Hernán Guaracao, and David Cruz
A twentieth anniversary celebration of Al Dìa and of two centuries of Latino life in Philadelphia
200 pages
| 8.5 x 11
African American Writers between the Nation and the World
Eve Dunbar
Establishing an imaginative space for blackness, four mid-century American writers resist literary segregation
232 pages
| 5.5 x 8.5
Toby Miller
A crisp and engaging book that proposes how to save the dying humanities
172 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 table, 1 figure
Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics
Jason Dittmer
A provocative exploration of the nationalist comic book superhero genre in the U.S., Canada, and Britain.
242 pages
| 6 x 9
| 26 halftones
The Original Siamese Twins in American Culture
Cynthia Wu
Considering Chang and Eng's body in America from the nineteenth century to the present
218 pages
| 6 x 9
| 18 halftones
Temporary Lawyers and the Deprofessionalization of the Law
Robert A. Brooks
How attorneys' work is deprofessionalized, downgraded, and controlled through part-time and temporary assignments
234 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table
Catholics and Politics in Twentieth-Century San Francisco
William Issel
How Catholic religious activism shaped the language and outcome of San Francisco's debates about over the common good and the public interest.
336 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 halftones
Edited by Catherine Portuges, and Peter John Bursell Hames
An examination of Eastern European cinema a generation after the end of the Cold War
288 pages
| 6 x 9
The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics
Stephen H. Marshall
A compelling conversation between African American political intellectuals and the canon of western political philosophy
250 pages
| 6 x 9
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
Gender, Culture, and Interwar Encounters between Asia and America
Karen Kuo
How race, gender, and sexuality were reimagined in the interwar encounters of Asians and Americans
248 pages
| 5.5 x 8.5
| 2 halftones
Nine Principles for Teachers and Parents
Stephen Greenspan
How teachers and parents can cultivate competent, happy children using a few simple principles as their guide.
212 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 tables, 33 figures
Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency
Revised Edition
Gary Rivlin and Clarence Page
A revised edition of the classic story of race and power, set in Chicago during the 1980s, when this most political of cities elected its first black mayor
312 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 halftones
Journeys of Resilience from Adolescence to Adulthood
Michael Sadowski
In-depth interviews over six years show us how LGBTQ youth survive adolescence, thrive as adults, and find a voice that is uniquely their own.
210 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table
The Argentine Puzzle in Context
Claudia Kedar
Chronicling the sometimes questionable relationship between the International Monetary Fund and Latin America from 1944 to the present
264 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables