Fall 1995 Catalog

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	Affirmative Action and the University A Philosophical Inquiry Cahn, Steven M. Philosophical debates on equality in the university New in Paperback! 320 pp • 6x9 • Spring 1993 paper 1-56639-399-X EAN 978-1-56639-399-7
	African Intellectual Heritage A Book of Sources Asante, Molefi Kete, and Abu S. Abarry This comprehensive volume brings together documents from the richly textured intellectual history of Africa and the diaspora 848 pp • 7x10 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-403-1 EAN 978-1-56639-403-1 cloth 1-56639-402-3 EAN 978-1-56639-402-4
	The Braves Encyclopedia Caruso, Gary The complete story of the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in America 544 pp • 9x12 • Fall 1995 cloth 1-56639-384-1 EAN 978-1-56639-384-3
	Bridge of Light Yiddish Film between Two Worlds Hoberman, J. Critically acclaimed history of Jewish Film reissued in paper edition New in Paperback! 416 pp • 8x9.25 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-404-X EAN 978-1-56639-404-8
	Broken Promise The Subversion of U.S. Labor Relations Policy, 1974-1994 Gross, James A. This inside look at government regulations analyzes the failure of the Wagner-Taft-Hartley Act 422 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 cloth 1-56639-325-6 EAN 978-1-56639-325-6
	Caribbean Currents Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae Manuel, Peter, Kenneth Bilby, and Michael Largey A fascinating wide-ranging survey of Carribean music forms 288 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-339-6 EAN 978-1-56639-339-3 cloth 1-56639-338-8 EAN 978-1-56639-338-6
	Counties in Court Jail Overcrowding and Court-Ordered Reform Welsh, Wayne N. A systematic analysis of court-ordered jail reform with a pragmatic model for change 288 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-341-8 EAN 978-1-56639-341-6 cloth 1-56639-340-X EAN 978-1-56639-340-9
	Creating the Countryside The Politics of Rural and Environmental Discourse DuPuis, E. Melanie, and Peter Vandergeest People active in regional environmental crises discuss the destruction, conservation, and creation of the countryside 360 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-360-4 EAN 978-1-56639-360-7 cloth 1-56639-359-0 EAN 978-1-56639-359-1
	Cultural Politics and Social Movements Darnovsky, Marcy, Barbara Epstein, and Richard Flacks Bridging the worlds of activism and academia—this volume combines social movement theory with the real experiences of activists 384 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-323-X EAN 978-1-56639-323-2 cloth 1-56639-322-1 EAN 978-1-56639-322-5
	Dangerous Knowledge The JFK Assassination in Art and Film Simon, Art An intriguing work of cultural criticism on the contemporary meaning and influence of images from the JFK assassination 280 pp • 5.25x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-379-5 EAN 978-1-56639-379-9 cloth 1-56639-378-7 EAN 978-1-56639-378-2
	Derrida and Wittgenstein Garver, Newton, and S. C. Lee A critical comparison of two influential philosophers' appraches to language New in Paperback! 264 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 1994 paper 1-56639-374-4 EAN 978-1-56639-374-4
	Droppin' Science Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture Perkins, William Eric Leading authorities write on the complex—and sometimes controversial—history, politics, and culture of rap and hip hop 288 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-362-0 EAN 978-1-56639-362-1 cloth 1-56639-361-2 EAN 978-1-56639-361-4
	Environmental Change Federal Courts and the EPA O’Leary, Rosemary An examination of the impact of federal court decisions on the policies and administration of the EPA New in Paperback! 280 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1993 paper 1-56639-396-5 EAN 978-1-56639-396-6
	An Essay on African Philosophical Thought The Akan Conceptual Scheme Gyekye, Kwame African philosopher Gyekye defines the main principles of a distinct African philosophy Revised Edition 296 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-380-9 EAN 978-1-56639-380-5 cloth 1-56639-383-3 EAN 978-1-56639-383-6
	Evil and the Evidence for God The Challenge of John Hick's Theodicy Geivett, R. Douglas, and John Hick A new theodicy embracing the Augustinian tradition of free will as the touchstone for evil New in Paperback! 288 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1993 paper 1-56639-397-3 EAN 978-1-56639-397-3
	The Feel of Silence Tucker, Bonnie Poitras, and Frdderic Hafferty The compelling memoir of a profoundly deaf woman lawyer and professor surviving the ironies and trials of accommodating a hearing world 232 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-352-3 EAN 978-1-56639-352-2 cloth 1-56639-351-5 EAN 978-1-56639-351-5
	A Fine Romance Five Ages of Film Feminism Mellencamp, Patricia A challenging look at twenty years of feminist film theory 344 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-401-5 EAN 978-1-56639-401-7 cloth 1-56639-400-7 EAN 978-1-56639-400-0
	God in the Street New York Writing from The Penny Press to Melville Bergmann, Hans New York City, as literary subject, sets the stage for this study of urban literature 272 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-358-2 EAN 978-1-56639-358-4 cloth 1-56639-357-4 EAN 978-1-56639-357-7
	Half a Job Bad and Good Part-Time Jobs in a Changing Labor Market Tilly, Chris An up-to-date and in-depth analysis of a disquieting trend in the U.S. labor market 240 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-382-5 EAN 978-1-56639-382-9 cloth 1-56639-381-7 EAN 978-1-56639-381-2
	Home Girls Chicana Literary Voices Quintana, Alvina E. An in-depth examination of contemporary Chicana writers 176 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-373-6 EAN 978-1-56639-373-7 cloth 1-56639-372-8 EAN 978-1-56639-372-0
	Hung Jury The Diary of a Menendez Juror Thornton, Hazel, Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Amy J. Posey, and Alan W. Scheflin A riveting account of serving on the jury of a high-profile murder trial 200 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-394-9 EAN 978-1-56639-394-2 cloth 1-56639-393-0 EAN 978-1-56639-393-5
	Inside Agitators Australian Femocrats and the State Eisenstein, Hester A fiesty story of women entering Australia's government and successfully using state power for social change 312 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-388-4 EAN 978-1-56639-388-1 cloth 1-56639-387-6 EAN 978-1-56639-387-4
	Legal Inversions Lesbians, Gay Men, and the Politics of the Law Herman, Didi, and Carl Stychin An exploration of the contested field of gay and lesbian sexuality and the law 272 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-377-9 EAN 978-1-56639-377-5 cloth 1-56639-376-0 EAN 978-1-56639-376-8
	Living Rooms as Factories Class, Gender, and the Satelite Factory System in Taiwan Hsiung, Ping-Chun A detailed portrait and sophisticated analysis of married women working Taiwan's export factories 200 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-390-6 EAN 978-1-56639-390-4 cloth 1-56639-389-2 EAN 978-1-56639-389-8
	Machos, Maricones, and Gays Cuba and Homosexuality Lumsden, Ian C. A historically based, first-hand report of contemporary homosexuality in Cuban society and culture 304 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-371-X EAN 978-1-56639-371-3 cloth 1-56639-370-1 EAN 978-1-56639-370-6
	Money for Change Social Movement Philanthropy at the Haymarket People's Fund Ostrander, Susan A. From the inside out, this study of a democratic philantrophy probes the world of social movement funding 256 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1995 cloth 1-56639-363-9 EAN 978-1-56639-363-8
	The National Question Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Self-Determination in the Twentieth Century Berberoglu, Berch This volume examines the volatile nature and complex dynamics of national movements and ethnic conflict around the world 344 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-343-4 EAN 978-1-56639-343-0 cloth 1-56639-342-6 EAN 978-1-56639-342-3
