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Book SynopsisInsights into the racialized fear of change in US societyThe standoff at Cliven Bundy's ranch, the rise of white identity activists on college campuses, and the viral growth of white nationalist videos on YouTube vividly illustrate the resurgence of white supremacy and overt racism in the United States. White resistance to racial equality can be subtle as welllike art museums that enforce their boundaries as elite white spaces, right on crime policies that impose new modes of surveillance and punishment for people of color, and environmental groups whose work reinforces settler colonial norms. In this incisive volume, twenty-four leading sociologists assess contemporary shifts in white attitudes about racial justice in the US. Using case studies, they investigate the entrenchment of white privilege in institutions, new twists in anti-equality ideologies, and whitelash in the actions of social movements. Their examinations of new manifestations of racist aggression help make sense of thTrade Review"The interwoven nature of the numerous writers’ work will add nuances and complexity to any conversation associated with this work. Therefore, this thought-provoking book searches for avenues to wake-up some; spark true reality to others; and lastly unravel complicity expressed by lack of non-movement in others. The book is a breeding ground for several heated debates." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"This timely collection offers an array of essays from talented critical sociologists probing aspects of the continuation and resurgence of 21st-century white supremacist and nationalist thought and action, supported by much social science data." * Choice *"In this incisive volume, twenty-four leading sociologists assess contemporary shifts in white attitudes about racial justice in the U.S, using case studies and investigations of entrenched white privilege in institutions, new twists in anti-equality ideologies, and “whitelash” in the actions of social movements." * The Washington Informer *Table of ContentsForeword by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Introduction. The Resurgence of Whitelash: White Supremacy, Resistance, and the Racialized Social System in Trumptopia David G. Embrick, J. Scott Carter, and Cameron D. Lippard Part I. The Ideological Reinforcement of White Supremacy 1. Post-Color Blindness? Trump and the Rise of the New White Nationalism Ashley "Woody" Doane 2. The Unblackening: "White" License and the "Nice Racism" Trope Johnny E. Williams 3. Polical Correctness: A Genuine Concern for Discussion or Slippery Language Rooted in Racial Animosity J. Scott Carter and J. Micah Roos 4. Diversity Regimes: How University Diversity Initiatives Shape White Race Consciousness James M. Thomas Part II. The Reentrenchment of White Superiority in American Institutions 5. Institutional Racism Revisted: How Institutions Perpetuate and Promote Racism through Color Blindness Charles A. Gallagher 6. Prison in the Street: What Market-Based Bipartisan Reform Means for Racial Stratification Kasey Henricks and Bethany Nelson 7. Settler Culture and White Property: From the Bundy Ranch Standoff to the West Virginia Coalfields Rebecca R. Scott 8. Local Immigration Enforcement: Shaping and Maintaining Policies through White Saviors and Economic Motivations Felicia Arriaga 9. Recruiting White "Victims": White Supremacist Flyers on College Campuses David Dietrich 10. The Whitening of South Asian Women Bhoomi K. Thakore 11. Colorful Art, White Spaces: How an Art Museum Maintains White Spaces Simon E. Weffer, David G. Embrick, and Silvia Dominguez Part III. White Emotions, Expressions, and Movements 12. White Noise: How White Nationalist Content Creators Reproduce Narratives of White Power and Victimhood on YouTube C. Doug Charles 13. Blue Lives Matter: Police Protection or Countermovement Marette McDonald 14. Echoing Derrick A. Bell: Black Women's Resistance to White Supremacy in the Age of Trump Marlese Durr 15. Solidarity and Struggle: White Antiracist Activism in the Time of Trump Mary K. Ryan and David L. Brunsma Conclusions. Where Do We Go from Here? Structural and Social Implications of Whitelash J. Scott Carter, David G. Embrick, and Cameron D. Lippard List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The interwoven nature of the numerous writers’ work will add nuances and complexity to any conversation associated with this work. Therefore, this thought-provoking book searches for avenues to wake-up some; spark true reality to others; and lastly unravel complicity expressed by lack of non-movement in others. The book is a breeding ground for several heated debates." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"This timely collection offers an array of essays from talented critical sociologists probing aspects of the continuation and resurgence of 21st-century white supremacist and nationalist thought and action, supported by much social science data." * Choice *"In this incisive volume, twenty-four leading sociologists assess contemporary shifts in white attitudes about racial justice in the U.S, using case studies and investigations of entrenched white privilege in institutions, new twists in anti-equality ideologies, and “whitelash” in the actions of social movements." * The Washington Informer *Table of ContentsForeword by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Introduction. The Resurgence of Whitelash: White Supremacy, Resistance, and the Racialized Social System in Trumptopia David G. Embrick, J. Scott Carter, and Cameron D. Lippard Part I. The Ideological Reinforcement of White Supremacy 1. Post-Color Blindness? Trump and the Rise of the New White Nationalism Ashley "Woody" Doane 2. The Unblackening: "White" License and the "Nice Racism" Trope Johnny E. Williams 3. Polical Correctness: A Genuine Concern for Discussion or Slippery Language Rooted in Racial Animosity J. Scott Carter and J. Micah Roos 4. Diversity Regimes: How University Diversity Initiatives Shape White Race Consciousness James M. Thomas Part II. The Reentrenchment of White Superiority in American Institutions 5. Institutional Racism Revisted: How Institutions Perpetuate and Promote Racism through Color Blindness Charles A. Gallagher 6. Prison in the Street: What Market-Based Bipartisan Reform Means for Racial Stratification Kasey Henricks and Bethany Nelson 7. Settler Culture and White Property: From the Bundy Ranch Standoff to the West Virginia Coalfields Rebecca R. Scott 8. Local Immigration Enforcement: Shaping and Maintaining Policies through White Saviors and Economic Motivations Felicia Arriaga 9. Recruiting White "Victims": White Supremacist Flyers on College Campuses David Dietrich 10. The Whitening of South Asian Women Bhoomi K. Thakore 11. Colorful Art, White Spaces: How an Art Museum Maintains White Spaces Simon E. Weffer, David G. Embrick, and Silvia Dominguez Part III. White Emotions, Expressions, and Movements 12. White Noise: How White Nationalist Content Creators Reproduce Narratives of White Power and Victimhood on YouTube C. Doug Charles 13. Blue Lives Matter: Police Protection or Countermovement Marette McDonald 14. Echoing Derrick A. Bell: Black Women's Resistance to White Supremacy in the Age of Trump Marlese Durr 15. Solidarity and Struggle: White Antiracist Activism in the Time of Trump Mary K. Ryan and David L. Brunsma Conclusions. Where Do We Go from Here? Structural and Social Implications of Whitelash J. Scott Carter, David G. Embrick, and Cameron D. Lippard List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[I]mmediately urgent and immensely creative monograph." * Peitho Journal *"In this important monograph, Chávez eloquently interrogates the concept of national belonging as it relates to race, disease, power, and morality in the US. She clearly and articulately expresses her core thesis of the alienizing logic of exclusion and offers a fresh and insightful contribution to existing histories of the early years of the ongoing AIDS crisis by repositioning themes of race and immigration into the central frame of this narrative." * Connections *"[P]rovides a multifaceted narrative analysis of the dual policy frameworks of quarantine and immigration-related bans and detention as the United States coped with the rise of HIV/AIDS in the last quarter of the twentieth century. [Chávez’s]work represents an admirable effort to integrate relevant voices from a variety of strata. Naturally, all historical work in the contemporary era should endeavor to do the same, but the tapestry Chávez weaves through her diverse employment of sources proffers truly unique perspectives in her field." * H-Net Reviews *"This book made me hopeful about what scholarship can be and do. Chávez plays with time, drawing connections between the Reconstruction era, the AIDS epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, but always carefully. Chávez is confident about her political commitments, while not afraid to admit what she and we do not yet know. And perhaps most importantly, she allows oppressed people's freedom dreams to live on." -- Andrea Bolivar * American Ethnologist *

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Book SynopsisTraces the series of events which culminated in the 1802 and 1804 Battles of Sitka, a turning point in the history of the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska and, ultimately, in the history of America.Trade ReviewI highly recommend this book as well as the earlier volumes in the 'Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature' series. It represents thorough, punctilious scholarship that reflects both multicultural and multidisciplinary perspectives. Even readers who do not study Northwest Coast traditions should examine it as a model for ethnohistorical presentation. * Journal of Folklore Research *A quarter-century in the making, it is well worth the wait . . . . Some of the Russian documents appear in translation and print for the first time, as do most of the welcome Tlingit voices, which finally present their point of view to readers. * Alaska History *The monograph is well designed, illustrated and printed by the University of Washington Press. I highly recommend it both for students of Alaska studies and those interested in the Russian-Tlingit relations of the Russian-American period in Alaska. * Juneau Empire *It needs to be stressed that the editors totally succeeded in finding their own way of dealing with this heavily studied topic . . . . they have created an excellent reader that will serve as a resource not only for those who are interested in Tlingit history and Russian America but also for instructors and students who may want to explore Russian imperial, Pacific Northwest, American West, and Native American history. * H-Net *I think that this is the type of work that Franz Boas, the founder of American anthropology, dreamed of seeing one day. Not only is this book a bi-cultural interpretation of two historical events, it is also filled with insights, explanations, and information that the rest of us, as anthropologists and historians, must stand back and admire. * Arctic *A richly detailed book comprised of Tlingit oral narratives, Russian manuscripts and other historic documents that took more than 20 years to complete. * Juneau Empire *The color plates and figures are beautiful and the coverage is comprehensive, making this a model record of motivations, attitudes, and perceptions as well as events. * Book News *Presents documents setting out works of Tlingit oral history in parallel with Russian and other documents referring to the same events, the two 'battles' of Sitka that took place in 1802 and 1804 . . . a most impressive work of scholarship. * Polar Record *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsRussians in Tlingit America: New Perspectives on the Baranov Era, 1792-1818Section I -- The Prelude: First Encounters of Russians and TlingitsSection II -- The First Battle Encounter: Prince William Sound, 1792Section III -- The First Settlement in Tlingit Territory: Yakutat, 1796Section IV -- The Russian Push into Southeast Alaska before 1799Section V -- The Founding of Old Sitka, 1799Section VI - The Battle of 1802 at Old SitkaSection VII - Baranov Returns: The Battle of 1804 at Indian RiverSection VIII - And Life Goes On: 1805-186, 1818Section IX - Bilingual TextsAppendixes Gazetteer Glossary References Index Color Plates Maps and Charts Figures

