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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an exceptionally interesting, carefully written, and well-reasoned examination of the role the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) has played in the history and culture of the peoples of the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska." * Choice *"[A]n interesting read: a current fishing issue with a historic and anthropologic context, well documented and annotated, with references, photographs, charts, and a timeline of the Southeast herring fishery." * Alaska History *"A profoundly hopeful work. If it is taken seriously in high places, it will save the herring and the Tlingit fishery. It is such a stunningly well-done, scholarly, tightly argued work that it will be impossible to dismiss." * Ethnobiology Letters *"The critical element and clear strength of the book is that it is not just a chronicle of herring decline or diagnosis of what has gone wrong. Rather, it provides a way forward from the profoundly alarming situation we are confronted with. The authors’ way forward is a call to draw on traditional and local knowledge concerning sustainable harvesting practices and managerial strategies...[T]his volume offers the kind of rich, compelling and well-argued study that has significant potential to fuel transformational change." * Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology *"Integration of Indigenous knowledge into understanding and management of natural resources and the ecosystems they belong to has been a desired goal of anthropology for decades. Likewise, the use of archaeological data to provide deep diachronic perspective in studies of historical ecology is a growing objective/rational for the pursuit of archaeological research. This book, which considers the past, present, and future of an often-overlooked, but critical keystone species, Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), represents a timely and impressive step toward attainment of those goals." * Journal of Anthropological Research *

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Book SynopsisReveals the untold stories about New Mexico's queer pastThroughout the twentieth century, New Mexico's LGBTQ+ residents inhabited a wide spectrum of spaces, from Santa Fe's nascent bohemian art scene to the secretive military developments at Los Alamos. Shifting focus away from the urban gay meccas that many out queer people called home, Wide-Open Desert brings to life a vibrant milieu of two-spirit, Chicana lesbian, and white queer cultural producers in the heart of the US Southwest. Jordan Biro Walters draws on oral histories, documentaries, poetry, and archival sources to demonstrate how geographic migration and creative expression enabled LGBTQ+ people to resist marginalization and forge spaces of belonging. Significant figures profiled include two-spirit Diné artist Hastíín Klah, literary magazine editor Spud Johnson, ranchera singer Genoveva Chávez, and Cherokee writer Rollie Lynn Riggs. Biro Walters explores how land communes, art circles, and university classrooms helped createTrade Review"Centering the voices of Pueblo, Navajo, Neuvomexicanx, and white LGBTQ people, the book offers significant new insights into the role that cultural activism has played in the struggle for queer equality and should become required reading for anyone interested in U.S. queer history." * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *"Breaking ground through its careful intersectional readings of White, Latinx, and Native two-spirit and queer lives, Wide-Open Desert compellingly expands the history of sexuality in the West." * Western Historical Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisYamada answered "no" twice in a compulsory government questionnaire as to whether he would serve in the armed forces and swear loyalty to the United States. This book tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life "no-no boys."Trade Review"Asian American readers will appreciate the sensitivity and integrity with which the late John Okada wrote about his own group. He heralded the beginning of an authentic Japanese American literature." -- Gordon Hirabayashi * Pacific Affairs *"Nisei will recognize the authenticity of the idioms Okada’s characters use, as well as his descriptions of the familiar Issei and Nisei mannerisms that make them come alive." -- Bill Hosokawa * Pacific Citizen *"[This new edition] brings Okada's groundbreaking work to a new generation . . . an internee and enlisted man himself, [Okada] wrote in a raw, brutal stream of consciousness that echoes the pain and intergenerational conflict faced by those struggling to reconcile their heritage to the concept of an American dream." -- Nancy Powell * Shelf Awareness *"It is both an important document of Japanese American and Pacific Northwest history and a compelling novel." -- Emily Lutenski * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"Reading No-No Boy, this week, it no longer seemed bound to its past; it felt like a prophecy, a cosmic tragedy, a message in a bottle that arrives a half century later." -- Hua Hsu * Page-Turner *"It’s incorrect to say that No-No Boy is a forgotten masterwork . . . but it isn’t often acknowledged for articulating what had never been said before. The novel was a turning point in the consciousness of Japanese-Americans, and of Asian-Americans more generally—it marked the moment when identity shifted away from the homeland, away from Japan, because Japan was a country that Nisei, like Okada, never really quite knew. It was a novel that struggled to understand the entitlement that came so easily to other Americans—to explain why so few Japanese-Americans protested what had been done to them, that explored the shame of an immigrant who doesn’t feel he has a place in the world." * T: The New York Times Style Magazine *"No-No Boy may be read as a test of character, questioning the rigid binary of loyalty—yes or no—and teaching us what makes us human and complex, what constitutes character, are all the questions and cares that exist between yes and no: ethical and political choices, our best intentions, our social and cultural being, beliefs, courage, fears, failures, and compassion. More than half a century later, Okada's novel challenges us once again with the question of character, asking us, as individuals and as a society, what we are made of." -- Karen Tei Yamashita * Atlantic *"In 2019, No-No Boy is bigger than it's ever been." -- Vince Schleitwiler * The Margins *"I think back to John Okada, who fought in World War II even though his Japanese-American family was in an internment camp. Okada came back from the war and published No-No Boy in 1957, the first novel dealing with the little-known story of Japanese-American draft resisters. . . . Thinking back to writers like Sui Sin Far, Carlos Bulosan and John Okada, it is clear that genius is too often unrecognized in its day." -- Viet Thanh Nguyen * New York Times *"A slow-building 1957 novel about a young Japanese-American who, after the Second World War, is searching for a way to express his psychological anguish. . . . Okada died in 1971, unaware that his book had been discovered by a younger generation." -- Hua Hsu * The New Yorker *"It may be one of the only true classics of Japanese fiction that most Japanophiles have never heard of. No-No Boy . . . unravels the complicated, varied perspectives of Japanese-Americans in the aftermath of World War II under the shadow of the internment camps of the American northwest. . . . For the fascinating, multiple perspectives that unfold to reveal one important point in history, the novel deserves its place as a classic." * Japan Times *"Out of the brutal struggle against racism and anger, Okada finds hope." -- Martha Viehmann * NPR - Code Switch *"No-No Boy is not simply a forceful piece of Asian American literature, but also a realistic account of how war and social injustices affect the psychology of Japanese Americans across generations. . . . Presenting the trauma of Japanese Americans and their coping process, No-No Boy is itself and effort to break the silence and counter social amnesia." * Inquiries Journal *"The book is still the great Japanese American tragedy, whose power and authenticity derives from the unexpressed rage of his generation that Okada pours into his characters." -- Frank Abe * International Examiner *"The book, newly relevant today, evolves into a group portrait of immigrant parents and American children, conflicted veterans and no-no boys, those back home from the camps and those repatriated to Japan alike, all trying to move on from the same injustice." -- Nicholas Kulish * New York Times *"No-No Boy has been at the heart of the Asian American literary canon, where it is often treated as a quasi-miraculous artifact that prophesied a literary renaissance that would only come to fruition after the author's death." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"No-No Boy should be read as a salutary reminder of the tragic aftermath of Pearl Harbor, as the story of the distress of a young rebel torn between two societies, but also as a literary testimony to the mass political violence around human rights." * En attendant Nadeau *"[S]eminal novel...a significant book that influenced many Asian American writers who came after Okada." * New York Magazine *Table of ContentsForeword / Ruth Ozeki Introduction / Lawrence Fusao Inada Preface No-No Boy Afterword: In Search of John Okada / Frank Chin

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Book SynopsisThe first biography of Charles Cornwallis in forty years—the soldier, governor, and statesman whose career covered America, India, Britain, and IrelandTrade Review“[A] well researched [biography].”—Gerard DeGroot, Times (UK)“Richard Middleton, in this defensive biography of Cornwallis, the first for almost half a century, proves himself an able historian who has mastered the relevant sources. . . . [Cornwallis’s] efforts are recorded diligently by Middleton.”—Paul Lay, Sunday Telegraph“Never less than fair and consistently entertaining.”—Ferdinand Mount, Times Literary Supplement“Middleton has written both a biography and an important work of history. . . . Middleton makes perceptive comments on Cornwallis’s command in America [and] puts this in the context of a career of imperial service that includes posts of responsibility in Britain, Germany, India and Ireland.”—Jeremy Black, Catholic Herald“Richard Middleton vividly narrates the surprising and revealing life of Britain’s leading general during the Age of Revolutions. In lucid prose and telling detail, Cornwallis reappears as a sensible, progressive, and effective leader in crises that both shook and rebuilt the British Empire.”—Alan Taylor, author of American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750–1804“A comprehensive, thoughtful, and nuanced biography of a leading British soldier and administrator whose career spanned three continents during a tumultuous half century of war and revolution. In this major reassessment, the general best known for sustaining a defeat that guaranteed American independence emerges as an unusually capable, humane, and—by the standards of his own age—enlightened servant of empire.”—Stephen Brumwell, author of George Washington: Gentleman Warrior“Scholarly yet accessible to general readers, Richard Middleton’s new biography of Cornwallis captures his pivotal role in events in America, India and Ireland. Based on a heroic trawl through a great mass of primary sources, notably Cornwallis’s voluminous papers, this book will surely endure as the standard life of this eighteenth-century imperial soldier.”—Stephen Conway, author of History of the British Army, 1714–1783

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Book SynopsisAn essential exploration of how Russian ideas about the United States shaped architecture and urban design from the czarist era to the fall of the U.S.S.R.Trade Review“The book isn’t argumentative or polemical so much as illuminating, a collection of extraordinary anecdotes, objects and ephemera. . . . The illustrations, some of which are assembled into photo-essays between chapters, are stories in themselves.”—Owen Hatherley, London Review of Books“A fascinating history of reflections and distortions that traces the image of Russia and that of modernity itself.”—Arquitectura VivaNamed One of the Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2020, sponsored by the Swiss Culture Awards Federal Office of CultureWinner of the SAH Exhibition Catalogue Award, sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians

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Book SynopsisAn intimate look at the afterlife of lynching through the personal stories of Black victims and survivors who lived through and beyond its traumaTrade Review“A compassionate, sensitive, and insightful meditation on where to discern the hidden memories of the collective trauma of lynching and where to discover the manifest forms of African American resistance and resilience in response to it.”—Ashraf H. A. Rushdy, author of American Lynching“My Soul Is a Witness examines the oral histories, literature, art, and music that constitute the living memory of lynching. It’s an exceptionally researched, exquisitely written, and important book.”—Julie Buckner Armstrong, author of Mary Turner and the Memory of Lynching“Mari Crabtree has written a hauntingly beautiful book, telling the stories of those whose lives have been weighed down by the traumatic memory of lynching and a nation haunted by the traumatic memory of what it has done and what it tries not to remember. Powerful. Disturbing. Brilliant. A must read!”—Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Princeton University

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSelected for Choice's 2019 Outstanding Academic Titles ListWinner of the Ray Allen Billington Prize, sponsored Organization of American Historians "Jeffrey Ostler's Surviving Genocide covers a full century and a huge swath of territory but is never less than comprehensive. This is benchmark history at its best."—John Mack Faragher, Yale University"Surviving Genocide provides a panoramic survey of American-Indian relations and takes a hard look at U.S. policies that were predicated, one way or another, on the removal of Native people; at the same time, it offers important testimony on the resilience of Native people who refused to disappear."—Colin G. Calloway, author of The Indian World of George Washington“Stunning in its depth of research and scope of learning, Surviving Genocide brings a new level of sophistication to the study of the United States' 'Indian wars,' revealing the genocidal impulse at the core of the conflicts as well as the Native ingenuity that prevented an even more profound loss of life and land.”—Karl Jacoby, author of Shadows at Dawn: A Borderlands Massacre and the Violence of History“A landmark book essential to understanding American history, Surviving Genocide is an act of courage. Ostler’s brilliant concept of reconstructing 'an Indigenous consciousness of genocide' is significant for its insight into how American Indians understood, discussed, and resisted genocidal threats to their families, communities, and nations. His modern vocabulary of 'atrocities' and 'killing fields' is not for political effect but appropriate to the brutal reality of Indian policy in American history.”—Brenda Child, Northrop Professor of American Studies, University of Minnesota

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Book SynopsisThe selected correspondence of the great American abolitionist and reformer dating from the immediate post–Civil War years

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Book SynopsisThe first major visual and cultural exploration of the legacy of La Malinche, simultaneously reviled as a traitor to her people and hailed as the mother of MexicoTrade ReviewAlfred H. Barr Jr. Award finalist, sponsored by CAA2023 PROSE Award Finalist in the Art Exhibitions categoryWinner of the 2023 Thoma Foundation Exhibition Catalogue Award, sponsored by the The Association for Latin American Art

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Book SynopsisA concise history of how American law has shaped—and been shaped by—the experience of contagionTrade Review“In this brief and readable account, Mr. Witt describes the history of American efforts to prevent pandemics from breaking out and to grapple with them once they do.”—Adam J. White, Wall Street Journal“This thoughtful text asks readers to reflect upon the ways that epidemics reveal the nation’s weaknesses and its inequities, and to learn from a troublesome past so that we might walk toward a progressive future. A timely and accessible history of public health law.”—Erica Dunbar, Rutgers University“Professor Witt’s book is an original and thoughtful contribution to the interdisciplinary study of disease and American law. Although he covers the broad sweep of the American experience of epidemics from Yellow Fever to Covid-19, he is especially timely in his exploration of the legal background to the current disaster of the American response to the coronavirus. A thought-provoking, readable, and important work.”—Frank Snowden, author of Epidemics and Society"With this urgently needed book, John Witt has accomplished the seemingly impossible. In short order, he has produced a complex, authoritative, and accessible synthetic history of the interrelationship of law, epidemic, and public health regulation in America. As we again navigate the tortuous crises of pandemic, Witt's long history of the interplay of public safety, state power, legal right, and social exclusion brings a most welcome and necessary perspective and context."—William Novak, author of The People’s Welfare: Law and Regulation in Nineteenth-Century America“In this masterful book, John Fabian Witt knits together history and law to illuminate how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic has divided America, and how public health crises shape law and democracy itself. He guides us through the most consequential choices of our lifetimes, showing us that America can choose equity, compassion, science, and the rule of law.”—Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University“Though caused by mysterious agents invisible to the naked eye, epidemics powerfully reveal the deep structures of power, authority, and inequality in human societies. In this timely, engagingly written, and admirably judicious account, John Fabian Witt vividly narrates the long history of American law’s entanglements with deadly diseases, from colonial times to our own, and offers valuable lessons for the American people in the age of COVID-19.”—Michael Willrich, author of Pox: An American History

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Book SynopsisThe first telling of the unknown story of America’s two-hundred-year history as a slave-trading nationTrade Review“A work of impressive breadth, deep research, and evenhanded analysis.”—James Oakes, New York Review of Books“An authoritative historical account of American involvement in the slave trade. . . . A brutal but compelling read.”—The Tablet“This book will for many years to come be the only comprehensive and integrated overview of U.S. involvement in the North American–based slave trade from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.”—David Eltis, coauthor of Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade“This is one of the best syntheses of the history of the U.S. slave trade ever written. A book that offers not only a great historical narrative of a long-term process but also dives into specific themes in new ways.”—Leonardo Marques, Universidade Federal Fluminense

