Market Ideology vs. Democratic Values
Michael Engel
A timely call for a return to democratic values in educational reform
223 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Nationalism, Mass Militarization, and the Education of Eritrea
Jennifer Riggan
Examining Eritrean teachers’ paradoxical role of educating students forced into the military
258 pages
| 6 x 9
Housing and Neighborhoods
W. Dennis Keating
An examination of the dilemmas of integrating America's suburbs
288 pages
| 6 x 9
| 20 tables, 3 figs.
Women, Virtue, and Vice in Backlash Politics
Jocelyn M. Boryczka
Groundbreaking study of how concepts of virtue and vice are used to deny American women full political rights
216 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
Environmental Policy and Democracy in a Petro-dependent World
Sherry Cable
Examines environmental policy from a sociological perspective, showing how our petro-dependency causes unprecedented environmental damage and threatens our democracy.
242 pages
| 6 x 9
| 19 tables, 1 figure
Developmental Insights and System Challenges
Christopher J. Sullivan
A pragmatic and comprehensive look at delinquency and juvenile justice through a developmental lens
304 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 26 figures
Public Education, State Centralization, and Teacher Unionism in France and the United States
Nicholas Toloudis
A comparative study of the rise of teacher power and the state in twentieth-century France and the United States
230 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables
A Critical Perspective on Technological Innovation and Corporatism
Luis Suarez-Villa
A radical critique of a new phase of capitalism grounded in corporate power and its exploitation of technological creativity
230 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 9 figures
Race, Gender, and Immigration Politics in the Age of Security
Anna Sampaio
A comprehensive analysis of changes in immigration policy, politics, and enforcement since 9/11
236 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 1 halftone
Views of Gentrification from the Ground Up
Lance Freeman
How does gentrification affect residents who stay in the neighborhood?
248 pages
| 6 x 9
Redesigning Child Care to Promote Education, Support Families, and Build Communities
Joan Lombardi
A blue print for improving child care in America
248 pages
| 6 x 9
Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education
Edited by John Saltmarsh and Matthew Hartley
How to return democracy to the heart of a university's mission
326 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 1 figure
Inside a Key Senate Campaign
Harold I. Gullan
A veteran political observer's take on the critical Pat Toomey-Joe Sestak Senate race of 2010
256 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 halftones
History, Community, and Memory
Edited by Linda Ho Peché, Alex-Thai Dinh Vo, and Tuong Vu
A multi-disciplinary examination of Vietnamese American history and experience
384 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 3 figures, 2 maps
Africa, Value Chains, and the Global Economy
Peter Gibbon and Stefano Ponte
Examining the changing role of Africa in the global economy
272 pages
| 6 x 9
| 19 tables