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Dr. Radway's Sarsaparilla Resolvent
Kephart, Beth
A young adult novel set during the height of Philadelphia's industrial age
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Illegal Migrations and the Huckleberry Finn Problem
Park, John S.W.
If you knew a runaway slave or undocumented immigrant, would you tell?
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Local Protest, Global Movements
Capital, Community, and State in San Francisco
Beitel, Karl
How San Francisco's housing protest movements help us understand global mobilization
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America's First Adventure in China
Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation
Haddad, John R.
A lively account of the brash men who chased their American Dreams all the way to China
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Mothers, Daughters, and Political Socialization
Two Generations at an American Women's College
Jenkins, Krista
Shedding new light on the political socialization of American women
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Citizenship and Governance in a Changing City
Somerville, MA
Ostrander, Susan A.
How community influences contribute to civic and political engagement in a city undergoing rapid change
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Just Who Loses?
Discrimination in the United States, Volume 2
Lucas, Samuel Roundfield
A rich vein of data that lays bare pervasive discriminatory environments and their systemic consequences for both targets and non-targets of discrimination
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We Shall Be Free!
Black Communist Protests in Seven Voices
Howard, Walter T.
In primary sources, unearthing the writings of African American Communists and the forgotten promise of radical politics
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My Culture, My Color, My Self
Heritage, Resilience, and Community in the Lives of Young Adults
Jenkins, Toby S.
An authentic picture of culture among young adults of color
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Down and Out in Los Angeles and Berlin
The Sociospatial Exclusion of Homeless People
von Mahs, Jürgen
An international account of homelessness, comparing Berlin and Los Angeles and the possibility of exiting homelessness in each city
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Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign
Martínez-Ruiz, Bárbaro
Tracing the history and development of visual traditions in the Kongo religions of Africa and Cuba (where it is known as Palo Monte)
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Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home
Women, Cultural Identity, and Community
Kelley, Carol E.
Reveals how four very different women seek a sense of belonging, identity, and home through the lifelong process of immigration
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Homecourt
The True Story of the Best Basketball Team You've Never Heard Of
Needle, Larry
Foreword by Harlem Globetrotters Legend "Curly" Neal
How a small kid in South Philly embarked on a journey that would take him around the world with the Harlem Globetrotters
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Don't Call Me Inspirational
A Disabled Feminist Talks Back
Rousso, Harilyn
A disabled woman confronts body image, sexuality, bias, discrimination, and condescension as she fashions an independent and fulfilling life
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Rebuilding the News
Metropolitan Journalism in the Digital Age
Anderson, C.W.
An inside account of dramatic changes in journalism in Philadelphia news organizations
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Cinemas in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989
edited by Portuges, Catherine, and Peter Hames
An examination of Eastern European cinema a generation after the end of the Cold War
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Pimping Fictions
African American Crime Literature and the Untold Story of Black Pulp Publishing
Gifford, Justin
The first literary and cultural history of African American crime literature, unveiling the untold story of black pulp publishing since the Civil Rights era
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Free Time
The Forgotten American Dream
Hunnicutt, Benjamin Kline
A magisterial overview of the history of the fight for leisure in the United States
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In a Queer Voice
Journeys of Resilience from Adolescence to Adulthood
Sadowski, Michael, foreword by Carol Gilligan
In-depth interviews show us how LGBTQ youth survive adolescence, thrive as adults, and find a voice that is uniquely their own
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Dangerous Knowledge
The JFK Assassination in Art and Film
With a New Preface by the Author
Simon, Art
On the historic 50th Anniversary, this reissued edition looks at the contemporary meanings and influences of images of the JFK assassination by filmmakers, photographers, and artists
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Music, Style, and Aging
Growing Old Disgracefully?
Bennett, Andy
A vivid look at how musical taste and age become tantalizingly intertwined
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The International Monetary Fund and Latin America
The Argentine Puzzle in Context
Kedar, Claudia
Chronicling the sometimes questionable relationship between the International Monetary Fund and Latin America from 1944 to the present
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Hope Is Cut
Youth, Unemployment, and the Future in Urban Ethiopia
Mains, Daniel
New in Paperback!
A detailed look at young men in urban Ethiopia that reveals the impact of economic development and globalization
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No More Invisible Man
Race and Gender in Men's Work
Wingfield, Adia Harvey
Making visible the experiences of black professional men in white male-dominated occupations
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Self-Determination without Nationalism
A Theory of Postnational Sovereignty
Dahbour, Omar
Urging for a move toward a new concept of "ecosovereignty," based on a reformulation of political self-determination
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A City within a City
The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Robinson, Todd E.
A view of the civil rights movement in the crucible of the North
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Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero
Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics
Dittmer, Jason
A provocative exploration of the nationalist superhero genre in the United States, Canada, and Britain
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Envisioning Emancipation
Black Americans and the End of Slavery
Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer
What freedom looked like
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200 Years of Latino History in Philadelphia
The Staff of Al Día
A celebration of Latino history in the City of Brotherly Love
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Claiming the Oriental Gateway
Prewar Seattle and Japanese America
Lee, Shelley Sang-Hee
New in Paperback!
