The Waterborne Evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11
James Kendra and Tricia Wachtendorf
How an unplanned maritime response to the 9/11 disaster showed creativity, improvisation, and the power of community-based resources
196 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 12 halftones, 1 map
Mapping Contemporary Italian Politics
Michael Shin
A richly informed new explanation for the rise and fall of Italy’s colorful Prime Minister
184 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 8 tables 19 figures
Using Public History to Revitalize Inner Cities
Andrew Hurley
A framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighborhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes
248 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 maps 14 halftones
Contemporary Planning in New York City
Scott Larson
How Bloomberg's urban development relies on a blending of Moses and Jacobs
198 pages
| 6 x 9
Visions of the Organic City in the United States, Europe, and Latin America
Harold L. Platt
An international comparative study that considers how competing agents of change have interacted to build the urban environment
312 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 figure, 14 maps
George Henderson
The development and meaning of agriculture in late-19th century California
304 pages
| 6.125 x 9.25
| 11 tables 7 maps 7 figures 6 halftones
Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics
Jason Dittmer
A provocative exploration of the nationalist comic book superhero genre in the U.S., Canada, and Britain.
242 pages
| 6 x 9
| 26 halftones
Christopher Boone and Ali Modarres
An introduction to urban environmental issues around the globe
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 10 tables, 7 figures, 5 halftones
An Enduring American Challenge
Pamela Wilcox, Francis T. Cullen, and Ben Feldmeyer
A systematic exploration of how criminology has accounted for the role of community over the past century
274 pages
| 6 x 9
| 10 line drawings
The Sociospatial Exclusion of Homeless People
Jürgen von Mahs
An international account of homelessness, comparing Berlin and Los Angeles and the possibility of exiting homelessness in each city
208 pages
| 6 x 9
| 7 tables, 13 figures
Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago
Robert R. Gioielli
How the postwar decay of America's industrial city's helped to give rise to environmental movement
224 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 halftones
Spatial Management in Cincinnati from the Early Republic through the Civil War Decade
Henry C. Binford
A “pre-history” of urban planning in the United States
358 pages
| 6 x 9
| 6 tables, 23 figures
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
Fostering Sustainability in a Turbulent Age
Bruce Podobnik
A timely look at key transitions in energy use over the past 100 years
240 pages
| 24 figures, 2 halftones
Political Economy, Social Change, and the Transnational Capitalist Class
Jeb Sprague
How global capitalism finds new ways to mutate and grow in the Caribbean
346 pages
| 6 x 9
| 12 tables, 36 figures, 3 maps