Population and demography Books
Princeton University Press Victorian Suicide Mad Crimes and Sad Histories
Book SynopsisWhen Viscount Castlereagh, leader of the House of Commons and architect of the Grand Alliance, committed suicide in 1822, the coroner's inquest could consider only two legal verdicts: insanity or self-murder. Public outrage greeted his burial in Westminster Abbey; the tradition lingered that a suicide's burial place be at a crossroads, with a stakeTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xvii*I. Verdicts, pg. 1*II. Willing to Be, pg. 23*III. Cases and Classes: Sensational Suicides and Their Interpreters, pg. 38*IV. Bad and Far Better Things, pg. 61*V. Other Times, Other Cultures, Other Selves, pg. 82*VI. Monsters of Self-Destruction, pg. 101*VII. Suicidal Women: Fact or Fiction?, pg. 125*VIII. Century's End: "The Coming Universal Wish Not to Live", pg. 151*Notes, pg. 169*Index, pg. 185
£999.99
Princeton University Press The Elements of Social Theory
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Barnes is a thoughtful commentator on foundational questions in the social sciences ... the reader will learn much from his discussion of these topics."--American Political Science ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction11Individualism102Functionalism373Interactionism614Knowledge945Status groups1306Social movements1517Social classes1728Administrative hierarchies193Conclusion223Notes229Bibliography245Index257
£36.00
Princeton University Press Who Voted for Hitler
Book SynopsisChallenging the traditional belief that Hitler's supporters were largely from the lower middle class, Richard F. Hamilton analyzes Nazi electoral successes by turning to previously untapped sources--urban voting records. This examination of data from a series of elections in fourteen of the largest German cities shows that in most of them the voteTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Maps and Tables, pg. ix*Abbreviations and Names, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Chapter One. The Problem: Who Voted for Hitler?, pg. 1*Chapter Two. A Review of The Literature, pg. 9*Chapter Three. A Reconsideration of Previous Evidence, pg. 37*Chapter Four. Berlin, pg. 64*Chapter Five. Hamburg, pg. 101*Chapter Six. Cologne and Munich: A Second Pattern, pg. 129*Chapter Seven. Cities of The Ruhr, pg. 156*Chapter Eight. Five Other Cities, pg. 199*Chapter Nine. The Summer Election: Travelers and Vacationers, pg. 220*Chapter Ten. The Parties of The Right and Center, pg. 229*Chapter Eleven. The Parties of The Left, pg. 266*Chapter Twelve. The National Socialists, pg. 309*Chapter Thirteen. The Character of The Political Struggle, pg. 361*Chapter Fourteen. The Weimar Catastrophe, pg. 420*Appendix A. The Reichstag Elections: 1919-1933, pg. 475*Appendix B. Germany's Largest Cities, pg. 485*Appendix C. Occupational Structures of The Cities Studied in Chapters 4-8, pg. 486*Notes, pg. 487*Name Index, pg. 651*Subject Index, pg. 658
£85.00
Princeton University Press Growth and Structure of Human Populations
Book SynopsisAlthough mathematical demography has traditionally studied the so-called stable population (fixed mortality and fertility schedules), Ansley Coale investigates now the dynamics of population growth and structure--the changing age composition of a population as birth and death rates fluctuate. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy LibTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. vii*List of Figures. List of Tables, pg. xi*CHAPTER 1. Fertility, Mortality, and Age Distributions: Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. The Stable Population, pg. 16*CHAPTER 3. Convergence of a Population to the Stable Form, pg. 61*CHAPTER 4. Population with Fertility that Changes at a Constant Rate, pg. 117*CHAPTER 5. Birth Sequences and Age Distributions with Changing Mortality, pg. 152*CHAPTER 6. The Birth Sequence and the Age Distribution That Occur When Fertility Is Subject to Repetitive Fluctuations, pg. 165*CHAPTER 7. The Relation Between the Birth Sequence and Sequence of Fertility Schedules in Any Time Pattern Derived by Fourier Analysis, pg. 194*CHAPTER 8. Conclusion, pg. 206*GLOSSARY OF MOST SIGNIFICANT SYMBOLS, pg. 219*INDEX, pg. 225
£31.50
Princeton University Press Differential Fertility in Central India
Book SynopsisRelates data on age at marriage, occupation, etc. to socio-economic status and fertility. Originally published in 1963. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original teTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Tables, pg. xiii*Figures, pg. xx*1. Introduction, pg. 1*2. Methodology, pg. 15*3. Family Structure and Socio-Economic Status, pg. 34*4. Age at Marriage and Socio-economic Status, pg. 57*5. Fertility Patterns and Socio-Economic Status, pg. 73*6. Fertility, Child Mortality, and Socio-Economic Status, pg. 103*7. Interest in Birth Control and Socio- Economic Status, pg. 113*8. Interest in Birth Control and Socio- Economic Status, pg. 131*Appendix 1. The Classification of Castes, pg. 135*Appendix 2. The Classification of Occupations, pg. 139*Appendix 3. References Cited, pg. 144*Index, pg. 147
£27.00
Princeton University Press Family and Population in 19th Century America
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Princeton University Press Growth and Structure of Human Populations
Book SynopsisAlthough mathematical demography has traditionally studied the so-called stable population (fixed mortality and fertility schedules), Ansley Coale investigates now the dynamics of population growth and structure--the changing age composition of a population as birth and death rates fluctuate. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy LibTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. vii*List of Figures. List of Tables, pg. xi*CHAPTER 1. Fertility, Mortality, and Age Distributions: Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. The Stable Population, pg. 16*CHAPTER 3. Convergence of a Population to the Stable Form, pg. 61*CHAPTER 4. Population with Fertility that Changes at a Constant Rate, pg. 117*CHAPTER 5. Birth Sequences and Age Distributions with Changing Mortality, pg. 152*CHAPTER 6. The Birth Sequence and the Age Distribution That Occur When Fertility Is Subject to Repetitive Fluctuations, pg. 165*CHAPTER 7. The Relation Between the Birth Sequence and Sequence of Fertility Schedules in Any Time Pattern Derived by Fourier Analysis, pg. 194*CHAPTER 8. Conclusion, pg. 206*GLOSSARY OF MOST SIGNIFICANT SYMBOLS, pg. 219*INDEX, pg. 225
£78.20
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas WideOpen Town Kansas City in the Pendergast Era
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFrom the North End to the Country Club District, from the West Bottoms to downtown skyscrapers—Wide-Open Town’s contributors and editors prowl the corners of one of the nation’s most vital cities during that long interwar moment when Kansas City’s politics and culture fused to form a unique mix of idealism, conflict, and possibility. The story that emerges from their essays is essential not just for those who know and love this city but for anyone seeking fresh insight into the roots of late twentieth-century metropolitan America."" - Eric T. Sandweiss, Carmony Chair and professor of history, Indiana University
£66.50
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas WideOpen Town Kansas City in the Pendergast Era
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFrom the North End to the Country Club District, from the West Bottoms to downtown skyscrapers—Wide-Open Town’s contributors and editors prowl the corners of one of the nation’s most vital cities during that long interwar moment when Kansas City’s politics and culture fused to form a unique mix of idealism, conflict, and possibility. The story that emerges from their essays is essential not just for those who know and love this city but for anyone seeking fresh insight into the roots of late twentieth-century metropolitan America."" - Eric T. Sandweiss, Carmony Chair and professor of history, Indiana University
£26.96
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Nothing but the Dirt
Book SynopsisThrough charming, first-person accounts, Nothing but the Dirt: Stories from an American Farm Town tells the whole story of life in Courtland, Kansas (population 285), a town whose economy depends almost entirely on agriculture, bucking the ‘Rural America is dying’ narrative that so often proliferates headlines about small-town USA.Table of Contents PrefacePreface Acknowledgments Early Fall The Coffee The Morning Coffee: Friday The Farmers: Steve Brown The Pastor The New Business: Soul Sister Ceramics The Farmers: Hootie Rayburn The Farmer’s Wife The Young Couple The Lunch Spot The Mayor The Newspaper The Liar's Bench The Gas Station The Lutherans Spring The Good-bye The Morning Coffee: Friday The Farmers: Kenny Joerg The Ladies The Entrepreneur The Day Care The Ranchero The Date Night The Body The Transplant The Morning Coffee: Saturday The Average Sunday The Morning Coffee: Monday The Memories The Morning Coffee: Wednesday Summer The Morning Coffee: Wednesday The Lambs The Bank The City Council Meeting The Morning Coffee: Thursday The Ditch Rider The Family Business: C&W Late Fall The Morning Coffee: Thursday The Broker The Morning Coffee: Friday The Veterinarian The Morning Coffee: Saturday The Harvest The Family Business: Tebow Plumbing Co. The Women: Peggy Nelson The Nurse The Homeopathic The Morning Coffee: Monday The Drive Home Epilogue