	Nothing, Nobody The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake Poniatowska, Elena, Aurora Camacho de Schmidt, and Arthur Schmidt This powerful account chronicles the human drama of the devastating earthquake that rocked Mexico City 384 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-345-0 EAN 978-1-56639-345-4 cloth 1-56639-344-2 EAN 978-1-56639-344-7
	Organizing Asian American Labor The Pacific Coast Canned-Salmon Industry, 1870-1942 Friday, Chris Asian and Asian American workers resist oppression and shape their own lives New in Paperback! 296 pp • 6x9 • Spring 1994 paper 1-56639-398-1 EAN 978-1-56639-398-0
	The Politics of Diversity Immigration, Resistance, and Change in Monterey Park, California Horton, John In an era of thriving anti-immigrant sentiments, this story of Monterey Park, California demonstrates how long-time residents and new immigrants deal with commonality as well as diversity 296 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-328-0 EAN 978-1-56639-328-7 cloth 1-56639-327-2 EAN 978-1-56639-327-0
	The Politics of Manhood Profeminist Men Respond to the Mythopoetic Men’s Movement (And the Mythopoetic Leaders Answer) Kimmel, Michael S. A much-needed, often startling debate on the personal and political dimensions of masculinity 400 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-366-3 EAN 978-1-56639-366-9 cloth 1-56639-365-5 EAN 978-1-56639-365-2
	Reframings New American Feminist Photographies Neumaier, Diane, and Anne Wilkes Tucker A remarkable collection of feminist art-works and critical essays exposes the diverse cultural representations of women 336 pp • 8.5x10 • Fall 1995 cloth 1-56639-331-0 EAN 978-1-56639-331-7
	Silent Rights The Ninth Amendment and the Constitution's Unenumerated Rights Massey, Calvin R. A pursuit of the contemporary applications of the Ninth Amendment 288 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-312-4 EAN 978-1-56639-312-6 cloth 1-56639-311-6 EAN 978-1-56639-311-9
	SLAPPs Getting Sued for Speaking Out Pring, George W., and Penelope Canan The first book to explain, document, and offer solutions to SLAPPS, by the lawyers who identified the trend and lead the battle cry against it 296 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-369-8 EAN 978-1-56639-369-0 cloth 1-56639-368-X EAN 978-1-56639-368-3
	Soap Fans Pursuing Pleasure and Making Meaning in Everyday Life Harrington, Catherine Lee, and Denise D. Bielby A dispute of the simplistic illusion of soap fans as bored housewives or losers 240 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-330-2 EAN 978-1-56639-330-0 cloth 1-56639-329-9 EAN 978-1-56639-329-4
	Spirits, Blood, and Drums The Orisha Religion in Trinidad Houk, James T. An anthropologist demystifies a fascinating , eclectic Caribbean religion 256 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-350-7 EAN 978-1-56639-350-8 cloth 1-56639-349-3 EAN 978-1-56639-349-2
	Strange Philadelphia Stories from the City of Brotherly Love Harry, Lou, and Michael Strickland A forgotten, and often bizarre, history of Philadelphia is unearthed in these quirky vignettes 240 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 1995 paper 1-56639-375-2 EAN 978-1-56639-375-1
	To Save China, To Save Ourselves The Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance of New York Yu, Renqiu Chinese laundry workers unite to fight racism and economic discrimination New in Paperback! 253 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1992 paper 1-56639-395-7 EAN 978-1-56639-395-9
	Unzipped Souls A Jazz Journey Through the Soviet Union Minor, William A "jazz journey" into the former Soviet Union's burgeoning music scene 256 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1995 cloth 1-56639-324-8 EAN 978-1-56639-324-9
	Who Killed George Polk? The Press Covers Up a Death in the Family Vlanton, Elias, and Zak Mettger An intriguing new answer to a puzzling international conspiracy 352 pp • 6 x 9 • Fall 1995 cloth 1-56639-367-1 EAN 978-1-56639-367-6



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