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Book SynopsisA penetrating survey of contemporary art from Puerto Rico and the diaspora created since Hurricane Maria

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Book SynopsisAn investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms influences how we liveTrade Review“[Henkin] scours American literature, diaries, periodicals, menus and other ephemera from as far back as the seventeenth century to unearth fascinating evidence of the stickiness of the seven-day cycle.”—Melissa Holbrook Pierson, Wall Street Journal“[Henkin’s] new book shows how the week came to rule the world.”—The Economist“Henkin makes clear that there is no obvious reason for the existence of the week, much less for its omnipresence in modern societies.”—Anthony Grafton, London Review of Books“This book grounds a great historical fact—the persistence of the seven-day week—in intimate histories of the consciousness of time in the past. Proust would be pleased. So will the general readers.”—Thomas Laqueur, author of The Work of the Dead“Given today’s high-wattage lifestyle, the week, among other traditional temporal rhythms, stands endangered as a barrier against the banality of quotidian life. The implications of Henkin’s powerful insights are bracing.”—A. Roger Ekirch, author of At Day’s Close: Night in Times Past“David Henkin works wizardry in the archives to give us the surprising story behind the week’s rhythms. Preachers, workers, brides and school children have all felt the beat of the week. Henkin reminds us what we miss when our weekly rhythms are lost in a plague year or battered by a timeless internet.”—Ann Fabian, author of The Skull Collectors

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Book SynopsisThe extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. A 9-1-1 call might bring police or even the local funeral home. But that all changed with Freedom House EMS in Pittsburgh, a group of Black men who became America’s first paramedics and set the gold standard for emergency medicine around the world, only to have their story and their legacy erased—until now.In American Sirens, acclaimed journalist and paramedic Kevin Hazzard tells the dramatic story of how a group of young, undereducated Black men forged a new frontier of healthcare. He follows a rich cast of characters that includes John Moon, an orphan who found his calling as a paramedic; Peter Safar, the Nobel Prize-nominated physician who in

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Book SynopsisAn illustrated history of American innovators -- some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating -- by the author of the bestselling The American Century.Trade Review'Evans's book sticks to the facts and presents them with admirable clarity, and largely avoids illusions' - New York Review of Books 'Quirky and satisfying from the first chapter to the last sidebar' - Washington Post Book World

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Book SynopsisIn June of 1876, on a hill above a river called the Little Bighorn, George Armstrong Custer and all 210 men under his direct command were annihilated by 2,000 Sioux and Cheyenne. The news of this stunning defeat caused an uproar, and those involved promptly began to point fingers in order to avoid responsibility. Custer, who was conveniently dead, took the brunt of the blame. The truth, however was far more complex. A TERRIBLE GLORY is the first book to tell the entire story of this fascinating battle, and the first to call upon new findings of the last 25 years - which have changed how this event is perceived. It is also the first book to reveal the details of the cover-up - and unravel one of the greatest mysteries in military history. Scrupulously researched, A TERRIBLE GLORY will stand as a landmark work. Brimming with authentic detail and an unforgettable cast of characters - from Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse to Ulysses Grant and Custer himself - this is history with the sweep of a great novel.Trade ReviewIn this labour of love, Donovan collects the multiple threads that led to the 1876 massacre at Little Big Horn... Exhaustive research, lively prose and fresh interpretation make for a valuable addition to literature on this otherwise well-trodden historical event * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *

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Book SynopsisHistory of the United States Naval Operations in World War II.

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Book SynopsisEach volume provides a wide-ranging overview of the period it covers. Although the emphasis is clearly on political history, the majoy issues affecting the economy, society, religion, culture and ideas are also given appropriate treatment. Sufficient detail is included to ensure that a sound basic knowledge and understanding is acquired.This title introduces the major political and social themes of this period of American history in an accessible and progressive way. Issues and events such as slavery, the origins and course of the American Civil War, boom and bust, and foreign policy are given full coverage. Particular topics such as the USA and the Cold War, involvement in Vietnam and race relations are also introduced and analysed. This is an essential text for students studying aspects of American history for AS and A Level.Trade ReviewThe book is easy to read and use; the summaries are excellent for revision purposes. There are some good, and as yet unused, primary sources, for practice with candidates, and a wealth of illustrations to keep the readers interested...this is a book worthy of purchase. * SATH Resources Review *Very good coverage of topic - we have purchased many Access series before. * S Reilly, St Marys College *The material, some of which is new, is presented in a different way which makes it much easier to access for the student of this time. There are excellent summaries on the major issues of the day...The book is easy to read and use; the summaries are excellent for revision purposes. There are some good, and as yet unused, primary sources, for practice with candidates, and a wealth of illustrations to keep the readers interested...this is a book worthy of purchase. * SATH Resources Review *Table of Contents 1: The causes of the American Civil War 2: The American Civil War and Reconstruction 3: The USA: 1900-41 4: American Foreign Policy, 1914-45 5: Twentieth-Century Race Relations 6: The Cold War (1945-1990) 7: The United States and Vietnam 8: Domestic Politics: 1945-1990

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Book SynopsisThe questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a conspiracy? Did the Warren Commission discover the whole truth of what happened on November 22, 1963?Philip Shenon, a veteran investigative journalist who spent most of his career at The New York Times, finally provides many of the answers. Though A CRUEL AND SHOCKING ACT began as Shenon''s attempt to write the first insider''s history of the Warren Commission, it quickly became something much larger and more important when he discovered startling information that was withheld from the Warren Commission by the CIA, FBI and others in power in Washington. Shenon shows how the commission''s ten-month investigation was doomed to fail because the man leading it - Chief Justice Earl Warren - was more committed to protecting the Kennedy family than getting to the full truth about what happened on that tragic day. A taut, page-turning narrativTrade ReviewWith meticulous rigour and the sure-handed storytelling of a gifted thriller writer . . . Shenon's careful delineation of the limits of the facts is more necessary than ever * Metro *A masterful piece of modern history * Independent *Compelling * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a concise and accessible history of the relationship between the individual and capitalism in the United States. The text is devoted to tracking the historical development of important themes, whilst addressing key episodes in the progress of American capitalism within these, such as the Great Depression and New Deal. The book will introduce students to the key philosophical principles that have been the most influential in the history of free enterprise in the United States as well as exploring the ways in which these ideas have been popularly understood by Americans from the late eighteenth century to the present. Liberalism and Neoliberalism, entrepreneurialism, slavery and racial capitalism, and business and gender are all assessed. The material in this volume is complimented by a set of primary source documents that bring the subject to life. It will be of interest to students of American history, business and labor history.Table of Contents0.Introduction. 1.Philosophies. 2.Systems. 3.Organizations. 4.Mythologies. 5.Collectives. 6.Assessment

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the panic that is a central affective register of our current international order. Fears of Somali pirates, Gypsy kidnappers, African warlords, Ebola, Mexican meth, pimps, coyotes, gangs, climate refugees and more, structure the dark side of a metropolitan unconscious. These are terrors over things that (might) cross borders, threatening the sanctity of territoriality and capital. Inspired by scholarship challenging panics around human and sex trafficking, the contributors to this volume develop the umbrella category of the global moral panic. Embracing the challenge of grasping a phenomenon not previously regarded as cohering, they consider panics provoked by travel, passage, transgression; panics over bodies that move. Like panics over trafficking, the episodes narrated here ride and feed a field of common sense regarding crime, rights, and state power. Their logics of victims and villains nourish notions of the centrality of punishment, drawing from anTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of Figures and CaptionsList of ContributorsIntroduction, Micol SeigelPart I. The Coloniality of PanicChapter 1: Privateers and Public Ends: Piracy as Global Moral Panic- Jatin DuaChapter 2: Moral Panic versus Moral Blindness: Responses to Children’s Militarization in Uganda and the US- Michelle Moyd, Frances M. Clarke, and Rebecca Jo PlantChapter 3: Ebola: Keywords- Adia BentonChapter 4: A Panicky Atmosphere: On the Coloniality of Climate Change- Alex ChambersChapter 5: The Panic over Human Smuggling: From the Nineteenth Century Coolie Trade to Today’s Migrants- Elliott YoungPart II. Too Mobile: Panic at the BordersChapter 6: Rescuing the Blonde Angel: The Global Captivity Narrative and the Panic of 2013- Susan LepselterChapter 7: The Everywhere Drug War: Narcoterror and the Global Flows of the Methamphetamine Imaginary- Travis Linnemann and Kyra MartinezChapter 8: Black Bodies, Wrong Places: Rolezinho, Moral Panic, and Racialized Male Subjects in Brazil- Osmundo PinhoChapter 9: Circulating Sin: Sailors and Benevolence in Early Nineteenth-Century New York- Dana LoganChapter 10: Transnational Securityscapes: Central American (Immigrant) Youth and the ‘Military Option’- Elana Zilberg,Part III. Resisting Rescue: Sex/WorkChapter 11: Stop the Woman, Save the State: Policing, Order, and the Black Woman’s Body- Rudo MudiwaChapter 12: Modern-Day Slavery: The Analogy Problem in Human Trafficking Reform- Julietta HuaChapter 13: Saving Love: Compassion, Desire, Violence, and Deceit in Late Capitalism- Courtney MitchelChapter 14: And Still We Rise’: Moral Panics, Dark Sousveillance, and Politics Otherwise in the New New Orleans- Laura McTighe

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Book SynopsisThe Transfer of Power Between Presidential Administrations examines the problems that can occur when a new president enters office, with a focus on historical case studies. The transition between presidentsespecially when changing partiesis a wildcard in U.S. foreign policy that often confuses or concerns nations engaged with the United States. Though there are systems in place to ensure information gets passed from one administration to another, ideas and their execution can change dramatically when a new president takes office. Using case studies of six different incoming administrations during the Cold War and 21st century, this book will explore how the successes and failures in presidential transitions have had long-term effects on U.S. foreign policy, grand strategy, and international position. Looking at transitions involving multiple presidents, this book offers a fresh perspective on how foreign policy is formulated and carried out. The Table of Contents0.Introduction. 1.Roosevelt to Truman: The Beginning of the Superpower Era. 2.Truman to Eisenhower: Harry Dislikes Ike and his Foreign Policy Rhetoric. 3.Eisenhower to Kennedy: Quagmire of Vietnam. 4.Kennedy to Johnson: The Tragic Transition. 5.Johnson to Nixon: The Treacherous Transition. 6.Carter to Reagan: The Definitive End of Détente. 7.The Transition in the 21st Century. Afterword: The Big Lie

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Book SynopsisA biography of one of America’s most popular and misunderstood authors, John Steinbeck.Trade Review"[Mad at the World] highlights the staggering amount of work he [Steinbeck] fitted into his overflowing life... highly readable..." -- The Sunday Times"William Souder’s Mad at the World is the first significant biography of Steinbeck since Jackson L. Benson’s... The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer. It is readable, admiring and compact, and provides a narratively energetic look at a man who suffered many of the same weaknesses as his characters — for booze, benzedrine, depression and bad marriages... Souder writes well, and this is a good place to start reading (or rereading) about Steinbeck." -- Scott Bradfield - The Spectator"A comprehensive new biography of America’s best-known novelist of the Great Depression arrives at a timely moment." -- 17 New Books to Watch For in October - The New York Times"Souder’s sympathy for Steinbeck… is most effective and eloquent in his depiction of the California landscape or of the sea, which he describes as swimming with small pelagic crabs “like a crimson carpet spread across an ocean the color of lapis lazuli"." -- Brenda Wineapple - The New York Times Book Review"Painstakingly researched, psychologically nuanced, unshowy, lucid... [Souder] has brought a deeply human Steinbeck forth in all his flawed, melancholy, brilliant complication." -- Alex Kafka - The Washington Post"[An] appreciative yet clear-eyed assessment." -- Wendy Smith - The Boston Globe

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Starred Review. Who'd think you could write a history of the U.S. centered on three centuries of the trade in furs? Dolin has done so in this spirited tale...Dolin, author of the acclaimed Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America, offers another good history well told." "Starred Review. The fascinating story of the fur trade, full of heroism, greed, violence and political conflict... riveting narrative ... A delightful history, reminding readers that while noble ideals led to the settling of the United States, the fur trade paid the bills." "Eric Jay Dolin-whose previous book, Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America, was a deft blend of history, business and zoology-has produced a superb one-volume examination of an era when American ingenuity and its competitive spirit began to flourish... Dolin describes in marvelous detail...colorful figures of the American fur trades' western expansion... at last, we now have a book that properly accounts for America's rise as a fur-trade power." -- Michael Taube "Eric Jay Dolin, author of Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America, now turns his keen eye on another fabled extractive enterprise in Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America. With