Spring 1996

Applications of Feminist Legal Theory to Women's Lives

Sex, Violence, Work, and Reproduction

Edited by D. Kelly Weisberg

A comprehensive survey of the applications of feminist legal theory to specific areas of the law

1200 pages | 7 x 10

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Bachelors of Science

Seventeenth Century Identity, Then and Now

Naomi Zack

A revolutionary look at the intellectual and social mileu within which early modern philosophers invented scientific identities

264 pages | 6 x 9

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Becoming American, Becoming Ethnic

College Students Explore Their Roots

edited by Thomas Dublin

Personal reflections on the challenges that face college students coming to understand their ethnicity in contemporary America

256 pages | 6 x 9 | 48 halftones

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Building America

The Democratic Promise of Public Work

Harry C. Boyte and Nancy N. Kari

A look to the revival of public-spirited work as a key to the rebirth of democracy

272 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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The Business of Practicing Law

The Work Lives of Solo and Small-Firm Attorneys

Carroll Seron

A compelling portrait of the dilemmas and work lives of solo and small-firm attorneys

240 pages | 6 x 9 | 3 tables 1 figure

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A Case About Amy

R. C. Smith

An inspirational and telling story about a family's struggle to get equal educational opportunity for their deaf daughter

344 pages | 6 x 9

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Community Builders

A Tale of Neighborhood Mobilization in Two Cities

Gordana Rabrenovic

Addressing relevant urban issues, a careful look at the relationships between neighborhood associations and development

248 pages | 6 x 9 | 12 tables, 6 maps

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Dirty Details

The Days and Nights of a Well Spouse

Marion Deutsche Cohen

Caring for her disabled husband, Marion Cohen tells her story from the viewpoint of a Well Spouse

224 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 24 halftones

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El Salvador in the Eighties

Counterinsurgency and Revolution

Arthur Schmidt

An in-depth examination of Salvadoran insurgency and the U.S.-backed counterinsurgency in the 1980s

256 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 22 tables, 1 figure, 1 map

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Family and Gender Among American Muslims

Issues Facing Middle Eastern Immigrants And Their Descendants

Barbara BilgÈ, and Barbara C. Aswad

Diverse perspectives and groundbreaking research on gender and family issues affecting Muslim communities throughout North America

344 pages | 6 x 9 | 11 tables, 9 halftones

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Frontiers of Illusion

Science, Technology, and the Politics of Progress

Daniel Sarewitz

An incisive argument for fostering stronger links between the interests of society and progress in science

256 pages | 6 x 9

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Health Care Reform and the Battle for the Body Politic

Dan E. Beauchamp

Health care reform as a strategy for dealing with the failures of politics

224 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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Human Attachment

Virginia L. Colin

The first and only comprehensive introduction to one theory in personality development

416 pages | 6.5 x 9.25 | 8 halftones

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I Remember Julia

Voices of the Disappeared

Eric Stener Carlson

A powerful and moving remembrance of a young doctor who was disappeared during the Argentine "Dirty War"

240 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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Just a Temp

Kevin D. Henson

Notes from the fringe of the modern economy

224 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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