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Courting the Community

Legitimacy and Punishment in a Community Court

Christine Zozula

Exploring the practices and potential of criminal justice in community courts

218 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 table, 1 line drawing

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Understanding Muslim Political Life in America

Contested Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Brian R. Calfano and Nazita Lajevardi

A cogent study of Muslim identity and citizenship—as well as ethnic and gender dynamics—within American politics

248 pages | 6 x 9 | 25 tables, 18 figures

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A Nation Fragmented

The Public Agenda in the Information Age

Jill A. Edy and Patrick C. Meirick

Evaluates how the lack of public consensus on issue priorities has affected the way public opinion is represented in U.S. democratic institutions

272 pages | 6 x 9 | 15 tables, 21 figures, 3 line drawings

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One Faith, Two Authorities

Tension between Female Religious and Male Clergy in the American Catholic Church

Jeanine E. Kraybill

Examines the tension between the male-dominated hierarchy and female religious leaders in the American Catholic Church

174 pages | 5.25 x 8.5 | 5 tables, 19 figures

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The Cultural Production of Intellectual Property Rights

Law, Labor, and the Persistence of Primitive Accumulation

Sean Johnson Andrews

Examining the contemporary conceptualization of and debates over intellectual property rights

274 pages | 6 x 9

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In the Weeds

Demonization, Legalization, and the Evolution of U.S. Marijuana Policy

Clayton J. Mosher and Scott Akins

Tracing the history of marijuana policy from “reefer madness” to legalization

314 pages | 6 x 9 | 3 tables

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Judicial Merit Selection

Institutional Design and Performance for State Courts

Greg Goelzhauser

How should judges be selected?

216 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 23 tables, 9 figures, 1 map

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Challenging Beijing's Mandate of Heaven

Taiwan's Sunflower Movement and Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement

Ming-sho Ho

Analyzing the dynamics of two recent nonviolent, student-led protests in light of China’s growth and power

288 pages | 6 x 9 | 5 tables, 6 figures, 2 maps

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Policing in Natural Disasters

Stress, Resilience, and the Challenges of Emergency Management

Terri M. Adams and Leigh R. Anderson

How disaster work impacts law enforcement officers and first responders based on some of the worst disasters in modern history

234 pages | 5.25 x 8.5 | 1 figure, 4 halftones

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Gone Goose

The Remaking of an American Town in the Age of Climate Change

Braden T. Leap

How members of a rural town in the Midwest worked to sustain their culture and community in response to climate change

270 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 table, 1 figure, 11 halftones

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Mr. All-Around

The Life of Tom Gola

David Grzybowski

The first, definitive biography of La Salle basketball icon Tom Gola

208 pages | 6 x 9 | 30 halftones

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Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures

The Creation of Women’s Caucuses

Anna Mitchell Mahoney

Investigating the opportunities, resources, and frames that women utilize to create legislative caucuses

258 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 19 tables, 2 maps

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Perceptions of a Polarized Court

How Division among Justices Shapes the Supreme Court’s Public Image

Michael F. Salamone

Is the Supreme Court immune to the stain of polarization?

214 pages | 5.25 x 8.5 | 27 tables, 8 figures, 4 line drawings

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The Evangelical Crackup?

The Future of the Evangelical-Republican Coalition

Edited by Paul A. Djupe and Ryan L. Claassen

Explaining evangelicalism’s relationship to the party system

302 pages | 6 x 9 | 13 tables, 52 figures

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Extraordinary Racial Politics

Four Events in the Informal Constitution of the United States

Fred Lee

Explores the promise and perils of racially-based mass mobilizations and state emergencies

240 pages | 6 x 9 | 5 tables, 1 figure

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