impressive erudition and lively wit, Dolin charts the astonishing development and impact of this fashion-driven trade from its inception in the early 17th century to the late 1880s, by which time it had created legends and fortunes, fueled imperial expansion, irrevocably altered Native American existence and devastated entire species." -- Anna Mundow "Benjamin Franklin famously mused that the turkey might be a good symbol for the United States; we opted for the eagle instead. But a compelling case could be made for the beaver. In a sense, we owe the European settlement of the North American continent to that intrepid engineer of the animal world... [Dolin] brings together all the exhilarating and tragic aspects of the [fur] trade through the 19th century ... an absorbing and comprehensive ride through the trade's history." -- Anne Bartlett "Dolin ranks among the historian elite... It's impossible not to be drawn in by the cinematic sweep with which Dolin presents his story, with even the tiniest details accorded entertaining scrutiny. The nature of wampum, the teeth of beavers, the unfortunate introduction of guns and alcohol as barter items, the petty bickering between competing trading camps that all too often escalates into violence - there's wonder in every paragraph. Dolin clearly loves the material he's presenting, and he's excited to share it." -- Jeff Guinn "In Fur, Fortune, and Empire, Eric Jay Dolin ranges far and wide over land and sea, searching for the beating heart of a gargantuan industry touched by almost every aspect of human society and human nature: war, power, money, faith, desire and ambition... As in Leviathan, his highly praised book on U.S. whaling, he restores what most of us regard as an American institution to its rightful place on the international stage. The result is easily the finest tale of the trade in recent memory, a crisply written tale unburdened by excessive detail or homespun provincialism." -- Kirk David Swinehart "[A] comprehensive, well-researched, and chronological account... a compelling historical case study." "[M]eticulous and fascinating." "In his previous book, Leviathan, Dolin traced the evolution of American whalers from shoreside hunters to global sailors, as each generation was forced to travel farther and farther from Nantucket to find whales. His latest saga follows a similar drain-the-resource arc: When trappers wiped out the beaver in one region, they simply pushed west and exhausted the next. But Fur, Fortune, and Empire is no melancholy affair. The book bursts with colorful characters, venal corporations, and violent confrontations, all presented with sharp-eyed clarity in a narrative that clips right along." -- Bruce Barcott "The great virtue of the book is in its sweep... [Dolin's] ambition to tell the whole story of the American fur trade brings a depth of understanding to the economic driver the fur trade was that few other authors put forth... Ultimately, Fur, Fortune, and Empire is at once a sad and thrilling tale of the inevitable destruction of resources and cultures in the name of social evolution." -- Peter Sleeth "This is the story of the skinning of a continent... [Dolin] explains how the fur trade shaped the exploration, settlement and development of North America... interesting, well-researched book." -- Steve Raymond "[A] comprehensive study ... One of the biggest services Dolin provides in Fur, Fortune, and Empire is giving the fur trade its proper due, establishing how important it was to the nation as a whole and to the gateway to the West in particular." -- Dale Springer "A beaver might be a more fitting national symbol for America than a bald eagle, given the way the quest for that rodent's fur shaped this country's history, from its earliest colonial days to its Manifest Destiny westward drive and beyond... Packed with intriguing tidbits ... Fur, Fortune and Empire serves as a fur-focused refresher course on American history that will have readers reconsidering the powerful role the fur trade played in swaying in our nations history. The narrative of Fur, Fortune and Empire suggests that if you're proud to be an American, you can thank the beaver." -- Jenny Shank "Nobody writes about the link between American history and natural history with the scholarly grace of Eric Jay Dolin. Fur, Fortune, and Empire is a landmark study filled with a cast of eccentric Western-type characters...Not since the days of Francis Parkman has a historian analyzed the fur trade industry with such brilliance. Highly recommended!" -- Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University, author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America "Eric Jay Dolin has crafted a stunning companion to his recent history of the American whaling industry, one that situates the sprawling pageant of American history-from the founding of Plymouth Colony to the conquest of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Plains-squarely within the saga of the North American fur trade. Focusing on the three-century chase for wealth in fur, this lively, balanced, and carefully researched account evokes an epic clash of empires from one end of the continent to the other. The book charts the rise and expansion of the American republic on the back of fur-bearing mammals and chronicles, along the way, a rogues' gallery of astonishingly vivid characters, from Henry Hudson himself and John Jacob Astor, down through Jedediah Smith, Joseph Walker, and Kit Carson. A wonderful and timely rendering of a heedless and bloody minded age." -- Ric Burns, documentary filmmaker "Eric Jay Dolin's brilliant account of our nation's fur trade is the best popular history ever written about one of America's most fascinating businesses. This engrossing and masterfully told story marches across a transcontinental stage populated by a host of history's most intriguing characters. Here is the pageant of America writ large!" -- James A. Hanson Ph.D., chief historian, Museum of the Fur Trade "Great story telling that weaves the commercial, environmental, and political threads of the history of the American fur trade into a wonderfully readable narrative... History writing of the highest order... It restores the central role of the American fur trade in understanding the development of the United States." -- Peter Drummey, Stephen T. Riley Librarian, Massachusetts Historical Society "Fur, Fortune, and Empire is a comprehensive, intensively researched, and eminently readable history of the North American fur trade, a crucial episode in explaining how the United States became a continental nation." -- Robert M. Utley, former Chief Historian of the National Park Service "Adventurers, charlatans, schemers, and activists abound ... The true stories Dolin spins rival anything Hollywood has come up with on the topic... entertaining and informative... Fur, Fortune, and Empire gives what it promises. It is an illuminating analysis of how the beaver and its fur-bearing colleagues became the true 'founding fathers' of North America." -- Dennis Rizzo