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Book SynopsisExplores the intersection of Chinese legal practice with writing in many different social contexts.Trade Review"[F]resh ways . . . to apprehend both legal writing and the ways in which such writing resonated with both popular cultural conceptions and the ideologically driven imperatives of the state. . . . Scholars using legal writing in their own research need to read this book." -- Bradly W. Reed * China Review International *"By treating law as literature, several essays bring methods of literary analysis to bear on legal materials and open up new questions for the study of law in China. By demonstrating the importance of narrativity and rhetoric in legal case records, these scholars do not dwell on how just or unjust was the system, but instead move the focus to how different historical actors adopted narrative strategies to pursue what were often divergent interests." * The Historian *"I recommend this book in the strongest of terms. It makes an exceptionally important contribution both to the study of law and to the study of literature and their intimate and inextricable relations in late imperial China." * Chinese Literature *"Writing and Law in Late Imperial China is a very substantial addition to the revived and now flourishing discourse on law, culture and society in late-imperial China. It cleverly extends our knowledge . . . . [and] points the way for future language and law research on imperial China." * China Quarterly *"Will prove valuable and stimulating to the field of Chinese legal studies." * Journal of Asian Studies *"The worth of the topic and its coverage here can hardly be over-stated. We are increasingly appreciating the Chinese interest—- literary as well as personally relevant—- in the law over the millennia. Indeed, Chinese fascination seems to transcend that in the West, because for many Chinese, disputes and their litigation begun during life might continue in the hereafter, not toward a remote Judgment Day, but toward concrete justice in an underworld tribunal." * Journal of Asian History *Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations and Terminology Introduction: Writing and the Law / Robert E. Hegel Part One | Rhetoric and Persuasion 1. Making a Case: Characterizing the Filial Son / Maram Epstein 2. Explaining the Shrew: Narratives of Spousal Violence and the Critique of Masculinity in Eighteenth-Century Criminal Cases / Janet Theiss 3. Between Oral and Written Cultures: Buddhist Monks in Qing Legal Plaints / Yasuhiko Karasawa 4. The Art of Persuasian in Literature and Law / Robert E. Hegel Part Two | Legal Discourse and the Power of the State 5. Filial Felons: Leniency and Legal Reasoning in Qing China / Thomas Buoye 6. The Discourse on Insolvency and Negligence in Eighteenth-Century China / Pengsheng Chiu 7. Poverty Tales and Statutory Politics in Mid-Qing Fraud Cases / Mark McNicholas 8. Indictment Rituals and the Judicial Continuum in Late Imperial China / Paul R. Katz Part Three | Literature and Legal Procedure 9. Reading Court Cases from the Song and the Ming: Fact and Fiction, Law and Literature / James St. Andre 10. Beyond Bao: Moral Ambiguity and the Law in Late Imperial Chinese Narrative Literature / Daniel M. Youd 11. Genre and Justice in Late Qing China: Wu Woyao's Strange Case of Nine Murders and Its Antecedents / Katherine Carlitz Part Four | Retrospective 12. Interpretive Communities: Legal Meaning in Qing Law / Jonathan Ocko Glossary Bibliography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisIincludes over 9,000 entries, a grammatical sketch, and numerous indexes, along with a wealth of cultural informationTrade Review". . . this dictionary represents a seminal contribution to pedagogy and to future scholarly studies of the language. The compiler's achievement embodies the best results of linguistic documentation in the modern context of language revitalization. Highly recommended." * Choice *"Timothy Montler’s Klallam Dictionary is much more than a listing of words in Klallam and English. It is a beautiful, solid volume of information that has potential to be useful to a wide range of people…. from historians and language learners and teachers to linguists." -- Suzanne Urbanczyk * BC Studies *"Klallam people from all over the Peninsula and beyond turned out for a recent signing ceremony for the dictionary in Port Angeles. Some cradled the book like a baby. Many already had decided where such an important book would be kept in their home. . ." * Lynda Mapes *"The new Klallam Dictionary— celebrated at the gathering of Klallam people from Elwha, Jamestown, and Port Gamble— holds the future of the language. And it holds a lot of history." -- Richard Walker * North Kitsap Herald *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Contributing Native-Speaking Elders A Brief Introduction to the Klallam Language The Klallam Sounds The Klallam Word The Klallam Sentence About the Dictionary Organization of Entries Example Entry List of Abbreviations References Klallam-English Dictionary English-Klallam Index Klallam Affix Index Prefixes Suffixes Lexical Suffixes Klallam Root Index

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Book SynopsisClarifies the significance and function of reliquaries from excavations of Gandharan monastery sites around modern Peshawar

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Mori’s superbly structured short stories are . . . tender, evocative episodes of growing up as a Japanese American prior to World War II." * San Francisco Chronicle *"Mori is unafraid to let the humanity of his characters and himself shine through bravely." * Oakland Tribune *"A unique record of Japanese American life in Northern California in the decades just before World War II." * Exploration in Sights and Sounds *"Originally published in 1949, these twenty-two stories present subtle glimpses into the lives of Japanese-Americans in their neighborhood in Oakland, California, aka 'Yokohama.' Mori has a delicate touch, and the stories have more than a passing resemblance to Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio (1919)." * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction to the 2015 Edition by Xiaojing Zhou Standing on Seventh Street: An Introduction to the 1985 Edition by Lawson Fusao Inada Introduction to the Original Edition by William Saroyan Tomorrow Is Coming, Children The Woman Who Makes Swell Doughnuts The Seventh Street Philosopher My Mother Stands on Her Head Toshio Mori The End of the Line Say It with Flowers Akira Yano Lil’ Yokohama The Finance over at Doi’s Three Japanese Mothers The All-American Girl The Chessmen Nodas in America The Eggs of the World He Who Has the Laughing Face Slant-Eyed Americans The Trees The Six Rows of Pompons Business at Eleven The Brothers

