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Book SynopsisThis study charts the path from Germany's total demilitarization after World War II to the appearance of the Bundeswehr, the West German army, in 1956. Although the establishment of the Bundeswehr ultimately stabilized Germany, the acrimony surrounding its formation was deeply divisive.

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Book SynopsisPresents essays that contribute to our understanding of the impact of Rome on the peoples, cultures, and religions of the eastern Mediterranean, and the extent to which Graeco-Roman culture acted as a vehicle for the self-expression of indigenous cultures. This book offers English translations of passages in Greek, Latin, and Semitic languages.

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Book SynopsisThis is a broad overview of the evolving serial killer genre in the two media most responsible for its popularity: literature and cinema of the 1980s and 1990s. The author theorizes that the serial killer genre results from a combination of earlier genre depictions of multiple murderers.

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Book SynopsisFrancisco Suarez was one of the most important philosophers and theologians of Early Modern Scholasticism. Although Suarez spent most of his academic career as a professor of theology, he is better known today for his Metaphysical Disputations. This volume contains a facing-page English translation of Metaphysical Disputations III & IV.

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Book SynopsisUsing vintage photographs, interviews and archival material, this text tells the story of a remarkable American neighbourhood, Newark's old First Ward. Boasting the nation's fifth largest Italian population, the First Ward was a quintessential urban community.Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Preface Introduction "Nevarca" Little Italy Garside Street Sights and Sounds The Church Feasts Funerals Blackhanders, Bootleggers, Saints and Sinners The Ward Displacement Faith and Memory

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Book SynopsisA combination of environmental history, travel writing, literary criticism, and memoir, this book features a pivotal figure who is the nineteenth-century diplomat and writer George Perkins Marsh, generally regarded as America's first environmentalist.

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Book SynopsisTraces the history of the freedom not to speak from the Middle Ages and Inquisition to the twentieth century and the House Committee on Un-American Activities. This title addresses the Civil War and Reconstruction loyalty oaths by Union Confederate soldiers, and the expulsion of Jehovah's Witnesses from schools for refusing to salute the flag.

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Book SynopsisGathers together for the first time the best research on religion in contemporary New York CityTrade ReviewA first and welcomed attempt to map the spiritual landscape of New York City. New York Glory covers deftly the old changing denominations as well as the new immigrant religions. Old assumptions about secular Gotham may need some revision after reading this broad collection. -- Jose Casanova,author of Public Religions in the Modern WorldThis helpful sourcebook strives to be ‘anatomically correct' to the religious demography of New York, providing more on Catholics and Jews, Hispanics and African Americans, than Buddhists, Methodists, or New Age devotees. There's virtue in this approach, and the texture is rich. If you think of New York as a monument to secularityor as positively the work of the Devilthis book will make you think again. -- John Stratton Hawley,Barnard College, Columbia UniversityThese two edited volumes bring together a variety of authors to offer a rear combination: they focus on religion in urban America and on particular cities, namely New York City and Chicago...They are necessary reading for anyone who seeks to understand this area. * Sociology of Religion *In New York Glory the usually peripheral becomes foreground, and the core background. * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *The editors are to be encouraged for gathering together original material from some of the most current research on relgions in the city. * American Jewish History *

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Book SynopsisRedraws old definitions of what it means to be religious and Asian American.Trade ReviewProvides the most comprehensive coverage of Asian Americans' religious practices, cutting across different ethnic groups, religions, topics, and generations. It should be an essential reader for anyone interested in Asian Americans' religious practices. -- Pyong Gap Min,co-editor of Religions in Asian America: Building Faith CommunitiesThis anthology represents the cutting-edge research on Asian American religions from a social science standpoint. * The Journal of Asian Studies *This volume is an important contribution to a much needed recognition of the role of religion in American social and cultural life. * Multicultural Review *Asian American Religion makes an important sociological contribution to our understanding of the nature of the interplay between religious diversity and American culture. * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *

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Book SynopsisDetails the complicity of the United States government in the torture and cruel treatment of prisoners both at home and abroad and discusses what can be done to hold those who set the torture policy accountableTrade Review"An excellent addition to the cannon of work relating to the post-9/11 embrace of torture by the Bush Administration as well as the subsequent erosion of constitutional and international legal principles." -- Adam L. Kress * Law and Politics Book Review *"This gripping collection of essays explores how the United States has used torture both domestically and abroad since the 1950s . . . Strongly recommended to any reader interested in developing a deeper understanding of the government's torture policies." -- Rachel Bridgewater * Library Journal *"A critical collection of essays on the United States descent into torture. The contributors, who include some of the nations most important human rights advocates and scholars, tell the untold story of how the country that was instrumental in drafting the Convention Against Torture has itself violated that documents fundamental obligations, and what we should do about it." -- David Cole,author of The Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable"A magnificent, though deeply disturbing collection of essays on torture, considering its history, its use since September 11, and the obstacles to holding those responsible accountable. This is the best collection of essays on the topic and it leaves no doubt that the nation has not yet come to grips with the inhumanity perpetrated under the guise of national security." -- Erwin Chemerinsky,Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine, School of Law"Because whistleblowers leaked the Abu Ghraib photos and some of the torture memos, the torture and abuse committed by the United States entered the national discourse. This book is the result of those efforts and this critical work by leading scholars and journalists who courageously provide a roadmap for holding Bush officials accountable for their war crimes." -- Daniel Ellsberg,author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers"This book is incredible. The truth is right there on the pages, assembled for everyone to see and read and understand. Finally. Accountability is the first step in healing as a nation. The last line of the final chapter says it all: & Let us begin. Indeed, we must." -- Janis L. Karpinski,author of One Woman's Army: The Commanding General"This is an extraordinarily important book. Marjorie Cohn has gathered some of the most knowledgeable and thoughtful voices who understand and oppose the horrific decision by the Bush/Cheney administration to employ torture to fight terrorists. In these pages they explain not only what was done but why it was so terribly wrong." -- John W. Dean,former Nixon White House counsel and author of Conservatives Without Conscience"If this collection of authoritative and proficient essays does not convince every reader that key Bush officials and their lawyers should be prosecuted, it leaves no doubt that probable cause exists to justify the Justice Department opening a series of comprehensive investigations with ample resources and subpoena power to determine whether such crimes were committed and whether indictments should be issued...Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and anyone who cares about restoring respect for the Rule of Law in America should first read The United States and Torture, and then do the right thing." * The Los Angeles Daily Journal *"The United States of Torture: Interrogation, Incarceration, and Abuseis an interdisciplinary work detailing U.S. participation in torture and cruel treatment of prisoners both at home and abroad and discusses what can be done to hold those who set the torture policy accountable." * Z Magazine *"Marjorie Cohn, law professor and president of the National Lawyers Guild, has collected 14 incisive and comprehensive essays which, taken together, serve as a detailed indictment of the Bush administration for its acts of commission and the Obama administration for its acts of omission." * San Francisco Daily Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Sister Dianna Ortiz Introduction: An American Policy of Torture Marjorie Cohn Part I: The History and Character of Torture 1 Mind MazeAlfred W. McCoy 2 Torture and Human Rights Abuses at the School of Americas-WHINSECBill Quigley 3 U.S. Foreign Policy, Deniability, and the Political "Utility" of State TerrorTerry Lynn Karl 4 Fundamental Human Rights and the Coercive Interrogation of Terrorists in an Extreme EmergencyJohn W. Lango 5 Torture, War, and the Limits of Liberal LegalityRichard FalkPart II: Torture and Cruel Treatment of Prisoners in U.S. Custody 6 Outsourcing TortureJane Mayer 7 This Is To Whom It May ConcernMarc D. Falkoff 8 Psychologists, Torture, and Civil SocietyStephen Soldz 9 From Guantanamo to BerlinMichael Ratner 10 Mass Torture in AmericaLance TapleyPart III: Accountability for Torture 11 The Law of Torture and Accountability of Lawyers Who Sanction ItJeanne Mirer 12 Terrorists and TorturersPhilippe Sands 13 Criminal Responsibility of Bush Administration Officials with Respect to Unlawful Interrogation Jordan J. Paust 14 Torture, War, and Presidential PowerThomas Ehrlich Reifer About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisOffers data and suggestions for practical intervention for those who study and work to support Latinas. This book highlights the challenges these young women face, as well as the ways in which they successfully negotiate those challenges. It is of interest to those who study and work with Latina youth.Trade Review"A groundbreaking volume of social science research that provides us with the missing presence of adolescent Latina girls in research on the family, institutional barriers, and support. A must read in Latina/o Studies!" -- Mary Romero,author of Maid in the USA"Denner and Guzman create a text that is meant to challenge the social sciences and to create new avenues of study that are essentially, girls studiesfocused on Latina girls." * Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Womens Studies Resources *"Denner and Guzman bring together research that counters with data revealing that young Latinas are successfully negotiating challenges they encounter." * Hispanic Link Weekly Report *"Denner and Guzman offer a compilation that provides a wealth of practical examples for academics, researchers, and community members, breaking down dysfunctional stereotypes and opening doors to new visions." * Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy *Table of Contents1 Introduction: Latina Girls Transforming Cultures, Contexts, and Selves Jill Denner and Bianca L. GuzmanPart 1: Negotiating Family Relationships2 Los Papas, La Familia y La Sexualidad 3 Con?anza, Consejos, and Contradictions4 La Casa: Negotiating Family Cultural Practices, Constructing Identities 5 Promoting Values of Education in Latino Mother-Adolescent Discussions about Con?ict and SexualityPart 2 : Overcoming Institutional Barriers6 Resistance to Race and Gender Oppression: Dominican High School Girls in New York City 7 La Escuela8 Latina Adolescents' Career Goals: Resources for Overcoming Obstacles 9 Career Expectations and Goals of Latina AdolescentsPart 3: Accessing Institutional Support10 Latina Adolescents' Sexual Health11 "Cien Porciento Puertorriquena" (Puerto Rican,100 Percent) 12 Getting Connected: The Expanding Use of Technology among Latina GirlsPart 4 : Developing Initiative13 La Felicidad: Predictors of Life Satisfaction and Well-Being among Latina Girls14 La Salud: Latina Adolescents Constructing Identities, Negotiating Health Decisions15 Latina Adolescent Motherhood: A Turning Point? 16 Conclusion: Latina Girls, Social Science, and TransformationAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on research in psychology, sociology, education, and race and gender studies, this volume highlights the inadequacies in current identity development theories, expanding our understanding of the lives of urban teens and the ways in which interpersonal connections serve as powerful contexts for self-construction.Trade ReviewThis is the most powerful and original book on adolescent development I have read in recent years. Pride in the Projects is beautifully written, rigorously researched, and passionately argued. -- Greg Dimitriadis,author of Friendship, Cliques, and Gangs: Young Black Men Coming of Age in Urban AmericaThe most powerful and original book on adolescent development read in recent years. . .beautifully written, rigorously researched and passionately argued. * University of Virginia *Recommended for professionals in every field who work with urban youth as it offers valuable insight into teens’ formation of identity and the factors that can influence that development. * VOYA *Pride in the Projects will be a valuable resource for those interested in engaging a holistic view of the everyday lives of youth and serves as a powerful reminder of the knowledge gained when we privilege the voices of those we are striving to understand. * The Journal of Youth and Adolescence *This book offers fresh perspectives on a range of issues. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments * 1 "There Are Birds in the Projects": The Ecology of Adolescent Development in Urban America * 2 "I Give People a Lot of Respect": The Self in Interpersonal Relationships * 3 "I Never Thought Kids Would Look Up to Someone Like Me": Lorenzo's Story * 4 "I Can't Act Ghetto in the Ghetto No More": Self, Society, and Social Categories * 5 "I've Never Seen Any Dark-Skinned Girls in Videos": Nicole's Story * 6 "I Can't Lose to No Girl, Man": The Gendered Self * 7 "Manly, Take Charge, the Head Man, the King": John's Story * 8 "If I Never Came Here I'd Be Irresponsible, Like a Little Kid": After-School Programs as Sites of Development and Identity Construction Appendix A: Methods Appendix B: The Contextual Identity Interview: Protocol for Interview 1 Appendix C: The Contextual Identity Interview: Protocol for Interview 2 Appendix D: Photography Project Appendix E: Coding Guidelines for Individuated versus Connected Self-Descriptors Notes References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisA major re-examination of postwar American Jewry that debunks the assumption of silenceTrade ReviewDiner sets out to drive a stake, once and for all, through the heart of a historical falsehood that has proved remarkably durable. This is the notion that, as Diner's subtitle has it, American Jews were initially & silent about the Holocaustthat the greatest catastrophe in Jewish history was somehow swept under the rug of American Jewrys collective consciousness. . . . Perhaps the & myth of silence was a necessary stage in American Jewrys ongoing struggle to make sense of its place in a post-Holocaust world. But even if that myth once served a need, thanks to Hasia Diners work, it must now be retired for good. * Tablet Magazine *Diners worthy, innovative, diligently researched work should spark controversy and meaningful dialogue among Holocaust scholars and in the Jewish community. * Publishers Weekly *We Remember's real interest lies not only in its polemical conclusion, but also in its primary argument and supporting evidence. -- Simon Perego * Books & Ideas *Diner's superb study effectively shatters this notion of avoidance, and argues effectively that American Jews were engaged with the Holocaust and its impact in deep and meaningful ways for many years preceding the trial. She has uncovered massive amounts of untapped evidence of 'widespread and intense American Jewish engagement with the Holocaust precisely in the years when silence supposedly reigned' (367)....Diner drives her point home with a scrupulous research and clear prose style that is readily accessible to the general public. By successfully proving that historical accounts of Jews avoiding the Holocaust in the postwar era are incorrect, Diner's account is revolutionist history at its best. -- Patricia Kollander * Yearbook of German-American Studies *A powerful book worthy of its important subject. Diner revises our understanding of the critical postwar decades when American Jews incorporated bitter memories of the murder of European Jews into their collective consciousness. -- Deborah Dash Moore,author of GI JewsA startling and passionate work of history. No one has written about the early American Jewish response to the Holocaust with more insight, sophistication, and sensitivity. -- Gary Gerstle,author of American CrucibleFor several years the debate over postwar responses to the Jewish catastrophe has simply recycled the same data, with partisans declaring that the cup is neither half empty or half full depending on their point of view. Now, thanks to the mountain of evidence she has excavated, Hasia Diner has landed a knockout punch on those who assert that after 1945 American Jews were silent about the fate that befell the Jewish communities in Nazi-occupied Europe, preferring to forget about it while busily integrating into American society and enjoying the postwar boom. -- David Cesarani,Royal Halloway, University of LondonFundamentally challenges the now widespread view that before the 1960s American Jewry showed little interest in the Holocaust. With a wealth of fascinating documentation, We Remember with Reverence and Love provides a moving account of the early efforts in the U.S. to document, commemorate, and memorialize the tragic fate of the Jews during the Second World War. -- Antony Polonsky,Brandeis UniversityThis research should convince even the most recalcitrant that American Jewry did care far beyond the mundane purposes to which some misused the Holocaust. . . . No course on the postwar period in American Jewish history can afford to ignore it. * The Journal of American History *In her new book We Remember