Spring 2009 Catalog

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	The Americanization of Social Science Intellectuals and Public Responsibility in the Postwar United States Haney, David Paul A controversial explanation for sociology's isolation from American society New in Paperback! 296 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-714-5 cloth 978-1-59213-713-8
	Contemporary Chinese America Immigration, Ethnicity, and Community Transformation Zhou, Min A sociologist of international migration examines the Chinese American experience 328 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-858-6 cloth 978-1-59213-857-9
	The Coolie Speaks Chinese Indentured Laborers and African Slaves in Cuba Yun, Lisa A remarkable examination of bondage in Cuba that probes questions of slavery, freedom, and race New in Paperback! 336 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-582-0 cloth 978-1-59213-581-3
	Creolizing Contradance in the Caribbean edited by Manuel, Peter How contradance and quadrille gave rise to merengue, danzón and other popular Creole dances 288 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-734-3
	The Cubans of Union City Immigrants and Exiles in a New Jersey Community Prieto, Yolanda Ethnic community building and immigrant success in "Havana on the Hudson" 224 pp • 6x9• Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-300-0 cloth 978-1-59213-299-7
	The Dance of Politics Gender, Performance, and Democratization in Malawi Gilman, Lisa How gender and class intersect in Malawi through women's roles as political praise performers 268 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-985-9
	Demanding Respect The Evolution of the American Comic Book Lopes, Paul From pulp comics to Maus, the story of the growth of comics in American culture 260 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-443-4 cloth 978-1-59213-442-7
	Economies of Desire Sex and Tourism in Cuba and the Dominican Republic Cabezas, Amalia L. Money, sex, and love: Are they merely "market forces" in transnational tourism? 232 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-750-3 cloth 978-1-59213-749-7
	The End of White World Supremacy Black Internationalism and the Problem of the Color Line Bush, Roderick How the marginalization of African Americans turned into a social phenomenon for the nation and world 264 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-573-8 cloth 978-1-59213-572-1
	Filling the Ark Animal Welfare in Disasters Irvine, Leslie The fate of animals in disasters depends on practical solutions informed by compassion and common sense 176 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-834-0
	Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots Mays, Rebecca Kratz Can interreligious dialogue make a difference? 142 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-0-931214-11-0
	Ladies and Gents Public Toilets and Gender edited by Gershenson, Olga and Barbara Penner Talking about toilets—in all their material, social, symbolic and discursive complexity 262 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-940-8 cloth 978-1-59213-939-2
	Live Wire Women and Brotherhood in the Electrical Industry Moccio, Francine A. Sisters of The Brotherhood struggle for equality 288 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-737-4
	Material Law A Jurisprudence of What's Real Brigham, John How law defines people, places, and things 240 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-964-4
	Mobilizing Science Movements, Participation, and the Remaking of Knowledge McCormick, Sabrina What forces are needed for social change in a knowledge society? 218 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0009-3
	Música Norteña Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation Between Nations Ragland, Cathy The first history of the music that binds together Mexican immigrant communities 268 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-747-3 cloth 978-1-59213-746-6
	Nature in Common? Environmental Ethics and the Contested Foundations of Environmental Policy edited by Minteer, Ben A. A groundbreaking contribution to a central debate in environmentalism 312 pp • 7x10 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-704-6 cloth 978-1-59213-703-9
	A New Brand of Business Charles Coolidge Parlin, Curtis Publishing Company, and the Origins of Market Research Ward, Douglas B. How a dominant magazine publisher developed the business of market research 240 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-4399-0015-4
	Objectifying Measures The Dominance of High-stakes Testing and the Politics of Schooling Johnson, Amanda Walker Examining the political economy of high-stakes testing 222 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-906-4 cloth 978-1-59213-905-7
	Outside the Paint When Basketball Ruled at the Chinese Playground Yep, Kathleen S. Breaking out of Chinatown by shooting and dribbling 216 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-942-2
	Pictures from a Drawer Prison and the Art of Portraiture Jackson, Bruce A remarkable collection of prison "portraiture" photos 192 pp • 7x10 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-949-1 cloth 978-1-59213-948-4
	Rave Culture The Alteration and Decline of a Philadelphia Music Scene Anderson, Tammy L. Exposing the forces behind the decline of the rave scene in Philadelphia and elsewhere 240 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-934-7 cloth 978-1-59213-933-0
	Runaway Romances Hollywood's Postwar Tour of Europe Shandley, Robert R. How Hollywood's European travelogues chronicled Americans' self-discovery 234 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-945-3
	The Teacher's Attention Why Our Kids Must and Can Get Smaller Schools and Classes Delavan, Garrett Reframing the goals of school reform 244 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-894-4 cloth 978-1-59213-893-7
	Tomboys A Literary and Cultural History Abate, Michelle Ann The history of the shifting image of the tomboy in popular culture New in Paperback! 338 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-723-7 cloth 978-1-59213-722-0
	The Transnational Politics of Asian Americans edited by Collet, Christian and Pei-te Lien Foreword by Don Nakanishi Asian Americans as a force for political change on both sides of the Pacific 252 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-861-6 cloth 978-1-59213-860-9
	Tyranny of the Minority The Subconstituency Politics Theory of Representation Bishin, Benjamin G. Why do special interests defeat the people's will in American politics? 216 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009 cloth 978-1-59213-658-2
	The Unheard Voices Community Organizations and Service Learning edited by Stoecker, Randy and Elizabeth A. Tryon Community organizations reveal what service learning is—and what it should be 232 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-995-8 cloth 978-1-59213-994-1
	Wheelchair Warrior Gangs, Disability, and Basketball Juette, Melvin, Ronald J. Berger The remarkable story of a disabled man’s struggle to make a productive life for himself New in Paperback! 192 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009 paper 978-1-59213-475-5 cloth 978-1-59213-474-8
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