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Book SynopsisStories Old and New is the first complete translation of Feng Menglong's Gujin xiaoshuo (also known as Yushi mingyan, Illustrious Words to Instruct the World), a collection of 40 short stories first published in 1620 in China. This is considered the best of Feng's three such collections and was a pivotal work in the development of vernacular fiction. The stories are valuable as examples of early fiction and for their detailed depiction of daily life among a broad range of social classes. The stories are populated by scholars and courtesans, spirits and ghosts, Buddhist monks and nuns, pirates and emperors, and officials both virtuous and corrupt. The streets and abodes of late-Ming China come alive in Shuhui Yang and Yunqin Yang's smooth and colorful translation of these entertaining tales. Stories Old and New has long been popular in China and has been published there in numerous editions. Although some of the stories have appeared in English translations in journals and anthologiesTrade Review"As a truly complete collection of vernacular stories, [this volume] clearly sets a new standard for the English-speaking world." * Review of Bibliography in Sinology *"An important addition to any collection supporting Asian literature in translation or Chinese history." * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Translators’ Note Chronology of Chinese Dynasties Title Page from the 1620 Edition Preface to the 1620 Edition 1) Jiang Zingge Reencounters His Pearl Shirt 2) Censor Chen Ingeniously Solves the Case of the Gold Hairpins and Brooches 3) Han the Fifth Sells Her Charms in New Bridge Town 4) Ruan San Redeems His Debt in Leisurely Clouds Nunnery 5) Penniless Ma Zhou Meets His Opportunity through a Woman Selling Pancakes 6) Lord Ge Gives Away Pearl Maiden 7) Yang Jiao’ai Lays Down His Life for the Sake of Friendship 8) Wu Bao’an Abandons His Family to Ransom His Friend 9) Duke Pei of Jin Returns a Concubine to Her Rightful Husband 10) Magistrate Teng Settles the Case of Inheritance with Ghostly Cleverness 11) Zhao Bosheng Meets with Emperor Renzong in a Teahouse 12) Zhang Daoling Tests Zhao Sheng Seven Times 14) Chen Xiyi Rejects Four Appointments from the Imperial court 15) The Dragon-and-Tiger Reunion of Shi Hongzhao the Minister and his Friend the King 16) The Chicken-and-Millet Dinner for Fan Juqing, Friend in Life and Death 17) Shan Fulang’s Happy Marriage in Quanzhou 18) Yang Balao’s Extraordinary Family Reunion in the Land of Yue 19) Yang Qianzhi Meets a Monk Knight-Errant on a Journey by Boat 20) Chen Congshan Loses His Wife on Mei Ridge 21) Qian Poliu Begins His Career in Lin’an 22) Zheng Huchen Seeks Revenge in Mumian Temple 23) Zhang Shunmei Finds a Fair Lady during the Lantern Festival 24) Yang Siwen Meets an Old Acquaintance in Yanshan 25) Yan Pingzhong Kills Three Men with Two Peaches 26) Shen Ziu Causes Seven Deaths with One Bird 27) Jin Yunu Beats the Heartless Man 28) Li Xiuqing Marries the Virgin Huang with Honor 29) Monk Moon Bright Redeems Willow Green 30) Abbot Mingwu Redeems Abbot Wujie 31) Sima Mao Disrupts Order in the Underworld and Sits in Judgement 32) Humu Di Intones Poems and Visits the Netherworld 33) Old Man Zhang Grows Melons and Marries Wennu 34) Mr. Li Saves a Snake and Wins Chenxin 35) The Monk with a Note Cleverly Tricks Huangfu’s Wife 36) Song the Fourth Greatly Torments Tightwad Zhang 37) Emperor Wudi of the Liang Dynasty Goes to the Land of Extreme Bliss through Ceaseless Cultivation 38) Ren the Filial Son with a Fiery Disposition Becomes a God 39) Wang Xinzhi Dies to Save the Entire Family 40) Shen Xiaoxia Encounters the Expedition Memorials Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisDrawing from personal experiences and theoretical perspectives in such varied fields as sociology, political science, literature, and media studies, nineteen scholars assess recent shifts in Scandinavian societies and how they intertwine with broader transformations in Europe and beyond.Table of Contents Acknowledgements / Eric Einhorn, Sherrill Harbison & Markus Huss1. Introduction / Eric Einhorn, Sherrill Harbison & Markus HussThe Politics of Immigration 2. Immigration to Scandinavian Welfare States in the Time of Pluralism / Grete Brochmann 3. Folkhemmet: “The People’s Home” as an Expression of Retrotopian Longing for Sweden Before the Arrival of Mass Migration / Andreas Önnerfors 4. Racing Home: Swedish Reception of Black/White Identity Politics in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election / Benjamin R. Teitelbaum 5. Racist Resurgences: How Neo-Liberal and Anti-Racist Lefts Make Space for the Far Right in Sweden and the United States / Carly Elizabeth Schall On the Ground 6. Coming to Terms with Belonging: Unemployed Migrants and Sociocultural Incorporation in Norway / Kelly Mckowen 7. Crisis and Pattern During the 2015-6 “Refugee Crisis” in Sweden / Admir Skodo 8. Contesting National Identity as a Racial Signifier: Mixed-race Identity in Norway and Sweden / Sayaka Osanami TÖrngren and Tony Sandset 9. Managing Multicultural Tenants: Rental Agreements and Feminist Qualms in AuÐur JÓnsdÓttir’s Deposit and Vigdis Hjorth’s A House in Norway / Elisabeth Oxfeldt 10. Swedish Identity and the Literary Imaginary / Peter Leonard 11. The Issue of Land Rights in Contemporary SÁmi Literature, Art and Music / Anne Heith 12. Afro-Swedish Renaissance / Ryan Thomas SkinnerInheritance 13. Within our Borders: SÁmi Mobilization, the Scandinavian Response, and World War II / Ellen Ahlness 14. Denmark in Miniature: The Interplay of Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Exoticismin Copenhagen’s Tivoli / Julie K. Allen 15. “Musicians Find ‘Utopia’ In Denmark”: African American Jazz Expatriates / Ethelene Whitmire 16. Finnish War Children in Sweden after World War II and Refugee Children of Today / Barbara Mattsson17. Afterword / Sherrill Harbison

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Book SynopsisThe first book to feature Jacob Lawrence’s Nigeria series, this richly illustrated volume also highlights Africa’s place as a global center of modernist art and cultureTrade ReviewShortlisted for The Alice award, sponsored by the Furthermore Foundation

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Book SynopsisThe third and final volume in the first comprehensive history of Black social Christianity, by the greatest theological ethicist of the twenty-first century (Michael Eric Dyson)Trade Review“This book is nothing short of stellar, fulfilling its promise to provide an expansive history of this tradition from the assassination of MLK to the present.”—Rubén Rosario Rodriguez, Saint Louis University“Gary Dorrien is our foremost, most important, and most effective chronicler and interpreter of liberal and liberationist theology. He brings to his task his enormous great erudition, his appetite for data, his sharp critical discernment, and his great moral passion. With this book he completes his trilogy on recent Black theology. More than that, however, this book is a state-of-the-art critical assessment of recent Black theology that gives us close-up contact with the players (famous and less famous) who have shaped the enterprise. This book will be important reading for those who want to know how we got here, and what remains to be done in the work of faithful justice. Dorrien has laid down a marker to which careful attention must be paid.”—Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary“What Gary Dorrien has accomplished in this book of otherworldly learning, insight, and ambition is simply unheard of. Combining deep historical research and knowledge with outstanding analytical clarity and a journalistic voice, this book is simply mesmerizing.”—Jonathan Tran, author of Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study of the public art collective Smokehouse Associates, whose abstract works transformed New York's Harlem community in the late 1960sTrade Review“Wonderfully catches the [Smokehouse] energy, in interviews with the original artists and through . . . photographs of empty lots being cleaned, walls being prepped, kids playing and pitching in, and artists doing their totally wow-inspiring thing.”—Holland Cotter, New York Times, “Best Art Books of 2022”

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestseller that reminded us what it means to be an American is more timely than ever in this updated and enlarged edition, including "Schlesinger's Syllabus," an annotated reading list of core books on the American experience.

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Book SynopsisImagine that a terrorist tried to kill you. If you could face him again, on your terms, what would you do?Trade Review"In telling the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, an immigrant who pleaded for clemency for the white racist who tried to kill him, Anand Giridharadas presents an absorbing, haunting picture of what has happened to large tranches of the US." -- The Irish Times"Remarkable... A richly detailed, affecting account... Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate." -- The New York Times Book Review"Moving and indelible... manifestly inspirational..." -- Salon

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Book SynopsisBeyond Martin Luther King’s dream of civil and voting rights lay a revolutionary vision of economic justice.Trade Review"Of the present crop, Michael K Honey's To the Promised Land is the most cogent biography, focusing on King's fight for economic justice." -- Prospect

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Book SynopsisZora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, two giants of the Harlem Renaissance, were best friends—until they weren’t.Trade Review"The greatest feat... lies in Taylor’s loving yet evenhanded portraits. One of the most compelling and consequential relationships in black literary history." -- Zinzi Clemmons - The New York Times Book Review"Writing in a vivid anecdotal style, Taylor’s book carries readers along on the giddy, and ultimately, very bumpy ride." -- Maureen Corrigan - NPR"Compelling, concise and scrupulously researched [A] wonderful book." -- Clifford Thompson - The Wall Street Journal"Cullors says that, after this interview, she will turn off her phone and continue reading Zora and Langston to decompress. Yuval Taylor’s biography charts the friendship and falling out of novelist Zora Neale Hurston and poet Langston Hughes. Their works helped define the Harlem Renaissance, a flowering of African-American artistic and intellectual expression in the 1920s. Two chapters in, her review is "inspiring, amazing and juicy"." -- Patrisse Cullors, Co-founder of Black Lives Matter - Financial Times

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Book SynopsisSisters separated by war forge new identities as they are forced to choose between family, nation and their own independenceTrade Review"With sensitivity and sincerity, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden takes readers through the most complicated, difficult, sorrowful, and indecipherable years in China’s modern history. Zhuqing Li’s beautifully narrated family stories are tightly entangled with the wider historical context, unfolding on a magnificent scale, and evoke unique feelings of pain and helplessness that belong to that era." -- Ai Wei Wei, author of 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows"Li Zhuqing has captured the agonizing struggle of late-20th-century Chinese history within the microcosm of her own extraordinary family, split by chance in the tumultuous summer of 1949. This is a tale of accidental exile, capitalism and communism, medicine and mercantilism, lifelong nostalgia and wilful forgetting, and the breathtaking resilience of two sisters, Li's indomitable aunts. How lucky we are that their niece has the skill and devotion to tell their story so well." -- Janice Nimura, author of The Doctors Blackwell"A heartrending story, beautifully told, about the struggles and triumphs of two sisters separated by the Taiwan Strait, but united in their determination to pursue meaningful lives amid political upheaval. I couldn’t stop reading it." -- Amy Stanley, author of Stranger in the Shogun's City"In gorgeous prose, Zhuqing Li tells a story that is at once distinctive and familiar, of Chinese families of a certain generation that lived through wars, revolutions, separations, and reunions. I couldn’t put it down. A lovely book." -- Mae Ngai, author of The Chinese Question"At last, a profoundly human story that illuminates the staggering personal consequences of China and Taiwan’s historic split—from both sides. Rare is the author who can portray war and its aftermath so evenhandedly. This powerful page-turner of a family torn apart—and surviving—is as unforgettable as it is important." -- Nicole Mones, author of The Last Chinese Chef"Beginning in war-torn China, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden tells a compelling story about diaspora, root-seeking, and the triumph of familial love and human perseverance." -- David Wang, author of The Lyrical in Epic Tim