£18.86
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Renos Big Gamble
Book SynopsisTraces the transformation of Reno’s reputation from backward railroad town to the nationally known ‘Sin Central’ - as Garrison Keillor observed, a place where you could see things that you wouldn’t want to see in your own hometown.Trade ReviewNo place has worked harder than ‘the biggest little city in the world’ to shape its identity and reputation. Alicia Barber tells a fascinating story about the ways that insiders and outsiders have constructed and reconstructed Reno’s image in pursuit of the big bonanza of economic growth." - Carl Abbott, author of The Metropolitan Frontier: Cities in the Modern American West and Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific NorthwestTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Becoming “The Biggest Little City”1. “In the Middle of a Frightful Plain”: The Quest for a Reputation2. “A Frontier Post of Civilization”: Chasing Modernity in the Progressive Era3. Selling Reno in the Consumer Age4. “City of Sinful Fun”: Reno Hits the Mainstream5. Big City Struggles in the Biggest Little City6. A New Reno for the New MillenniumConclusionNotesBibliographyIndexBibliographyIndex
£23.70
Pluto Press A World Growing Old
Book SynopsisHow will our ageing populations change society?Trade Review'One of England's most imaginative and creative writers, with a preacher's talent for prophesy and a capacity for righteous indignation reminiscent of George Orwell' -- Richard Gott, Guardian'The inspirational Jeremy Seabrook beats any celebrity radical in the art of speaking hard truths through fine prose' -- Boyd Tonkin, IndependentTable of ContentsIntroduction - The ageing population of the world: demographic time-bomb or unique opportunity? 1. Ageing and the role of the elderly in the changing cultures of the world 2. Work and the elderly, in the West and the South 3. Themes and issues (i) Widowhood (ii) Witchcraft (iii) Remembering (iv) ...and forgetting (v) Sex in old age (vi) Ageing and sexual minorities (vii) Stranded in a world moving on (viii) Poverty in old age (ix) Old age in traumatised societies - war and natural catastrophe 4. North and South - sefety nets: the social security of flesh and blood and the social security of financial support. The elderly in individual countries, including USA, China, Vietnam, South Africa 5. Active Ageing; testimonies of the elderly 6. Self-Help, Mutual Help
£22.49
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Immigration and Population
Book SynopsisImmigration is the primary cause of population change in developed countries and a major component of population change in many developing countries. This clear and perceptive text discusses how immigration impacts population size, composition, and distribution.Trade Review"Bohon and Conley have written an important book that clearly articulates the ubiquitous impact of immigration on the U.S. economy, social institutions, and the country's demographic future. This book is a welcome state-of-the-field scientific literature overview for classroom instruction and scholarly advancement."—Gordon De Jong, Penn State University "In an age of large-scale U.S. immigration often enveloped in bombastic rhetoric, this book is a breath of fresh air. Bohon and Conley's straightforward analysis clearly shows how immigration intersects with demography, a field that uses empirical data to understand how immigrants fare in U.S. society. This is a must-read for everyone interested in understanding contemporary debates about U.S. immigration."—Katharine M. Donato, Vanderbilt University "The authors of this timely book provide an outstanding review of both the theoretical and empirical literature concerning immigration's effect on education, health, and the environment. The chapter on assimilation and integration is particularly noteworthy.... The text is jargon-free and accessible to non-demographers." —ChoiceTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Demography of Immigration Chapter 2: Assimilation, Adaptation, and Integration Chapter 3: Immigrants in the Economy Chapter 4: Immigration and the Environment Chapter 5: The Fertility of Immigrants Chapter 6: Replacement Migration to Offset Population Aging Chapter 7: Immigrant Health Chapter 8: Educating Children in Immigrant Families Chapter 9: Conclusions References
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Immigration and Population
Book SynopsisImmigration is the primary cause of population change in developed countries and a major component of population change in many developing countries. This clear and perceptive text discusses how immigration impacts population size, composition, and distribution.Trade Review"Bohon and Conley have written an important book that clearly articulates the ubiquitous impact of immigration on the U.S. economy, social institutions, and the country's demographic future. This book is a welcome state-of-the-field scientific literature overview for classroom instruction and scholarly advancement."—Gordon De Jong, Penn State University "In an age of large-scale U.S. immigration often enveloped in bombastic rhetoric, this book is a breath of fresh air. Bohon and Conley's straightforward analysis clearly shows how immigration intersects with demography, a field that uses empirical data to understand how immigrants fare in U.S. society. This is a must-read for everyone interested in understanding contemporary debates about U.S. immigration."—Katharine M. Donato, Vanderbilt University "The authors of this timely book provide an outstanding review of both the theoretical and empirical literature concerning immigration's effect on education, health, and the environment. The chapter on assimilation and integration is particularly noteworthy.... The text is jargon-free and accessible to non-demographers." —ChoiceTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Demography of Immigration Chapter 2: Assimilation, Adaptation, and Integration Chapter 3: Immigrants in the Economy Chapter 4: Immigration and the Environment Chapter 5: The Fertility of Immigrants Chapter 6: Replacement Migration to Offset Population Aging Chapter 7: Immigrant Health Chapter 8: Educating Children in Immigrant Families Chapter 9: Conclusions References
£15.19
University of British Columbia Press Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century
Book SynopsisFocusing on the period from 1913 to 1995, this book offers a social and institutional account of the evolution of demography in Canada.Trade ReviewThis book may well contribute to a renewed appreciation of the role of social statistics in understanding society, and thus in providing a useful and legitimate undertaking for its best young talent. -- Roderic Beaujot * Population Studies, No 1 *Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Acknowledgments Acronyms Introduction 1. Summary of Demography in Europe and Canada, 1600-2000 2. Population Statistics and Demographic Research in Canada,1900-50 3. Outside the Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada,1950-70 4. Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada, 1950-70 5. The Bureau from 1970: Data, Research, and Related Activities 6. Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada from 1970 7. Outside the Bureau and the Universities from 1970 8. Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century Appendices A. Respondents B. Notes on "Race" in Canadian Census Statistics:Historical, Conceptual, and Political Dimensions C. Census and Other Monographs D. Demolinguistics: Origin, Use, and Definition in Canada Notes References Index
£73.95
University of Toronto Press The Politics of Population
Book SynopsisInspired by recent developments in social theory and based on extensive archival research, this book provides the first systematic analysis of the developing knowledge capacities of the state in Victorian Canada. No government can intensively administer citizens about whom it knows nothing. The centralization of knowledge in the form of official statistics was an important dimension of state formation. The census of population was the leading project for the production of social intelligence."The Politics of Population" provides a detailed account of the political and social context in which census-making developed in Canada. It deals with census-making as a political project, investigating its place in and impact on party politics and ethnic, religious, and sectional struggles. It also looks closely at census-making as an administrative practice, identifying the main census managers and outlining the organization of five attempts at census-making between 1842 and 1850, Trade Review'I cannot recommend this book too highly. Reading The Politics of Population is a most rewarding experience; I learned a lot from it. This book is the product of mature reflection and prodigious research.' -- David Levine Canadian Journal of Sociology Online
