Building Private Homes, Building Public Religion
Jerome P. Baggett
An interview study of Habitat for Humanity® as a voluntary organization and as a social form of religion
360 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 figs.
Bad and Good Part-Time Jobs in a Changing Labor Market
Chris Tilly
An up-to-date and in-depth analysis of a disquieting trend in the U.S. labor market
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 18 tables, 15 figures
A Memoir
May-lee Chai
A vivid depiction of the racism suffered by a mixed-race family in rural South Dakota
232 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 12 halftones
Working-Class Readers and Pulp Magazines
Erin A. Smith
An examination of the culture that produced and supported pulp-fiction
248 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 halftones
The Experience and Control of Illness
Joseph W. Schneider, and Peter Conrad
Interviews with 80 individuals show how those with epilepsy learn to accept it as part of their lives
240 pages
Investing in America Fifty Years after the Kerner Report
Edited by Fred Harris and Alan Curtis
Examining inequality in America fifty years after the Kerner Report
488 pages
| 6 x 9
| 9 tables, 54 figures
Sociological Perspectives
Edited by Peter Conrad and Eugene B. Gallagher
Sociological perspectives are applied to medical issues
336 pages
| 6 x 9
| 20 tables, 3 figures
Dan E. Beauchamp
Health care reform as a strategy for dealing with the failures of politics
224 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
A Brief History of Medicine, Public Health, and Disease in Pennsylvania
James E. Higgins
138 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 halftones
Epidemics, Medicine, and Moralism as Challenges to Democracy
Dan E. Beauchamp
A link between the health of the American republic and the health of its citizens
312 pages
The Controversy Over Laboratory Animals
Julian McAllister Groves
Thought-provoking arguments and behaviors on both sides of the controversy surrounding biomedical research on animals
240 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
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
Victor Farías, edited by Joseph Margolis and Tom Rockmore
The first book to document Heidegger's close connections to Nazismnow available to a new generation of students
368 pages
| 6 x 9
On Philosophy and Politics
Edited by Tom Rockmore
Original essays raising issues concerning Heidegger's involvement with the Nazis
344 pages
| 6 x 9
Paul C. Rosenblatt
Advice to couples and counselors about how to deal with the death of a child
200 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25