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Book Synopsis* This book helps professional counsellors to identify and develop the specific competencies necessary to work effectively with an increasingly diverse population, covering important topics such as immigration, size, social class, language, disability, and sexual orientation.Table of ContentsForeword (Derald Wing Sue). Acknowledgments. Chapter 1 An Overview of Multicultural Counseling Competencies (Lynett L. Henderson Metzger, Lavita I. Nadkarni, and Jennifer A. Erickson Cornish). Chapter 2 The Competent Treatment of the Diverse Older Adults (Carmen Inoa Vazquez). Chapter 3 Disability: Multiple and Intersecting Identities-Developing Multicultural Competencies (Barbara J. Palombi). Chapter 4 Broaching Ethnicity Competently in Therapy (Delida Sanchez, Alicia del Prado, and Claytie Davis III). Chapter 5 Clinical Competencies in Working with Immigrant Communities (Arpana G. Inman and Pratyusha Tummala-Narra). Chapter 6 Competency with Linguistically Diverse Populations (Henrietta Pazos and Lavita I. Nadkarni). Chapter 7 Psychotherapy with Men: Building Practice Competencies (Mark Stevens and Matt Englar-Carlson). Chapter 8 Developing Multicultural Competency in Clinical Work with People of Mixed Ancestry (Aisha Dixon-Peters). Chapter 9 Becoming a Racially Competent Therapist (Delida Sanchez and Claytie Davis III). Chapter 10 Competencies for Working with Sexual Orientation and Multiple Cultural Identities (Barry A. Schreier and Kim Dudley Lassiter). Chapter 11 Sizeism: An Unrecognized Prejudice (Roki Abakoui and Rosemary E. Simmons). Chapter 12 Developing Competency in Social Class and Classism in Counseling and Psychotherapy (William Ming Liu, Julie Corkery, and Jenni Thome). Chapter 13 Developing Competency in Spiritual and Religious Aspects of Counseling (Julie Savage and Sarah Armstrong). Chapter 14 Counseling Competency with Transgender and Intersex Persons (Annelise A. Singh, Cynthia J. Boyd, and Joy S. Whitman). Chapter 15 Developing Competency with White Identity and Privilege (Jeana L. Dressel, Shelly Kerr, and Harold B. Steven). Chapter 16 Counseling Competencies with Women: Understanding Gender in the Context of Multiple Dimensions of Identity (Rebekah Smart). Contributors' Photographs and Brief Biographies. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisBrings together renowned curators and theorists who draw from methodologies of art criticism, social practice, new media theory, and critical studies to offer an in-depth analysis of key installations in Stephanie Dinkins’s survey exhibition. The book also includes an important essay by Stephanie Dinkins on her concept of Afro-now-ism.Table of Contents Foreword On Love & Data by Salome Asega Artistic Framework Afro-now-ism by Stephanie Dinkins Essays Radical Love & Data Justice — The Empowering Art of Stephanie Dinkins Srimoyee Mitra The Data that Gives Christiane Paul Secret Garden Shari Frilot Who Are Your People?”: Stephanie Dinkins’ Afro-Now-ism as Algorithmic Abundance by Lisa Nakamura Works in the Exhibition Artist’s Biography Contributors’ Biographies About Stamps Gallery Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisIn 1971, Canada became the first country to adopt an official policy of multiculturalism. Performing the Intercultural City explores how Toronto - a representative global city in this multicultural country - stages diversity through its many intercultural theatre companies and troupes.Trade ReviewReaches beyond the particular context of Toronto to engage the issues of cosmopolitan cultural formations in the 21st century. Artists will be engaged by the case studies that explore unique dramaturgies and aesthetics, and academics by this in-depth study in the performativity of culture and identity formation. The book extends a model for studying intercultural dynamics in new ways."" - Ann Elizabeth Armstrong, Miami University of Ohio""Challenges us to develop a holistic methodology that honors the full complexity of the intercultural. [The book’s] deft integration of contemporary critical approaches with indigenous ontologies and participatory ethnography is a magnificent achievement, one that will impact our field deeply."" - Leo Cabranes-Grant, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Book SynopsisExamines the role of informal institutions in sociopolitical life. Zeki Sarigil examines several empirical cases of informal institution as derived from various issue areas in the Turkish sociopolitical context (ie, civil law, conflict resolution, minority rights, and local governance) and from multiple levels (ie, national and local).Trade Review“From a leading political scientist on Turkey, this book makes a welcome intervention into studies of how informal rules and understandings shape political behavior outside of formal governance institutions. Zeki Sarigil's analysis is theoretically innovative and empirically rich, unpacking the power of the ‘unwritten’ in sociopolitical life with important insights for Turkey scholars and beyond.”—Lisel Hintz, Johns Hopkins University“This book proposes new categories of informal institutions, based on integrating the dimension of legitimacy of formal institutions, and therefore expanding previous existing categories. This is original, stimulating, groundbreaking work.” —Elise Massicard, Sciences Po “Sarigil successfully builds upon the existing theories of informal institutions, incorporating the important dynamic of social and cultural legitimacy, and weaving this formulation together with vivid and informative examples from the Turkish case. In so doing, he also contributes richly to our understanding of minority communities in Turkey.” —Michael Wuthrich, University of KansasTable of Contents LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES APPENDICES PREFACE The Importance of Informal Institutions and Norms The Contributions of this Book ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Chapter 1: Introduction Definition of Key Terms Methodological Approach A Summary of the Arguments Organization of the Book CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK The Existing Typological Accounts The Limitations of Two-dimensional Typologies An Alternative Typology of Informal Institutions The Rise of Informal Institutions Informal Institutional Change Conclusion Chapter 3: A Symbiotic Informal Institution: Religious Marriage (Dini Nikah) in Turkey Data Sources Informal Religious Marriage in Turkey The Popularity and Rationale of Religious Marriage The Symbiosis Other Possible Motivations for Religious Marriage Multivariate Analyses Hypotheses Variables and Measurement Results ‘Religionizing’ Formal Civil Marriage Conclusions and Implications CHAPTER 4: A SUPERSEDING INFORMAL INSTITUTION: CEM COURTS The Alevi Community in Turkey Cem Courts Why Non-State, Informal Courts? Still an Option? From Oblivion to Revival Conclusions and Implications CHAPTER 5: A LAYERED INFORMAL INSTITUTION: RELIGIOUS MINORITY HOLIDAYS IN TURKEY Religious Minorities in Turkey Non-Muslim Religious Minorities State Attitude towards Non-Muslim Minorities Official Regulation of Religious Holidays in Turkey Religious Minority Holidays in Turkey Non-Muslim Minority Holidays (Christmas and Easter) Muslim Minority Holidays (Day of Ashura and Gadir Hum) State Attitude towards Religious Minority Holidays: De Facto Recognition and Accommodation Conclusions and Implications CHAPTER 6: A SUBVERSIVE INFORMAL INSTITUTION: ‘MULTILINGUAL MUNICIPALISM’ OF THE KURDISH MOVEMENT The Turkish State’s Attitudes and Policies towards Minority Languages The Kurdish Ethnopolitical Movement in Turkey Multilingual Municipalism (Çok Dilli Belediyecilik) State Response to Multilingual Local Governance Conclusions and Implications CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Implications Future Research BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Book SynopsisAfter September of 1921, membership declined and morale in the UNIA began to weaken. The final failure of the Black Star Line resulted when negotiations with the United States Chipping Board for the purchase of the long proposed African ship collapsed in March 1922. Deals with the period of crisis in the UNIA's political and economic fortunes.