With Reverence and Love. . . Diner argues that Jews not only did not want to forget the Holocaust in the postwar years, but actually pushed hard to memorialize it. * The Jewish Week *Diner sets out to drive a stake, once and for all, through the heart of a historical falsehood that has proved remarkably durable. This is the notion that, as Diner"s subtitle has it, American Jews were initially & silent about the Holocaustthat the greatest catastrophe in Jewish history was somehow swept under the rug of American Jewrys collective consciousness. . . . Perhaps the & myth of silence was a necessary stage in American Jewrys ongoing struggle to make sense of its place in a post-Holocaust world. But even if that myth once served a need, thanks to Hasia Diners work, it must now be retired for good. * The New Republic *Diner hurls a passionate, well-delineated attack on the conventional view that postwar Jews and survivors wanted to forget the Holocaust rather than memorialize the tragedy. . . . A work of towering research and conviction that will surely enliven academic debates for years to come. * Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review *Diner refutes the conventional wisdom that the American Jewish community ignored, or actively resisted, discussing the Holocaust until the 1960s. She makes a convincing case that in the post-1945 era American Jews, through their communal and religious institutions, assiduously grappled with the question of how to understand and commemorate the Holocaust. . . . An important contribution to American Jewish historiography. * Library Journal *Uncovers a rich and varied trove of remembrances in song, literature, liturgy, public display, and hundreds of other forms. * New Jersey Jewish News *A lively and controversial book, it is sure to spark debate and conversation for years to come. * Jewish Book World *Through her meticulously researched book, Diner helps to restore the vital postwar years to our understanding of American Jewish history and to honor those Jewish men and women who helped pick up the pieces of a shattered Jewish world. * Jewish Woman Magazine *In the last hundred pages of her book, Diner turns to other factors that led to more widespread memorialization of Holocaust victims and discusses the evolution of Holocaust commemoration in the United States. She commands enormous knowledge and her observations are astute. * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *The book details how, nationwide, Jews in those years memorialized the victims, documented the catastrophe, mobilized for survivors, sought justice from Germany, and used the Holocaust both to advance a political agenda and to build a Jewish future in America. * Forward *Diner conclusively disproves American Jewish Holocaust amnesia before 1962 or 1967... In over five hundred pages of massively researched text and notes, including numerous illustrations, we see documented in great detail how American Jews not only remembered and memorialized the six million during those earlier years; they invoked them in almost everything they said and did as a community, particularly in the struggle for civil rights, where they drew from memories of Nazism a special hatred and fear for American racism, segregation, and bigotry. * H-Net Reviews *Dismantles the idea of American Jewish & Forgetfulness about the Shoah in the post-war years. * Detroit Jewish News *Diners book successfully proves that American Jews did remember the Holocaust with reverence and love prior to the early 1960s. Rich in documentation, her work challenges preconceived notions extent in many areas. * American Historical Review *The evidencefrom youth groups programs, to memorial ceremonies, from early (and admittedly failed) efforts to build monuments, to synagogue programsis quite overwhelming. So resourcefully has Diner tracked down sermons and song lyrics, posters and programs, that this reviewer finds it hard to imagine any future historians continuing to perpetrate the claim that an explicit communal consciousness of the Holocaust did not really surface until the 1960s. * AJS *Diner persuasively and methodically demonstrates that American Jews established a strong interest in the genocide of European Jewry as early as the waning months of the war. * American Jewish Archives Journal *Diner’s compelling, albeit lengthy, study is an extremely important addition to the literature. Probing and compassionate, it dynamically challenges the myth of silence that has been so durable in popular and scholarly accounts of postwar American Jewish life. * American Jewish Archives Journal *Only a seasoned, mature, and brilliant scholar such as Professor Diner could take it upon herself to challenge long-accepted beliefs maintained by an entire school of historians who preceded her. . .[her] work is a very important, critical addition to the massive output of Holocaust research. * Association of Jewish Libraries *Diner seeks in this passionate volume to shatter the widespread myth that US Jews from 1945 to 1962 had little interest in thinking about, engaging with, and memorializing the Holocaust. * CHOICE *Diner seeks in the passionate volume to shatter the widespread myth that U.S. Jews from 1945 to 1962 & had little interest in thinking about, engaging with, and memorializing the Holocaust. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Deeds and Words1 Fitt ing Memorials2 Telling the World3 The Saving Remnant 4 Germany on Their Minds 5 Wrestling with the Postwar World 6 Facing the Jewish Future Conclusion: Th e Corruption of History, the Betrayal of Memory Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisExamines the ways in which school spaces are culturally produced, offering insight into how urban students engage their schoolingTrade ReviewDickar’s analysis is sophisticated without resorting to jargon-laden prose, and should be relevant to and consumable by students, teachers, administrators, policy makers and academics interested in urban education reform, critical analyzes of race, class and gender, and domination and resistance. Above all, this work has important implications for understanding the processes by which urban youth and their schools negotiate their relationship. * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *Provides an insightful analysis of the ways in which space and social relationships interact to produce school cultures. Dickar's detailed analysis of this urban high school contains important lessons about the limits and possibilities of school reform. This potent study is valuable reading for policy makers and educators searching for ways to promote meaningful and lasting reform in our nation's urban schools. -- Pedro A. Noguera,author of The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public EducationThe rich evidence and introduction of new analytic tools make Dickar’s work an intriguing contribution to educational research. * Book Notes *A unique perspective on the problems facing schools in urban centers. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Student Resistance and the Cultural Production of Space 1 "The Covenant Made Visible": The Hidden Curriculum of Space 2 "In a way it protects us and in a way ... it keeps us back": Scanning, School Space, and Student Identity 3 "It's just all about being popular": Hallways as Thirdspace 4 "If I can't be myself, what's the point of being here?" Language and Contested Classroom Space 5 "You have to change your whole attitude toward everything": Threshold Struggles and Infrapolitical Resistance 6 "You know the real deal, but this is just saying you got their deal": Public and Hidden Transcripts 7 A Eulogy for Renaissance: Looking Forward Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisFeatures stories of Latin-American immigrant women living in public housing in two Boston-area neighborhoods. In this book, the author argues that these immigrant women parlay social ties that provide support and leverage to develop networks and achieve social positioning to get ahead.Trade ReviewGetting Ahead by Silvia Dominguez makes an important contribution to the urban poverty literature by investigating the well being of low-income Latin American immigrants and their children in the post-welfare reform era. . . I urge readers to purchase this excellent book. -- David Varady,Teachers College RecordA valuable contribution to the understanding of Latin American immigrants in the U.S. -- Roberta Villalón,author of Violence Against Latina Immigrants: Citizenship, Inequality, and CommunityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Social Flow 2 The Neighborhoods 3 Social Support and Family Life 4 Leverage-Based Social Positioning 5 Family and Work Support 6 When Social Positioning Is Not Enough 7 When Intervention Is Necessary 8 Immigrant Networks Notes References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisSince the UN's World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975, feminists around the world have campaigned with increasing success for recognition of women's full personhood and empowerment. Drawing from an international group of scholars and activists, this book explores the social and political developments that have energized this movement.Trade ReviewThis important study is pitched to an academic community that remains highly patriarchal. Thus, it should make a valuable impact on this audience. * Choice, Highly Recommended *Global Feminism is an extremely useful and important volume that systematically examines transnational women's movements as well as raises a number of important theoretical questions about global rights and transnational organizing. -- Amrita Basu,editor of The Challenge of Local Feminism: Women's Movements in Global PerspectiveGlobal Feminism offers a powerful analysis of the intersection of feminism and globalization, national women's movements and transnational politics, and activism and scholarship. Many of the authors reflect on their experiences as activists to produce a rich examination of feminist mobilization in the 21st century. Among the many strengths of this collection are the ways in which the authors make visible the contradictions of globalization for women's empowerment and evaluate feminist strategies for challenging male domination in its many forms. This book advances our understanding of how to increase social justice and democratic practice in movement organizations and feminist networks. The authors vividly demonstrate what feminism has to offer all movements for social justice. -- Nancy A. Naples,author of Feminism and Method: Ethnography, Discourse Analysis and Activist ResearchTable of ContentsPreface Part I1 Globalization and Feminism: Opportunities and Obstacles for Activism in the Global ArenaMyra Marx Ferree2 Unlikely Godmother: The UN and the Global Women's Movement Margaret Snyder3 The Evolution of Transnational Feminisms: Consensus, Con?ict, and New Dynamics Aili Mari TrippPart II4 Turkey's Modern Paradoxes: Identity Politics, Women's Agency, and Universal Rights Yakin Erturk5 Working Women of the World Unite? Labor Organizing and Transnational Gender Solidarity among Domestic Workers in Hong Kong Sarah Swider6 Women's Organizing in Post-Yugoslav Countries: Talking about "Donors" Aida Bagi'c7 Women as Agents for Development: Learning from the Experiences of Women in Finland? Hilkka PietilaPart III8 Regional Women's Activism: African Women's Networks and the African Union Melinda Adams9 Measuring Feminist Mobilization: Cross-National Convergences and Transnational Networks in Western Europe Dorothy E. McBride and Amy G. Mazur10 Transnational Feminist NGOs on the Web: Networks and Identities in the Global North and South Myra Marx Ferree and Tetyana PudrovskaPart IV11 Human/Women's Rights and Feminist Transversal Politics Nira Yuval-Davis12 Challenges in Transnational Feminist Mobilization Aili Mari TrippAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAt the height of the Vietnam War, thousands of Americans wrote moving letters to Dr. Benjamin Spock, America's pediatrician and a high-profile opponent of the war - these are tose lettersTrade ReviewFew documentary collections offer such an immediate connection to the years in which the Vietnam War was fought. Reading these letters now, when the U.S. is once again at war, is a profoundly moving experience. -- Marilyn B. Young,author of The Vietnam Wars, 1945-1990Foley has discovered a unique source on the American home front during the Vietnam War, a perspective that moves us past the usual images of angry polarization. These powerful letters help us to consider how war-times induce people to look with new eyes at their nation and their government. -- David Farber,author of The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960sThese letterswith Michael S. Foley's astute and informed commentarymake clear why and how so many Americans trusted Benjamin Spock. The body politic sorely needs a Doctor Spock today. -- James Carroll,author of Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust WarThe letters collected contain an array of opinions about the war, of both the hawk and dove variety. The scores of letters in this collection both praise and vilify Dr. Spock for his antiwar activism. * The VVA Veteran *From thousands of letters written to Dr. Benjamin Spock during the Vietnam War, Foley has carefully culled 218 missives from Americas silent majority. . . . Many may find the frustration, fear and grief expressed here newly relevant. * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction A Note on the Letters 1 Gun?re in the Distance, 1965 2 Into the Quagmire, 1966 3 Polarization, January-October 1967 4 The Antiwar Challenge and Its Discontents, October 1967-February 1968 5 Shock Waves: The Aftermath of Tet and the Ordeal at Home, February-May 1968 6 The War on Trial, May-September 1968 7 Toward Nixon's War, September 1968-December 1969 8 The End of the Tunnel, 1970-1972 Appendix Notes Index About the Editor