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Book Synopsis“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston GlobeTrade Review"Starred Review. Original and compelling...In the vast library on Lincoln, Foner's book stands out as the most sensible and sensitive reading of Lincoln's lifetime involvement with slavery and the most insightful assessment of Lincoln's-and indeed America's-imperative to move toward freedom lest it be lost. An essential work for all Americans." "Moving and rewarding... A master historian at work." -- David W. Blight "No one else has written about [Lincoln's] trajectory of change with such balance, fairness, depth of analysis, and lucid precision of language." -- James M. McPherson "Do we need another book on Lincoln? Yes, we do-if the book is by so richly informed a commentator as Eric Foner." -- David S. Reynolds "While many thousands of books deal with Lincoln and slavery, Eric Foner has written the definitive account of this crucial subject, illuminating in a highly original and profound way the interactions of race, slavery, public opinion, politics, and Lincoln's own character that led to the wholly improbable uncompensated emancipation of some four million slaves. Even seasoned historians will acquire fresh and new perspectives from reading The Fiery Trial." -- David Brion Davis, author of Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

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Book SynopsisA panoramic history of the vast migration of Eastern Europeans to the West by a recent winner of a MacArthur Fellowship.Trade Review"... vivid and meticulously researched work... The Great Departure offers a deep, multifaceted understanding of mass migration." -- Times Higher Education"...a perceptive history of migration and Eastern Europe…" -- The Economist"...timely, myth-busting chronicle…" -- Nature"... The Great Departure, an illuminating study of emigration from Eastern Europe to the US..." -- Financial Times

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Book Synopsis“An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” —Chicago TribuneTrade Review"The intertwined stories of Revolution Song give a sense of how far-reaching a phenomenon the War of Independence was. It leaves to readers the pleasure of judging what each of the figures in the book—or perhaps the combination of them all—contributed to an event that changed the world." -- The New York Times Book Review

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Book SynopsisThe Modern African American Political Thought Reader compiles the work of great African American political thinkers throughout the twentieth century and up through today to show the development of black political thought and trace the interconnectedness of each person''s ideas through their own words. From abolition, through civil rights, Black nationalism, radical feminism, neo-conservativism, and the new Black Moderate, Angela Jones has collected the key readings of the most important figures in black political history.Each chapter includes an introduction to the themes of the chapter, a biographical sketch of the person profiled, and some of their greatest works, chosen to show the range of political subjects of interest to African Americans. From Radicals like Angela Y. Davis to Conservatives such as Michael Steele, this anthology showcases the diversity of political thought within the African American community. It is a must for anyone intereTrade ReviewThe Modern African American Political Thought Reader is an important and timely resource for the study of African American History and Culture.Peniel E. Joseph, author of Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack ObamaCutting through the 'noise' of a new class of mainstream media pundits, The Modern African American Political Thought Reader provides a great social and intellectual service by connecting an illustrious past and present of African American thought production. The discourse, and the actions this discourse inspires, is an invaluable contribution to a much-needed delineation of the nuances within black historical and contemporary political thought. Most importantly, The Modern African American Political Thought Reader necessarily troubles our conception of "the" black community as a singular, unified entity. Instead, Jones' volume reveals the plurality and collisions of intellectual debate that are crucial to shaping a vital vision of African Americans with a linked destiny, but disparate strategies for achieving social justice.Kimberly Springer, author of Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968–1980Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: The Antebellum Era: the Rise of Abolitionism Chapter 1: David WalkerChapter 2: Maria StewartChapter 3: Frederick DouglassChapter 4: Anna Julia CooperPart II: Reconstruction and Beyond: Debates over the Negro Problem and the Creation of Civil Rights DiscourseChapter 5: Alexander CrummellChapter 6: Booker T. WashingtonChapter 7: Ida B. WellsChapter 8: William Monroe TrotterChapter 9: W.E.B. Du BoisChapter 10: A. Philip RandolphChapter 11: Bayard RustinTChapter 12: Mary McLeod BethuneChapter 13: Martin Luther King Jr. Part III: Black Nationalism: Its Roots and DevelopmentChapter 14: Martin Delaney Chapter 15: Henry McNeal TurnerChapter 16: Marcus GarveyChapter 17: Malcolm XChapter 18: Stokley Carmichael/Kwame ToureChapter 19: The Black Panthers: Founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby SealePart IV: Black Radical FeminismChapter 20: Claudia JonesChapter 21: Florynce "Flo" KennedyChapter 22: Shirley ChisholmChapter 23: Angela Y. DavisPart V: Modern Black Conservatives: Why Black "Neo-Cons" Matter Chapter 24: Clarence ThomasChapter 25: Alan KeyesChapter 26: Michael SteeleChapter 27: Star ParkerPart VI: The New Black Moderate: Obama and Beyond Chapter 28: Barack Obama

