Fall 2009 Catalog

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	Afro-Caribbean Religions An Introduction to Their Historical, Cultural, and Sacred Traditions Murrell, N. Samuel A comprehensive introduction to the Caribbean’s African-based religions 440 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-4399-0041-3 cloth 978-1-4399-0040-6
	Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman Voice and the Embodiment of a Costly Performance Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Tamara Explores the restrictive myth of the strong black woman through interviews, revealing the emotional and physical toll this "performance" can have 194 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-668-1 cloth 978-1-59213-667-4
	Criminology and Public Policy Putting Theory to Work Barlow, Hugh and Scott Decker Examines the links between criminological theory and criminal justice policy and practice 306 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-4399-0007-9 cloth 978-1-4399-0006-2
	Culinary Fictions Food in South Asian Diasporic Culture Mannur, Anita An exploration of how and why food matters in the culture and literature of the South Asian diaspora 272 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-4399-0078-9 cloth 978-1-4399-0077-2
	DES Daughters Embodied Knowledge and the Transformation of Women's Health Politics Bell, Susan How a DES catastrophe created a feminist health movement 232 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-919-4 cloth 978-1-59213-918-7
	Earthly Plenitudes A Study on Sovereignty and Labor Gulli, Bruno Can life flourish without sovereignty? 200 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-979-8
	Economic Citizens A Narrative of Asian American Visibility So, Christine In narratives dominated by money, exchange is the route to Asian American visibility New in Paperback! 190 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-585-1 cloth 978-1-59213-584-4
	For Both Cross and Flag Catholic Action, Anti-Catholicism, and National Security Politics in World War II San Francisco Issel, William Against a backdrop of war and anti-Catholic sentiment, one man loses his rights due to false accusations against him 216 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0028-4
	The Hip Hop Underground The Integrity and Ethics of Racial Identification Harrison, Anthony Kwame Race and authenticity in America, explored through the Bay Area's multiracial underground hip hop scene 226 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-4399-0061-1 cloth 978-1-4399-0060-4
	How Many Exceptionalisms? Explorations in Comparative Macroanalysis Zolberg, Aristide From one of the country's "most distinguished and most historically minded social scientists," a collection of essays on the importance of comparative cultural analysis New in Paperback! 376 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-832-6 cloth 978-1-59213-834-0
	I Walked with Giants The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath Heath, Jimmy and Joseph McLaren A life in music portrayed by an NEA Jazz Master and his legendary friends 344 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0198-4
	James Naismith The Man Who Invented Basketball Rains, Rob with Hellen Carpenter The first definitive biography of basketball’s inventor 216 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0133-5
	On Any Given Sunday A Life of Bert Bell Lyons, Robert S. The first biography ever written about the man who some considered the greatest commissioner in the history of professional sports 352 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-731-2
	On the Margins of Citizenship Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America Carey, Allison The history of civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities in 20th century America 286 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-697-1
	Once the American Dream A comprehensive national study of inner-ring suburbs in the U.S. Hanlon, Bernadette A comprehensive study of inner-ring suburbs in the U.S. 224 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-936-1
	Oye Como Va! Hybridity and Identity in Latino Popular Music Pacini Hernandez, Deborah Latino music as an amalgam of American cultures 238 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-4399-0090-1 cloth 978-1-4399-0089-5
	Perry's Arcana A Facsimile Edition with a Collation and Systematic Review Petit, Richard E. One of the original zoological journals, now in full facsimile 576 pp • 7x10 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0195-3
	Recasting Welfare Capitalism Economic Adjustment in Contemporary France and Germany Vail, Mark I. Compares and contrasts the development of welfare capitalism in France and Germany, through good times and bad, since the 1970s 248 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-967-5
	Resentment's Virtue Jean Améry and the Refusal to Forgive Brudholm, Thomas A persuasive argument against "forgive and forget" New in Paperback! 256 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-567-7 cloth 978-1-59213-566-0
	Sounding Off Rhythm, Music, and Identity in West African and Caribbean Francophone Novels Huntington, Julie A look at how West African and Caribbean Francophone writers use rhythm, music, and sound to create and negotiate identity 256 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0031-4
	Swimming Against the Tide African American Girls and Science Education Hanson, Sandra L. The experiences in families, communities, and peer-groups that help young African American women "swim against the tide" of the white, male science education system New in Paperback! 224 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-622-3 cloth 978-1-59213-621-6
	Technocapitalism A Critical Perspective on Technological Innovation and Corporatism Suarez-Villa, Luis A radical critique of a new phase of capitalism grounded in corporate power and its exploitation of technological creativity 230 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0042-0
	Temple University 125 Years of Service to Philadelphia, the Nation, and the World Hilty, James W. A celebration of Temple University’s 125th Anniversary 256 pp • 9x11 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0019-2
	The Day the Dancers Stayed Performing in the Filipino/American Diaspora Gonzalves, Theodore S. Exploring the ways that cultural celebrations challenge official accounts of the past while reinventing culture and history for Filipino American college students 228 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-729-9 cloth 978-1-59213-728-2
	The End of Empires African Americans and India Horne, Gerald A trailblazing book that details the close historic ties between Black America and India over the decades New in Paperback! 274 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-900-2 cloth 978-1-59213-899-9
	The Perfect Square A History of Rittenhouse Square Heinzen, Nancy M. A history of America's best-used public space 224 pp • 8x8 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-988-0
	The Sorcery of Color Identity, Race, and Gender in Brazil Nascimento, Elisa Larkin An examination of how racial and gender hierarchies are intertwined in Brazil New in Paperback! 336 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-351-2 cloth 978-1-59213-350-5
	Theorizing Discrimination in an Era of Contested Prejudice Discrimination in the United States Lucas, Samuel Roundfield A new perspective that helps us understand the damaged social relations that incubate racial and sexual discrimination New in Paperback! 296 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009 paper 978-1-59213-913-2 cloth 978-1-59213-912-5
	Unchopping a Tree Verdeja, Ernesto A significant new examination of the possibilities of reconciliation after wars and genocide 240 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0054-3
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