Personal Narratives of Disability
Edited by Michelle Jarman, Leila Monaghan, and Alison Quaggin Harkin
A collection of personal narratives that asks, Why does disability studies matter?
296 pages
| 6 x 9
Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing
Dotty Brown
A magisterial history of Philadelphia's iconic Boathouse Row
288 pages
| 10 x 8
| 63 color photos, 3 line drawings, 110 halftones
The University and Its City, 1891-2016
Edited by Richardson Dilworth and Scott Gabriel Knowles
The first comprehensive history of Drexel University in Philadelphia
456 pages
| 6 x 9
| 45 color photos, 3 tables, 1 line drawing, 61 halftones
Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae
Peter Manuel with Michael Largey
The classic introduction to the Caribbean's popular music brought up to date
360 pages
| 6 x 9
| 39 line drawings, 51 halftones, 1 map
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
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
Flight Attendant Activism, Family Politics, and Workplace Justice
Ryan Patrick Murphy
How flight attendants have drawn on feminist and LGBTQ activist legacies to challenge big business's rise to power after 1970
252 pages
| 6 x 9
A Chronicle of the Schorcht Family
Donald S. Pitkin
Charting the transformation of East Germany through the lens of one town and one multi-generational family
316 pages
| 6 x 9
A Comparative Analysis of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Chief Executives
Edited by Janet M. Martin and MaryAnne Borrelli
Examining national executives through the lens of identity, representation, and power
296 pages
| 6 x 9
| 22 tables, 5 line drawings
The Women's Movement and the Development of Paid Family Leave Policies in the United States
Megan A. Sholar
Analyzing family leave policy in the United States—from the role of the women’s movement in the passage of paid leave to policymaking at the state level
252 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 3 tables
Herbert Marcuse and Contemporary Social Movements
Edited by Andrew T. Lamas, Todd Wolfson, and Peter N. Funke
An in-depth examination of the relevance of Marcuse's writing for today's social movements
440 pages
| 6 x 9
New Deal Communities for the Urban Middle Class
Kristin M. Szylvian
How the sale of World War II public housing to non-profit mutual home-ownership associations represents a road not taken in federal housing policy
294 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 halftones, 1 map
Resources, Engagement, and Recruitment
Edited by Casey A. Klofstad
Cutting-edge research by prominent social scientists on new topics and methods of inquiry in the field of civic participation
294 pages
| 6 x 9
| 20 tables, 29 line drawings
Sex, Gender, and Americanism in the First Red Scare
Erica J. Ryan
How the Red Scare contributed to sexual conformity in the United States
234 pages
| 6 x 9
Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France
Crystal Marie Fleming
Revealing how the histories of slavery and colonialism are being resurrected and racialized in France today
292 pages
| 6 x 9
| 10 tables, 6 line drawings, 14 halftones