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Book SynopsisIn Transcending the Talented Tenth, Joy James provocatively examines African American intellectual responses to racism and the role of elitism, sexism and anti-radicalism in black leadership politics throughout history. She begins with Du Bois' construction of the Talented Tenth as an elite leadership of race managers and takes us through the lives and work of radical women in the anti-lynching crusades, the civil rights and black liberation movements, as well as explores the contemporary struggles among black elites in academe.Trade Review"James represents an important voice in the current debate around the future of the race." -- Quarterly Black Reviewof Books"In her excellent discussion of the origins of the term 'talented tenth'...James follows its articulation by Du Bois from 1900 onward." -- Journal of American History"Transcending the Talented Tenth proposes original analyses of historical portrayals of the African American intelligentsia as a way of understanding the contested terrain on which contemporary black intellectuals work. At a time when the field of African American Studies is undergoing rapid transformations and the role of black public intellectuals is being passionately debated, Joy James' work is a pioneering intervention." -- Angela Y. Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz"Americans have a hard time thinking about race, gender, and class at the same time, especially when intellectuals are in question. But not Joy James. Her refreshing discussion of black thought refuses to stop with men or the highly educated. This is what African-American Studies is about in the best sense of the phrase." -- Nell Irvin Painter, Edwards Professor of American History, Princeton University"Joy James has written an important book. Here is a work that lays to rest once and for all the dominant stereotype that African Americans lack a compelling intellectual legacy." -- David Theo Goldberg, author of Racist Culture"Drawing the lines of inter-connection between class, race and gender, Joy James gives to us an important handle on the common ground of struggle that engages all who would change this to a more just and equal society as we enter the 21st century." -- Charlene Mitchell, Committees of Correspondence"...James examines the increasingly larger role played by black intellectuals, their legacy and their responsibilities to their people." -- Publishers Weekly"Calling for a radicalism that engages the continuum of the black political struggle from the earliest slave rebellion to contemporary battles against racism and ehtnocentrism, James models the initial critique necessary for transcendence of the conventional talented tenth." -- SIGNS Spring 2000"A thoughtful study..." -- Library JournalTable of ContentsList of Illustrations, Acknowledgments, Foreword by Lewis R. Gordon, Preface, Introduction, Our Past: Historiography, Erasure, and Race Leadership, Chapter 1: The Talented Tenth Recalled, Chapter 2: Profeminism and Gender Elites: W. E. B. Du Bois, Anna Julia Cooper, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Chapter 3 Sexual Polities: An Antilynching Crusader in Revisionist Feminism, Chapter 4: Disappearing Race Women and Civil Rights Radicals, The Present Future: Contemporary Crises and Black Intellectuals, Chapter 5: On Racial Violence and Democracy, Chapter 6: The Common Program: Race, Class, Sex, and Politics, Chapter 7: Captive Theorists and Community Caretakers: Women and Academic Intellectualism, Chapter 8: Elite Educators and the Heroie Intellectual, Conclusion: Radicalism and Black Intellectual Life, Notes, Index

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Book SynopsisThis readable yet sophisticated survey of treaty-making between Native and European Americans before 1800, recovers a deeper understanding of how Indians tried to forge a new society with whites on the multicultural frontiers of North America-an understanding that may enlighten our own task of protecting Native American rights and imagining racial justice.Trade Review"Linking Arms Together is a small book with a large message. Investigating Native American treaty negotiations with European colonists, Robert Williams, Jr., has found in that diplomatic culture certain habits of thought that helped natives and newcomers, in their better moments, find common ground, and a common humanity. His exploration of that long-ago world when diverse peoples struggled to get along offers important lessons for our own multicultural age." -- James H. Merrell, Vassar College"...makes a good start at reconstructing Indian legal thought...well worth reading for anyone interested in the relationship between law and multiculturalism." -- Western Historical Quarterly"...offers a compelling description of Indian diplomatic visions and methods...a rich addition to the literature." -- Jill Norgren, The Law and Politics ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: Paradigms for Behavior1. National Mythologies and American Indians2. Treaties as Sacred Texts3. Treaties as Connections4. Treaties as Stories5. Treaties as ConstitutionsConclusion: Understanding American Indian Treaty Visions of Law and PeaceNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisWith Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump as case studies, Tracks on the Trail: Popular Music, Race, and the US Presidency sheds light on the factors that motivate candidates and constituents alike to articulate race through music on the campaign trail.Trade Review"Tracks on the Trail is a virtuosic exploration of the relationship between race, music, and our understanding of the (re)presentation(s) of power within the realm of the public discourse surrounding the US presidency. This book not only theorizes race, but looks at how it has made a direct impact in the everyday lives of individuals (of all races) within the US context. As such, this book is perfectly positioned to speak to the musicologies in a wholly unique way. At the same time, it eschews overly complicated musical discussions and jargon in favor of language that is approachable for those outside of music, as well. It is a consummate example of public musicology." - Charles D. Carson, University of Texas at Austin""Tracks on the Trail ​​explores the changing nature of political engagement through a tangential analysis of how the emergence of social media and streaming platforms widened possibilities of garnering new constituents for political candidates. It is a timely study of the ways in which music has been engaged as a means of projecting identity, policy, and ideology during presidential campaigns and administrations." - Tammy Kernodle, Miami University in OhioTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Tracks on the Trail: Popular Music, Race, and the US Presidency Chapter One: Keepin’ It Real (Respectable): Barack Obama’s Music Strategy and the Formation of Presidential Identity Chapter Two: Anatomy of a Campaign Launch: Heal, Inspire, Revive, Erase with Ben Carson Chapter Three: Kamala Harris Rap Genius? Chapter Four: Girls “Make America Great”: Singing the White Stuff for Donald Trump Chapter Five: Settling the Score: Pop Songs, Protest, and Punishment Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOffers an account of how Peruvian emigrants raise and remit money and what that activity means for themselves and for their home communities.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments 1. The Social Life of Remittances 2. Peru: Migration and Remittances 3. Compromiso: The Family Commitment 4. Voluntad: The Community Commitment 5. Superacion: The Personal Commitment 6. After Remittances References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Sea Change] is a work of art, and Gerhardt . . . weaves together quite a collection of essays, maps and poetry that invite us to rethink our relationship to these vanishing landscapes." -- Rosanna Xia * Los Angeles Times *"How often does an atlas command immediate attention, warranting a page-by-page perusal? . . . This unique approach documents dramatic climate change while mounting an impassioned plea to save what remains of these remarkable island communities." * Booklist, starred review *"Each entry on each threatened island is rigorously scientific – maps, diagrams and statistics are there in abundance. . . . [A]longside all this, Gerhardt also offers poems from the communities and cultures under threat, as well as images of works of art and historical artefacts. . . . The overall result is a detailed and visually impactful inventory of all that we stand to lose." * The Scotsman *"The micro-chapters with their maps and timelines make this the kind of book that is easy to dip in and out of and experience in no particular order. You can island-hop just by flipping the page, and on every page you’ll encounter some scientific curiosity or historical factoid." * Sierra Magazine *"[Sea Change] gives far-flung places a voice, grounds them in our imaginations as real places with cultures of their own, places that people call home and have done for generations. There’s a strong climate justice angle to all of this of course." * The Earthbound Report *"[Sea Change's] essays, maps, art and poetry place small islands (vanishing under rising seas right now) at the centre of the climate story. This is a refreshingly different perspective." * New Scientist *“This is not just an Atlas but more an experience. As you turn the pages you realise that you are hearing life and death stories of communities that are in danger of disappearing.” * UK National Association for Environmental Education *"Gerhardt could have created a purely scientific report of what’s been happening to such far-flung places as Lnnui Mnukuk, the Mi’kmaq name for Lennox Island in Canada’s North Atlantic provinces, and the Republic of Nauru in the Pacific, the world’s smallest independent island nation. Instead, she considers her artfully designed book a 'transportive atlas' that incorporates maps, essays, poetry and images, along with brief histories outlining the impacts of colonialism and imperialism, providing more of a holistic and multi-media experience." * Berkeleyside *"[I]rresistible . . . The book covers 49 islands, island groups and island nations around the world, each with its own short chapter giving an overview of the location’s history, the present, and the impending dangerous future Each is also accompanied by a map. Most chapters are straightforward narrative, but there is also poetry and art sprinkled throughout. The effect is to both expand the view to every ocean around the world, but to also keep the focus on a very personal, human level." * Daily Kos *"Gerhardt’s book . . . feature[s], on each spread, a map of an island or island group; visualizations of the island’s sea level today and in 2050 and 2100; geographic data about each island; demographic data about its Indigenous inhabitants; a timeline of Indigenous, 'pre-contact,' and climate-related histories; and an essay on the island and its inhabitants. Each narrative . . . depict[s] various 'solutions' deployed both by global and national governments and by Indigenous peoples: from sea walls and geoengineering to preserving and restoring coral and oyster reefs, mangrove marshes, wetlands, and other natural buffers." -- Shannon Mattern * The Avery Review *"The most beautiful title on our list, Sea Change is also the most shocking. Atlases are being redrawn as islands vanish into the ocean. This remarkable hardback combines bold, slick and effective visualisations of those changes with factual information, cultural traditions and scientific research about the planet’s most vulnerable isles, and asks what might save them." * Environment Journal *"In this definitive and authoritative guide, Gerhardt fuses the poetic voices of the islanders themselves along with visual maps, highlighting where the issues are likely to be felt the most. The priority in this text, repeated throughout, is that of being a testimony to the cultures, histories and values that are in danger of being lost, as sea level rise continues." * Climate with Brian *"Christina Gerhardt has done an exceptional job of detailing the predicaments being faced by some of the world’s most vulnerable island communities . . . this is a highly respectable piece of journalistic work, and simultaneously a beautiful design object . . . Sea Change’s aesthetic allure will mean that it reaches the coffee tables of those who might not have ordinarily thought themselves interested in the topics being addressed, and that feels crucial right now." * Geographical Magazine *"[Sea Change] is an ode to islands large and small, north and south, and the many peoples who call them home. It is a book of science and stories and, yes, even hope amidst the rising waters. . . . I guarantee anyone who reads it will come away with a better understanding of the world’s many islands and a desire to do something about protecting them." * EcoLit *Table of ContentsCONTENTS FOREWORD Bill McKibben FOREWORDS Hilda Heine, Marshall Islands / Dessima Williams, Grenada INTRODUCTION Of Oceans and Islands ARCTIC OCEAN Greenland Sarichef Island ATLANTIC OCEAN Lennox Island Deal Island Republic of Cabo Verde Bissagos Islands Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe INDIAN OCEAN AND PERSIAN GULF Kingdom of Bahrain Union of the Comoros Republic of Mauritius Republic of Seychelles Republic of Maldives Bhasan Char and Sandwip Republic of Singapore PACIFIC OCEAN South China Sea Islands Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Guåhan Republic of Palau Federated States of Micronesia Republic of Marshall Islands Republic of Kiribati Republic of Nauru Republic of Vanuatu Solomon Islands Independent State of Papua New Guinea Republic of Fiji Tuvalu Tokelau Independent State of Samoa Niue Cook Islands Kingdom of Tonga CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO Bonaire Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Grenada Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados Saint Lucia Martinique Commonwealth of Dominica Antigua and Barbuda Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Republic of Cuba Commonwealth of The Bahamas Isle de Jean Charles ANTARCTIC OCEAN Pine Island GLOSSARY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MAP CITATIONS WORKS CITED CREDITS

