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Americans First
Chinese Americans and the Second World War
Wong, K. Scott
The Second World War's role in bringing Chinese Americans into the mainstream of American society
268 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-840-3
EAN 978-1-59213-840-1 |
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Berlusconi’s Italy
Mapping Contemporary Italian Politics
Shin, Michael E. and John A. Agnew
A richly-informed new explanation for the rise and fall of Italy’s colorful Prime Minister
184 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-717-2
EAN 978-1-59213-717-6
cloth 1-59213-716-4
EAN 978-1-59213-716-9 |
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Chinese Americans and the Politics of Race and Culture
Edited by Chan, Sucheng and Madeline Y. Hsu
New perspectives on making and writing Chinese American history
288 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-753-9
EAN 978-1-59213-753-4
cloth 1-59213-752-3
EAN 978-1-59213-752-7 |
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Choices and Changes
Interest Groups in the Electoral Process
Franz, Michael M.
The most comprehensive book about interest groups in recent American politics
240 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-674-5
EAN 978-1-59213-674-2
cloth 1-59213-673-7
EAN 978-1-59213-673-5 |
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Customizing the Body
The Art and Culture of Tattooing
Sanders, Clinton R. and D. Angus Vail
Tattoos as art, work, decoration and defiance
Revised and Expanded Edition
280 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-888-8
EAN 978-1-59213-888-3
cloth 1-59213-887-X
EAN 978-1-59213-887-6 |
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Damaged Goods?
Women Living with Incurable Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Nack, Adina
How living with a chronic, stigmatizing, and contagious disease transforms women's lives
264 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-708-3
EAN 978-1-59213-708-4
cloth 1-59213-707-5
EAN 978-1-59213-707-7
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Ethnicity and Inequality in Hawai’i
Okamura, Jonathan Y.
In Hawai'i, ethnicity rather than race structures social and economic inequalities
256 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-756-3
EAN 978-1-59213-756-5
cloth 1-59213-755-5
EAN 978-1-59213-755-8 |
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The Forest and the Trees
Sociology as Life, Practice and Promise
Johnson, Allan G.
An updated exploration of sociology as a way of thinking
Revised and Expanded Edition
216 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-876-4
EAN 978-1-59213-876-0
cloth 1-59213-875-6
EAN 978-1-59213-875-3 |
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Global Television
Co-Producing Culture
Selznick, Barbara J.
How the importation of global television in the United States affects the nature of programming
224 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-504-8
EAN 978-1-59213-504-2
cloth 1-59213-503-X
EAN 978-1-59213-503-5 |
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How Many Exceptionalisms?
Explorations in Comparative Macroanalysis
Zolberg, Aristide R.
A collection of essays on the importance of comparative cultural analysis
376 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
cloth 1-59213-831-4
EAN 978-1-59213-831-9 |
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Identifying Consumption
Subjects and Objects in Consumer Society
Dunn, Robert G.
A challenging new theoretical approach to the study of consumption and identity
248 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-870-5
EAN 978-1-59213-870-8
cloth 1-59213-869-1
EAN 978-1-59213-869-2 |
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Judging Children as Children
A Proposal for a Juvenile Justice System
Corriero, Michael A., with a contribution by Caroline Joy DeBrovner
An innovative judge proposes a better way to discipline young lawbreakers
New in Paperback!
232 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-169-7
EAN 978-1-59213-169-3
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Messages From Home
The Parent-Child Home Program for Overcoming Educational Disadvantage
Levenstein, Phyllis and Susan Levenstein
An up to date overview of one of the longest-running home visiting programs, emphasizing school readiness and early literacy in toddlers
Revised and Updated Edition
288 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-677-X
EAN 978-1-59213-677-3
cloth 1-59213-676-1
EAN 978-1-59123-676-6 |
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Messiahs of 1933
How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity through Satire
Schechter, Joel
A lively examination of Yiddish theatre during the Great Depression
304 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
cloth 1-59213-872-1
EAN 978-1-59213-872-2 |
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Model City Blues
Urban Space and Organized Resistance in New Haven
Jackson, Mandi Isaacs
A lively account of social protest and urban renewal in a struggling American city
296 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-604-4
EAN 978-1-59213-604-9
cloth 1-59213-603-6
EAN 978-1-59213-603-2 |
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The Mogul
Eddie Gottlieb, Philadelphia Sports Legend and Pro Basketball Pioneer
Westcott, Rich, foreword by Paul Arizin
The first full-length study of Eddie Gottlieb, a pioneering player, coach, owner, and entrepreneur in basketball and baseball
320 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
cloth 1-59213-655-9
EAN 978-1-59213-655-1 |
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Oral History and Public Memories
edited by Hamilton, Paula and Linda Shopes
Understanding how individual perspectives on history build collective memory
320 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-141-7
EAN 978-1-59213-141-9
cloth 1-59213-140-9
EAN 978-1-59123-140-2 |
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The Origins of Capitalism and the “Rise of the West”
Mielants, Eric H.
The origins of capitalism can be found in the Middle Ages
New in Paperback!
256 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-576-5
EAN 978-1-59213-576-9 |
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Pedagogy of Democracy
Feminism and the Cold War in the U.S. Occupation of Japan
Koikari, Mire
A new look at democratization, women's rights, and the Cold War in Post- WWII U.S.-Occupied Japan
240 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
cloth 1-59213-700-8
EAN 978-1-59213-700-8 |
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
An Introduction and Study Guide for Medical Students
edited by Baron, MSEd, DO, David and Ellen Sholevar, MD
A clearly written, introductory psychiatric text guided by the current Institute of Medicine domains and including national board-style review questions
320 pp • 7x10 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-531-5
EAN 978-1-59213-531-8 |
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San Francisco's International Hotel
Mobilizing the Filipino American Community in the Anti-Eviction Movement
Habal, Estella
How a protest galvanized a cultural identity for Filipino Americans
New in Paperback!
256 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-446-7
EAN 978-1-59213-446-5 |
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Silent Gesture
The Autobiography of Tommie Smith
Smith, Tommie with David Steele
The story of the most famous protest in sports history, written by one of the men who staged it
New in Paperback!
288 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-640-0
EAN 978-1-59213-640-7 |
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Soccer in a Football World
The Story of America’s Forgotten Game
Wangerin, David
The circuitous journey of soccer in America
360 pp • 5.25x8.5 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-885-3
EAN 978-1-59213-885-2 |
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Sounding Salsa
Performing Latin Music in New York City
Washburne, Christopher
Inside New York City’s vibrant salsa scene
272 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-316-9
EAN 978-1-59213-316-1
cloth 1-59213-315-0
EAN 978-1-59213-315-4 |
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Tomboys
A Literary and Cultural History
Abate, Michelle Ann
The history of the shifting image of the tomboy in popular culture
338 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
cloth 1-59213-722-9
EAN 978-1-59213-722-0 |
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The Undevelopment of Capitalism
Sectors and Markets in Fifteenth-Century Tuscany
Emigh, Rebecca Jean
How the economic advances of one city can slow the economic growth of a region
288 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-619-2
EAN 978-1-59213-619-3
cloth 1-59213-618-4
EAN 978-1-59213-618-6 |
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Violent Belongings
Partition, Gender, and Postcolonial Nationalism in India
Daiya, Kavita
How the Partition of India set in motion the violence, ethnic divisions and dislocations that continue into our own time
274 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
cloth 1-59213-743-1
EAN 978-1-59213-743-5
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Wheelchair Warrior
Gangs, Disability, and Basketball
Juette, Melvin and Ronald J. Berger
The remarkable story of a disabled man’s struggle to make a productive life for himself
192 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
cloth 1-59213-474-2
EAN 978-1-59213-474-8 |
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