£34.20
Stanford University Press Money from Nothing
Book SynopsisTrade Review"James' book is a powerful voice that contributes to the increasingly voluble conversation on consumption in a world that has moved beyond Marxist tenets of production, to the generation of income from loaning and borrowing cash based on speculation. How these new economies will affect the future of young nations such as South Africa remains to be discovered. Works such as Money for Nothing promise to shed light on this journey."—Isabel Scarborough, Allegra Laboratory"Partly perhaps because of its history, Africa (southern Africa in particular) has been a fertile region for work by social anthropologists on economic tops. This book is an especially good exemplar . . .The [book] is a highly readable account of the formal and informal institutions of credit and indebtedness - as well as the networks of obligation, reciprocity, and rejection - enlivened throughout by vignettes and analysis derived from her ethnographic fieldwork . . . Highly Recommended."—J.H. Cobbe, CHOICE"[A] new book by Deborah James [...] puts South Africa's debt industry under a microscope . . . James is an an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, so her book, Money From Nothing — Indebtedness and Aspirations in South Africa, present a more nuanced perspective than we're accustomed to getting from bank-employed economists or trade unionists."—Ann Crotty, The Times"Credit, and its flip side, debt, emerges as a fundamental lens to understand the workings of both social mobility and economic disenfranchisement, precariously inter-twined in the New South Africa. James makes complex theory accessible, combining it with page-turning ethnography—utterly captivating!"—Dinah Rajak, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sussex and author of In Good Company: An Anatomy of Corporate Social Responsibility (Stanford University Press 2011)"South Africa, the most unequal society in the world, has recently launched a consumer credit boom. Property rights have been strengthened, but debtors lack the legal protection that is normal elsewhere. Deborah James's much needed ethnography reveals what it feels like to be on the receiving end of this boom for the banks."—Keith Hart, London School of Economics"Money from Nothing offers the most comprehensive, multi-angled study that we have of new initiatives in credit and debt in a poor population. It will be a key source for all who concern themselves with the debt nexus, as lived."—Jane I. Guyer, Johns Hopkins University"James' investigation of the 'credit-debt' revolution in South Africa offers readers a rich account of the new lending economy. At stake, she shows, is not merely the making of a new black middle class, but the remaking of the meaning of class itself in an era of 'neoliberal redistribution.' This path-breaking analysis is an example of economic anthropology at its very best."—Jean Comaroff, Harvard University"In closing, Money from Nothing is an outstanding ethnography which accounts for the relationship between micro and macro political-economy with implications for the everyday social life of money...James's meticulous ethnography and fine scholarship leaves readers with a sense of understanding of the South African economic context amidst the chaos of the dualities that exist in post-apartheid South Africa. I strongly recommend this scholarly work to those engaging in discourse on post-apartheid South Africa, political-economy and cultural-economy."—Hemali Joshi, Anthropology Southern Africa"James is attentive not only to the class dynamics of post-apartheid indebtedness but also to the competitive dynamics of status and distinction . . . [The book] emphasises the complex logics of her informants as they seek to navigate the frustrations of contemporary South Africa . . . Scholarship on the post-apartheid state, and intersection with private capital and its discourses, will benefit considerably from engagement with James's ethnography—as will economic anthropologists working in other parts of the world."—Kevin Donovan, Allegra Laboratory
£89.10
Stanford University Press Money from Nothing
Book SynopsisTrade Review"James' book is a powerful voice that contributes to the increasingly voluble conversation on consumption in a world that has moved beyond Marxist tenets of production, to the generation of income from loaning and borrowing cash based on speculation. How these new economies will affect the future of young nations such as South Africa remains to be discovered. Works such as Money for Nothing promise to shed light on this journey."—Isabel Scarborough, Allegra Laboratory"Partly perhaps because of its history, Africa (southern Africa in particular) has been a fertile region for work by social anthropologists on economic tops. This book is an especially good exemplar . . .The [book] is a highly readable account of the formal and informal institutions of credit and indebtedness - as well as the networks of obligation, reciprocity, and rejection - enlivened throughout by vignettes and analysis derived from her ethnographic fieldwork . . . Highly Recommended."—J.H. Cobbe, CHOICE"[A] new book by Deborah James [...] puts South Africa's debt industry under a microscope . . . James is an an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, so her book, Money From Nothing — Indebtedness and Aspirations in South Africa, present a more nuanced perspective than we're accustomed to getting from bank-employed economists or trade unionists."—Ann Crotty, The Times"Credit, and its flip side, debt, emerges as a fundamental lens to understand the workings of both social mobility and economic disenfranchisement, precariously inter-twined in the New South Africa. James makes complex theory accessible, combining it with page-turning ethnography—utterly captivating!"—Dinah Rajak, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sussex and author of In Good Company: An Anatomy of Corporate Social Responsibility (Stanford University Press 2011)"South Africa, the most unequal society in the world, has recently launched a consumer credit boom. Property rights have been strengthened, but debtors lack the legal protection that is normal elsewhere. Deborah James's much needed ethnography reveals what it feels like to be on the receiving end of this boom for the banks."—Keith Hart, London School of Economics"Money from Nothing offers the most comprehensive, multi-angled study that we have of new initiatives in credit and debt in a poor population. It will be a key source for all who concern themselves with the debt nexus, as lived."—Jane I. Guyer, Johns Hopkins University"James' investigation of the 'credit-debt' revolution in South Africa offers readers a rich account of the new lending economy. At stake, she shows, is not merely the making of a new black middle class, but the remaking of the meaning of class itself in an era of 'neoliberal redistribution.' This path-breaking analysis is an example of economic anthropology at its very best."—Jean Comaroff, Harvard University"In closing, Money from Nothing is an outstanding ethnography which accounts for the relationship between micro and macro political-economy with implications for the everyday social life of money...James's meticulous ethnography and fine scholarship leaves readers with a sense of understanding of the South African economic context amidst the chaos of the dualities that exist in post-apartheid South Africa. I strongly recommend this scholarly work to those engaging in discourse on post-apartheid South Africa, political-economy and cultural-economy."—Hemali Joshi, Anthropology Southern Africa"James is attentive not only to the class dynamics of post-apartheid indebtedness but also to the competitive dynamics of status and distinction . . . [The book] emphasises the complex logics of her informants as they seek to navigate the frustrations of contemporary South Africa . . . Scholarship on the post-apartheid state, and intersection with private capital and its discourses, will benefit considerably from engagement with James's ethnography—as will economic anthropologists working in other parts of the world."—Kevin Donovan, Allegra Laboratory
£21.59
University of Oklahoma Press Homeland Ethnic Mexican Belonging since 1900
Book SynopsisIdeas defer to no border - least of all the idea of belonging. So where does one belong, and what does belonging even mean, when a border inscribes one's identity? This dilemma, so critical to the ethnic Mexican community, is at the heart of Homeland, an intellectual, cultural, and literary history of belonging in ethnic Mexican thought.
