The Social Landscape of Pets in Disasters
Sarah E. DeYoung and Ashley K. Farmer
Lessons from recent disasters on accounting for the safety of animals and humans alike
224 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 10 halftones
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
Syrian-Lebanese Ethnicity in Neoliberal Brazil
John Tofik Karam
A revealing investigation of changing identity in a globalizing world
232 pages
| 6 x 9
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
Bridging Institutions and Identities
Yen Le Espiritu
A case study of how cultural diversity among Asian Americans is subsumed for social and political advantage
238 pages
| 6 x 9
Muslim Americans after 9/11
Lori Peek
How Muslim-American identity has been shaped by 9/11 and its after effects
230 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 3 figures
Euthanasia in Veterinary Medicine
Patricia Morris
How veterinarians and owners manage companion animal euthanasia
244 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table
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
The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Todd E Robinson
A view of the civil rights movement in the crucible of the North
248 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 tables, 12 halftones
The Rush to End Grief and What It Costs Us
Nancy Berns
Do we really need closure after bad things happen?
228 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table
Ralph W. Larkin
The definitive book on the school massacre that shocked a nation
264 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 6 figures, 20 halftones, 1 map
Male Infertility, Medicine, and Identity
Liberty Walther Barnes
Shining a light on the world of male infertility and how clinics bolster and protect men's notions of masculinity
228 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 table
Michael E Brown
Now in Paperback! How to reunify the humanities and social sciences
538 pages
| 6 x 9
Mass Culture in America's Decade of Disaster
Timothy Recuber
Examines the media’s coverage of four American disasters, arguing that media attention directs our concern for the suffering of others toward efforts to soothe our own emotional turmoil
228 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 5 tables
Key Themes
Darin Weinberg
A critical overview of scholarship in social constructionism
214 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap
Yasemin Besen-Cassino
Traces the origins of the gender wage gap to part-time teenage work, which sets up a dynamic that persists into adulthood
208 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 tables, 8 line drawings
Ethnographic Explorations of Asian America
Edited by Martin F. Manalansan IV
Essays by ethnographers researching their own ethnic groups
272 pages
| 7 x 10
| 1 table, 5 figures
Edited by Marcy Darnovsky, Barbara Epstein, and Richard Flacks
Bridging the worlds of activism and academiathis volume combines social movement theory with the real experiences of activists
384 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables 10 figures
The Social Control of Sexuality in Women's Adolescence
Constance A. Nathanson
Adolescent pregnancy as a public policy issue
304 pages
Lessons from Vancouver on Building a Livable City
Nathanael Lauster
A detailed study of how Vancouver moved away from the single-family house and the effects of this transformation, detailed by interviews with residents
262 pages
| 6 x 9
| 7 tables, 11 figures, 4 halftones, 6 maps
Edited by Margaret A. Zahn
A major study defining the delinquent girl, the crimes she commits and why she commits them
360 pages
| 6 x 9
| 17 tables, 29 halftones
From Badness to Sickness
Peter Conrad, and Joseph W. Schneider
A classic text on deviance is updated and reissued
352 pages
| 7 x 10
John P. Hewitt
A theory about what it means to be an individual within contemporary American society
304 pages
| 6 x 9
Blurring the Lines of Identity
Edited by Jeffrey A. Brune and Daniel J. Wilson
Why passing is a crucial concept in disability studies
216 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 halftone
Fractal Orientalism and Queer Strategies in Beirut
Ghassan Moussawi
The first comprehensive study to employ the lens of queer lives in the Arab World to understand everyday life disruptions, conflicts, and violence
210 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 2 figures, 3 halftones
Gender, Class, and Pay Equity
Joan Acker
The study of a large comparable worth project and of how gender and class dynamics influenced its outcome
272 pages
| 6 x 9
New Pride, Old Prejudice
Alan Klein
From the author of Sugarball, a look at the important and contested relationship between Major League Baseball and Dominican player development
200 pages
| 6 x 9
Lessons from the Inside
Scott H. Decker and Margaret Townsend
Convicted drug smugglers describe the business from the inside
224 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 13 tables 2 halftones
Black Internationalism and the Problem of the Color Line
Roderick D. Bush
How the marginalization of African Americans turned into a social phenomenon for the nation and world
264 pages
| 6 x 9
Enduring Relations between Parents and Their Grown Children
John R. Logan and Glenna D. Spitze
A challenging look at the way relationships between parents and their adult children remain strong in the midst of social change
304 pages
| 6 x 9
| 61 tables, 25 figs.
