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Once the American Dream
Inner-Ring Suburbs of the Metropolitan United States
Hanlon, Bernadette
New in Paperback!
A comprehensive national study of inner-ring suburbs in the United States
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Catheters, Slurs, and Pickup Lines
Professional Intimacy in Hospital Nursing
Ruchti, Lisa C.
A detailed ethnography exploring the professional skill of intimate care in nursing
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More Than a Game
Life Lessons from Philadelphia's Sports Community
Shorr-Parks, Eliot, and Steve Parks
Voices from Philadelphia's athletic community on what it's like being a Philadelphian and a fan, and on what makes a community work
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Governing How We Care
Contesting Community and Defining Difference in U.S. Public Health Programs
Shaw, Susan J.
An analysis of local struggles over community health as a window into governance, citizenship, and identity formation
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Whose National Music?
Identity, Mestizaje, and Migration in Ecuador
Wong, Ketty
How class divisions shape the definition of Ecuador's national music and identity
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Pushing Back the Gates
Neighborhood Perspectives on University-Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia
Etienne, Harley F.
A critical study of university-driven development from the neighborhood resident's perspective0
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Toomey's Triumph
Inside a Key Senate Campaign
Gullan, Harold I., PhD
A veteran political observer's take on the critical Pat Toomey-Joe Sestak Senate race of 2010
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The Chinese Diaspora on American Screens
Race, Sex, and Cinema
Marchetti, Gina
A look at Chinese filmmaking in the post-1989 American diaspora
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Treacherous Subjects
Gender, Culture, and Trans-Vietnamese Feminism
Duong, Lan P.
How gender shapes cultural production in Viet Nam and its diaspora
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Look, a White!
Philosophical Essays on Whiteness
Yancy, George
From a celebrated scholar on race, a book on ways of seeing, and seeing through, whiteness
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Transfeminist Perspectives in and beyond Transgender and Gender Studies
edited by Enke, Anne
An argument for bringing transgender studies into women's studies departments and an exploration of the impact of trans issues in various aspects of higher education
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Tiananmen Fictions Outside the Square
The Chinese Literary Diaspora and the Politics of Global Culture
Kong, Belinda
How the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre haunts the work of writers in the Chinese diaspora
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Espejos y ventanas (Mirrors and Windows)
historias orales de trabajadores agricolos y sus familias (Oral Histories of Mexican Farmworkers and the Families)
edited by Lyons, Mark, and August Tarrier
Oral histories of Mexican farmworkers in the Philadelphia region
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No Restraints
An Anthology of Disability Culture in Philadelphia
edited by Ott, Gil
A collection of personal stories about living with disability in Philadelphia
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The Forgotten Bottom Remembered
Stories from a Philadelphia Neighborhood
edited by Tarrier, August
Stories from an important, if little noticed, neighborhood of Philadelphia
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Picturing Model Citizens
Civility in Asian American Visual Culture
Phu, Thy
How images portraying Asians as civil subjects contribute to debates on Asian American citizenship
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Reframing Transracial Adoption
Korean Adoptees, White Parents and the Politics of Kinship
Brian, Kristi
A provocative critique of transnational, transracial adoption from a critical race and feminist perspective and a vision for reform
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Men's College Athletics and the Politics of Racial Equality
Five Pioneer Stories of Black Manliness, White Citizenship, and American Democracy
Kaliss, Gregory J.
Profiles of college athletes and teams that challenged the color line in America
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A Midwestern Mosaic
Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America
Lay, J. Celeste
How native-born rural adolescents adapt to new immigrants in their communities
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Blue Juice
Euthanasia in Veterinary Medicine
Morris, Patricia
How veterinarians and pet owners manage companion animal euthanasia
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The Enigmatic Academy
Class, Bureaucracy, and Religion in American Education
Churchill, Christian J., and Gerald E. Levy
Challenging the common idea that education can save the individual and society from major problems of the modern world
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Ecomusicology
Rock, Folk, and the Environment
Pedelty, Mark
How popular music reflects the contradictions and dreams of communities searching for more sustainable ways to live
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