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Book SynopsisExplores the mutually formative interactions between the Arab and Jewish working classes, labor movements, and worker-oriented political parties in Palestine just before and during the period of British colonial rule. This book avoids treating the Arab and Jewish communities as if they developed independently of each other.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Pathbreaking civic history. . . . A historical journey through the beginning, middle, and present of one of Los Angeles’s most prominent neighborhoods. Sánchez counters the fear that shrouds its image and allows us to understand why this neighborhood is the way it is — powerful and pure of heart." * Los Angeles Review of Books *“In the annals of Chicanx history, only a few historians stand heads and shoulders above the rest. One of those is George J. Sánchez whose recent publication . . . leaves off where his award-winning Becoming Mexican American made its mark roughly three decades ago.” * Latino Book Review *"A remarkable book." * Housing Studies *"The author has written this valuable history in clear and concise language. Scholars as well as civic activists and government officials concerned with social and racial justice and with urban planning will find the book useful and enlightening. It would also work well in graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses concerned with those areas. The interested layperson will find it straightforward and comprehensible​." * Journal of Urban Affairs *"Coherent, sweeping, dazzling." * Pacific Historical Review *Table of ContentsList of Maps and Illustrations Preface Chapter One • Introduction: A Multiracial Map for America Chapter Two • Making Los Angeles Chapter Three • From Global Movements to Urban Apartheid Chapter Four • Disposable People, Expendable Neighborhoods Chapter Five • Witnesses to Internment Chapter Six • The Exodus from the Eastside Chapter Seven • Edward R. Roybal and the Politics of Multiracialism Chapter Eight • Black and Brown Power in the Barrio Chapter Nine • Creating Sanctuary Chapter Ten • Remembering Boyle Heights Time Line Mayor and City Council Lists Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jung understands that learning about empire involves more than reading about oppressive actions and policies. He invites readers to find examples where people from different backgrounds, interests and worldviews came together to actively oppose empire." * Smithsonian Magazine *"Menace to Empire is a comprehensive study of violence against Asians, the struggle to find their place in the United States and undergoing the adverse effects of the tight security US officials implemented as they grew increasingly suspicious of the influence and intentions of Asians in America." * European Journal of American Culture *"This book deserves to be widely taught, carefully read, and deeply engaged." * Southern California Quarterly *"This sprawling narrative tracks a massive cast of Asian revolutionaries, unionists, anti-imperialists, and leftists as their campaigns drove them to seek inspiration and allies in the United States, London, Japan, Brussels, Hong Kong, and Moscow, with hosts of military and intelligence agents working to suppress them following in hot pursuit. . . . In capturing Asian activists’ extensive travels, complex networks, and shifting coalitions, Menace to Empire recovers the significance of their pursuit of alternative futures." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *"Jung has written a well-researched and very readable book that will benefit students and would appeal to a wider readership." * International Affairs *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue: Worlds Empire Made Introduction: Reckoning with History and Empire 1. Suppressing Anarchy and Sedition 2. Conflating Race and Revolution 3. Fighting John Bull and Uncle Sam 4. Radicalizing Hawai'i 5. Red and Yellow Make Orange 6. Collaboration and Revolution Conclusion: America Is Not in the Heart Notes Index

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Book SynopsisFocuses on the range of relationships and interactions between Latinas/os and African Americans in one of the most diverse cities in the United States. This book delivers supporting evidence that Los Angeles is a key place to study racial politics while also providing the basis for broader discussions of multi ethnic America.Trade Review"The essays all merit individual reviews, which is not possible, but it is just as well because they should be read as one. Highly recommended." CHOICE "Exceeds [its] categories and adds to an emerging corpus of comparative knowledge ... the book shows what interdisciplinary scholarship can do for America's understanding of itself, especially when it comes to culturally promiscuous, ethnically heterogeneous megapolises like LA." -- Ryan Boyd The Los Angeles ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Introduction Josh Kun and Laura Pulido PART ONE. THE ECONOMICS OF PEOPLE AND PLACES 1. Keeping It Real: Demographic Change, Economic Conflict, and Interethnic Organizing for Social Justice in Los Angeles Manuel Pastor 2. Banking on the Community: Mexican Immigrants' Experiences in a Historically African American Bank in South Central Los Angeles, 1970--2007 Abigail Rosas 3. Black Views toward Proposed Undocumented Immigration Policies: The Role of Stereotypes and Economic Competition Lorrie Frasure-Yokley and Stacey Greene PART TWO. URBAN HISTORIES 4. The Changing Valence of White Racial Innocence: Black-Brown Unity in the 1970s Los Angeles School Desegregation Struggles Daniel Martinez HoSang 5. Fighting the Segregation Amendment: Black and Mexican American Responses to Proposition 14 in Los Angeles Max Felker-Kantor 6. The Politics of Low and Slow/Bajito y Suavecito: Black and Chicano Lowriders in Los Angeles, from the 1960s through the 1970s Denise M. Sandoval PART THREE. COMMUNITY LIFE AND POLITICS 7. Rainbow Coalition in the Golden State? Exposing Myths, Uncovering New Realities in Latino Attitudes toward Blacks Matt A. Barreto, Benjamin F. Gonzalez, and Gabriel R. Sanchez 8. Race and the L.A. Human: Race Relations and Violence in Globalized Los Angeles Ofelia Ortiz Cuevas PART FOUR. REPORTING BLACK AND BROWN L.A.: A JOURNALIST'S VIEW 9. More Than Just the Latinos-Next-Door; Piercing Black Silence on Immigration; and Plugging Immigration's Drain on Black Employment Erin Aubry Kaplan 10. Race, Real Estate, and the Mexican Mafia: A Report from the Black and Latino Killing Fields Sam Quinones PART FIVE. CITY CULTURES 11. Landscapes of Black and Brown Los Angeles: A Photo Essay Wendy Cheng 12. Spatial Entitlement: Race, Displacement, and Sonic Reclamation in Postwar Los Angeles Gaye Theresa Johnson 13. On Fallen Nature and the Two Cities Nery Gabriel Lemus 14. "Just Win, Baby!" The Raider Nation and Second Chances for Black and Brown L.A. Priscilla Leiva 15. What Is an MC If He Can't Rap to Banda? Making Music in Nuevo L.A. Josh Kun List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisExamines Mexican immigration - from 1924 when immigration acts drastically reduced immigration to the US to 1965 when many quotas were abolished - to understand how broad themes of race and citizenship are constructed.Trade Review"Highly recommended." CHOICE "Natalia Molina's examination of racial construction of Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans is notable and thorough ... Terms are well defined, arguments are soundly presented, and commonly known historical events are explained." -- Patrick Lukens American Historical Review "Molina has written a formidable and accessible monograph that unravels the process of race-making to show that the question of belonging requires a relational approach... Invaluable." -- Chantel Rodriguez Western Historical QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction Part I. Immigration Regimes I: Mapping Race and Citizenship Chapter One: Placing Mexican Immigration within the Larger Landscape of Race Relations in the U.S. Chapter Two: "What is a White Man?": The Quest to Make Mexicans Ineligible for U.S. Citizenship Chapter Three: Birthright Citizenship Beyond Black and White Part II. Immigration Regimes II: Making Mexicans Deportable Chapter Four: Mexicans Suspended in a State of Deportability: Medical Racialization and Immigration Policy in the 1940s Chapter Five: Deportations in the Urban Landscape Epilogue: Making Race in the Twenty-First Century Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisGuthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., is an award-winning musicologist, music historian, composer, and pianist whose prescient theoretical and critical interventions have bridged Black cultural studies and musicology. Representing twenty-five years of commentary and scholarship, these essays document Ramsey's search to understand America's Black musical past and present and to find his own voice as an African American writer in the field of musicology. This far-reaching collection embraces historiography, ethnography, cultural criticism, musical analysis, and autobiography, traversing the landscape of Black musical expression from sacred music to art music, and jazz to hip-hop. Taken together, these essays and the provocative introduction that precedes them are testament to the legacy work that has come to define a field, as well as a rousing call to readers to continue to ask the hard questions and write the hard truths. Trade Review"The book stands as a testament to [Guthrie's] commitment. His 14 essays capture a range of perspectives and musical styles as he traces the history of Black music from the Civil War through to the work of one of the brightest stars currently on the scene, Robert Glasper. Ramsey brings a depth and an essential understanding to the discussion of American popular music." * Christian Science Monitor *Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Tammy L. Kernodle Acknowledgments Introduction: Who Hears Here Now? 1. Cosmopolitan or Provincial? Ideology in Early Black Music Historiography, 1867–1940 2. Who Hears Here? Black Music, Critical Bias, and the Musicological Skin Trade 3. The Pot Liquor Principle: Developing a Black Music Criticism in American Music Studies 4. Secrets, Lies, and Transcriptions: New Revisions on Race, Black Music, and Culture 5. Muzing New Hoods, Making New Identities: Film, Hip-Hop Culture, and Jazz Music 6. Afro-Modernism and Music: On Science, Community, and Magic in the Black Avant-Garde 7. Bebop, Jazz Manhood, and “Piano Shame” 8. Blues and the Ethnographic Truth 9. Time Is Illmatic: A Song for My Father, A Letter to My Son 10. A New Kind of Blue: The Power of Suggestion and the Pleasure of Groove in Robert Glasper’s Black Radio 11. Free Jazz and the Price of Black Musical Abstraction 12. Jack Whitten’s Musical Eye 13. Out of Place and Out of Line: Jason Moran’s Eclecticism as Critical Inquiry 14. African American Music Onward: An Afterword by Shana L. Redmond Notes Index