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Book SynopsisExplores Filipino American religious institutions as essential locations for empowermentTrade Review;In this academic page turner Gonzalez blends rich ethnographic descriptions with theoretical sophistication. Filipino American Faith in Action is THE book on the importance of religion for the Filipino migrant community. Gonzalez breaks new ground in the emerging field of religion and immigration with his use of diverse theoretical tools and compelling narratives. A must read. -- Lois Ann Lorentzen,author of The Gendered New World Order: Militarism, the Environment and DevelopmentBreaks new ground in Asian American Studies and more broadly in migration studies by illustrating the transnational and intergenerational civic engagement of migrants through religion. . . . An eminently important study that expands our knowledge of Filipino migrant settlement in the United States. -- Rhacel Salazar Parrenas,author of The Force of Domesticity: Filipina Migrants and GlobalizationThe & missionized and & diasporized Christians of the global South are here in our midst . . . transforming the social, religious, and political landscape in places they are finding receptive soils, and . . . challenging us to think and act in new ways. Gonzalezs work speaks of this reality not in abstraction, but through the breathing stories of Filipino diaspora Christian communities in San Francisco, California. Finally, a book that I have been waiting for has arrived. -- Eleazar S. Fernandez,Professor of Constructive Theology, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, Minnesota

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Book SynopsisEvery December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St Patrick's Cathedral in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing - and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform. This book examines this juxtaposition of religion and politics.Trade ReviewProfessor Galvez presents the social and anthropological theoretical framework for all these developments clearly and succinctly, making this book a valuable addition to academic studies on Latinos in the United States and an excellent college text. But all readers will find the individual immigrant stories and the organizational travails thoroughly engaging and the journeys of faith inspiring. * American Catholic Studies *Galvez' book is a fascinating and valuable study of the intersection between contemporary religious practice and national identity among New York City's Mexican immigrant community. -- Paul Kahan * Religious Studies Review *Gálvezs rich ethnographic study of Mexican immigrants in New York City highlights their devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe not only as a religious practice but as a means to create community and public life in the United States. Given the ongoing and increasing presence of Mexicans immigrants in the Northeast, Guadalupe in New York is an important study that social scientists, educators, religious workers, and public servants should read to understand the persistent and complex role that Guadalupe devotion plays in the lives of Mexicans in the United States. -- Joseph M. Palacios,Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgetown UniversityPortrays the dilemmas of being a recent Mexican immigrant in New York City today. This book analyzes how the cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe provides a means for immigrants to articulate their aspirations for belonging and, ultimately, citizenship in the United States. Written with vivid grace, this book is a pleasure to read and should be required reading for all concerned with these issues. -- Renato Rosaldo,Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Emeritus, Stanford UniversityGalvezs findings offer much to consider for students of religious, ethnic, and transnational identities. * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 On Citizenship, Membership, and the Right to Have Rights 3 Los Comites Guadalupanos and Asociacion Tepeyac: Their Formation and Context 4 Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Image and Its Circulation 5 El Viacrucis del Inmigrante and Other Public Processions 6 La Antorcha Guadalupana/The Guadalupan Torch Run: Messengers for a People Divided by the Border 7 Conclusion: Citizenship for Immigrants Appendix: A Note on Methodology and the Use of Pseudonyms Notes References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisDiscusses a philosophy of history for todayTrade Review"Hoffer expands the theory of history beyond its usual narrow confines. A readable and instructive book on a complex topic." * Choice *"A rattlingly good read….[S]trongly recommend[ed]…in any teaching context where students of history are being asked to reflect philosophically upon the nature of their subject." * American Historical Review *"Hoffer has a knack for using contemporary situations that will eventually be topics for historical writing." -- Claire Potter,Wesleyan University"[C]onsistently amusing and edifying throughout. [Hoffer] demonstrates an extraordinary mastery of a wide variety of materials. Hes a mature historian at peak form." -- Peter Onuf,author of The Mind of Thomas Jefferson"The Historians’ Paradox can be read with profit by practitioners and graduate students because it is more insightful, better balanced, and more concise then most recent books on the nature of the historical enterprise." * The Journal of American History *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Why History Is Impossible, Yet Necessary All the Same 1 It Would Be Logical to Assume 2 What's Wrong with This Argument? 3 Historians and the Loaded Question 4 Cause for Alarm 5 One of Us Is Lying 6 The Politics of History and History in Politics 7 Historians in the Marketplace 8 Uncertainties 9 Historians Confront the Problem of Evil ConclusionA Bridge to the Past Glossary A Very Brief Bibliographical Essay Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisProvides a new perspective on New York's most colourful emissariesTrade Review"In this informative, solid history, Graham Russell Gao Hodges traces the story of the cab drivers from 1907, when the first metered taxis appeared on New York streets, to the present." -- Pete Hamill * New York Times Book Review *"You have to live in New York to know how critical taxis are to circulation in the great metropolis. But you do not have to live in New York to be fascinated by this unusual book, which gives a powerful human dimension to one of Gotham's most important subcultures." -- Kenneth T. Jackson, editor of The Encyclopedia of New York City

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Book SynopsisThe "Left Behind" series is about those "left behind" after Christ removes true believers, leaving everyone else to suffer seven years of Tribulation. This work assesses these novels and shows how the ultimate vision put forth by the series' authors inadvertently undermines itself as the series unfolds.Trade ReviewA timely analysis of a religious movement that is quietly exercising enormous political influence today. Shuck's careful reading of LaHaye's troubling vision establishes unexpected connections with the leading edge of contemporary network culture. -- Mark C. Taylor,author of About Religion: Economies of Faith in Virtual CultureWith this book, Glenn W. Shuck establishes himself as one of the foremost scholars of American evangelical Christianity. This work is both wonderfully written and creative. Based on Shuck's even-handed and insightful analysis, the reader learns about the meaning and astonishing popularity of books about end times, especially the Left Behind series. Marks of the Beast provides a dynamic lens into the meaning of religion in modern times. -- Michael O. Emerson,Director, Du Bois Center for the Advanced Study of Religion and Race, University of Notre DameA provocative study. * Berkshire Eagle *Well-researched work employing sociological, literary, and theological perspectives. * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments Preface: About American Evangelicals Introduction: First Words on Last Things1 Signs of the Times: The Dispensational Background of Evangelical Prophecy Belief 2 Reluctant Rebels: The Left Behind Novels and the Politics of Evangelical Identity 3 The Emergence of the Network Culture/Beast System 4 Technologies of Transcendence: "Beast Religion" and the Dei?cation/Demonization of the Network Culture 5 Marks of the Beast: The Struggle for Evangelical Identity 6 Beast, Inc.: Evangelical Resistance and the Internalization of Evil Epilogue Notes Select Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisExplores how progressive lawyers and their clients negotiate the dissonance between personal idealism and the realities of a system that doesn't often champion the rights of the poor.Trade Review"The book, as a whole, will be a terrific resource for students who would like to leaven their academic scholarship with insights gained from observations, surveys and interviews at a real legal clinic." * City Limits Weekly *". . . the power of theNegotiating Justicelies in its efforts to broaden the way in which we often think about the nature of progressive lawyering. . . the book has many interesting ideas and is auseful addition to the lawyering literature." -- Lolita Buckner Inniss * Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare *"In Negotiating Justice: Progressive Lawyering, Low-Income Clients, and the Quest for Social Change, Corey S. Shdaimah breaks new ground by exploring not only the lawyers', but also the clients/ understanding of the work that these lawyers do within the legal system-a system preceived by bothe to be inequitable." -- Seher Goderya * Osgoode Hall Law Journal *"Negotiating Justice is one of those exceedingly rare books that examine how lawyers and clients collaborate to produce legality. These stories will be an inspiration to law students aspiring to work in the public interest and an affirmation for the thousands of lawyers who do so daily." -- Richard Abel,author of English Lawyers between Market and State: The Politics of Professionalism"Shdaimah has produced a subtle and complex picture of legal services lawyers and their clients. While fully attentive to questions of inequality and power, she charts the ways clients maintain autonomy and dignity as well as the ways their lawyers navigate systems of which they are highly critical. This is an enormously valuable contribution to scholarship on the legal profession and on progressive lawyering. Throughout it is both rigorous and deeply humane." -- Austin Sarat,co-author of Cause Lawyers and Social Movements"“Negotiating Justice is a compelling glimpse into a world that most lawyers never visit." * California Lawyer *"“This volume is an excellent addition to the law and society literature addressing themes of cause lawyering and consciousness. Through over 50 interviews with urban service lawyers and clients, Shdaimah thoughtfully draws out the ways that the relationships between lawyers and clients address values of social justice, autonomy, collaboration, and understanding... Highly recommended." * Choice *"Negotiating Justice is the kind of book that a mentor might loan to his or her mentee. Shdaimahs work will be perfect to begin the discussion with the summer intern who asks, & Whats it really like to be a Legal Services attorney? Finally, someone took the time to record the answer." * Management Information Exchange Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface: The Master's Tools 1 Clients and Lawyers 2 Why Talk to Clients and Lawyers? A Grounded Interpretivist Framework 3 Working for Social Justice in an Unjust System 4 Did Someone Say Autonomy? 5 Collaboration 6 Lawyer and Client: Face to Face 7 Progressive Lawyering and the Ethic of Risk Appendixes Notes References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisTaking a view of inequality as encompassing the distribution of wealth, risk, status, and well-being, this work explores how institutions, individuals, and coalitions contribute to the often surprising twists and turns of distributive politics. It identifies a variety of psychological and institutional factors that influence distributive outcomes.Table of ContentsIntroduction Ian Shapiro, Peter A. Swenson, and Daniela DonnoPart I Institutions 1 Welfare Regimes and Redistribution in the South Jeremy Seekings 2 Distributional Conflicts in Mature Welfare States Isabela Mares 3 Th e Politics of Tax StructureSteffen Ganghof 4 AIDS, Inequality, and Access to Antiretroviral TreatmentNicoli Nattrass 5 Distributive Politics and Formal Institutions in New DemocraciesVoting in the Russian State Duma, 1994 - 2003 Jana KunicovaPart II Individuals 6 Religion and Social InsuranceKenneth Scheve and David Stasavage 7 Moral Values and Distributive PoliticsWoojin Lee and John Roemer 8 Giving the People What They Want? Age, Class, and Distribution in the United States Christopher HowardPart III Coalitions 9 Good Distribution, Bad Delivery, and Ugly PoliticsPeter A. Swenson 10 Democracy and Distributive Politics in India Pranab Bardhan 11 The Political Uses of Public OpinionMayling Birney, Ian Shapiro, and Michael J. GraetzAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisA disturbing look at how asylum seekers fare in AmericaTrade Review"Refugee Roulette reveals how far the nations asylum adjudication system has veered from its traditional moorings of equal justice under law and protection for those in danger of political persecution. The authors bring impressive experience, care, and seasoned judgment to the table. Refugee Roulette should serve as a blueprint for action by policymakers and a new administration." -- Doris Meissner,Former Commissioner, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization, Service and Senior Fellow, Migration Polic"A clarion call for a new humanitarian and transparent system that must be brought into line with our supposed democratic principles, particularly in this era of Obama reform. A must-read for students of immigration law and international human rights." -- David Brotherton,Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York"Insiders have long bemoaned the arbitrary and unfair outcomes of the U.S. asylum system. Finally we have a meticulous and compelling study that lays bare the indisputable problems and essential remedies for all to see." -- Jacqueline Bhabha,Jeremiah Smith Jnr Lecturer, Harvard Law School, Director, University Committee on Human Rights Studies"This pathbreaking study of the asylum system in the United States, coupled with the comparative commentary, reveals the enormous challenges of making fair decisions about asylum claims when the underlying facts are far away and decisions rest on assessments of credibilityof people who often do not speak the language of the judge. At its core, this work raises the profound question of when a system of decision making qualifies to be called a & court." -- Judith Resnik,Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School"The study concerns one & big idea which, importantly, is accessible to both lawyers and laymen without any special jurisprudential or philosophical introduction: the right to have like cases treated alike [The authors] seem to be stones that have rubbed each other smooth. Their prose is beautifully clear throughout." * Modern Law Review *"[T]his is research in the best tradition: it confirms what you largely know already but gives you the ammunition to prove it." * Justice Journal *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Refugee Roulette 1 The Asylum Process 2 The Regional Asylum Offices 3 The Immigration Courts 4 The Board of Immigration Appeals 5 The United States Courts of Appeals 6 Conclusions and Policy RecommendationsPart II International, Judicial, and Scholarly Perspectives 7 Refugee Roulette in the Canadian Casino Audrey Macklin 8 Refugee Roulette: A UK Perspective Robert Thomas 9 Consistency, Credibility, and Culture Bruce J. Einhorn 10 Asylum in a Different Voice? Judging Immigration Claims and Gender Carrie Menkel-Meadow 11 Refugee Roulette in an Administrative Law Context: The Deja Vu of Decisional Disparities in Agency Adjudication Margaret H. Taylor 12 Learning to Live with Unequal Justice: Asylum and the Limits to Consistency Steven H. Legomsky 13 The Counsel Conundrum: Effective Representation in Immigration Proceedings M. Margaret McKeown and Allegra McLeod Methodological Appendix Ninth Circuit Appendix Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisExamines antiwar, student, and black protest, and studies the responses of the law enforcement and judicial communities to violent protest.

