 1990 paper 0-87722-774-8 EAN 978-0-87722-774-8 cloth 0-87722-773-X EAN 978-0-87722-773-1
	Freedom Without Responsibility Waller, Bruce N. A fresh perspective on the controversial set of questions surrounding determinism, naturalism, freedom, and responsibility 256 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-717-9 EAN 978-0-87722-717-5
	From Warism to Pacifism A Moral Continuum Cady, Duane L. Exposes the pervasive, subconscious warism that is the dominant ideology in modern Western culture New in Paperback! 174 pp • Spring 1989 paper 0-87722-779-9 EAN 978-0-87722-779-3
	Girls Only? Gender and Popular Children’s Fiction in Britain, 1880-1910 Reynolds, Kimberly Explores the relationship between notions of gender difference and social practice 208 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-737-3 EAN 978-0-87722-737-3
	How Holocausts Happen The United States in Central America Porpora, Douglas V. A powerful indictment of U.S. intervention in Central America 232 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-750-0 EAN 978-0-87722-750-2
	Human Rights in a Changing World Cassese, Antonio Examines the nature and role of human rights in the context of international relations in the modern world 200 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-746-2 EAN 978-0-87722-746-5
	Impure Thoughts Essays on Philosophy, Feminism, and Ethics Addelson, Kathryn Pyne Insightful explorations of moral limits to human interactions 257 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-753-5 EAN 978-0-87722-753-3
	Jews Against Zionism The American Council for Judaism, 1942-1948 Kolsky, Thomas A. The first full-scale history of the only organized American Jewish opposition to Zionism during the 1940s 288 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1990 paper 1-56639-009-5 EAN 978-1-56639-009-5 cloth 0-87722-694-6 EAN 978-0-87722-694-9
	Job Queues, Gender Queues Explaining Women’s Inroads into Male Occupations Reskin, Barbara F., and Patricia A. Roos A controversial interpretation of women's dramatic inroads into several male occupations 388 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1990 paper 0-87722-744-6 EAN 978-0-87722-744-1 cloth 0-87722-743-8 EAN 978-0-87722-743-4
	Job Training For Women The Promise and Limits of Public Policies Harlan, Sharon L., and Ronnie J. Steinberg, eds. A comprehensive review of the public system of occupational education and job training for women in the U.S. New in Paperback! 572 pp • Spring 1989 paper 0-87722-762-4 EAN 978-0-87722-762-5
	Journey to a Far Place Autobiographical Reflections Quinney, Richard Charts a quest for intellectual and personal meaning 152 pp • 8x10 • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-725-X EAN 978-0-87722-725-0
	Labor at the Ballot Box The Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Campaign of 1988 Erlich, Mark Intriguing case study of the roadblocks for unions in building political consensus 232 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-727-6 EAN 978-0-87722-727-4
	Liberation Struggles in International Law Quaye, Christopher O. An investigation of self-determination, secession, rebellion, the use of force, and terrorism in national liberation movements 358 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-712-8 EAN 978-0-87722-712-0
	Living Morally A Psychology of Moral Character Thomas, Laurence What constitutes a moral life? How does one acquire and maintain a good moral character? New in Paperback! 278 pp • Spring 1998 paper 0-87722-778-0 EAN 978-0-87722-778-6
	The Manhattan Project A Documentary Introduction to the Atomic Age Stoff, Michael B., ed. A history of the development of the atomic bomb and its use in World War II 320 pp • Fall 1990 paper 0-87722-787-X EAN 978-0-87722-787-8 cloth 0-87722-878-7 EAN 978-0-87722-878-3
	Mary Heaton Vorse The Life of an American Insurgent Garrison, Dee A chronology of American radicalism through the life of the foremost pioneer of labor journalism in the U.S. New in Paperback! 400 pp • Spring 1989 paper 0-87722-781-0 EAN 978-0-87722-781-6
	A Moral Military Axinn, Sydney A book on the scope and limits of moral military activity New in Paperback! 230 pp • 6x9 • Spring 1989 paper 0-87722-780-2 EAN 978-0-87722-780-9
	Morality and Human Nature A New Route to Ethical Theory McShea, Robert J. A controversial inquiry into the origins of human values 240 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-735-7 EAN 978-0-87722-735-9
	Morality, Responsibility, and the University Studies in Academic Ethics Cahn, Steven M, ed. Critically investigating crucial moral issues generated by academic life 288 pp • Fall 1990 paper 0-87722-959-7 EAN 978-0-87722-959-9 cloth 0-87722-646-6 EAN 978-0-87722-646-8
	Morte d'Author An Autopsy Hix, H. L. A fundamental error of the "death of the author" debate brought to light 224 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-734-9 EAN 978-0-87722-734-2
	The Music of Our Lives Higgins, Kathleen Marie Music as "a means of exploring the wealth of our ethical world" 288 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-756-X EAN 978-0-87722-756-4
	Negotiated Care The Experience of Family Day Care Providers Nelson, Margaret K. Explores the daily lives of family day care providers 400 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-728-4 EAN 978-0-87722-728-1