£19.76
LSU Press Freedoms Lawmakers
Book SynopsisProvides the first comprehensive directory of the over 1,500 African Americans who held political office in the South during the Reconstruction era. The book presents an impressive amount of information about the antebellum status, occupations, property ownership, and military service of these officials.
£21.80
Louisiana State University Press Life and Society in the Early Spanish Caribbean
Book SynopsisThe half century of European activity in the Caribbean that followed Columbus's first voyages brought enormous demographic, economic, and social change to the region. Ida Altman examines the interactions of diverse groups and individuals and the transformation of the islands of the Greater Antilles.
£58.65
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Environmental Inequalities Class Race and
Book SynopsisBy examining environmental change through the lens of conflicting social agendas, Andrew Hurley uncovers the historical roots of environmental inequality in contemporary urban America. Hurley's study focuses on the steel mill community of Gary, Indiana, a city that was sacrificed, like a thousand other American places, to industrial priorities in the decades following World War II.
£32.36
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Demography and Degeneration Eugenics and the
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£39.06
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Receiving Erins Children Philadelphia Liverpool
Book SynopsisDuring the Irish famine 2,000,000 Irish men and women fled their homeland to settle in large British and American cities already wrestling complex urban problems. This book examines how the cities of Liverpool and Philadelphia met the challenge of this influx of immigrants.
£33.96
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Like a Family The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World
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£40.50
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Hill Folks A History of Arkansas Ozarkers and
Book SynopsisHere, Blevins sketches a portrait of a place far more nuanced than the backward and deliberately unprogressive region depicted in stereotype. He covers a wide range of Ozark social life, including the development of agriculture and the rise and fall of extractive industries.Trade Review"Easily the best comprehensive history of the Ozarks yet accomplished. It will be a benchmark in the field." - Robert Cochran, University of Arkansas
£32.36
The University of North Carolina Press Appalachia A History
Book SynopsisInterweaving social, political, environmental, economic and popular history, this is a chronicle of four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, it explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and the images that have shaped perceptions of the region.Trade Review"An outstanding interpretation of Appalachian history." - Gordon B. McKinney, Berea College
£30.56
University of Pennsylvania Press Making Meaningful Lives Tales from an Aging
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Making Meaningful Lives is a carefully conducted and beautifully written ethnography about existential human questions: what is a meaningful life and how can we lead it? Iza Kavedžiji explores these questions through the narratives of elderly people living in Osaka, Japan. In so doing, she adds a fresh and new perspective to the preponderance of literature on aging (in) Japan . . . [T]he book captivates not only through its detailed insights on the life worlds of the informants but also through its optimism and its fresh and new perspective on aging and on being elderly." * Contemporary Japan *"[A]n excellent and timely contribution to the literature on Japan’s aging society. It supplies a highly original ethnographic case study approach that allows the reader to view aging holistically from the inside out. Thanks to the quality and depth of documentation and interpretation, it also convincingly translates and interprets the aging experience...Making Meaningful Livesargues persuasively that aging requires a radical rethinking in terms of how society frames individually lived experiences and the human creation of meaning" * Japan Review *"Making Meaningful Lives is engrossing, beautifully written, and well-researched. It demonstrates compellingly that a book centered on aging and older persons can illuminate much broader processes." * Sarah Lamb, Brandeis University *
£35.10
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida The Ancient Urban Maya Neighborhoods Inequality and Built Form
Book SynopsisAncient cities were complex social, political, and economic entities, but they also suffered from inequality, poor sanitation, and disease - often more than rural areas. In The Ancient Urban Maya, Scott Hutson examines ancient Maya cities and argues that, despite the hazards of urban life, these places continued to lure people for many centuries.Trade ReviewHutson reviews the changing approaches to urbanism in the Maya world and presents his working definition: “settlements qualify as cities if they possess three of the following four characteristics: specialised functions, social differentiation, large size, and high density”" - Robert Witcher, New Book Chronicle
£60.35
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida The Ancient Urban Maya Neighborhoods Inequality
Book SynopsisAncient cities were complex social, political, and economic entities, but they also suffered from inequality, poor sanitation, and disease - often more than rural areas. In The Ancient Urban Maya, Scott Hutson examines ancient Maya cities and argues that, despite the hazards of urban life, these places continued to lure people for many centuries.Trade ReviewImportant and timely, Hutson’s analysis of Maya cities in their constituent neighborhoods marks a new milestone in the study of Maya urbanism."" - Cynthia Robin, author of Everyday Life Matters: Maya Farmers at Chan ""Working through a myriad of definitions for urbanization and defining aspects of those often missing from archaeological discussions, Hutson provides the best perspective to date on the complexities of ancient ‘urban’ life and life decisions by the prehistoric Maya."" - Fred Valdez Jr., coeditor of Ancient Maya Commoners
£18.86
Univ of Chicago Behalf of Rutgers Univ Press When Good Jobs Go Bad Globalization Deunionization and Declining Job Quality in the North American Auto Industry
Trade Review"[When Good Jobs Go Bad] presents an automobile industry in decline. It begins with the North American Free Trade Agreement and recounts dramatic changes in employment and in the work environments at GM, Ford, and Chrysler … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." * Choice *"Ultimately, U.S., Mexican, and for that matter Chinese workers will write the next chapters in the evolution of the global auto industry. But for right now, Rothstein’s book offers a powerful analysis of how those good jobs went so bad." * Perspectives on Work *"When Good Jobs Go Bad is an excellent study: strategically designed, executed well, historically grounded, theoretically fruitful, gracefully written, and blessedly free from jargon... Best of all, it furnishes students with a vibrant and contemporary examples of C. Wright Mills' 'sociological imagination' revealing the complex and unhappy intersections of biography and history in the lives of automobile workers." * Contemporary Sociology *"An important and insightful intervention in the discussions of industrial upgrading and the auto industry, Rothstein provides a striking critique of lean production and the decline of good jobs." -- Nancy Plankey-Videla * author of We Are in This Dance Together *"It’s not just McDonald’s and Walmart. Rothstein brilliantly illuminates how even auto assembly jobs—still among the best blue collar jobs—have been steadily degraded by global corporations. An essential contribution to understanding work in the global economy." -- Chris Tilly * director, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UCLA *"When Good Jobs Go Bad questions whether the tide is rising at all....This is a sobering read, but the final chapter explores some more hopeful possibilities....Perhaps the main lesson from this book is that there is no trade-off between workplace control and influence. When unions sacrifice the first, they risk losing both." * Work, Employment and Society *"Rothstein’s book provides us with much of what we need to understand why wages and the quality of work life in the US and Mexican auto industries has deteriorated since the late 1970s." * Journal of World-Systems Research *"[Rothstein's] important point is that there is nothing natural or inevitable about the form that globalization takes; the global economy is a product of political choices." * American Journal of Sociology *"[When Good Jobs Go Bad] presents an automobile industry in decline. It begins with the North American Free Trade Agreement and recounts dramatic changes in employment and in the work environments at GM, Ford, and Chrysler … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." * Choice *"Ultimately, U.S., Mexican, and for that matter Chinese workers will write the next chapters in the evolution of