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Book SynopsisJesuits have played an important part in Americanizing the Catholic Church and in preparing Catholic immigrants for inclusion into American society. This book recounts the history of Jesuits in the United States.Trade Review"An engaging read, and an elegant synthesis of four centuries of Jesuit heroics, controversies, flops, and hard work in the United States. Should be assigned reading for students of American Catholicism." -- Mark S. Massa, S.J.,The Karl Rahner Professor of Theology and Co-Director, The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, Fordham University"Anyone who has encountered the Jesuits—in a college, a high school, a parish, or one of their many social ministries—will appreciate this well-written and comprehensive survey of the Jesuit experience in America." -- James M. O’Toole,Boston College"Schroths lively, detailed, scrupulously honest narrative does not dispel the Jesuit mystique, but instead provides concrete examples from throughout the centuries that explain the society’s origins and survival. . . . This is institutional history at its best. . . . Essential." * Choice *"An enthralling celebration of the Jesuits presence in American Catholic life, masterfully testifying to the society’s achievements. It should also serve as a much-needed blueprint for similar histories of other influential orders in American Catholic life. Fr. Schroth has set the standard." * National Catholic Reporter *"Blending history and analysis, Schroth chronicles the societys weaknesses and failures, too, including its foot-dragging on racial issues. . . . Schroth also discusses the communitys decline in numbers, but ends on a hopeful note. . . . This is an absorbing read for those with an interest in the Jesuits." * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceI In the BeginningPrologue1 The World Scene 2 The Maryland Tradition 3 The Pioneers II Suppression and Return4 Death and Resurrection 5 The New America 6 A Nation and Faith Divided 7 Schoolmasters and Preachers 8 The Turning Point III Engaging the World9 The Social Question 10 At War 11 The Cold War 12 The Golden Age IV The Modern Society Emerges13 Freedom from Fear 14 The Arrupe Era15 Into the 21st CenturyNotes and Sources Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisExamines some of the best practices in education in the context of an increasingly interconnected worldTrade ReviewCourtney Ross has devoted her life to holistic education for young people. Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World tells the marvelous story of how one day they will be our future leaders and help create a peaceful, just, sustainable and healthy society. -- Deepak ChopraFor more than two decades, everything that carries Courtney Ross’ imprint has symbolized international, out-of-the-box originality, especially through her efforts in education. One extraordinary example of this was the 2001 Sonic Convergence: A Glimpse Into the Global Classroom project. I was involved, both in person and through the use of cutting edge media, mentoring students and faculty participating in the USA, China, and Sweden; then we came together and made beautiful music as I conducted their final, global composition. -- Quincy JonesIve always believed that education is freedom. It opens the door to greater possibilities. In my lifes work in education, Ive turned to Courtney Ross to provide insight and inspiration. The Ross School is an exemplary model of what is attainable for global education in the 21st Century. -- Oprah WinfreyCourtney Ross and I are co-workers in the vineyard of the education of the young. I was inspired when I visited the Ross School years ago. In my own work in founding the now 20-years-old Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA), I appreciated the unique qualities of Ross. The Ross School model is clearly a profound example of what the nation and the world needs so desperately. -- Leon M. Lederman,Nobel Laureate in PhysicsWhen I visited the Long Island Ross School I was struck by the way Courtney Ross and her team successfully brought together the elements of an effective school: reflective teachers, innovative curriculum, and student-centered instruction. It is no wonder that the school has been a magnet for some of the most influential education thinkers of our time. In Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World, Suarez-Orozco and Sattin-Bajaj have created a multi-faceted meditation on the ever-evolving Ross model of education, with relevant lessons for educators everywhere. -- Kathleen McCartney,Dean, Harvard Graduate School of EducationTable of ContentsForeword Nick Appelbaum Acknowledgments Introduction Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, and Carola Suarez-OrozcoPart I 1 Education in an Era of Specialized Knowledge Vartan Gregorian 2 The Case for Global Education John Sexton 3 A Tangled Web Howard GardnerPart II 4 Mind, Brain, and Education Antonio Damasio and Hanna Damasio 5 Research Schools Christina Hinton and Kurt W. Fischer 6 Toward a New Educational Philosophy Hideaki KoizumiPart III 7 Multimedia Literacy Elizabeth M. Daley with Holly Willis 8 Object Lessons Sherry Turkle 9 The Trouble with Math Ralph AbrahamPart IV 10 Choreographing the Curriculum Debra McCall 11 Mathematics and Culture William Irwin Thompson 12 The Butterflies of the Soul Antonio M. Battro 13 Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World Sally Booth with Michele Claeys Epilogue Pedro Noguera Conclusion Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisSince the end of World War II, poverty in the United States has been a persistent focus of social anxiety, public debate and federal policy. This book argues that poverty will not be reduced or eliminated until the political factors that contribute to its continuation are taken into account.Trade Review"This collection of 17 essays examines poverty and its causes from a variety of angles. The common thread is a concern for the structural causes of poverty; the book therefore offers a welcome alternative to the dominant ideological views that portray poverty as a result of individuals' decisions, attributes and/or moral failings...The authors show the connections between capitalism, slavery and the development of state policies and ideologies that maintained the oppressed and exploited status of African Americans after the Civil War and constituted the basis for the emergence of white identity and privilege to the detriment of working class identities based on a recognition of the common plight of workers, regardless of skin color...this is an outstanding collection, useful for courses in social stratification, the sociology of work, and race and ethnic relations." * Science and Society *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBuilding on the tradition of social commentators such as Gilbert Seldes, Robert Warshow, and Susan Sontag, Henry Jenkins brings his outstanding insight and compassionate counsel to contemporary cultural phenomena. Here not only media, but affect, matters. A delightful and helpful collection on popular pleasures. -- Janet Staiger,author of Media Reception StudiesOffers a lively, diligently researched, and well-written account of one scholar’s engagement with the emotional punch of media. * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Wow! Part I: The Lively Arts1 Games, the New Lively Art 2 Monstrous Beauty and Mutant Aesthetics: Rethinking Matthew Barney's Relation to the Horror Genre Part II: The Immediate Experience3 Death-Defying Heroes 4 Never Trust a Snake: WWF Wrestling as Masculine Melodrama 5 Exploiting Feminism in Stephanie Rothman's Terminal Island 6 "You Don't Say That in English!": The Scandal of Lupe Velez Part III: Welcome to the Playground7 "Going Bonkers!": Children, Play, and Pee-Wee 8 "Complete Freedom of Movement": Video Games as Gendered Play Spaces 9 "Her Suffering Aristocratic Majesty": The Sentimental Value of Lassie Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisProposes an ambitious solution to the problem of how the Constitution impacts national security: a First Amendment that makes sure the voices of opposition are heard.Trade Review"Denvir is one of our most lucid and inspiring writers on the constitutional law questions of today. He boldly confronts our most dangerous problems, such as the limitless national security powers of todays presidents, without the usual pretense that the Framers somehow handed down the answer. Instead, Denvir asks us as citizens to find or frame a contemporary constitutional limit to such dangerous power." -- Charles A. Reich,author of The Greening of America"Denvir joins an analysis of the & National Security Presidency with an examination of the current state of free speech law to offer provocative suggestions for a First Amendment for our time, one that would provide us today with the information we need to govern ourselves." -- Mark Tushnet,William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Constitutional Wars 1 The National Security Presidency 2 The Manufacture of Consent 3 The Rise and Fall of the First Amendment 4 Democracy in the Dark 5 Free Speech Activists 6 The Supreme Court Afterword: A Human Rights Constitution Appendix: Selected Provisions of the U.S. Constitution Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Warfare, [Kassimeris] reminds us, can foster the best of human virtues. But it can also provide an arena in which a nation’s true character is demonstrated in the eyes of the world." * Kansas City Star *"This book shows us the true barbarism of warfare. It makes brilliant but unsettling reading. Viewed together, the essays offer as good a sustained critique of war as is available anywhere in print, combined with a passion and engagement that is all too rare in first rate scholarship. The book is to be greatly treasured as an important contribution in a field of study that remains depressingly relevant in the world today." -- C. A. Gearty,London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements pageThe ContributorsThe Barbarisation of Warfare: a User's ManualGeorge KassimerisThe Second World War: a Barbarous Con?ict?Richard OveryTime, Space and Barbarisation: the German Army and the Eastern Front in Two World WarsHew StrachanThe Modern and the Primitive: Barbarity and Warfare on the Eastern FrontMary R. HabeckSomething to Die For, a Lot to Kill For: the Soviet System and the Barbarisation of Warfare, 1939-1945 Amir WeinerPrisoner Taking and Prisoner Killing: the Dynamics of Defeat, Surrender and Barbarity in the Age of Total WarNiall FergusonSurrogates of the State: Collaboration and Atrocity in Kenya's Mau Mau War David AndersonThe American Empires at WarMarilyn B. YoungThe Global War on Terror and its Impact on the Conduct of WarPaul RogersThe Texts of TortureDavid SimpsonThe Laws of War in the Age of Asymmetric ConflictAnthony DworkinOn Brainwashing Kathleen TaylorEpilogue: Reflections on War and Barbarism Joy WintersNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisExplores how Islamic ideals of racial harmony and equality create hopeful possibilities in an American society that remains challenged by race and class inequalitiesTrade ReviewKarim’s sensitive ethnographic work and well-written analysis provide engaging insights into the lives of contemporary American Muslim women. . . . [and] flow beautifully to its thoughtful conclusion. -- Karen Isaksen Leonard,author of Muslims in the United States: The State of ResearchAmerican Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah by Spelman College Professor of Religious Studies Jamillah Karim is a welcome departure from the usual portrayals of Muslim women in the U.S. as victims of their religion. * Color Lines *Jamillah Karims new book, American Muslim Women, is an insightful, well-written examination of the space where religion and race intersect in America. Implementing adept ethnographic skills to conduct interviews in two cities across the tangible ethnic boundaries between Sout hAsian and African American Muslims, Karim provides insight into the complexities and tensions within the Muslim ummah, or community. * Journal Of Middle East Women’s Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 African American and Immigrant Relations: Between Inequality and Global Flows 2 Race, Class, and Residence in the Chicago Ummah: Ethnic Muslim Spaces and American Muslim Discourses 3 Across Ethnic Boundaries: Women's Movement and Resistance in the Chicago Ummah 4 Negotiating an American Muslim Identity after September 11: Second-Generation Muslim Women in Chicago 5 Negotiating Gender Lines: Women's Movement across Atlanta Mosques 6 Negotiating Sisterhood, Gender, and Generation: Friendship between Second-Generation South Asian American and African American Muslim Women Conclusion Notes Bibliography Glossary Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisChallenges readers to alter their conceptual frameworks about Africans by looking at them as workers who, through the course of the Atlantic slave trade and plantation labor, shaped the development of the AmericasTrade ReviewWorking the Diaspora is one of few books about American slavery to take Africa seriously...Knight deserves high praise for telling the story. -- Walter Hawthorne * New West Indian Guide *This volume is a significant contribution to a number of different fields, and it is on the cutting edge of Atlantic history, exploring an almost seamless integration of African, African American, and indeed American life. -- Simon P. Newman * American Historical Review *Working the Diaspora is a welcome contribution to the study of labor and culture under slavery. Spanning the colonial through the antebellum period, Knight argues that Africans brought much more than brute strength to their work in sugar, rice, tobacco and indigo fields. By carefully contextualizing his study of labor practices in the Americas in the African past, Knight offers a compelling argument for the crucial role of African knowledge in the building of staple crop agriculture in the Americas. In a study that is archivally deep and analytically rich, Knight significantly expands our understanding of the role of African expertise in the creation of the black Atlantic. -- Jennifer L. Morgan,author of Laboring Women: Gender and Reproduction in New World SlaveryA brave and wide-ranging work that synthesizes the increasing knowledge about African and American links and expands that knowledge considerably in new and convincing ways. -- Peter H. Wood,Duke UniversityHistorians of African Americans have known for a long time that they were brought to the Americas to labor, but until Frederick Knights comprehensive and fascinating account, that labor had never been fully examined. By looking at African labor and especially agricultural skills, Knight shows that a great deal of the work that African Americans did as slaves had its roots in African agricultural processes. Knights chapter on the production of indigo is particularly telling on this point, and shows that Africans skill was perhaps as important as their muscle in furthering the New Worlds agricultural development. While others have explored elements of the role of Africans as skilled farmers before, Knight has brought all this and more together in a compelling and convincing re-evaluation of Africans and their descendants role in American life. -- John K. Thornton,author of Africa and Africans in the Formation of the Atlantic World, 1400-1680The books major scholarly contributions include a diaspora approach linking both sides of the Atlantic, an emphasis on the mental and human dimensions of slave workers, and evidence for multiple contributions of slave workers in making the American plantation. * CHOICE *Goes a long way toward giving enslaved African labor deserved recognition for having shaped the Atlantic world. * Journal of World History *In breaking new interpretive ground, Knight's work deserves serious consideration by Atlantic World specialists. Its interdisciplinarity, transnationality, and keen interpretative edge should be models for future works on the African Diaspora in the Americas. Working the Diasporawill certainly be an important work for years to come. * Journal of African American History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Material Life in West and West Central Africa, 1650-1800 2 Seeds of Change: African Agricultural Workers in the Anglo-American Colonies 3 Cultivating Knowledge: African Tobacco and Cotton Workers in Colonial British America 4 In an Ocean of Blue: West African Indigo Workers in the Atlantic World to 1800 5 Slave Artisans: Black Nonagricultural Workers in Colonial America and the Antebellum South 6 Natural Worship: Slavery, the Environment, and Black Consciousness in the Antebellum South Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe Pacific Northwest of America is known for its diverse, unusual politics. There are thriving gay and lesbian communities and populations of staunchly conservative Christians. Both groups wield political power. How do members of these groups perceive the political climates that surround them?Trade ReviewPerceptions of political climates and the impact of these perceptions on social change are at the heart of Thomas Linneman's fascinating study of Christian conservatives and lesbians/gays. Using surveys, in-depth interviews, and content analyses of newspapers, he uncovers another side of social movements, namely, the role of social contexts in creating narratives about unique worlds that push people to mobilize against oppression. He persuasively describes how Christian conservatives and lesbians/gays in two very different cities organize, perceive, and make sense of their lives and explains how their intersecting views contribute to the development of social activism. -- Peter M. Nardi,author of Gay Men's FriendshipsSucceeds in breaking through stereotypes, dogmas, and especially media representations in a major community-based study that humanizes both sidescreating a richer understanding of the complex social realities that exist on each side of the so-called 'culture wars.' I know of no other work of its kind. -- Gilbert Herdt,Professor and Director, Program in Human Sexuality Studies and National Sexuality Resource Center, San Francisco State UniversityAn important contribution to the sociology of religion as well as to political sociology. With the currency of Linneman's topics and the skill of his coverage, the book should appeal to students and researchers alike. * Sociology of Religion *A fascinating account. * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Experiencing Political Climates 2 Watching the Media 3 Reading the Public Mind4 Engaging the Government 5 Being in the Communities 6 Re?ecting on the Other7 Changing the Climates 8 Concluding Thoughts Appendix: Methods Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisShows how African American young women are victimized and how they struggle to navigate a dangerous terrainTrade ReviewThe result of Millers information lode is a sometimes uplifting book. It is possible for government and private-sector programs to alleviate the violence against females, Miller believes—but not if those in charge lack the will and refuse to allocate the resources. * St. Louis Post Dispatch *It offers an in-depth examination of how class, race, gender, and educational inequalities place young African American girls in positions of powerlessness as they navigate an urban terrain that glorifies patriarchy and machismo. Getting Played is an eye-opening, emotional roller coaster that will capture your attention and heart from the first page. * The Journal of African American History *Millers analysis is spot-on and sensitive, illuminating the oft overseen effects and workings of privilege. * Feminist Review *Millers analysis is spot-on and sensitive, illuminating the oft overseen effects and workings of privilege . . . she does a great job at showing how large societal forces have very real, individual, and private consequences. * Feminist Review *Getting Played shows powerfully how gender, class, and race inequality expose girls in disadvantaged urban communities to violent and sexual victimization, both in neighborhoods and in schools. Miller expertly analyzes how extreme social and economic disadvantage combine with pervasive normative codes to create a context in which girls face high risks of victimization at the hands of boys and men. Getting Played is masterful. -- Karen Heimer,co-editor of Gender and Crime: Patterns in Victimization and OffendingBy giving us a better understanding of how the neighborhoods and the peer culture of poor African American youth increase the risk of gendered victimization, Getting Played challenges both academics and policymakers to face the role of structured discrimination in the perpetuation of violence toward women. -- Candace Kruttschnitt,co-author of Marking Time in the Golden State: Women's Imprisonment in CaliforniaIn Getting Played, sociologist Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of this dire social problem and explains how inextricably and tragically, linked violence is to their daily lives in poor urban neighborhoods. * Harlem Book Fair *In Getting Played, sociologist Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of this dire social problem and explores how inextricably, and tragically, linked violence is to their daily lives in poor urban neighborhoods. -- QBR * The Black Book Review *Miller gives us a detailed examination of the violence experienced by Black inner city girls whose victimization is based on multiple dimensions of their lives: because they are Black, because they live in extremely disadvantaged neighborhoods, and because they are women. Millers careful, rich, detailed field work documents and analyzes the complex realities of these young womens lives that set the context for the struggles they routinely contend with. The voices of these young people have been ignored for too long. Getting Played has given them an opportunity to be heard that is long overdue. -- Robert Crutchfield,University of WashingtonMiller grabs readers attention with the stark reality of the widespread occurrence of violent victimization among the girls she studies. -- From the Foreword by Ruth D. Peterson,Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State UniversityThis is a significant and timely book. Miller has taken on a vitally important, but understudied, topicviolence against young Black girls in economically depressed urban settings. -- Dana M. Britton,author of At Work in the Iron Cage: The Prison as Gendered OrganizationTable of ContentsForeword by Ruth D. PetersonPreface Acknowledgments 1 Perspectives on Gender and Urban Violence 2 Gender 'n the 'Hood: Neighborhood Violence against Women and Girls 3 Playin' Too Much: Sexual Harassment in School4 Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself: Sexual Coercion and Violence 5 The Playa' and the Cool Pose: Gender and Relationship Violence 6 Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix: Study Participants Notes References IndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisOffers a new understanding of the changing world of police departments and information technology's significant and undeniable influence on crime managementTrade ReviewThe Technology of Policing provides a brilliant analysis of how new information technologies are used to reproduce established police practices rather than to effect organizational change or more efficient crime control. -- Richard V. Ericson,co-author of The New Politics of Surveillance and VisibilityAt a time when police technology is actively promoted as a & silver-bullet, and studied mainly for its instrumental effects, Mannings sociological acumen is a vital antidote. A closely and astutely observed study of the meanings and effects of crime mapping/analysis within police organizations. -- Ian Loader,author of Civilizing SecurityMannings work is both sophisticated in its approach and tremendously rich in the detail of its empirical inquiry. Few scholars take the time and have the access and ability to research police practices so meticulously and with the advantages that come with many years of energetic experience. * American Journal of Sociology *A richly textured analysis of the introduction, use, and effects of crime mapping technology in three police departmentsBoston, Washington, DC, and a medium-sized American city referred to as & Western. * Journal of Information Technology and Politics *Table of ContentsI Theorizing 1 Rationalities 2 The Dance of Change3 The Music and Its Features4 Technology's Ways: Imaginative Variations II Case Studies Overview of the Case Studies 5 Western City and Police 6 Metropolitan Washington and Police7 Boston and Police III Appraising 8 Contributions of Structure, Content and Focus to Ordering9 Seeing and Saying in the Boston CAM10 Generalization Epilogue Appendix A: Data and Methods Appendix B: Professional "Faery Tales" and Serious Organizational Ethnography Compared NotesReferencesIndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisThis anthology, covering colonial times to the 21st century, shows women shaping Judaism and their American Jewish communities as they engaged in volunteer activities and political crusades, battled stereotypes, and made built relationships with their Christian neighbours.Trade Review"A vibrant collection of classic and recent essays in American Jewish womens history that form the perfect starting point toexplore this burgeoning field. From the feminist politics of kosher meat boycotts and garment union organizing to the Jewish dimensions of modern dance and teenage diaries, this readable volume reveals the breadth and excitement of American Jewish women's history." -- Deborah Dash Moore,co-editor of Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia"An impressive compendium of essays, American Jewish Women's History paints a broad and diverse portrait of American Jewish women. Written by some of the most incisive historians of the American Jewish community, the chapters examine Jewish women in many different venues: the home and the marketplace, religious and secular institutions, and picket lines and cultural institutions." -- Deborah E. Lipstadt,Emory University"It's a thought-provoking book that should be read by women and men alike." * Booklist *"This anthology conveys the breadth of the historical experiences of American Jewish women." * Jewish Advocate *"Nadell makes explicit the diverse roles and experiences of Jewish women in the United States." * History Reviews of New Books *

