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The Queen of America Goes to Washington City: Essays on Sex and CitizenshipIn The Queen of America Goes to Washington City, Lauren Berlant focuses on the need to revitalize public life and political agency in the United States. Delivering a devastating critique of contemporary discourses of American citizenship, she addresses the triumph of the idea of...
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Ready-to-Wear and Ready-to-Work: A Century of Industry and Immigrants in Paris and New YorkNancy L. Green offers a critical and lively look at New York's Seventh Avenue and the Parisian Sentier in this first comparative study of the two historical centers of the women's garment industry. Torn between mass production and "art," this industry is one of...
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Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian FolktaleBaba Yaga is a well-known witch from the folklore tradition of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. A fascinating and colorful character, she resembles witches of other traditions but is in many ways unique. Living in the forest in a hut that stands and moves on...
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Indigenous Pop: Native American Music from Jazz to Hip HopPopular music compels, it entertains, and it has the power to attract and move audiences. With that in mind, the editors of Indigenous Pop showcase the contributions of American Indian musicians to popular forms of music, including jazz, blues, country-western, rock and roll, reggae,...
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Equality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff" Contemporary American society has the look of a split-level structure. Its political and social institutions distribute rights and privileges universally and proclaim the equality of all citizens. Yet economic institutions, with efficiency as their guiding principle, create disparities among citizens in living standards...
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Equality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff" Originally published in 1975, Equality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff is a very personal work from one of the most important macroeconomists of the last hundred years. And this new edition includes ""Further Thoughts on Equality and Efficiency,"" a paper published by the...
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Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts, and PushersResponding to the controversy surrounding drug use and drug criminalization, Thomas Szasz suggests that the "therapeutic state" has overstepped its bounds in labeling certain drugs as "dangerous" substances and incarcerating drug "addicts" in order to cure them. Szasz shows that such policies scapegoat certain...
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Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing (Revised)This collection of twenty-two Delaware Indian stories has long been sought out both by scholars and individuals. Beyond the lessons, the book introduces the richness of the original Delaware language to an English-speaking audience: four of these legends have been retranslated into the Delaware...
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Transitions: The Development of Children of ImmigrantsWinner Best Edited Book Award presented by the Society for Research on Adolescence Immigration to the United States has reached historic numbers-- 25 percent of children under the age of 18 have an immigrant parent, and this number is projected to grow to one...
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New Perspectives on Racial Identity Development: Integrating Emerging Frameworks, Second EditionAn updated edition with new perspectives on racial identity and significant attention on intersectionality New Perspectives on Racial Identity Development brings together leaders in the field to deepen, broaden, and reassess our understandings of racial identity development. Contributors include the authors of some of...
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The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of VietnamHow the startling image of an anti-war protested spitting on a uniformed veteran misrepresented the narrative of Vietnam War political debate One of the most resilient images of the Vietnam era is that of the anti-war protester -- often a woman -- spitting on...
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Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media CollideWinner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title A classic study on the dynamic between an individual and different media channels Convergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect,...
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Metropolis: Center and Symbol of Our TimesDraws on renowned social thinkers to help understand why Americans flock to urban centers The modern city is the nexus of culture, politics, and art. Despite the manifold problems cities face, more and more Americans are abandoning rural areas and relocating to urban centers....
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Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial RealitiesAn in-depth analysis of the historical and contemporary contours of black life in Los Angeles Los Angeles is well-known as a temperate paradise with expansive beaches and mountain vistas, a booming luxury housing market, and the home of glamorous Hollywood. During the first half...
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Social Death: Racialized Rightlessness and the Criminalization of the UnprotectedWinner of the 2013 John Hope Franklin Book Prize presented by the American Studies Association A necessary read that demonstrates the ways in which certain people are devalued without attention to social contexts Social Death tackles one of the core paradoxes of social justice...
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The Latino/A Condition: A Critical Reader, Second EditionThe second edition brings together new and classic Latino/a voices writing on questions of immigration, identity, history, law, and more In the last forty-five years, immigration reform has brought tens of millions of new immigrants from Latin American countries to the United States. Since...
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Red Riding Hood for All Ages: A Fairy-Tale Icon in Cross-Cultural ContextsRed Riding Hood for All Ages investigates the modern recasting of one of the world's most beloved and frequently told tales. Author Sandra L. Beckett examines an international selection of contemporary fiction for children, adolescents, and adults to find a wide range of narrative...
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The Forgotten Men: Serving a Life Without Parole SentenceToday there are approximately fifty thousand prisoners in American prisons serving life without parole, having been found guilty of crimes ranging from murder and rape to burglary, carjacking, and drug offences. In The Forgotten Men, criminologist Margaret E. Leigey provides an insightful account of...
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Risky Lessons: Sex Education and Social InequalityCurricula in U.S. public schools are often the focus of heated debate, and few subjects spark more controversy than sex education. While conservatives argue that sexual abstinence should be the only message, liberals counter that an approach that provides comprehensive instruction and helps young...
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Between Good and Ghetto: African American Girls and Inner-City ViolenceWith an outward gaze focused on a better future, Between Good and Ghetto reflects the social world of inner city African American girls and how they manage threats of personal violence. Drawing on personal encounters, traditions of urban ethnography, Black feminist thought, gender studies,...
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