the global auto industry. But for right now, Rothstein’s book offers a powerful analysis of how those good jobs went so bad." * Perspectives on Work *"When Good Jobs Go Bad is an excellent study: strategically designed, executed well, historically grounded, theoretically fruitful, gracefully written, and blessedly free from jargon... Best of all, it furnishes students with a vibrant and contemporary examples of C. Wright Mills' 'sociological imagination' revealing the complex and unhappy intersections of biography and history in the lives of automobile workers." * Contemporary Sociology *"An important and insightful intervention in the discussions of industrial upgrading and the auto industry, Rothstein provides a striking critique of lean production and the decline of good jobs." -- Nancy Plankey-Videla * author of We Are in This Dance Together *"It’s not just McDonald’s and Walmart. Rothstein brilliantly illuminates how even auto assembly jobs—still among the best blue collar jobs—have been steadily degraded by global corporations. An essential contribution to understanding work in the global economy." -- Chris Tilly * director, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UCLA *"When Good Jobs Go Bad questions whether the tide is rising at all....This is a sobering read, but the final chapter explores some more hopeful possibilities....Perhaps the main lesson from this book is that there is no trade-off between workplace control and influence. When unions sacrifice the first, they risk losing both." * Work, Employment and Society *"Rothstein’s book provides us with much of what we need to understand why wages and the quality of work life in the US and Mexican auto industries has deteriorated since the late 1970s." * Journal of World-Systems Research *"[Rothstein's] important point is that there is nothing natural or inevitable about the form that globalization takes; the global economy is a product of political choices." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Introduction: Three Auto Plants in the Global Economy2 The Intensification of Work under Lean Production3 Whipsawed! Local Unions Fight for Jobs in the United States4 Greenfield Opportunity: Orchestrated Labor Relations in Silao5 Globalization and Union Decline6 Conclusion: Toward a Better-Regulated Global EconomyNotesReferencesIndex
£26.99
Univ of Chicago Behalf of Rutgers Univ Press Of Forests and Fields Mexican Labor in the Pacific Northwest Latinidad Transnational Cultures in the United States
Book SynopsisJust looking at the Pacific Northwest's many verdant forests and fields, it may be hard to imagine the intense work it took to transform the region into the agricultural powerhouse it is today. Much of this labor was provided by Mexican guest workers, Tejano migrants, and undocumented immigrants. Of Forests and Fields tells the story of these workers.Trade Review"Sifuentez cogently analyzes approximately seventy years of Pacific Northwest labor history… Scholars and students (both undergraduate and graduate) will find this richly told story illuminating."— The Journal of American History "Of Forests and Fields is a significant and timely historical project addressing one of the most important social and cultural developments in recent history."— David Gutierrez, professor of history, University of California, San Diego "Sifuentez has written a terrific book exploring the struggles of Mexican farm and forest laborers, documented and undocumented, in the northwest from World War II to the turn of the century. This is first-rate labor and environmental history attentive to the types of work performed by his subjects, the tensions between laborers and growers, and the role of pro-business state authorities... Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty."— Choice "This book’s greatest strength is that it covers many different topics in a comparatively brief space. Consequently, it would serve as an excellent supplemental text for courses focused on the American West, labor, immigration, Chicana/o studies, and the modern US survey."— H-Net "Mario Sifuentez gives voice to the stories, struggles, and strengths of Mexican laborers in the fields of the Northwest, illuminating in engaging, human terms an important slice of history."— Miriam Pawel, author of The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography "Of Forests and Fields is an important work that should be read by those interested in immigrant rights and Chicano, environmental, and labor history."— Pacific Northwest Quarterly "An elegant and engaging history of Mexican-ancestry labor in the Pacific Northwest....Well organized and well written. This book should be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the long history of Mexican-ancestry people in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest more broadly. It is written in a clear and engaging way that should appeal to college instructors, informed readers, and the general public." — Oregon Historical Quarterly "Of Forests and Fields provides a detailed and fascinating account of Mexican labor in the Pacific Northwest between the 1940s and the mid-1990s... Sifuentez has paved the way for scholars to more readily engage with the ways in which Mexican and Mexican American labor fits into a larger environmental history of the United States."— H-Environment "A much-needed history of Mexican labor in the Pacific Northwest, specifically in the state of Oregon....The most thorough examination of the evolution of Mexican labor in Oregon."— Historical Pacific ReviewTable of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Many Miles from Home: The Bracero Program in the Pacific Northwest2 Los Tejanos: The Texas-Mexican Diaspora in Oregon3 The Genesis of the Willamette Valley Immigration Project4 Whip that Hoedad in the Ground: Undocumented Workers in the National Forest5 “Now I Can Hold My Own With Anybody”: IRCA, Immigrant Organizing, and the Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Noroeste (PCUN)6 Huelga!: PCUN and Organizing Farm Workers in the Willamette ValleyEpilogue: La Lucha Sigue . . . Notes Index
£105.40
Rutgers University Press New York City Politics Governing Gotham
Book SynopsisIn this second edition, Bruce F. Berg updates the discussion of New York’s political system with examples from the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations as well as current public policy issues including infrastructure, housing and homelessness, land use regulations, and education. Trade Review"The study of metropolitan governance in terms of democratic accountability, civil harmony, and service delivery remains a fascinating research area. Berg examines the governance of New York City within its economic, intergovernmental, and social context arguing that these forces constrain decision making by those within and outside the formal structures of government. Recommended." -- A. E. Wohlers * Choice *“One cannot test the validity of an approach to the study of urban governance based on the behavior of one urban political system, even if that city is the largest city in the country. And no claim regarding the external validity of this approach is made in New York City Politics. But implicit in this study is the hope that others will find this approach valuable and utilize it to examine the governance of other cities' political systems.” * Sir Read A Lot *"A definitive, thoughtful, and thought-provoking work of exceptional scholarship, "New York City Politics" is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Contemporary Political Science collections." * Midwest Book Review *"The study of metropolitan governance in terms of democratic accountability, civil harmony, and service delivery remains a fascinating research area. Berg examines the governance of New York City within its economic, intergovernmental, and social context arguing that these forces constrain decision making by those within and outside the formal structures of government. Recommended." -- A. E. Wohlers * Choice *“One cannot test the validity of an approach to the study of urban governance based on the behavior of one urban political system, even if that city is the largest city in the country. And no claim regarding the external validity of this approach is made in New York City Politics. But implicit in this study is the hope that others will find this approach valuable and utilize it to examine the governance of other cities' political systems.” * Sir Read A Lot *"A definitive, thoughtful, and thought-provoking work of exceptional scholarship, "New York City Politics" is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Contemporary Political Science collections." * Midwest Book Review *Table of Contents1 Introduction2 The Economic Development Imperative3 The State and the City4 The Federal Government and the City5 Racial and Ethnic Diversity6 Political Parties in New York City Governance7 The Charter, the Mayor, and the Other Guys8 The City Council9 The Municipal BureaucracyConclusionAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex
£35.10
Rutgers University Press New York City Politics Governing Gotham