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Book SynopsisIn 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. Based on ten years of participant observation and in-depth interviews, this book traces the spiritual transformation of Ruiz, the development of the community that has sprung up around her, and the international expansion of their message.Trade ReviewThis wonderfully written study, one of the most comprehensive and insightful books about modern Marian apparitions in North America, takes the story from the Virgin's first appearance to a feminist professional woman distressed by family burdens, through the widening sphere of the apparitions' impact on family and community, to the cult's ultimate role as a national and international vehicle for Catholic evangelizing, especially among Hispanics. * CHOICE, highly recommended *This is a respectful, sensitive, clearly written book in which the author seeks to resolve the alien ethnographer's dilemma by & writing like a relative. The reader's reward is a rich sense of the circumstances and struggles of at least some Mexican Americans in South Phoenix to make a good life in the contemporary United States that balances faith and family with education, material strivings, professional growth, discrimination, and personal suffering in ways that begin to bridge the conceptual divide between official and popular religion. * American Ethnologist *A thorough ethnography that sweeps the reader into the world of Marian visionary Estela Ruiz, her family and followers, and the evangelizing ministries they have created in South Phoenix. . . . Fascinating. -- Timothy Matovina,Director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University of Notre DameThis book stands as an intimate portrait of the visionary; 'a woman torn between the individualism she enjoyed in the & Anglo world and her familial commitments in her Mexican-American home * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *A compelling account of Marian devotion as ‘lived religion’ * Sociology of Religion *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments' IntroductionFe(Faith), Familia (Family), and Communidad (Community): Mexican American Devotion to the Virgin Mary Estela Ruiz and the Virgin of the Americas: An Intimate Relationship From the Devil to Mary: The Ruiz Family Narratives Battling Satan: The Blessed Mother's Messages of Healing, Hope, and Urgency "On Fire for Mary and Jesus!": Becoming New Men and Women in Mary's Ministries Catholic Evangelization: Fighting "Fire with Fire" Corporate Evangelizers:A Family's "Vision" for South Phoenix Hope and Healing: The Dialectics of Faith and Place Conclusion: Grassroots Catholicism Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisGives voice to Latinos and Asian-Americans place in America's increasingly complex racial mosaicTrade Review"The Racial Middleallows us to hear the voices of Latinos and Asian Americans reflecting on their everyday experiences of racialization and how they navigate U.S. racial politics in complex and sometimes contradictory ways. The book provides a worthy point of departure from which future research can further analyze Latino and Asian American interactions with and attitudes toward whites and blacks." -- Jane Hseu * Amerasia Journal *"Well-organized, well-written, and engaging. I know of no other work that provides such an in-depth analysis of how Latinos and Asian-Americans define racial issues." -- Woody Doane,co-editor of White Out: the Continuing Significance of Race"She applies a sharp analysis to the informants racial views and experiences, producing some fascinating insights, e.g., the & pervasive impact of the USs currently dominant color-blind racial ideology on those in the middle." * Choice *"[T]his well-written book gives ample voice to the interviewees and would fit well into introductory classes on race/ethnicity. It offers useful insights in the process of making its argument." * Journal of American Ethnic History *"Tells the story of the in-between racial and ethnic groups in America through in-depth interviews and analyses, explaining the recent phenomenon developing around discriminated and isolated Latino and Asian American groups." * Nichi Bei Times *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments * 1 The Panethnic Racial Middle * 2 The Meanings of Race and Ethnicity from the Racial Middle (with Catherine Estevez) * 3 Reshaping Racist Ideology from the Middle * 4 Interracial Border Crossing: Commonalities and Diversions in the Racial Middle * 5 "No racism, only that one time ...": Clinging to the American Dream, Despite Exclusion * 6 Progressives: Seeing Race through Multiple Lenses * 7 The Potential of the Racial Middle Appendix A: Interview Guide Appendix B: Respondent Information Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisOffers important theoretical insights into how democracy is understood in the Middle EastTrade Review"Democracy in Modern Iran reflects diligent research and insiders' insights ... it is informative and thought-provoking. Any scholar of social change, the Middle East, or of Iran will benefit from reading it." -- Brigitte U. Neary * Critical Sociology *"Mirsepassi's study is a valuable contribution which questions the legitimacy of hypothetical and textual generalisations about the relationship between secularism, religion, culture, and politics." -- Burak Ozcetin * Political Studies Review *"An extraordinary work that provides an invaluable and much-needed historical, intellectual, and cultural context for developing an understanding of Irans society and how Islam has affected political change in that nation. This is a meticulously researched analysis with an original interpretation of the evolving events in Iran; in short, a major volume to be welcomed and celebrated." * Vartan Gregorian, author of Islam: A Mosaic, Not a Monolith *"The author convincingly argues for a view of democracy based not on & objective logic, but rather on pragmatic lines...[Mirsepassi] does deliver a variety of useful perspectives on the nature of the contemporary hostility." * PBS’s Frontline *"“This is an important book, moving beyond describing and categorizing Iranian intellectual trajectories over the modern era and towards a judicious intervention in that debate itself... One cannot but applaud the effort to instill a “practice what you preach” ethic into the Iranian intellectual zeitgeist." * Middle East Journal *"Democracy in Modern Iran, however, is much more than simply a commentary on Iranian politics. In essence, it is a work of comparative political theory that examines the relationship between culture and democracy." * Democracy: A Journal of Ideas *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface: "Where Is My Vote?" Introduction: Democracy and Culture 1 The Origins of Secularism in Europe 2 Modern Visions of Secularism 3 A Critical Understanding of Modernity 4 Intellectuals and Democracy 5 Religious Intellectuals 6 Alireza Alavi-Tabar and Political Change 7 The Predicaments of Iranian Public Intellectuals 8 An Intellectual Crisis in Iran Conclusion: Modernity and Its Traditions Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisOver the last century, American Jews married outside their religion at increasing rates. By examining the intersection of intermarriage and gender across the twentieth century, this book describes the lives of Jewish women who intermarried while placing their decisions in historical context.Trade Review"This book is well written and will hold a special appeal for those who are interested in historical narrative as a means of analyzing intermarriage in general and how this impacts on American Jewish women in particular." * INTAMS *"Still Jewish is a fascinating read for those interested in Jewish history or women’s history as well as for those concerned about the future of the Jewish community" * Jerusalem Post *"Great poignancy." * Moment Magazine *"McGinity's story has great poignancy. Still Jewish demonstrates how, from insular beginnings surrounded by anti-Semitism to a world of inevitable intermarriage, Jewish women with gentile partners negotiated a new way to be Jewish in America." * Moment *"McGinity creatively uses gender as a category of analysis...her approach is novel." * Journal of American Ethnic History *"McGinity’s work makes clear the need for further study of intermarriage including experiences of Jewish men; comparisons of intermarried and in-married Jewish women; consideration of same-sex intermarriages; and, finally, larger sociological studies of contemporary women." * Lilith *"Historian McGinity (Brown) makes an effort to evoke new perspectives on the intermarriage of US Jewish women during the 20th century.The author offers a brief candid assessment of her own experience, which seems contrary to accepted views that marrying “out” is a prescription for diminished religious and social identity, leading to assimilation." * CHOICE *"Throughout her analysis, McGinity shows how the lives of Jewish women who intermarried demonstrate the complexity of Jewish identity in the United States." -- Sarah Imhoff * Religious Studies Review *"In [McGinitys] new book Still Jewish, she traces the attitudes of intermarried women toward Judaism throughout the 20th century." * Forward.com *"If you thought there was nothing new to say about Jews and intermarriage, think again. McGinity’s well-researched study focuses on American Jewish women who intermarried during the twentieth century and demonstrates that many of them not only remained Jewish but, paradoxically, became more Jewish, perhaps in response to the challenge of having a non-Jewish spouse. An invaluable addition to the scant scholarly literature on intermarriage, this volume shows that in intermarriage, as in so much else, gender matters." -- Jonathan D. Sarna,author of American Judaism: A History"This compelling, impeccably researched book should make a huge difference in how we understand the contentious issue of intermarriage in the Jewish community. By putting Jewish women into the center of the story, McGinity offers a fresh perspective that challenges standard interpretations. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Jewish life in America as well as for all those concerned with present-day patterns, policies, and outreach programs." -- Joyce Antler,Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture at Brandeis University"“C. Wright Mills used the term “sociological imagination” to describe the insight a person has who “understand[s] the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and external career of a variety of individuals.” In this regard McGinity’s book reveals her own strong sociological imagination." * American Jewish History *"A fascinating read for those interested in Jewish history or women’s history, as well as for those concerned about the future of the Jewish community." * Washington Jewish Week *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Immigrant Jewesses Who Married "Out" 2. Intermarriage in an Age of Domesticity 3. Intermarriage Was A-Changin' 4. Revitalization from Within Conclusion Afterword Appendix Notes Selected Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisIn "Watching Rape", Sarah Projansky undermines the complacent view - that equality for women has already been achieved - in her analysis of depictions of rape in US film, televsion, and independent video. This study addresses the relationship between rape and postfeminism.Trade ReviewBlending cinematic, literary, historical, and political analyses, Watching Rape demonstrates that filmic representations of rape are never only about gender and sexual violence, but are narrative devices that also attempt to regulate such conflicts and boundaries of power as race, nationality, and social class. Projansky makes good on her bold claim that representations of rape are ubiquitous, versatile, and utterly central to the history of cinema itself. A scholarly tour de force, a feminist triumph. Two thumbs up! -- Judith Stacey,University of Southern CaliforniaExciting and original. Sarah Projansky's work on rape and postfeminism is an important contribution to scholarship in film and cultural studies, as well as women's studies. -- Richard Slotkin,author of Gunfighter NationSarah Projansky's work is distinctive for its theoretical clarity and interdisciplinary feminist framework. She urges us to think deeply about the ways in which media shape our understandings of sexual violence. Watching Rape is a powerful, historically grounded, incisive analysis of the representation of sexual violence. -- Rosa Linda Fregoso,University of California-Santa CruzWatching Rape is a compelling account of the role of the rape in making meaning and re-inscribing inequalities within visual media, and as such it is a necessary and valuable research contribution. -- Leslie Kern,School of Women’s Studies, York University