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Book SynopsisThe rise of the Auntie Sewing Squad, a massive mutual-aid network of volunteers who provided free masks in the wake of US government failures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, when the US government failed to provide personal protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Auntie Sewing Squad emerged. Founded by performance artist Kristina Wong, the mutual-aid group sewed face masks with a bold social justice mission: to protect the most vulnerable and most neglected. Written and edited by Aunties themselves, The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice tells a powerful story. As the pandemic unfolded, hate crimes against Asian Americans spiked. In this climate of fear and despair, a team of mostly Asian American women using the familial label Auntie formed online, gathered momentum, and sewed masks at home by the thousands. The Aunties nimbly made and funneled masks to asylum seekers, Indigenous communities, incarcerated people, farmworkers, and others disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. When anti-lockdown agitators descended on state capitalsand, eventually, the US Capitolthe Aunties dug in. And as the nation erupted in rebellion over police violence against Black people, the Aunties supported and supplied Black Lives Matter protesters and organizations serving Black communities. Providing hundreds of thousands of homemade masks met an urgent public health need and expressed solidarity, care, and political action in a moment of social upheaval. The Auntie Sewing Squad is a quirky, fast-moving, and adaptive mutual-aid group that showed up to meet a critical need. Led primarily by women of color, the group includes some who learned to sew from mothers and grandmothers working for sweatshops or as a survival skill passed down by refugee relatives. The Auntie Sewing Squad speaks back to the history of exploited immigrant labor as it enacts an intersectional commitment to public health for all. This collection of essays and ephemera is a community document of the labor and care of the Auntie Sewing Squad.Trade Review"Perfect for activists and those interested in crafting for a cause, this spirited collection inspires." * Publishers Weekly *"The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice provides an essential snapshot of how arts workers and culture-shapers can channel their creative drive into meaningful mutual aid." * KQED *"Here is a book about voluntary, radical collective carework emerging out of catastrophe. COVID-19’s crisis is turned, stitch by stitch, joke by joke, act by act, toward a true, progressive community of tomorrow." * Society for U.S. Intellectual History *"A how-to grassroots community organizing tool to revel in." * Nichi Bei *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord Taxonomy of Auntie Roles, Audrey Chan Introduction We Go Down Sewing, Mai-Linh K. Hong, Chrissy Yee Lau, Preeti Sharma, and Valerie Soe Auntie Sewing Squad Map, Audrey Chan Auntie Sewing Squad Core Values: Transparency + Passion + Humor + Kindness, Amy Tofte and Kristina Wong Auntie Sewing Squad Bingo, Alina Wong and Heather C. Lou Ode to the Spreadsheet of Glory, Laura Karlin A Mary Poppins Box of Supplies, Laurie Bernadel Finding Fabric, Candice Kim and Sharon McNary Recipe for Vegan Kimchee, Grace J. Yoo Moment of Joy, Chey Townsend and Beatrice Townsend Labor Sewing as Care Work, Preeti Sharma Taxonomy of Auntie Care, Audrey Chan The Evolution of Auntie Care, Gayle Isa Auntie Sewing Squad Care-Van, Duyen Tran How to Sew Masks for Fun and No Profit in the Apocalypse, Dana Leahy Mask Ties and Earloops and Nose Pieces, Belinda Vong Younis Bread, Roses, and Face Masks, Ellen Gavin Home Sweatshop, Laura McSharry Recipe for Ube Halaya, Irene Tayag Laut Solidarity Sewing with Intent, Chrissy Yee Lau Behind the Wheel of a Large Automobile Full of PPE, Badly Licked Bear Badly Licked Bear Relief Van, Badly Licked Bear and Katie Johnson Dreaming of My Ancestors: Sewing a Network of Protection across La Frontera, Jessica Arana Abuela's Facultad, Jessica Arana Solidarity Praxis, Lauretta Kanahoa Masters Monk Fabric, Melinda Creps It's in Your Blood: Warrior Alliances in the Time of Coronavirus, Constance Parng Three Generations, Joni Byun Recipe for Tsukemono Pasta Salad, Dave Vindiola A Day in OUR Virtual Life Survival Sewing as Refuge, Mai-Linh K. Hong Mending Time: A Movement Score, Rebecca Pappas Mask Butterfly and Stencil Rose, Jacqueline Bell Johnson Rebirth, Māhealani Flournoy Sewing through a Pan(dem)ic, Hel en Lee How to Measure, Selfie, Sanae Robinson Guerin Recipe for Nourishing Salve, Laura Karlin Mutual Aid Sewing the Pieces Back Together, Rebecca Solnit ASS Quilt, Melissa Quilter Science Is the Light on the Sewing Machine, Karl Haro von Mogel My Dad Sewing, Lisa Prosta Querida Abuelita Rafaelita, Lorena Madrigal Sewing Machine, Lorena Madrigal Treasuring Mom, Joy Park-Thomas Recipe for Earl's Girl Pound Cake, Diana Williams Posterity Teaching Sewing, Teaching Care, Grace J. Yoo The Auntie Sewing Squad Kids Sewing Camp, Gina Rivera To the Rescue, Dominie Apeles and Teena Apeles Technical Assistance Auntie, Vibrina Coronado Connecting My Family's One-Hundred-Year Herstory, Jenni "Emiko" Kuida Sewing with Mom, Winnie Fong Sewing for the Next Generation, Sylvia Kwon A Day in the Life of Westside Hub, drawn by Gwendolyn Kim , written by Leilani Chan, Ova Saopeng, and Nouthak Saopeng Recipe for Chocolate Shortbread Hearts, Melissa Quilter we (can) do it, Elena Dahl Coda, Mai-Linh K. Hong, Chrissy Yee Lau, and Preeti Sharma Timeline Auntie Sewing Squad Mask Sewing Patterns, Mai-Linh K. Hong and Chey Townsend Contoured Mask Pleated Mask Folding Mask Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisHow the immigration courts became part of the nation's law enforcement agencyand how to reshape them. During the Trump administration, the immigration courts were decried as more politicized enforcement weapon than impartial tribunal. Yet few people are aware of a fundamental flaw in the system that has long pre-dated that administration: The immigration courts are not really courts but an office of the Department of Justicethe nation's law enforcement agency. Alison Peck's original and surprising account shows how paranoia sparked by World War II and the War on Terror drove the structure of the immigration courts. Focusing on previously unstudied decisions in the Roosevelt and Bush administrations, the narrative laid out in this book divulges both the human tragedy of our current immigration court system and the human crises that led to its creation. Moving the reader from understanding to action, Alison Peck offers a lens through which to evaluate contemporary bills and proposTrade Review"An eye-opening look at how the history and structure of U.S. immigration courts contribute to present-day problems. . . . Supported with lucid legal analysis and incisive historical details, this is a persuasive call for change." * Publishers Weekly *"Sometimes there are books that leave you much better for the experience. This is one of them. . . . Alison Peck has filled a major gap, setting out a roadmap toward possible legislative alternatives to this unsatisfactory arrangement by offering the Title I Tax Court as a better option. If this is to happen, it will almost certainly have to be as a function of comprehensive immigration reform, a tantalizing oasis in the current political desert. If that happens, I will listen to her very carefully, as I did here." * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *"Highly readable and informative. . . . A valuable lens through which to see the problems and politics of the US immigration system." * CHOICE *"Peck shows an excellent command of the sources and presents a solid argument. . . . academics will find the monograph valuable for its concise history, and it would be especially appropriate to assign in an upper division or graduate university course on the history of U.S. immigration policy." * Journal of Arizona History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part I. Crisis in the Immigration Courts 1. The Attorney General's Immigration Courts 2. Whittling Away at Asylum Law 3. Policing the Immigration Courts Part II. From World War II to 9/11: The Ghost of the Fifth Column 4. A New Type of Tough in the Department of Labor 5. Refusal 6. Invasion 7. The Welles Mission 8. Alien Enemies 9. Reckoning 10. Un Día de Fuego 11. President Bush's Department Part III. The Future of the Immigration Courts 12. Checks and Imbalances 13. Reforming the Immigration Courts Epilogue: Portrait of an American in the Twenty-First Century Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe radical history of a dynamic, multiracial American neighborhood. When I think of the future of the United States, and the history that matters in this country, I often think of Boyle Heights.George J. Sánchez The vision for America's cross-cultural future lies beyond the multicultural myth of the great melting pot. That idea of diversity often imagined ethnically distinct urban districtsthe Little Italys, Koreatowns, and Jewish quarters of American citiesbuilt up over generations and occupying spaces that excluded one another. But the neighborhood of Boyle Heights shows us something altogether different: a dynamic, multiracial community that has forged solidarity through a history of social and political upheaval. Boyle Heights is an in-depth history of the Los Angeles neighborhood, showcasing the potent experiences of its residents, from early contact between Spanish colonizers and native Californians to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the hunt for hTrade 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 SynopsisWoven through this richly crafted study of America's shifting social and political landscapes are the multiple voices of the nation's history: slaves and slave owners, revolutionaries and reformers, soldiers and statesmen, immigrants and refugees. These voices help define the United States at the dawn of a new century.Trade Review“Susan-Mary Grant's vigorous new history of the United States is the ideal text for our troubled times. A fast-paced account of the martial roots of American national identity, it fairly bristles with insight, information, and indignation. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in the making of today's uneasy superpower.” – Robert Cook, Professor of American History, University of Sussex“In this elegantly written, immensely readable and fresh distillation of American history, Susan-Mary Grant brings a keen eye to bear on the processes that created and have since sustained the United States’ sense of nationhood. Notably, she shows how war and conflict, from colonial times to the present, have shaped and redefined American identity, and how – despite the gap between civic ideals and reality – national ligaments have remained remarkably strong. A Concise History of the United States provides the general reader with a superb introduction to the American past, while the author’s authoritative but lightly-worn scholarship offers much to reward the specialist, too.” – Professor Richard Carwardine, President, Corpus Christi College, Oxford"Recommended." -ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. New found land: imagining America; 2. A city on a hill: the origins of a redeemer nation; 3. The cause of all mankind: from colonies to Common Sense; 4. Self-evident truths: founding the revolutionary republic; 5. The last, best hope of Earth: toward the second American revolution; 6. Westward the course of empire: from union to nation; 7. A promised land: gateway to the American century; 8. The soldier's faith: conflict and conformity; 9. Beyond the last frontier: a new deal for America; 10. A land in transition: America in the atomic age; 11. Armies of the night: counterculture and counterrevolution.

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Book SynopsisThe American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation.This book provides a concise introduction to events from the secession to the end of the war. It focuses on the military progress of the war Union and Confederate politics social change - particularly the emancipation of North American slaves The social history associated with the war is dealt with alongside the familiar military and political events. This inclusive approach allows the reader to consider equally the history of men and women, blacks and whites in the conflict. It deals with both the Union and the Confederacy, integrating the latest literature on the war and society into a clear account. The book concludes with an assessment of emancipation, the rebuilding of the economy, and the war's consequences.An array of primary documents supports the text, together with a chronology, glossary and Who's Who guide to key figures.Table of ContentsPart one Background; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Problem; Chapter 2 Origins of the Civil War; Part two Analysis; Chapter 3 The War, 1861–62; Chapter 4 The Union Homefront; Chapter 5 The South and the Confederacy: Institutions and Allegiance; Chapter 6 War and Politics, 1863–64; Chapter 7 A More Perfect Union?; Part three Assessment; Chapter 8 Emancipation and Reconstruction; Part four Documents;

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