The Persistence of the Radical Women's Movement
Nancy Whittier
Conflict and cooperation between generations of radical feminists
320 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 3 tables
A Story of Love, Loss, and Chronic Illness
Revised and Expanded Edition
Carolyn Ellis
A poignant autoethnography that reflects back forty years on loving someone chronically ill
416 pages
| 6 x 9
Randy Martin
How investment banking and playing the market moved from Wall Street to Main Street
240 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
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
Racism, Nationalism, and Feminism
Patricia Hill Collins
A provocative analysis of the new contours of black nationalism and feminism in America
256 pages
| 6 x 9
Homeboys and Homegirls in Change
Joan W. Moore
An examination of the changes and continuities among three generations of barrio gangs
200 pages
The Challenge of Evidence-Based Medicine and Standardization in Health Care
Marc Berg, and Stefan Timmermans
The first book to explore the effects of dramatic changes in the delivery of medical care
280 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 tables, 1 figure, 4 halftones
Everyday Learning Among Young Adolescents
JoEllen Fisherkeller
A powerful interdisciplinary book on how young adults watch—and learn from—television
224 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 tables
The New Shape of Global Power
John Agnew
How American hegemony came about, its effects on the world, and how it now haunts its creators
296 pages
| 6 x 9
| 10 tables, 4 figures, 9 halftones, 3 maps
Michael E. Brown
A major reorientation of scholarly thought about communism and contemporary social movements
264 pages
| 6 x 9
Rock Music and the Politics of Identity
Theodore Gracyk
From the Sex Pistols and Eminem to Bonnie Raitt and Ani DiFranco, rockers contribute to our cultural capital
304 pages
| 6 x 9
Norbert Wiley
How the dialogical self discovers the appropriate pathways for guiding us through our lives
212 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 tables, 3 figures
Toward a Social Logic of the Derivative
Randy Martin
What derivatives and excess, economic and otherwise, tell us about the state of global capital and culture
280 pages
| 6 x 9
Working toward Community, Belonging, and Environmental Justice
Bindi Shah
How environmental activism in youth shapes political engagement and citizenship for Laotian American women
216 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table
Working with Farm Animals from Birth to Slaughter
Rhoda Wilkie
How humans think and feel about their work handling food animals
248 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables
Linda Trinh Võ
304 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 tables, 4 figures, 4 maps
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
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
Edited by John McMillian, and Paul Buhle
You didn't have to be there
280 pages
| 7 x 10
From Ideology to Identity
Edited by Enrique Laraña, Hank Johnston, and Joseph R Gusfield
Redefining the field of social movements
368 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 tables, 1 figs.
Shifting Japanese American Identities and Politics
Jere Takahashi
A fresh look at the many and diverse political strategies that forged a Japanese American identity
280 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 tables
Race and Gender in Men's Work
Adia Harvey Wingfield
Making visible the experiences of black professional men in white male-dominated occupations
212 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 3 tables
Rick Eckstein
A critical examination of the Shoreham and Seabrook nuclear power plants and the way expensive corporate initiatives purported as good for social "progress" or "economic growth" actually serve the parochial interests of powerful organizations and classes
208 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 tables
Insanity, Addiction, and Belonging in America
Darin Weinberg and Bryan S Turner
An original, comparative look at homelessness, mental disease, and addiction in America
248 pages
| 6 x 9
Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America
Allison C. Carey
The history of civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities in 20th century America
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 figures
Working People and the Middle Class Left
David Croteau
Examining the impact of class status on political participation
320 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 tables, 3 figs.
The Alteration and Decline of a Philadelphia Music Scene
Tammy L Anderson
Exposing the forces behind the decline of the rave scene in Philadelphia and elsewhere
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 tables, 2 figures, 9 halftones
Arnold Arluke, and Clinton R. Sanders
Questioning our conflicting views of the role of animals
256 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Richard P Appelbaum, and John I Gilderbloom
Challenges conventional assumptions concerning the operation of housing markets
296 pages
Globalization and Local Politics in Manchester and Philadelphia
Jerome I. Hodos
How Philadelphia and Manchester have successfully grappled with globalization, carving out a series of distinctive niche roles for themselves over time
264 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 tables, 3 figures, 13 halftones, 5 maps
Globalization and Local Politics in Manchester and Philadelphia
Jerome I. Hodos
How Philadelphia and Manchester have successfully grappled with globalization, carving out a series of distinctive niche roles for themselves over time
264 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 tables, 3 figures, 13 halftones, 5 maps
Poverty and Inequality in U.S. Cities
William Goldsmith and Edward Blakely
The award-winning book on urban poverty—now thoroughly revised and updated
268 pages
| 6 x 9
| 12 tables, 25 figures
Rhetoric, Immigration, and California's Proposition 187
John M Sloop, and Kent A Ono
Learning the lessons of California's Proposition 187
264 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 figs.
Personal Relations and Survival among New York's Homeless
Gwendolyn A. Dordick
A rare in-depth look at how homeless people construct their social worlds
224 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Eleanor M. Miller
Interviews with female street hustlers working in prostitution, fraud, forgery, embezzlement, and larceny
216 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Stefan Timmermans
Restoring dignity to sudden death
272 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 figs.
From Kelly Girls to Permatemps in Postwar America
Erin Hatton
How the temp industry undermined the idea that workers are a company's chief asset
232 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 2 tables, 7 halftones
Agency and Temporal Experience
Michael G. Flaherty
A thoughtful exploration of time and how we make it do our bidding
192 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables
Universities, Administrative Labor, and the Professional Turn
Randy Martin
A balanced review of the changing nature of the corporate university
272 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table
Living and Working with Canine Companions
Clinton R. Sanders
What your dog really means to youand what you mean to your dog
224 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 halftones
Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Jamie Longazel
How the local politics of immigration pit working people against one another
226 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 halftone
A Century of <u>National Geographic</u>'s Representation of the Arab World
Linda Steet
Critically unpacks National Geographic's portrayal of the Arab World
224 pages
| 6 x 9
| 34 halftones
Anita Ilta Garey
A new understanding of working mothers
240 pages
| 6 x 9
Content, Critics, and Consumption
Matthew Hughey
Surveying the prevalence and popularity of films in which heroic white characters uplift racial others
230 pages
| 6 x 9
| 12 tables, 2 figs.
The Social Construction of Children Born Deaf and Blind
David Goode
Exploring communication with children born deaf-blind
336 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 tables, 1 figs.
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