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Book SynopsisNo Escape proves that liberal government and nationalism can mutually reinforce each other, taking as its example a preeminent and seemingly universal liberal legal right, freedom of speech, and illustrating how it can function in a way that actually reproduces nationally exclusive conditions of power.Trade ReviewThis is a thought-provoking and well-written book. * American Political Science Association *Passavants argument depends on establising a paradoxical tension between two principles conventionally involved in an adversary relationship. * Journal of American Studies *A significant contribution to the field. Its focus on the exclusionary practices involved in legalizing rights to free expression make this a provocative and important book. -- Sanford Schram,Bryn Mawr CollegeA brilliant critical historical look at the thinkers who have contributed to the construction of the collective American subject. -- Michael Shapiro,University of HawaiiUsing freedom of speech as a lens onto the meaning of being American, Passavant has written a remarkable book. No Escape is a nuanced and sophisticated treatment of the complex connections of legal rights and nationalism. It is enormously important and timely in its exploration of the ways identity plays out on the terrain of liberal government. Sharply argued and theoretically rich, it makes a cutting-edge contribution to interdisciplinary legal scholarship. -- Austin Sarat,Amherst CollegeTable of Contents1 Liberal Legal Rights and the Grounds of Nationalism 2 John Burgess Is to Woodrow Wilson as Individual Rights Are to Community? Nation, Race, and the Right of Free Speech 3 A Moral Geography of Liberty: John Stuart Mill and American Free Speech Discourse 4 The Landscape of Rights Claiming: The Shift to a Post-Cold War American National Formation 5 Whose First Amendment Is It, Anyway? 6 The Governmentality of Discussion

