The Longue Durée of U.S. Literature and Empire
Marguerite Nguyen
Understanding the literary history of Vietnamese-American encounters and how it shapes our perceptions of war, race, and empire
250 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 halftones, 1 map
The Cinematic City circa 1968
Edited by Mark Shiel
A groundbreaking exploration of how filmmaking, architecture, and urban planning shaped and were shaped by mass protest movements in and around 1968
262 pages
| 6 x 9
| 34 halftones
Race, Sport, and Philosophy
Grant Farred
Probing the cultural and philosophical forces at play in three under-regarded moments in sports history
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 halftones
The Life and Times of a Philadelphia Entrepreneur
Bill Double
264 pages
| 5.25 x 8.5
| 11 color photos, 1 table, 1 figure, 17 halftones
Foreign Affairs and the Supreme Court's Transformation of Executive Authority
Kimberley L. Fletcher
Explores the dynamic institutional relationship that historically exists between the President and the Supreme Court
290 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables
Representing Common Ground, 1890-1945
Wendy Gan
Examining cross-cultural humor and power struggles in Anglo-American representations of China
186 pages
| 6 x 9
| 9 figures, 2 halftones
Gender and the Built Environments of London, Dublin, Toronto, and Chicago, 1870s into the 1940s
Maureen A. Flanagan
An original, comparative examination of how ideas about gender resulted in the consolidation of the patriarchal city in the Anglo-Atlantic urban world
342 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 halftones, 6 maps
Putting Theory to Work
Edited by Scott H. Decker and Kevin A. Wright
Leading scholars of crime policy address the most critical problems facing the justice system in America
384 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 3 line drawings
Youth, Migration, and Masculinities in Nepal
Jeevan R. Sharma
How the changing political economy of rural Nepal informs the desire and agency of young male migrants who seek work in cities
190 pages
| 5.25 x 8.5
| 3 figures, 1 map
Community Organizations for Housing across the United States and Brazil
Maureen M. Donaghy
Examining how community organizations fight to prevent displacement and secure affordable housing across cities in the U.S. and Brazil
234 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 2 tables
Selected Writing on Afro-Cuban Culture
Edited and with an Introduction by Robin D. Moore
Selections from the influential Fernando Ortiz's publications on Afro-diasporic music and dance—now available in English
294 pages
| 6 x 9
| 15 figures, 15 halftones
Investing in America Fifty Years after the Kerner Report
Edited by Fred Harris and Alan Curtis
Examining inequality in America fifty years after the Kerner Report
488 pages
| 6 x 9
| 9 tables, 54 figures
The Case against Privatization and Transfer
Steven Davis
A comprehensive argument for why public land ought to remain firmly in the public's hands
294 pages
| 5.25 x 8.5
| 14 tables, 4 figures, 11 halftones, 1 map
Albert M. Greenfield and the Fall of the Protestant Establishment
Dan Rottenberg
The remarkable life of Albert M. Greenfield, a Jewish immigrant whose business empire helped shape Philadelphia and the United States in the twentieth century
384 pages
| 6 x 9
| 12 halftones
A <em>Commonwealth</em> Reader
Edited by J. Wesley Leckrone and Michelle J. Atherton
214 pages
| 6 x 9
| 15 tables, 15 line drawings, 5 halftones