UAA23

Urban Affairs Association 2023 conference

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Temple University Press seeks proposals for its renowned urban studies list, including books on housing, gentrification, planning, downtown development, urban history, urban environmental and sustainability studies, urban politics, local and regional government, and more. 

The Press is proud to offer the Zane L. Miller Book Development Award. Scholars from underrepresented communities with limited financial resources are invited to apply for this grant of up to $2500 to help defray expenses related to the development of an urban studies-focused book manuscript. Awardees will work directly with one of the editors of our Urban Life, Landscape, and Policy book series to craft their manuscript. 

To schedule a meeting with our acquisitions editor at the 2023 Urban Affairs Association Conference or more information about the Miller award, please contact Temple University Press Editor-in-Chief Aaron Javsicas: aaron.javsicas@temple.edu


CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RAFFLE WINNERS! Loretta Lees and Meg Rubado

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Urban Studies titles and our Urban Life, Landscape, and Policy series

Beauty and Brutality

Manila and Its Global Discontents

Edited by Martin F. Manalansan IV, Robert Diaz, and Rolando B. Tolentino

Diverse perspectives on Manila that suggest the city’s exhilarating sights and sounds broaden how Philippine histories are defined and understood

346 pages | 6 x 9 | 22 halftones, 1 map

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Bringing the Civic Back In

Zane L. Miller and American Urban History

Edited by Larry Bennett, John D. Fairfield, and Patricia Mooney-Melvin

A critical appraisal of the career of Zane L. Miller, one of the founders of the new urban history

226 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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Building a Social Contract

Modern Workers’ Houses in Early Twentieth-Century Detroit

Michael McCulloch

Forthcoming Fall 2023 — Pre-order your copy now

Shows that power is negotiated through housing development, which spatializes race and class relations and is central to workers’ security

240 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 table, 9 figures, 61 halftones

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Divide & Conquer

Race, Gangs, Identity, and Conflict

Robert D. Weide

Argues that contemporary identity politics divides gang members and their communities across racial lines

284 pages | 6 x 9 | 6 tables, 14 halftones, 1 map

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Engaging Place, Engaging Practices

Urban History and Campus-Community Partnerships

Edited by Robin F. Bachin and Amy L. Howard

How public history can be a catalyst for stronger relationships between universities and their communities

218 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 19 color photos, 7 halftones, 2 maps

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Furthering Fair Housing

Prospects for Racial Justice in America's Neighborhoods

Edited by Justin P. Steil, Nicholas F. Kelly, Lawrence J. Vale, and Maia S. Woluchem

Analyzing federal policy to advance racial equity in housing and neighborhoods

256 pages | 6 x 9 | 8 tables, 9 figures

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Gendered Places

The Landscape of Local Gender Norms across the United States

William J. Scarborough

Reveals how distinct cultural environments shape the patterns of gender inequality

256 pages | 6 x 9 | 8 tables, 49 figures

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A Good Place to Do Business

The Politics of Downtown Renewal since 1945

Roger Biles and Mark H. Rose

How six industrial cities in the American Rust Belt reacted to deindustrialization in the years after World War II

360 pages | 6 x 9 | 4 halftones, 6 maps

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The Great Migration and the Democratic Party

Black Voters and the Realignment of American Politics in the 20th Century

Keneshia N. Grant

Examining the political impact of Black migration on politics in three northern cities from 1915 to 1965

214 pages | 5.25 x 8.5 | 12 tables, 1 figures, 3 halftones, 1 map

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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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Immigrant Crossroads

Globalization, Incorporation, and Placemaking in Queens, New York

Edited by Tarry Hum, Ron Hayduk, Francois Pierre-Louis Jr., and Michael Alan Krasner

Highlights immigrant engagement in urban development, policy, and social movements

392 pages | 6 x 9 | 25 tables, 10 figures, 8 halftones, 4 maps

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Implementing City Sustainability

Overcoming Administrative Silos to Achieve Functional Collective Action

Rachel M. Krause and Christopher V. Hawkins

How cities organize to design and implement sustainability

282 pages | 6 x 9 | 28 tables, 24 figures, 3 maps

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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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The Many Geographies of Urban Renewal

New Perspectives on the Housing Act of 1949

Edited by Douglas R. Appler

Reveals crucial yet previously unexplored facets of the American federal urban renewal program

232 pages | 6 x 9 | 2 tables, 4 figures, 25 halftones

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The Misunderstood History of Gentrification

People, Planning, Preservation, and Urban Renewal, 1915-2020

Dennis E. Gale

Reframing our understanding of the roles of gentrification and urban renewal in the revitalization of American cities

254 pages | 6 x 9 | 4 tables, 16 halftones, 3 maps

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