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Book SynopsisInStick Together and Come Back Home, Patrick Lopez-Aguado examines how what happens inside a prison affects what happens outside of it. Following the experiences of seventy youth and adults as they navigate juvenile justice and penal facilities before finally going back home, he outlines how institutional authorities structure a carceral social order that racially and geographically divides criminalized populations into gang-associated affiliations.These affiliations come to shape one's exposure to both violence and criminal labeling, and as they spill over the institutional walls they establish how these unfold in high-incarceration neighborhoods as well, revealing the insidious set of consequences that mass incarceration holds for poor communities of color.Trade Review“An in-depth, detailed example of the ways in which the criminal justice system replicates the racist inclinations of the larger society.” * CHOICE *"Stick Together and Come Back Home is a compassionate look at criminalized youth and adults. . . . This book is likely to be of interest to students and scholars of juvenile justice, incarceration, race, and gangs. It should also be of interest to policymakers and practitioners . . . who may be individually well-intentioned but embedded in larger and destructive systems." * Social Forces *"Stick Together and Come Back Home is a valuable contribution to the field for its examination of the interplay between state and street violence on both cultural and structural levels. ... In shifting the focus from gang conflict itself to a deconstruction of how institutions systematically organize youth around gang conflict, Lopez-Aguado illuminates how law enforcement simultaneously structures and deploys intergroup violence as evidence of the need for criminal justice targeting." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The Carceral Social Order PART I. INSIDE THE FACILITY 1. Constructing and Institutionalizing the Carceral Social Order 2. Carceral Affiliation and Identity Construction 3. Negotiating and Resisting the Carceral Social Order PART II. COMING BACK HOME 4. “The Home Team” at the Intersection of Prison and Neighborhood 5. Carceral Violence Inside and On the Outs 6. The Carceral Social Order and the Structuring of Neighborhood Criminalization Conclusion: “How You Just Gonna Make Up Your Mind About Where We’re Gonna Be, When Our Minds Should Be Going Higher?” Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBeyond the gilded gates of Google, little has been written about the suburban communities of Silicon Valley. This book looks at the everyday life and politics inside Silicon Valley against a backdrop of various dramatic demographic shifts. It follows one community over several decades as it transforms from a sleepy rural town to a global gateway.Trade Review"A timely primer for scholars and students as well as practitioners concerned with race and metropolitan development. Summing Up: Highly recommended." * CHOICE *“Well-researched and well-written.” * Journal of Urban Affairs *“Lung-Amam’s ethnographic methods and urban planning lens offer a unique perspective on racialization and change.” * American Journal of Sociology *"Trespassers is an important contribution to scholars interested in how histories of suburban spatial distinction and social hierarchies operate into the present, as well as new forms of political and civic engagement by minority communities. Refreshingly, non-specialists, community activists, and policy makers also will find Lung-Amam’s prose accessible and informative." * City & Society *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Landscapes of Difference 1 • The New Gold Mountain 2 • A Quality Education for Whom? 3 • Mainstreaming the Asian Mall 4 • That “Monster House” Is My Home 5 • Charting New Suburban Storylines Afterword: Keeping the Dream Alive in Troubled Times Appendix: Methods for Revealing Hidden Suburban Narratives Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCriminal justice practices such as policing and imprisonment are integral to the creation of racialized experiences in U.S. society. Race as an important category of difference, however, did not arise here with the criminal justice system but rather with the advent of European colonial conquest and the birth of the U.S. racial state. Race and Crime examines how race became a defining feature of the system and why mass incarceration emerged as a new racial management strategy. This book reviews the history of race and criminology and explores the impact of racist colonial legacies on the organization of criminal justice institutions. Using a macrostructural perspective, students will learn to contextualize issues of race, crime, and criminal justice. Topics include:How coloniality explains the practices that reproduce racial hierarchiesThe birth of social science and social programs from the legacies of racial scienceThe defining role of geography and geographical conquest in the continuation of mass incarcerationThe emergence of the logics of crime control, the War on Drugs, the redefinition of federal law enforcement, and the reallocation of state resources toward prison building, policing, and incarcerationHow policing, courts, and punishment perpetuate the colonial order through their institutional structures and policiesRace and Crime will help students understand how everyday practices of punishment and surveillance are employed in and through the police, courts, and community to create and shape the geographies of injustice in the United States today. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface 1 Race, Crime, and Justice: Definitions and Context 2 Race, Colonialism, and the Emergence of Racial Democracy 3 The History of Racial Science: Social Science and the Birth of Criminology 4 Social Problems and the U.S. Racial State 5 Housing Inequality and the Geography of Residential Racial Segregation 6 The Problem of Urban America: Race and the Emergence of Mass Incarceration 7 Policing the City

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Book SynopsisLegal Passing offers a nuanced look at how the lives of undocumented Mexicans in the US are constantly shaped by federal, state, and local immigration laws. Angela S. García compares restrictive and accommodating immigration measures in various cities and states to show that place-based inclusion and exclusion unfold in seemingly contradictory ways. Instead of fleeing restrictive localities, undocumented Mexicans react by presenting themselves as legal, masking the stigma of illegality to avoid local police and federal immigration enforcement. Restrictive laws coerce assimilation, because as legal passing becomes habitual and embodied, immigrants distance themselves from their ethnic and cultural identities. In accommodating destinations, undocumented Mexicans experience a localized sense of stability and membership that is simultaneously undercut by the threat of federal immigration enforcement and complex street-level tensions with local police. Combining social theory on immigration and race as well as place and law,Legal Passinguncovers the everyday failures and long-term human consequences of contemporary immigration laws in the US.Trade Review"Legal Passing helps make sense of not only a fragmented U.S. immigration system but also this system’s diverse effects on the undocumented immigrants subject to its varied laws and policies. Through rigorous data collection, a sharp sociological imagination, and lucid prose, Angela S. García breaks new ground by revealing the insidious ways immigration measures simultaneously integrate and marginalize millions of undocumented immigrants and their U.S.-citizen family members from the country they call home." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"...a real achievement and an outstanding contribution to law and society scholarship. As a study of legal consciousness, the book reveals how migrants perform legality through quotidian and embodied practices. It elucidates the uneven costs that “illegality” imposes across different geographies, demonstrating how space and place shape the effects of immigration laws, and how immigration laws also shape space and place. Eminently readable, Legal Passing will engage undergraduate and graduate students, as well as an inter-disciplinary community of socio-legal scholars." * Law & Society *"[Legal Passing] maintains an explicit and thoughtful focus throughout on the complex, messy, and often unanticipated consequences of law." * Social Forces *"Angela García’s excellent first book addresses [their experiences and]. . . . makes clear that undocumented immigrants are hardly living in the shadows." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. The Place of Law: Subnational Immigration Laws in an Age of Mass Deportation 2. Undocumented and Unwelcome? California’s Shifting Immigration Laws 3. Stay or Go? The Settlement Effects of Restrictive Subnational Laws 4. Everyday Anxiety: Devolution, Deportability, and the Police 5. Legal Passing: Changing Bodies, Behaviors, and Minds 6. Passing Down Legal Passing: The Diffusion of Exclusionary Logics 7. Lessons of the Law: Subnational Immigration Laws in the Trump EraNotes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSince 1993, crime in the United States has fallen to historic lows, seeming to legitimize the countryâs mix of welfare reform and mass incarceration. The Upper Limit explains how this unusual mix came about, examining how, beginning in the 1970s, declining living standards for the poor have defined social and penal policy in the United States, making welfare more restrictive and punishment harsher. FranÃois Bonnet shows how low-wage work sets the upper limit of social and penal policy, where welfare must be less attractive than low-wage work and criminal life must be less attractive than welfare. In essence, the living standards of the lowest class of workers in a society determine the upper limit for the generosity of welfare and for the humanity of punishment in that society. The Upper Limit explores the local consequences of this punitive adjustment in East New York, a Brooklyn neighborhood where crime fell in the 1990s. Bonnet argues that no meaningful penal reform can happen unlesTrade Review"The book’s analyses of punitive practices through multiple public and private organizations is worthy of the read in itself." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"The Upper Limit enriches a broad range of literatures, including poverty and inequality, social welfare, punishment studies, reentry, federal housing assistance, and political sociology. . . . Bonnet’s work illuminates the social stakes and imperatives of that fight—the chance to create a more generous and less punitive society." * Contemporary Sociology *"The Upper Limit will be of wide interest to sociologists and criminologists concerned with social order, inequality, and punishment. It makes important theoretical contributions to research on​ ​social policy and penal transformation​. . . . ​In a contemporary moment defined by the human and economic devastation of the global covid-19 pandemic and ongoing violence, racism, and political turmoil in the US, this book lays out what it would take to move the American social order towards greater equality and humanity.​" * Labour/Le Travail *Table of ContentsIllustrations Introduction 1 Upper Limit 2 Great Adjustment 3 Crime Drop and the East New York Renaissance 4 Necessity of Harsh Policing 5 Prisoner Reentry in Public Housing 6 Nonprofits: Welfare of the Cheap 7 Reengineering Less Eligibility: The New York Homeless Shelter Industry Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments References Index