Book SynopsisIn this second edition, Bruce F. Berg updates the discussion of New York’s political system with examples from the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations as well as current public policy issues including infrastructure, housing and homelessness, land use regulations, and education. Trade Review"The study of metropolitan governance in terms of democratic accountability, civil harmony, and service delivery remains a fascinating research area. Berg examines the governance of New York City within its economic, intergovernmental, and social context arguing that these forces constrain decision making by those within and outside the formal structures of government. Recommended." -- A. E. Wohlers * Choice *“One cannot test the validity of an approach to the study of urban governance based on the behavior of one urban political system, even if that city is the largest city in the country. And no claim regarding the external validity of this approach is made in New York City Politics. But implicit in this study is the hope that others will find this approach valuable and utilize it to examine the governance of other cities' political systems.” * Sir Read A Lot *"A definitive, thoughtful, and thought-provoking work of exceptional scholarship, "New York City Politics" is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Contemporary Political Science collections." * Midwest Book Review *"The study of metropolitan governance in terms of democratic accountability, civil harmony, and service delivery remains a fascinating research area. Berg examines the governance of New York City within its economic, intergovernmental, and social context arguing that these forces constrain decision making by those within and outside the formal structures of government. Recommended." -- A. E. Wohlers * Choice *“One cannot test the validity of an approach to the study of urban governance based on the behavior of one urban political system, even if that city is the largest city in the country. And no claim regarding the external validity of this approach is made in New York City Politics. But implicit in this study is the hope that others will find this approach valuable and utilize it to examine the governance of other cities' political systems.” * Sir Read A Lot *"A definitive, thoughtful, and thought-provoking work of exceptional scholarship, "New York City Politics" is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Contemporary Political Science collections." * Midwest Book Review *Table of Contents1 Introduction2 The Economic Development Imperative3 The State and the City4 The Federal Government and the City5 Racial and Ethnic Diversity6 Political Parties in New York City Governance7 The Charter, the Mayor, and the Other Guys8 The City Council9 The Municipal BureaucracyConclusionAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex
£105.40
Rutgers University Press Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural
Book SynopsisVisual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods brings together visual studies and childhood studies to explore images of childhood in the study rurality and rural life. The volume highlights how the voices of children themselves remain central to investigations of rural childhoods and rural life. Trade Review“Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods is a welcome addition on many fronts. It tackles rural childhood in many locations around the world, both Global North and Global South, and it does so by means of studying the visual. Instead of taking images of carefree rural childhoods at face value, the authors delve into their hidden meanings. What are we really seeing in these visions and versions of childhood? This is recommended reading for scholars in many fields: childhood studies, rural history, history of gender and sexuality, and so many others.” -- Pamela Riney-Kehrberg * author of Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play, and Coming of Age in the Midwest *“This is a book of intersections that takes the seemingly temporal idea of childhood and connects it to the apparently spatial idea of rurality. This is very stimulating reading that employs the visual turn to illustrate some of the many ways childhood is experienced and represented in rural geographies. This work offers a timely challenge to established stereotypes about both childhood and rural life.” -- Michael Corbett * coauthor of Rural Literacies: Transnational Perspectives *"Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *Table of ContentsContents Preface Forward 1. Introduction: Beginnings Part I Images and Imaginings in the Study of Rural Childhoods 2. Pastoral Visions of Childhood: Selling Suburbia as Home in the American Countryside Holley Wlodarczyk 3. Educating for the World Beyond: Challenging Idyllic Images of the Rural School Jonathan Kresmer 4. Nature Lovers as Nation Lovers in Canadian TV’s The Forest Rangers (1963–1965) Jennifer VanderBurgh 5. Video Game Depictions of Rural Childhoods in the Global South: Get Water! and Ayiti: The Cost of Life Renee Jackson & April Mandrona 6. Patriot Boys and Pioneer Girls: Christian Homeschool Texts, Gender, and the American Rural Idyll Elizabeth Shively 7. Rural Girlhoods in Picturebooks: Visual Constructions of Social Practices Karen Eppley Part II Acts of Memory and Imagination 8. The Place of Girls? Collective Memory Work in the Study of Portrayals of Rural Girlhood in Swedish Child and Youth Literature Eva Söderberg, Sara Nyhlén, Katja Gillander Gådin, & Katarina Giritli Nygren 9. I Am a Child of Back-to-the-Landers Sheilah Wilson 10. Pekupatikut Innuat Akunikana / “Pictures Woke the People Up”: Revisiting Inuit Childhoods through Facebook Wendy Ewald & Eric Gottesman Part III How We See It: Children’s Participation in Studying Rural Childhoods 11. A Tale of Two Kindergartens: Visual Representations of Slovenian Children’s Daily Lives in a Rural and an Urban Setting Barbara Turk Niskač 12. The Story of Peter Both-in-One: Using Visual Storytelling Methods to Understand Resilience among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Young Children in Rural New England Sally Campbell Galman 13. Growing up Rural in South Africa: On Using Cellphilms to Engage Children’s Ideas of Social Spaces Naydene de Lange 14. Image-Based Research: What Does Childhood Look Like in a Small Village? Irina Kosterina 15. Reimagining Rural Childhoods through Participatory Video and Global Education Kelly Royds 16. The Perfect Computer? Children’s Experiences with ICT in Rural Colombia Diana Carolina Garcia Gomez and Helle Strandgaard Jensen Index Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors
£105.40
Rutgers University Press CriminalizationAssimilation ChineseAmericans and
Book SynopsisCriminalization/Assimilation traces how Classical Hollywood films constructed America’s image of Chinese Americans from their criminalization as unwanted immigrants to their eventual acceptance when assimilated citizens, exploiting both America’s yellow peril fears about Chinese immigration and its fascination with Chinatowns.Trade Review"Philippa Gates takes us on an engrossing journey through the Chinatown streets of Hollywood’s imagination in her comprehensive study of the ambivalent depiction of Chinese people and places on American screens. Her superlative book provides essential reading for scholars, students, and concerned readers who need to understand this history fully to critique the images and ideas that continue to shape today’s cultural landscape." -- Gina Marchetti * author of Citing China: Politics, Postmodernism, and World Cinema *"Meticulously researched and laudably comprehensive, Criminalization/Assimilation explores Chinatown’s place in the lexicon of early Hollywood films. This is a unique and important contribution to film studies and Asian American studies—a highly satisfying read!" -- Karla Rae Fuller * author of Hollywood Goes Oriental: CaucAsian Performance in American Film *“A most informative analysis…. The main strength of Criminalization/Assimilation may be its detailed outline of the various shifts in representations that occurred over a fifty-year period, that certainly complexifies a strictly axiological appreciation of Chinatown films as either racist or non-racist.” * Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television *Table of ContentsContents Part I: Hollywood’s Chinese America 1 Introduction 2 Yellow Peril, Protest, and an Orientalist Gaze: Hollywood’s Constructions of Chinese/Americans Part II: Chinatown Crime 3 Imperilled Imperialism: Tong Wars, Slave Girls, and Opium Dens 4 The Whitening of Chinatown: Action Cops and Upstanding Criminals Part III: Chinatown Melodrama 5 The Perils of Proximity: White Downfall in the Chinatown Melodrama 6 Tainted Blood: White Fears of Yellow Miscegenation Part IV: Chinese American Assimilation 7 Assimilation and Tourism: Chinese American Citizens and Chinatown Rebranded 8 Assimilating Heroism: The Chinese American as American Action Hero 9 Epilogue Filmography Acknowledgments Notes Index
£105.40
Rutgers University Press Embodied Politics Indigenous Migrant Activism