How the interests of Seattle and Japanese Americans were linked in the processes of urban boosterism before World War II
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Speaking of Race and Class
The Student Experience at an Elite College
Aries, Elizabeth, with Richard Berman
A sequel to the insightful Race and Class Matters at an Elite College that examines the challenges of diversity from freshman orientation to graduation
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On Intellectual Activism
Collins, Patricia Hill
From the author of the classic Black Feminist Thought, a book on the nature and value of the public intellectual
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Church and State in the City
Catholics and Politics in Twentieth-Century San Franciscot
Issel, William
How Catholic religious activism shaped the language and outcome of San Francisco's debates about the common good and the public interest
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Black Regions of the Imagination
African American Writers between the Nation and the World
Dunbar, Eve
Establishing an imaginative space for blackness, four mid-century American writers resist literary segregation
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Elements of Discipline
Nine Principles for Teachers and Parentst
Greenspan, Stephen, foreword by Arnold Sameroff
How teachers and parents can cultivate competent, happy children using a few simple principles as their guide
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Making Modern Love
Sexual Narratives and Identities in Inter-war Britain
Sigel, Lisa Z.
How people used popular culture between the world wars to articulate sexual identities and practices
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Fire on the Prairie
Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency
Rivlin, Gary
A revised edition of the classic story of race and power, set in Chicago during the 1980s, when this most political of cities elected its first black mayor
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East Is West and West Is East
Gender, Culture, and Interwar Encounters between Asia and America
Kuo, Karen
How race, gender, and sexuality were reimagined in the interwar encounters of Asians and Americans
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Transnationalizing Vietnam
Community, Culture, and Politics in the Diaspora
Valverde, Kieu-Linh Caroline
Tracing the ties that connect diasporic Vietnamese to each other and to their homeland
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The Steelers Encyclopedia
Finder, Chuck
The definitive history of the Pittsburgh Steelers
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Blow Up the Humanities
Miller, Toby
A crisp and engaging book that proposes how to save the dying humanities
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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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Chang and Eng Reconnected
The Original Siamese Twins in American Culture
Wu, Cynthia
Considering Chang and Eng's body in America from the nineteenth century to the present
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Selecting Women, Electing Women
Political Representation and Candidate Selection in Latin America
Hinojosa, Magda
Offers an analytic framework to show how the process of candidate selection often limits the participation of women in various Latin American countries
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The City on the Hill from Below
The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics
Marshall, Stephen H.
New in Paperback!
A compelling conversation between African American political intellectuals and the canon of western political philosophy
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Technocapitalism
A Critical Perspective on Technological Innovation and Corporatism
Suarez-Villa, Luis
New in Paperback!
A radical critique of a new phase of capitalism grounded in corporate power and its exploitation of technological creativity
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Cheaper by the Hour
Temporary Lawyers and the Deprofessionalization of the Law
Brooks, Robert A.
New in Paperback!
How attorneys' work is deprofessionalized, downgraded, and controlled through part-time and temporary assignments
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Sustainable Failures
Environmental Policy and Democracy in a Petro-dependent World
Cable, Sherry
Examines environmental policy from a sociological perspective, showing how our petro-dependency causes unprecedented environmental damage and threatens our democracy
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Suspect Citizens
Women, Virtue, and Vice in Backlash Politics
Boryczka, Jocelyn M.
A groundbreaking study of how concepts of virtue and vice are used to deny American women full political membership
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Teaching Marianne and Uncle Sam
Public Education, State Centralization, and Teacher Unionism in France and the United States
Toloudis, Nicholas
A comparative historical study of the rise of teacher power and the state in France and the United States
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Where Rivers Meet the Sea
The Political Ecology of Water
Kane, Stephanie C.
A creative, narrative approach to environmental destruction in urban waterscapes, focusing on neighborhood activists who pressure their governments to follow existing law
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Sportista
Female Fandom in the United States
Markovits, Andrei S., and Emily Albertson
The travails in the changing world of women as athletes and sports fans
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Sport and Neoliberalism
Politics, Consumption, and Culture
edited by Andrews, David L., and Michael L. Silk
How neoliberal politics appropriates sports for its own ends
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The Politics of State Feminism
Innovation in Comparative Research
McBride, Dorothy E., and Amy G. Mazur
New in Paperback!
Addressing essential questions of women's movement activism and political change in Western democracies
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Vigilantes and Lynch Mobs
Narratives of Community and Nation
Arellano, Lisa
Vigilantes and lynch mobs not only usurped the authority of the law, they shaped the histories of their actions
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Blue Juice
Euthanasia in Veterinary Medicine
Morris, Patricia
How veterinarians and pet owners manage companion animal euthanasia
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Nearest East
American Millennialism and Mission to the Middle East
Kieser, Hans-Lukas
New in Paperback!
How missionaries and evangelical politics influenced American government policy in the Middle East
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Workers of the World, Enjoy!
Aesthetic Politics from Revolutionary Syndicalism to the Global Justice Movement
Tucker, Jr., Kenneth H.
New in Paperback!
The rise of the public sphere, as chronicled by social movements spanning the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries
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Under New Management
Universities, Administrative Labor, and the Professional Turn
Martin, Randy
New in Paperback!
A balanced review of the changing nature of the corporate university
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Toomey's Triumph
Inside a Key Senate Campaign
Gullan, Harold I.
A veteran political observer's take on the critical Pat Toomey-Joe Sestak Senate race of 2010
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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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