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Book SynopsisFor over a century, summer camps have provided many American children's first experience of community beyond their immediate family and neighborhoods. This title chronicles the history of the American summer camp, from its invention in the late nineteenth century through its rise in the first four decades of the twentieth century.Trade ReviewA well-argued and impressively researched contribution to the field of the history of childhood. * Environmental History *Paris brings to life the wonder of summer camp. . . . This book will be of great value to those interested in recreation and leisure in Norht America, and it will delight those who have their own summer camp experiences. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Fluently written, well researched, alert to the wider picture, this book is an important contribution. * American Historical Review *Pariss fine book on American summer camps nicely demonstrates how social and cultural historians can connect this autonomous world of children with the history of childhood. * American Journal of Play *Using an impressive array of camp records, memoirs, social scientific literature, and, most entertainingly, childrens letters and diaries, Paris brings alive the experiences and motivations of the camp directors, parents, and campers. * Anthropological Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Warm History of Modern Childhood I At Work and at Play: The Making of Camp "Family"1 Small Islands: The First Summer Camps 2 "A Home Though Away from Home": How Parents, Camp Owners, and Children Forged Camp Networks 3 Rituals of the Season: The Organization of Camp Community 4 Between Generations: Tensions in the Camp "Family"II Modernity and Tradition in Children's Socialization5 Is It Progress? Modernity and Authenticity in Camp Life 6 Tans, Tepees, and Minstrel Shows: Race, Primitivism, and Camp Community 7 The Pioneer Ideal: Camp History, American History, Children's History Conclusion: "I Had to Go On in Life": From Camp to Childhood Nostalgia Abbreviations of Archives Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisIt is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. This title focuses on American history.Trade Review"An astute indictment of four centuries of American violence." -- Dan McKanan * The Journal of Religion *"[This book] is a wide-ranging, amply detailed, and ethically intelligent book with clear political stakes." -- Rain Taxi"A true achievement of Empire of Sacrifice is its untangling of the & blissful logic that preserves American virtue at all costs. Illuminating the cultural and religious assumptions that justify subtle and not-so-subtle forms of violence, this book invites a healthy self-critical stance on American civil religion and social practices. After reading Empire of Sacrifice, it is impossible to avert ones eyes to the disturbing, complicated confluence of religion and violence in American culture." -- Jennifer Beste,Xavier University"Pahl exquisitely illumines the pathway by which religion has made possible American empire and poignantly sketches those who have had to sacrifice to create the superpower we know today. Empire of Sacrifice is an admirable experiment in pulling back the curtain on the religious and cultural mechanisms that are often lost in what Pahl calls our national obsession with & innocent domination. His case studies are finely tuned windows into the ways in which religion has both abused and freed Americans along lines of gender, race, and class. This book acts as a clarion call for us to think twice when we are called upon to & sacrifice in the name of Goda strategy that all too often hides our violence in the cloak of religion." -- James K. Wellman, Jr.,author of Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest"Empire of Sacrifice is a provocative and engaging work of cultural criticism worth reading for the questions it poses about religion and violence as categories, and for the many intersections of the two it finds in places where either religion or violence or both are hidden in plain sight." -- Jonathan H. Ebel * The Journal of American History *"Empire of Sacrifice is a though-provoking work, sure to join other scholarly considerations of religious violence . . . the book will assist anyone interested in learning more about the religious roots of contemporary violence in American national policies." -- Rebecca Moore * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *"Empire of Sacrifice is the most broad-sweeping scholarly examination of religion and violence in the United States written to date." -- Jeffrey Williams * American Historical Review *"By uncovering the many ways Americans have misused religion to justify violence, Pahl holds up hope to end the histories of dead men walking. His work contributes to a more peaceful, forgiving, loving and just future for America." -- Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ,author of Dead Man Walking"“Pahl intends his work as a call to take up the opportunity missed after 9/11, to ‘shape a remarkable global consensus against religious violence.’ This work’s basic paradox is that religions ‘produce violent power’ but exist ultimately to ‘eliminate violence.’ That paradox captures the troubling message but hopeful conclustion to the work." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Rethinking Violence and Religion in America Rethinking "Violence" Rethinking "Religion" Rethinking "Religious Violence" in America 2 Sacrificing Youth: From Reefer Madness to Hostel Spectacles of Sacrifice in the Cinema of Adolescence A Theater of Terror, or Innocent Martyrs to the "Beast in the Boudoir"Beyond Hollywood's Happy Endings 3 Sacrificing RaceFrom Christian Ambivalence to a Total System of Bodily Discipline "A Severe Cross" 4 Sacrificing GenderAsa's Tale: Patriarchy Lost Abigail's Tale: Providential Power The Hidden Hand in Handmaids' Tales 5 Sacrificing Humans: An Empire of Sacrifice from Mary Dyer to Dead Man WalkingSacrifice and Empire Building from the Aztecs to Puritan Boston via John BunyanMimesis in Massachusetts, 1656-1657 Ecstatic Asceticism: The Domination of Discourse and Rhetorical Inversion, 1658-1661Sacrificial Rites and an Imagined Community, 1660-1776 Dead Man Walking and an American Empire of Sacrifice Epilogue: Innocent Domination in the "Global War on Terror" Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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