Book SynopsisArguing for a structurally competent approach to migrant health, Embodied Politics shows how efforts to promote indigenous health may actually reinforce the same social and political economic forces, namely structural racism and neoliberalism, that are undermining the health of indigenous Oaxacans in Mexico and the United States.Trade Review"Embodied Politics: Health Promotion in Indigenous Mexican Migrant Communities is timely, well-researched, and well-written. It was a pleasure to read and I look forward to using and recommending it in the future." -- Seth Holmes * author of Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States *"Embodied Politics: Health Promotion in Indigenous Mexican Migrant Communities is timely, well-researched, and well-written. It was a pleasure to read and I look forward to using and recommending it in the future." -- Seth Holmes * author of Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States *Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 The Paradoxical Politics of Health PromotionChapter 2 Structural Violence, Migrant Activism, and Indigenous HealthChapter 3 The “Mexican Model” of Health: Examining the Travels and Translations of Health PromotionChapter 4 Números, Números, Números: Making Health Programs AccountableChapter 5 Cultural Sensitivity Training and the Cultural Politics of Teaching ToleranceChapter 6 La Lucha Sigue: Migrant Activism and the Ongoing Struggle to Promote Indigenous HealthAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£23.39
Rutgers University Press Embodied Politics Indigenous Migrant Activism
Book SynopsisArguing for a structurally competent approach to migrant health, Embodied Politics shows how efforts to promote indigenous health may actually reinforce the same social and political economic forces, namely structural racism and neoliberalism, that are undermining the health of indigenous Oaxacans in Mexico and the United States.Trade Review"Embodied Politics: Health Promotion in Indigenous Mexican Migrant Communities is timely, well-researched, and well-written. It was a pleasure to read and I look forward to using and recommending it in the future." -- Seth Holmes * author of Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States *"Embodied Politics: Health Promotion in Indigenous Mexican Migrant Communities is timely, well-researched, and well-written. It was a pleasure to read and I look forward to using and recommending it in the future." -- Seth Holmes * author of Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States *Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 The Paradoxical Politics of Health PromotionChapter 2 Structural Violence, Migrant Activism, and Indigenous HealthChapter 3 The “Mexican Model” of Health: Examining the Travels and Translations of Health PromotionChapter 4 Números, Números, Números: Making Health Programs AccountableChapter 5 Cultural Sensitivity Training and the Cultural Politics of Teaching ToleranceChapter 6 La Lucha Sigue: Migrant Activism and the Ongoing Struggle to Promote Indigenous HealthAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£105.40
Rutgers University Press Insight Philadelphia Historical Essays
Book SynopsisEach of the nearly 100 essays in Insight Philadelphia tells a succinct, compelling, and little-known tale of the city’s past. Lavishly illustrated with archival images, these stories bring to life histories that range from quirky to tragic, and give readers fascinating new insights into the City of Brotherly Love. Trade Review"Kenneth Finkel is Philadelphia’s best historian and a virtuoso story teller. With graceful words and memorable old photographs, his essays transport us to forgotten moments when, we learn with surprise and delight, big things happened." -- David B. Brownlee * Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania *"In this wide-ranging and informative tour of Philadelphia past and present, drawn from his popular blog posts, Kenneth Finkel offers witty and often gently irreverent glimpses of the city's colorful people and places." -- Elizabeth Milroy * Drexel University *"From a city long overshadowed by the Liberty Bell, Kenneth Finkel pries tantalizing pieces of a past little known or even remembered that shape Philadelphia today. 'Place matters,' he argues. And then proves it—again and again—with his trademark wit and insight." -- Rick Nichols * journalist and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania *"No one knows the iconic as well as the forgotten nooks and crannies of Philadelphia and its history better than Kenneth Finkel. Inspired by evocative archival photographs, these lively, thought-provoking essays connect the past to the present of a great city." -- Kathleen A. Foster * The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., senior curator of American Art, and director, Center for American Art *"To honor Philly's past, we don't need an old-school museum," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"From Blog Post to Book: An Interview with Kenneth Finkel" * Temple.edu *"A 1918 ‘race war’ and its ties to Philadelphia’s present" by Avi Wolfman-Arent * WHYY *"100 years ago, South Philadelphia saw violent race riots," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"Celebrating our history requires seeing our history, warts and all," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"New Book Gives Insight Into Uncovering Philly History" by Mickey Herr * Hidden City Philadelphia *"Recommended." * Choice *PA Books on PCN “Insight Philadelphia: Historical Essays Illustrated” with Kenneth Finkel * PA Books *"This book is alive and well; a cornucopia of the arcane and the obvious tightly constructed and tailor-made for the stop-and-go reader....The book is much more than this isolated specimen of sprightly sentence construction. There is a broad spectrum of social and historical issues confronted and succinctly analyzed." * Speckled Paw Coffee *"Finkel offers a well-written and refreshing work bringing Philadelphia’s past and present to life. His meticulous attention to detail, storytelling, and photographic images situates the reader in an imaginary ambience of traveling the city’s streets and old neighborhoods. Its contribution to historical scholarship lies in uncovering some of the lost stories and rediscoveries of the past contained in hundreds of thousands of historical photographs." * Pennsylvania History *"White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today" by Kristen Rogers * KCTV-5 (Kansas City) *"White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today," by Kristen Rogers * CNN.com *"Kenneth Finkel is Philadelphia’s best historian and a virtuoso story teller. With graceful words and memorable old photographs, his essays transport us to forgotten moments when, we learn with surprise and delight, big things happened." -- David B. Brownlee * Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania *"In this wide-ranging and informative tour of Philadelphia past and present, drawn from his popular blog posts, Kenneth Finkel offers witty and often gently irreverent glimpses of the city's colorful people and places." -- Elizabeth Milroy * Drexel University *"From a city long overshadowed by the Liberty Bell, Kenneth Finkel pries tantalizing pieces of a past little known or even remembered that shape Philadelphia today. 'Place matters,' he argues. And then proves it—again and again—with his trademark wit and insight." -- Rick Nichols * journalist and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania *"No one knows the iconic as well as the forgotten nooks and crannies of Philadelphia and its history better than Kenneth Finkel. Inspired by evocative archival photographs, these lively, thought-provoking essays connect the past to the present of a great city." -- Kathleen A. Foster * The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., senior curator of American Art, and director, Center for American Art *"To honor Philly's past, we don't need an old-school museum," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"From Blog Post to Book: An Interview with Kenneth Finkel" * Temple.edu *"A 1918 ‘race war’ and its ties to Philadelphia’s present" by Avi Wolfman-Arent * WHYY *"100 years ago, South Philadelphia saw violent race riots," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"Celebrating our history requires seeing our history, warts and all," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"New Book Gives Insight Into Uncovering Philly History" by Mickey Herr * Hidden City Philadelphia *"Recommended." * Choice *PA Books on PCN “Insight Philadelphia: Historical Essays Illustrated” with Kenneth Finkel * PA Books *"This book is alive and well; a cornucopia of the arcane and the obvious tightly constructed and tailor-made for the stop-and-go reader....The book is much more than this isolated specimen of sprightly sentence construction. There is a broad spectrum of social and historical issues confronted and succinctly analyzed." * Speckled Paw Coffee *"Finkel offers a well-written and refreshing work bringing Philadelphia’s past and present to life. His meticulous attention to detail, storytelling, and photographic images situates the reader in an imaginary ambience of traveling the city’s streets and old neighborhoods. Its contribution to historical scholarship lies in uncovering some of the lost stories and rediscoveries of the past contained in hundreds of thousands of historical photographs." * Pennsylvania History *"White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today" by Kristen Rogers * KCTV-5 (Kansas City) *"White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today," by Kristen Rogers * CNN.com *Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER 1 – DEFINING THE CITY CHAPTER 2 – THE NEIGHBORHOODS CHAPTER 3 - ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN CHAPTER 4 – PRESERVATION & STEWARDSHIP CHAPTER 5 - IMPROVEMENTS CHAPTER 6 – INNOVATION & INDUSTRY CHAPTER 7 – FOOD CHAPTER 8 - FIRES & DISASTERS CHAPTER 9 – RIOTS, UPHEAVAL & PROTESTS CHAPTER 10 - PERFORMANCE & ENTERTAINMENT CHAPTER 11 - ART, PUBLIC ART & LANDMARKS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
