Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities
Allison C. Carey, Pamela Block, and Richard K. Scotch
Addresses the nature and history of activism by parents of people with disabilities, and its complex relationship to activism by disabled leaders
348 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables
The Cinematic City circa 1968
Edited by Mark Shiel
A groundbreaking exploration of how filmmaking, architecture, and urban planning shaped and were shaped by mass protest movements in and around 1968
262 pages
| 6 x 9
| 34 halftones
The Occupy Movement, Feminism, and Intersectionality
Heather McKee Hurwitz
Intersectionality lessons for contemporary “big-tent” organizing
208 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 2 tables
Civic Engagement, Contested Issues, and Emerging Identities
James S. Lai
Examines how social media has changed the way Asian Americans participate in politics
224 pages
| 6 x 9
| 10 tables, 8 figures, 11 halftones
Taiwan's Sunflower Movement and Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement
Ming-sho Ho
Analyzing the dynamics of two recent nonviolent, student-led protests in light of China’s growth and power
288 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 6 figures, 2 maps
Somerville, MA
Susan Ostrander
How community influences contribute to civic and political engagement in a city undergoing rapid change
190 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 figures, 5 maps
From Charity to Confrontation
Doris Zames Fleischer and Frieda Zames
A newly updated account of the struggle for disability rights in the U.S.
360 pages
| 7 x 10
The Remaking of Monterey Park, California
Timothy P. Fong
Ethnicity issues fuel internal strife as a community faces change
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 tables, 2 figures, 8 halftones
Women and Political Candidacy
Edited by Shauna L. Shames, Rachel I. Bernhard, Mirya R. Holman, and Dawn Langan Teele
How and why women run for office
324 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 tables, 32 figures, 2 maps
Community Development and Local Theology
Mary Ann Hinsdale, Helen M. Lewis and S. Maxine Waller
An Appalachian community develops a theology of liberation
400 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 figures, 25 halftones, 1 map
Picking Up the Baton of Athlete Activism
David Steele
Examining American athletes' activism for racial and social justice, on and off the field
218 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Ivory Perry and the Culture of Opposition
George Lipsitz
The life story of a grassroots, civil rights activist
320 pages
| 6 x 9
Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State
Lynette Chua
How gay activism survives in a state that maintains power while promoting the rule of law and social harmony
228 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 tables, 1 map
Urban Space and Organized Resistance in New Haven
Mandi Isaacs Jackson
A lively account of social protest and urban renewal in a struggling American city
296 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 5 figures, 45 halftones
Social Movement Philanthropy at the Haymarket People's Fund
Susan Ostrander
From the inside out, this study of a democratic philantrophy probes the world of social movement funding
256 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Edited by Bert Klandermans and Cornelis van Stralen
How do social movements that trigger democratic movements survive their own success?
390 pages
| 6 x 9
| 34 tables, 16 figures
Darrel Wanzer-Serrano
A landmark history of the New York Young Lords, and what their activism tells us about contemporary Latino/a politics
248 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 figures, 6 halftones
Unpacking the Policy Paradox of Municipal Takeovers
Ashley E. Nickels
The policy history of, implementation of, and reaction to Flint’s municipal takeovers
272 pages
| 5.25 x 8.5
| 11 tables, 4 figures, 5 halftones, 1 map