South Asians and Postcoloniality
Deepika Bahri, and Mary Vasudeva
Intense and sometimes contentious debates about South Asian identity
384 pages
| 6 x 9
The Making and Breaking of a Black Middle Class
Sharon M. Collins
A revealing study of the promising entry of Blacks into managerial ranks in corporations and the disappointing trend that tracked them into increasingly vulnerable jobs
216 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 5 tables 3 figures
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 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
Giuliana Muscio
A ground-breaking exploration of the entertainment industry's role in promoting New Deal ideology in the thirties
320 pages
| 6 x 9
Women and the U.S Military
Edited by Judith Hicks Stiehm
Women serve in, help finance, and give permission for the activities of this country's armed forces, yet those who serve remain unknown and those who are accountable often forget their responsibility
352 pages
| 6 x 9
| 10 tables, 3 figures, 36 halftones
Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt
In an era of corporate downsizing and threats of a "jobless future," this book is a wake-up call to recover the vision of life beyond necessity that allows workers time to invest in family, community, and a democratic future
288 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 tables
Chicano Poet in the Lowlands of America
Juan Felipe Herrera
The internal struggle of a Chicano poet returning to the Mexican homeland only to find his Indian realities distorted and exploited
330 pages
| 6 x 9
| 18 halftones
Dominican Music and Dominican Identity
Paul Austerlitz, foreword by Robert Farris Thompson
Now Available as an ebook!
A fascinating examination of the social history of merengue dance music and its importance as a social and cultural symbol
224 pages
| 6 x 9
Paul Lyons
A controversial reworking of the sixties and its ongoing impact on American politics and culture
256 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
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
Lesbian and Gay Academics Confronting Homophobia
Toni A. H. McNaron
A startling look at the way academia opens its arms to gay and lesbian scholarship but not to gay and lesbian scholars
256 pages
| 6 x 9
Bridges in Transnational Labor
Edited by Altagracia Ortiz
A comprehensive collection of interdisciplinary essays that traces the historical connections between women, work, and the different stages of capitalism in Puerto Rico
272 pages
| 6 x 9
| 12 tables
The Ideology of the Animal Rights Movement
Gary L. Francione
A powerful re-examination of the animal rights movement and its shortcomings
288 pages
| 6 x 9
Kathleen Mullan Harris
A comprehensive study of teen mothers and their patterns of entering and leaving the welfare system
224 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 15 tables, 7 figs.