An Introduction to Their Historical, Cultural, and Sacred Traditions
Nathanial Samuel Murrell
A comprehensive introduction to the Caribbean’s African-based religions
440 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 figure, 9 halftones, 4 maps
Voice and the Embodiment of a Costly Performance
Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant
Explores the restrictive myth of the strong black woman through interviews, revealing the emotional and physical toll this “performance” can have
194 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Food in South Asian Diasporic Culture
Anita Mannur
An exploration of how and why food matters in the culture and literature of the South Asian diaspora
272 pages
| 6 x 9
| 9 figures, 1 halftone
Performing in the Filipino/American Diaspora
Theodore S. Gonzalves
Exploring the ways that cultural celebrations challenge official accounts of the past while reinventing culture and history for Filipino American college students
228 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Embodied Knowledge and the Transformation of Women's Health Politics
Susan E. Bell
How a DES catastrophe created the feminist health movement
232 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 halftones
A Study on Sovereignty and Labor
Bruno Gullì
Can personal sovereignty exist without order?
200 pages
| 6 x 9
A Narrative of Asian American Visibility
Christine So
In narratives dominated by money, exchange is the route to Asian American visibility
190 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
African Americans and India
Gerald C. Horne
A trailblazing book that details the close historic ties between Black America and India over the decades
274 pages
| 6 x 9
| 7 halftones
Catholic Action, Anti-Catholicism, and National Security Politics in World War II San Francisco
William Issel
Against a backdrop of war and anti-Catholic sentiment, one man loses his rights because he is falsely accused
216 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 10 halftones
The Integrity and Ethics of Racial Identification
Anthony Kwame Harrison
Race and authenticity in America, explored through the Bay Area’s multiracial underground hip hop scene
226 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 8 halftones
Explorations in Comparative Macroanalysis
Aristide Zolberg
A collection of essays on the importance of comparative cultural analysis
376 pages
| 6 x 9
| 12 tables, 1 figure
The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren
A life in music portrayed by an NEA jazz master and his legendary friends
344 pages
| 6 x 9
| 35 halftones
A Life of Bert Bell
Bob Lyons
The first biography ever written about the man who some considered the greatest commissioner in the history of professional sports
352 pages
| 6 x 9
| 20 halftones
Hybridity and Identity in Latino Popular Music
Deborah Pacini Hernandez
Latino music as an amalgam of American cultures
238 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 figures, 5 halftones
A History of Rittenhouse Square
Nancy M. Heinzen
A history of America’s best-used public space
224 pages
| 8 x 8
| 48 halftones, 3 maps
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