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Book SynopsisHolding On reveals the results of an unprecedented ten-year study of justice-involved families, rendering visible the lives of a group of American families whose experiences are too often lost in large-scale demographic research. Using new data from the Multi-site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting, and Partneringa groundbreaking study of almost two thousand families, incorporating a series of couples-based surveys and qualitative interviews over the course of three yearsHolding On sheds rich new light on the parenting and intimate relationships of justice-involved men, challenging long-standing boundaries between research on incarceration and on the well-being of low-income families. Boldly proposing that the failure to recognize the centrality of incarcerated men's roles as fathers and partners has helped to justify a system that removes them from their families and hides that system's costs to parents, partners, and children, Holding On considers how research that breaks the false dichotomy between offender and parent, inmate and partner, and victim and perpetrator might help to inform a next generation of public policies that truly support vulnerable families.Trade Review"Holding On is a compelling read that will be useful particularly to policymakers and activists who need evidence toward prison reform and program funding allocations." * Gender & Society *"Holding On is a hopeful and empathic book that packs significant policy-relevant analysis into a slim volume." * Men and Masculinities *"Holding On is a must-read for policymakers and prison administrators. It is accessible enough for use in undergraduate and graduate sociology, policy, and psychology courses. It is also an invaluable resource for academics interested in the complex ways that incarceration and reentry impact our nation’s families." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Holding On: Family and Fatherhood During Incarceration and Reentry is a must-read for anyone interested in families, relationships, fatherhood, and the trying effects on each of incarceration. It is a seminal, deeply thoughtful, and methodical book that sets the stage for what is possible when the realms of criminological studies and family studies converge." * Punishment & Society *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Returning Incarcerated Fathers to the Family 2. “Always Having Hope”: What We (Didn’t) Know about Fatherhood and Incarceration 3. “I Do, but I Don’t, Know Where We Are”: Couple Relationships during Incarceration and Reentry 4. “None of the Above”: Partner Violence and the Limitations of Research 5. “Change Ain’t Going to Happen Overnight”: Operationalizing Reentry Success 6. “A Breakthrough Type of Thing”: Measuring the Impact of Family-Strengthening Programs during Incarceration and Reentry 7. On the Horizon: The Social Science of Incarceration and Family Life Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisWhat do prisoner laborers, graduate students, welfare workers, and college athletes have in common? According to sociologist Erin Hatton, they are all part of a growing workforce of coerced laborers. Coerced explores this world of coerced labor through an unexpected and compelling comparison of these four groups of workers, for whom a different definition of employment reigns supremeone where workplace protections do not apply and employers wield expansive punitive power, far beyond the ability to hire and fire. Because such arrangements are common across the economy, Hatton argues that coercionas well as precarityis a defining feature of work in America today. Theoretically forceful yet vivid and gripping to read, Coerced compels the reader to reevaluate contemporary dynamics of work, pushing beyond concepts like career and gig work. Through this bold analysis, Hatton offers a trenchant window into this world of work from the perspective of those who toil within itand who are developing the tools needed to push back against it.Trade Review"This fascinating book examines workplace practices in a new light. By examining incarcerated workers, workfare recipients, graduate students, and college athletes, Hatton probes how these groups experience and conceptualize work. . . . Through a series of in-depth interviews, the author examines the contradictory ways in which workers understand their situations: some accept their status almost without question, while others who understand that they are being exploited rebel against it. Hatton's study excellently argues the importance of the concept of status coercion and its relevance to these workers, in turn expanding the understanding of the punitive aspects of work and the theoretical understanding of work to highlight its precarity. Highly recommended." * CHOICE *“Erin Hatton’s book Coerced: Work under Threat of Punishment shines a bright light on the labor of prisoners, welfare recipients, college athletes, and graduate students.” * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction 1. “Wicked” and “Blessed”: Cultural Narratives of Coerced Labor 2. “Either You Do It or You’re Going to the Box”: Coercion and Compliance 3. “They Talk to You in Any Kind of Way”: Subjugation, Vulnerability, and the Body 4. “Stay Out They Way”: Agency and Resistance 5. “I’m Getting Ethiopia Pay for My Work”: Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony Conclusion Appendix A. The Story of This Book Appendix B. People qua Data Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat do prisoner laborers, graduate students, welfare workers, and college athletes have in common? According to sociologist Erin Hatton, they are all part of a growing workforce of coerced laborers. Coerced explores this world of coerced labor through an unexpected and compelling comparison of these four groups of workers, for whom a different definition of employment reigns supremeone where workplace protections do not apply and employers wield expansive punitive power, far beyond the ability to hire and fire. Because such arrangements are common across the economy, Hatton argues that coercionas well as precarityis a defining feature of work in America today. Theoretically forceful yet vivid and gripping to read, Coerced compels the reader to reevaluate contemporary dynamics of work, pushing beyond concepts like career and gig work. Through this bold analysis, Hatton offers a trenchant window into this world of work from the perspective of those who toil within itand who are devTrade Review"Through a series of in-depth interviews, Coerced examines the contradictory ways in which workers understand their situations: some accept their status almost without question, while others who understand that they are being exploited rebel against it. Hatton's study excellently argues the importance of the concept of status coercion and its relevance to these workers, in turn expanding the understanding of the punitive aspects of work and the theoretical understanding of work to highlight its precarity." * CHOICE *"This fascinating book examines workplace practices in a new light. By examining incarcerated workers, workfare recipients, graduate students, and college athletes, Hatton probes how these groups experience and conceptualize work. . . . Through a series of in-depth interviews, the author examines the contradictory ways in which workers understand their situations: some accept their status almost without question, while others who understand that they are being exploited rebel against it. Hatton's study excellently argues the importance of the concept of status coercion and its relevance to these workers, in turn expanding the understanding of the punitive aspects of work and the theoretical understanding of work to highlight its precarity. Highly recommended." * CHOICE *“Hatton’s findings indicate the potential for relationships at work and organizational practices to deconstruct hegemonic understandings of work. As such, Coerced offers some valuable insights on not only how status coercion is reproduced but also how it can be challenged.” * Accounts, American Sociological Association *“Erin Hatton’s book Coerced: Work under Threat of Punishment shines a bright light on the labor of prisoners, welfare recipients, college athletes, and graduate students.” * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction 1. “Wicked” and “Blessed”: Cultural Narratives of Coerced Labor 2. “Either You Do It or You’re Going to the Box”: Coercion and Compliance 3. “They Talk to You in Any Kind of Way”: Subjugation, Vulnerability, and the Body 4. “Stay Out They Way”: Agency and Resistance 5. “I’m Getting Ethiopia Pay for My Work”: Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony Conclusion Appendix A. The Story of This Book Appendix B. People qua Data Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMillions of low-income African Americans in the United States lack access to health care. How do they treat their health care problems? In Health Care Off the Books, Danielle T. Raudenbush provides an answer that challenges public perceptions and prior scholarly work. Informed by three and a half years of fieldwork in a public housing development, Raudenbush shows how residents who face obstacles to health care gain access to pharmaceutical drugs, medical equipment, physician reference manuals, and insurance cards by mobilizing social networks that include not only their neighbors but also local physicians. However, membership in these social networks is not universal, and some residents are forced to turn to a robust street market to obtain medicine. For others, health problems simply go untreated. Raudenbush reconceptualizes U.S. health care as a formal-informal hybrid system and explains why many residents who do have access to health services also turn to informal strategies to treat their health problems. While the practices described in the book may at times be beneficial to people's health, they also have the potential to do serious harm. By understanding this hybrid system, we can evaluate its effects and gain new insight into the sources of social and racial disparities in health outcomes. Trade Review"Raudenbush’s Health Care off the Books provides a compelling account and an indictment of the American health care system, one that simultaneously drives low-income residents to engage in risky behavior and physicians to skirt the edges of medical ethics. In a time of growing health care need amid a global pandemic coupled with economic strife, her book should be required reading for students of medical sociology and medicine alike." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: Health Care Access in America and the Formal-Informal Hybrid Health Care System 2. Access to Care in Jackson Homes 3. Sick, Poor, and without Care: Individual Responses to Barriers and the Emergence of a Hybrid System 4. “On the Poor Side of Things”: The Role of the Local Community in the Hybrid System 5. The Doctor Is In: Physicians in the Hybrid System 6. After the Affordable Care Act 7. Conclusion Methodological Appendix Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

