Mass Incarceration, Prisoner Abuse, and the New Neo-Slave Novel
Patrick Elliot Alexander
The first interdisciplinary study of mass incarceration to intersect the fields of literary studies, critical prison studies, and human rights
260 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 halftones
Immigrant Communities Old and New
Edited by Ayumi Takenaka and Mary Osirim
A comprehensive analysis of the processes and consequences of immigration to Philadelphia over time
320 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 10 figures, 4 halftones, 3 maps
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
Linking Environmental Studies with Transforming Black Experiences
Rubin Patterson
Establishes the need to include Environmental Studies as part of the Africana Studies curriculum
242 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 28 tables, 3 figures, 3 halftones, 6 maps
A Memoir
May-lee Chai
A vivid depiction of the racism suffered by a mixed-race family in rural South Dakota
232 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 12 halftones
Investing in America Fifty Years after the Kerner Report
Edited by Fred Harris and Alan Curtis
Examining inequality in America fifty years after the Kerner Report
488 pages
| 6 x 9
| 9 tables, 54 figures
The Integrity and Ethics of Racial Identification
Anthony Kwame Harrison
Race and authenticity in America, explored through the Bay Area’s multiracial underground hip hop scene
226 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 8 halftones
George Lipsitz
How racism shapes urban spaces and how African Americans create vibrant communities that offer models for more equitable social arrangements
320 pages
| 6 x 9
Narratives of Ambivalence and Belonging
anupama jain
A variety of immigrant narratives portray the dynamic process of South Asian Americanization
288 pages
| 6 x 9
Immigration and Civil Rights
Kevin R. Johnson
The disconnect between national rhetoric, the law, and public policy
264 pages
| 6 x 9
John S.W. Park
If you knew a runaway slave or undocumented immigrant, would you tell?
278 pages
| 6 x 9
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
Performative Assimilation in Law School
Yung-Yi Diana Pan
Examining racialization, inequality, and professional socialization
230 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 tables, 6 line drawings
Stories of Lives at the Margins
Alex Tizon
Now in Paperback—an anthology of richly reported and beautifully written stories about marginalized people
264 pages
| 5.25 x 8.5
| 1 halftone
Sunni Muslims in Chicago
Garbi Schmidt
How does the practice of Islam and its community of believers change in the American context?
256 pages
| 6 x 9