Spring 2022

Africana Studies

Theoretical Futures

Edited by Grant Farred

A provocative collection committed to keeping the dynamism of the Africana Studies discipline alive

192 pages | 6 x 9

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Beethoven in Beijing

Stories from the Philadelphia Orchestra's Historic Journey to China

Jennifer Lin

An eye-opening account of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s unprecedented 1973 visit to the People’s Republic of China

192 pages | 10 x 8 | 92 photographs

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Before Crips

Fussin', Cussin', and Discussin' among South Los Angeles Juvenile Gangs

John C. Quicker and Akil S. Batani-Khalfani

A historical analysis of South Los Angeles juvenile gang life as revealed by those who were there

464 pages | 6 x 9 | 7 tables, 14 halftones, 1 map

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Elusive Kinship

Disability and Human Rights in Postcolonial Literature

Christopher Krentz

Why disabled characters are integral to novels of the Global South

198 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 table, 1 figure

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Ethical Encounters

Transnational Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh

Elora Halim Chowdhury

Illuminates how visual practices of recollecting violent legacies in Bangladeshi cinema can generate possibilities for gender justice

Read a blog entry by the author

242 pages | 6 x 9 | 33 halftones

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Exploring Philly Nature

A Guide for All Four Seasons

Bernard S. Brown

A handy guide for all ages to Philly's urban plants, animals, fungi, and—yes—even slime molds

168 pages | 5.5 x 8.5 | 131 color photos

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If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress

Black Politics in Twentieth-Century Philadelphia

Edited by James Wolfinger

Highlighting the creativity, tenacity, and discipline displayed by Black activists in Philadelphia

260 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 table, 20 figures

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It Was Always a Choice

Picking Up the Baton of Athlete Activism

David Steele

Examining American athletes' activism for racial and social justice, on and off the field

218 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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Just Care

Messy Entanglements of Disability, Dependency, and Desire

Akemi Nishida

How care is both socially oppressive and a way that marginalized communities can fight for social justice

264 pages | 6 x 9

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Letting Play Bloom

Designing Nature-Based Risky Play for Children

Lolly Tai

Exploring innovative, inspiring, and creative ideas for designing children’s play spaces

240 pages | 8 x 10.5 | 213 color photos

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Loving Orphaned Space

The Art and Science of Belonging to Earth

Mrill Ingram

Providing a new vision for the ignored and abused spaces around us

194 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 24 color photos, 2 halftones, 5 maps

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Model Machines

A History of the Asian as Automaton

Long T. Bui

A study of the stereotype and representation of Asians as robotic machines through history

286 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 figure, 6 halftones

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Public Schools, Private Governance

Education Reform and Democracy in New Orleans

J. Celeste Lay

A comprehensive examination of education reforms and their political effects on Black and poor public-school parents in New Orleans, pre- and post-Katrina

246 pages | 6 x 9 | 11 tables, 10 figures

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Regarding Animals

Second Edition

Arnold Arluke, Clinton R. Sanders, and Leslie Irvine

A new edition of an award-winning book that examines how people live with contradictory attitudes toward animals

296 pages | 6 x 9

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School Zone

A Problem Analysis of Student Offending and Victimization

Pamela Wilcox, Graham C. Ousey, and Marie Skubak Tillyer

Why some school environments are more conducive to crime than safety

242 pages | 6 x 9 | 16 tables, 23 figures

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