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Book SynopsisFrom abolitionist medallions to statues of bondspeople bearing broken chains, sculpture gave visual and material form to narratives about the end of slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.Sculpture at the Ends of Slaverysheds light on the complexand at times contradictoryplace of such works as they moved through a world contoured both by the devastating economy of enslavement and by international abolitionist campaigns. By examining matters of making, circulation, display, and reception, Caitlin Meehye Beach argues that sculpture stood as a highly visible but deeply unstable site from which to interrogate the politics of slavery. With focus on works by Josiah Wedgwood, Hiram Powers, Edmonia Lewis, John Bell, and Francesco Pezzicar, Beach uncovers both the radical possibilities and the conflicting limitations of art in the pursuit of justice in racial capitalism's wake.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction. “Within a Few Steps of the Spot”: Art in an Age of Racial Capitalism 1. Grasping Images: Antislavery and the Sculptural 2. “The Mute Language of the Marble”: Slavery and Hiram Powers’s The Greek Slave 3. Sentiment, Manufactured: John Bell and the Abolitionist Image under Empire 4. Relief Work: Edmonia Lewis and the Poetics of Plaster 5. Between Liberty and Emancipation: Francesco Pezzicar’s The Abolition of Slavery Coda. “Sculptured Dream of Liberty” Notes List of Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisMexican American racial uncertainty has long been a defining feature of US racial understanding. Were Mexican Americans white or nonwhite? In the postcivil rights period, this racial uncertainty took on new meaning as the courts, the federal bureaucracy, local school officials, parents, and community activists sought to turn Mexican American racial identity to their own benefit. This is the first book that examines the pivotal 1973 Keyes v. Denver School District No. 1 Supreme Court ruling, and how debates over Mexican Americans' racial position helped reinforce the emerging tropes of colorblind racial ideology. In the postcivil rights era, when overt racism was no longer socially acceptable, anti-integration voices utilized the indeterminacy of Mexican American racial identity to frame their opposition to school desegregation. That some Mexican Americans adopted these tropes only reinforced the strength of colorblindness in battles against civil rights in the 1970s.Trade Review"This is an important book, and educational, civil rights, and Texas historians will find much within to appreciate and discuss." * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *"Racial Uncertainties explains how racial and ethnic identities are both time and space specific but also how the law works to cement our understanding of identity and eliminate the possibility for fluidity." * The Society for US Intellectual History *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 • (Un)making Mexican American Racial Identity, 1848–1964 2 • Racial Migrations: The Mile High City in Transition, 1945–1969 3 • Public Schools in Denver’s Racialized Urban Geography 4 • Becoming Minority under the Law 5 • “Not White, Yet Not, in the Old-Style Parlance, ‘Colored’ ” 6 • “American,” Not “Minority”: Mexican Americans and Colorblindness Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWho is the human in media philosophy? Although media philosophers have argued since the twentieth century that media are fundamental to being human, this question has not been explicitly asked and answered in the field. Armond R. Towns demonstrates that humanity in media philosophy has implicitly referred to a social Darwinian understanding of the human as a Western, white, male, capitalist figure. Building on concepts from Black studies and cultural studies, Towns develops an insightful critique of this dominant conception of the human in media philosophy and introduces a foundation for Black media philosophy. Delving into the narratives of the Underground Railroad, the politics of the Black Panther Party, and the digitization of Michael Brown's killing, On Black Media Philosophy deftly illustrates that media are not only important for Western Humanity but central to alternative Black epistemologies and other ways of being human. Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction. The Medium Is the Message, Revisited: Media and Black Epistemologies 1. Technological Darwinism 2. Black Escapism on the Underground (Black) Anthropocene 3. Toward a Theory of Intercommunal Media 4. Black “Matter” Lives: Michael Brown and Digital Afterlives Conclusion. The Reparations of the Earth Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDive into a rich exploration of Japanese-American heritage with A Buried Past, a comprehensive annotated bibliography detailing the Japanese American Research Project Collection at UCLA. This vital resource curates Japanese-language primary and secondary sources, illuminating the lives and experiences of Japanese immigrants and their descendants. By emphasizing historical perspectives beyond World War II internment, the bibliography fills critical gaps in the study of Japanese immigrant society's origins, contributions, and evolution, offering scholars an invaluable foundation for research. With meticulous organization and context-driven annotations, the work highlights rare and significant materials, including dissertations, theses, and microfilms, to foster a deeper understanding of the community's history. Perfect for historians, sociologists, and researchers in Asian American studies, A Buried Past captures a neglected yet essential narrative of Japanese-American history. This bibliography not only provides access to invaluable archival sources but also challenges previous exclusion-centric historiography, encouraging the use of Japanese-language materials for a more nuanced and comprehensive study. Supported by contributions from the Japanese American Citizens League and other institutions, this work stands as a beacon for future investigations into the cultural and historical journey of Japanese Americans. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on Los Angeles farmland during the years between the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Japanese Internment in 1942, Transborder Los Angeles weaves together the narratives of Mexican and Japanese immigrants into a single transpacific history. In this book, Yu Tokunaga moves from international relations between Japan, Mexico, and the US to the Southern California farmland, where ethnic Japanese and Mexicans played a significant role in developing local agriculture, one of the major industries of LA County before World War II. Japanese, Mexicans, and white Americans developed a unique triracial hierarchy in farmland that generated both conflict and interethnic accommodation by bringing together local issues and international concerns beyond the Pacific Ocean and the US-Mexico border. Viewing these experiences in a single narrative form, Tokunaga breaks new ground, demonstrating the close relationships between the ban on Japanese immigration, Mexican farmworkers' strikes, wartime Japanese removal, and the Bracero Program.Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Exploring Japanese-Mexican Relations in Los Angeles and the US-Mexico Borderlands 1. The 1924 Immigration Act and Its Unintended Consequence in the US-Mexico Borderlands 2. The Deepening of Japanese-Mexican Relations in Triracial Los Angeles 3. Transpacific Borderlands: Japanese Farmers and Mexican Workers in the 1933 El Monte Berry Strike 4. Ethnic Solidarity or Interethnic Accommodation: The 1936 Venice Celery Strike 5. Japanese Internment as an Agricultural Labor Crisis: Wartime Debates over Food Security versus Military Necessity 6. Enduring Interethnic Trust in Rancho San Pedro Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA mold-breaking memoir of Asian American identity, political activism, community, and purpose. Not Yo' Butterfly is the intimate and unflinching life story of Nobuko Miyamotoartist, activist, and mother. Beginning with the harrowing early years of her life as a Japanese American child navigating a fearful west coast during World War II, Miyamotoleads readers into the landscapes that defined the experiences of twentieth-century America and alsoforegrounds the struggles of people of color who reclaimed their histories, identities, and power through activism and art. Miyamoto vividly describes her early life in the racialized atmosphere of Hollywood musicals and then her turn toward activism as an Asian American troubadour with the release of A Grain of Sandconsidered to be the first Asian American folk album. Her narrative intersects with the stories of Yuri Kochiyama and Grace Lee Boggs, influential in both Asian and Black liberation movements. She tells how her experience of motherhood with an Afro-Asian son, as well as a marriage that intertwined Black and Japanese families and communities, placed her at the nexus of the 1992 Rodney King riotsand how she used art to create interracial solidarity and conciliation. Through it all, Miyamoto has embraced her identity as an Asian American woman to create an antiracist body of work and a blueprint for empathy and praxis through community art. Her sometimes barbed, often provocative, and always steadfast story is now told.Trade Review"Frank and fierce, her story is bound to inspire." * Ms. Magazine *"Starts with a bang and takes off into a poetic whirlwind. . . . The memoir captures an important part of American history that, at this point, has been rarely written about, especially by someone who lived it." * Rafu Shimpo *"Playful, provocative, never boring. . . . The memoir captures an important part of American history that has been rarely written about. It is well worth reading." * Nichi Bei Weekly *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Intro First Movement 1 • A Travelin' Girl 2 • Don’t Fence Me In 3 • A Tisket, a Tasket, a Brown and Yellow Basket 4 • From a Broken Past into the Future 5 • Twice as Good 6 • Shall We Dance! 7 • School Daze 8 • Chop Suey 9 • There's a Place for Us 10 • We Shall Overcome Second Movement 11 • Power to the People 12 • A Single Stone, Many Ripples 13 • Something About Me Today 14 • The People's Beat 15 • A Song for Ourselves 16 • Somos Asiáticos 17 • Foster Children of the Pepsi Generation 18 • A Grain of Sand 19 • Free the Land 20 • What Will People Think? 21 • Some Things Live a Moment 22 • How to Mend What's Broken Third Movement 23 • Women Hold Up Half the Sky 24 • Our Own Chop Suey 25 • What Is the Color of Love? 26 • Talk Story 27 • Yuiyo, Just Dance 28 • Float Hands Like Clouds 29 • Deep Is the Chasm 30 • To All Relations 31 • Bismillah Ir Rahman Ir Rahim 32 • The Seed of the Dandelion 33 • I Dream a Garden 34 • Mottainai—Waste Nothing 35 • Black Lives Matter 36 • Bambutsu—All Things Connected Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA mold-breaking memoir of Asian American identity, political activism, community, and purpose. Not Yo' Butterfly is the intimate and unflinching life story of Nobuko Miyamotoartist, activist, and mother. Beginning with the harrowing early years of her life as a Japanese American child navigating a fearful west coast during World War II, Miyamotoleads readers into the landscapes that defined the experiences of twentieth-century America and alsoforegrounds the struggles of people of color who reclaimed their histories, identities, and power through activism and art. Miyamoto vividly describes her early life in the racialized atmosphere of Hollywood musicals and then her turn toward activism as an Asian American troubadour with the release of A Grain of Sandconsidered to be the first Asian American folk album. Her narrative intersects with the stories of Yuri Kochiyama and Grace Lee Boggs, influential in both Asian and Black liberation movements. She tells how her experience of mothTrade Review"Frank and fierce, her story is bound to inspire." * Ms. Magazine *"Starts with a bang and takes off into a poetic whirlwind. . . . The memoir captures an important part of American history that, at this point, has been rarely written about, especially by someone who lived it." * Rafu Shimpo *"Playful, provocative, never boring. . . . The memoir captures an important part of American history that has been rarely written about. It is well worth reading." * Nichi Bei Weekly *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Intro First Movement 1 • A Travelin' Girl 2 • Don’t Fence Me In 3 • A Tisket, a Tasket, a Brown and Yellow Basket 4 • From a Broken Past into the Future 5 • Twice as Good 6 • Shall We Dance! 7 • School Daze 8 • Chop Suey 9 • There's a Place for Us 10 • We Shall Overcome Second Movement 11 • Power to the People 12 • A Single Stone, Many Ripples 13 • Something About Me Today 14 • The People's Beat 15 • A Song for Ourselves 16 • Somos Asiáticos 17 • Foster Children of the Pepsi Generation 18 • A Grain of Sand 19 • Free the Land 20 • What Will People Think? 21 • Some Things Live a Moment 22 • How to Mend What's Broken Third Movement 23 • Women Hold Up Half the Sky 24 • Our Own Chop Suey 25 • What Is the Color of Love? 26 • Talk Story 27 • Yuiyo, Just Dance 28 • Float Hands Like Clouds 29 • Deep Is the Chasm 30 • To All Relations 31 • Bismillah Ir Rahman Ir Rahim 32 • The Seed of the Dandelion 33 • I Dream a Garden 34 • Mottainai—Waste Nothing 35 • Black Lives Matter 36 • Bambutsu—All Things Connected Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Index

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