£33.30
Rutgers University Press Insight Philadelphia Historical Essays
Book SynopsisEach of the nearly 100 essays in Insight Philadelphia tells a succinct, compelling, and little-known tale of the city’s past. Lavishly illustrated with archival images, these stories bring to life histories that range from quirky to tragic, and give readers fascinating new insights into the City of Brotherly Love. Trade Review"Kenneth Finkel is Philadelphia’s best historian and a virtuoso story teller. With graceful words and memorable old photographs, his essays transport us to forgotten moments when, we learn with surprise and delight, big things happened." -- David B. Brownlee * Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania *"In this wide-ranging and informative tour of Philadelphia past and present, drawn from his popular blog posts, Kenneth Finkel offers witty and often gently irreverent glimpses of the city's colorful people and places." -- Elizabeth Milroy * Drexel University *"From a city long overshadowed by the Liberty Bell, Kenneth Finkel pries tantalizing pieces of a past little known or even remembered that shape Philadelphia today. 'Place matters,' he argues. And then proves it—again and again—with his trademark wit and insight." -- Rick Nichols * journalist and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania *"No one knows the iconic as well as the forgotten nooks and crannies of Philadelphia and its history better than Kenneth Finkel. Inspired by evocative archival photographs, these lively, thought-provoking essays connect the past to the present of a great city." -- Kathleen A. Foster * The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., senior curator of American Art, and director, Center for American Art *"To honor Philly's past, we don't need an old-school museum," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"From Blog Post to Book: An Interview with Kenneth Finkel" * Temple.edu *"A 1918 ‘race war’ and its ties to Philadelphia’s present" by Avi Wolfman-Arent * WHYY *"100 years ago, South Philadelphia saw violent race riots," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"Celebrating our history requires seeing our history, warts and all," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"New Book Gives Insight Into Uncovering Philly History" by Mickey Herr * Hidden City Philadelphia *"Recommended." * Choice *PA Books on PCN “Insight Philadelphia: Historical Essays Illustrated” with Kenneth Finkel * PA Books *"This book is alive and well; a cornucopia of the arcane and the obvious tightly constructed and tailor-made for the stop-and-go reader....The book is much more than this isolated specimen of sprightly sentence construction. There is a broad spectrum of social and historical issues confronted and succinctly analyzed." * Speckled Paw Coffee *"Finkel offers a well-written and refreshing work bringing Philadelphia’s past and present to life. His meticulous attention to detail, storytelling, and photographic images situates the reader in an imaginary ambience of traveling the city’s streets and old neighborhoods. Its contribution to historical scholarship lies in uncovering some of the lost stories and rediscoveries of the past contained in hundreds of thousands of historical photographs." * Pennsylvania History *"White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today" by Kristen Rogers * KCTV-5 (Kansas City) *"White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today," by Kristen Rogers * CNN.com *"Kenneth Finkel is Philadelphia’s best historian and a virtuoso story teller. With graceful words and memorable old photographs, his essays transport us to forgotten moments when, we learn with surprise and delight, big things happened." -- David B. Brownlee * Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania *"In this wide-ranging and informative tour of Philadelphia past and present, drawn from his popular blog posts, Kenneth Finkel offers witty and often gently irreverent glimpses of the city's colorful people and places." -- Elizabeth Milroy * Drexel University *"From a city long overshadowed by the Liberty Bell, Kenneth Finkel pries tantalizing pieces of a past little known or even remembered that shape Philadelphia today. 'Place matters,' he argues. And then proves it—again and again—with his trademark wit and insight." -- Rick Nichols * journalist and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania *"No one knows the iconic as well as the forgotten nooks and crannies of Philadelphia and its history better than Kenneth Finkel. Inspired by evocative archival photographs, these lively, thought-provoking essays connect the past to the present of a great city." -- Kathleen A. Foster * The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., senior curator of American Art, and director, Center for American Art *"To honor Philly's past, we don't need an old-school museum," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"From Blog Post to Book: An Interview with Kenneth Finkel" * Temple.edu *"A 1918 ‘race war’ and its ties to Philadelphia’s present" by Avi Wolfman-Arent * WHYY *"100 years ago, South Philadelphia saw violent race riots," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"Celebrating our history requires seeing our history, warts and all," by Kenneth Finkel * Philadelphia Inquirer *"New Book Gives Insight Into Uncovering Philly History" by Mickey Herr * Hidden City Philadelphia *"Recommended." * Choice *PA Books on PCN “Insight Philadelphia: Historical Essays Illustrated” with Kenneth Finkel * PA Books *"This book is alive and well; a cornucopia of the arcane and the obvious tightly constructed and tailor-made for the stop-and-go reader....The book is much more than this isolated specimen of sprightly sentence construction. There is a broad spectrum of social and historical issues confronted and succinctly analyzed." * Speckled Paw Coffee *"Finkel offers a well-written and refreshing work bringing Philadelphia’s past and present to life. His meticulous attention to detail, storytelling, and photographic images situates the reader in an imaginary ambience of traveling the city’s streets and old neighborhoods. Its contribution to historical scholarship lies in uncovering some of the lost stories and rediscoveries of the past contained in hundreds of thousands of historical photographs." * Pennsylvania History *"White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today" by Kristen Rogers * KCTV-5 (Kansas City) *"White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today," by Kristen Rogers * CNN.com *Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER 1 – DEFINING THE CITY CHAPTER 2 – THE NEIGHBORHOODS CHAPTER 3 - ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN CHAPTER 4 – PRESERVATION & STEWARDSHIP CHAPTER 5 - IMPROVEMENTS CHAPTER 6 – INNOVATION & INDUSTRY CHAPTER 7 – FOOD CHAPTER 8 - FIRES & DISASTERS CHAPTER 9 – RIOTS, UPHEAVAL & PROTESTS CHAPTER 10 - PERFORMANCE & ENTERTAINMENT CHAPTER 11 - ART, PUBLIC ART & LANDMARKS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
£105.40
John Wiley & Sons The Coming Age of Scarcity
Book SynopsisShowing how scarcity and surplus populations can lead to disaster, the contributors to this text discuss ""ethnic cleansing"" and the world's expanding killing fields. They anticipate mass death and genocide for the 21st century and provide responses to this impending catastrophe.
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UNIV OF ARIZONA PR Urban Imaginaries in Native Amazonia
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Social Reproduction and the City Welfare Reform Child Care and Resistance in Neoliberal New York
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Social Reproduction and the City Welfare Reform Child Care and Resistance in Neoliberal New York
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Poor Atlanta Poverty Race and the Limits of
Book SynopsisExplores the poor people’s campaigns in Atlanta in the 1960s and 1970s, which operated in relationship to Sunbelt city- building efforts. With these efforts, city leaders aimed to prevent urban violence, staunch disinvestment, check white flight, and amplify Atlanta’s importance as a business and transportation hub.
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Savannahs Midnight Hour Boosterism Growth and
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University of Hawai'i Press The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island
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University of Hawai'i Press The Sounds of Social Space Branding Built Environment and Leisure in Urban China
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