	The New American History Foner, Eric 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 400 pp • 6x9 • Spring 1990 paper 0-87722-699-7 EAN 978-0-87722-699-4 cloth 0-87722-698-9 EAN 978-0-87722-698-7
	New Homeless and Old Community and the Skid Row Hotel Hoch, Charles, and Robert A. Slayton The answers to one of the most pressing problems of our time come from the poor themselves New in Paperback! 312 pp • Spring 1989 paper 0-87722-765-9 EAN 978-0-87722-765-6
	New Soviet Thinking and U.S. Nuclear Policy Myers, David B. An examination of nuclear weapons policy options in light of recently declared changes in Soviet military strategy 304 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-710-1 EAN 978-0-87722-710-6
	Parental Leave and Child Care Setting a Research and Policy Agenda Hyde, Janet Shibley, and Marilyn J. Essex, eds. An essential resource for those currently considering laws to establish parental leave and legislation on child care provision 448 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-732-2 EAN 978-0-87722-732-8
	Policing as Though People Matter Guyot, Dorothy What makes a good police department? 448 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-755-1 EAN 978-0-87722-755-7
	Property and the Politics of Entitlement Brigham, John A case for constitutional protection of entitlements as property 240 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-715-2 EAN 978-0-87722-715-1
	Radical Sociologists and the Movement Experiences, Lessons, and Legacies Oppenheimer, Martin, Martin J. Murray, and Rhonda F. Levine, eds. Autobiographical essays by individuals whose radicalism developed in and around the discipline of sociology 256 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-745-4 EAN 978-0-87722-745-8
	Resisting Images Essays on Cinema and History Sklar, Robert, and Charles Musser, eds. Essays that raise questions about film history, historiography, and cultural theory 320 pp • Fall 1990 paper 0-87722-738-1 EAN 978-0-87722-738-0 cloth 0-87722-731-4 EAN 978-0-87722-731-1
	Rethinking College Athletics Andre, Judith, and David N. James, eds. Why do colleges have intercollegiate athletics? Why should colleges keep them? An examination of the values that are intrinsic to sport 257 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-716-0 EAN 978-0-87722-716-8
	Retribution Evil for Evil in Ethics, Law, and Literature Henberg, Marvin Argues that the persistence of retribution is best understood from a perspective of evolutionary naturalism 288 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-724-1 EAN 978-0-87722-724-3
	The Roots of Thinking Sheets-Johnstone, Maxine A ground-breaking interdisciplinary study about conceptual origins linking hominid thinking with hominid evolution 408 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-711-X EAN 978-0-87722-711-3
	Running for Freedom Civil Rights and Black Politics in White America, 1941-1988 Lawson, Steven F. A history of the black civil rights movement in the United States 320 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-792-6 EAN 978-0-87722-792-2
	Schopenhauer The Human Character Atwell, John E. An insightful analysis of Schopenhauer's "will-body identity thesis" that leads to the conclusion that the "vocation of man" is to go beyond man, and thus beyond the body and the very world to which the body belongs 259 pp • 5x8 • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-748-9 EAN 978-0-87722-748-9
	The Thee Generation Reflections on the Coming Revolution Regan, Tom Arguing that the expansive ethic of service is replacing the suffocating ethic of greed 176 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-758-6 EAN 978-0-87722-758-8
	Time and Experience McInerney, Peter K. An analysis of the philosophy of time 224 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-752-7 EAN 978-0-87722-752-6
	Time and Social Theory Adam, Barbara Exposing classical frameworks of thought as inadequate to the task of conceptualizing our contemporary world 250 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-788-8 EAN 978-0-87722-788-5
	Upstream/Downstream Issues in Environmental Ethics Scherer, Donald, ed. Philosophy applied to environmental issues 288 pp • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-747-0 EAN 978-0-87722-747-2
	Washington, D.C. Inner-City Revitalization and Minority Suburbanization Gale, Dennis E. Using public education as a gauge to measure racial and ethnic change in urban areas New in Paperback! 259 pp • Fall 1987 paper 0-87722-777-2 EAN 978-0-87722-777-9
	We Make the Road by Walking Conversations on Education and Social Change Horton, Myles, Paulo Freire, Brenda Bell, John Gaventa, and John Peters Two pioneers of education discuss their diverse experiences and ideas 296 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1990 cloth 0-87722-771-3 EAN 978-0-87722-771-7
	Women and Stepfamilies Voices of Anger and Love Maglin, Nan Bauer, and Nancy Schniedewind, eds. Describes the unique and varied experiences of women in stepfamilies as told by the women themselves New in Paperback! 448 pp • Fall 1988 paper 0-87722-782-9 EAN 978-0-87722-782-3
	Women, Islam and the State Kandiyoti, Deniz, ed. Examines the relationship between Islam, the nature of state projects, and the position of women in the modern nation states of the Middle East and South Asia 256 pp • Fall 1990 paper 0-87722-786-1 EAN 978-0-87722-786-1 cloth 0-87722-785-3 EAN 978-0-87722-785-4



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