Following on the heels of the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom, which brought the insights of high school students to teachers and parents, Kathleen Cushman now turns her attention to the crucial and
As the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrates it 100th anniversary, Sullivan (history, U. of South Carolina) reconstructs its history and contribution to the Ame
A behind-the-headlines survey of the lives of Mexican migrants living in the United States evaluates the after-effects of radical economic and political shifts in the 1990s, in an account that feature
The French literary master's World War II notebooks include first drafts of some of her most famous works, the true stories behind The Lover and The War, a chronicle of her painful childhood in coloni
An evaluation of America's Mexican immigrant group challenges popular misconceptions while discussing why today's immigrants have chosen to live in the United States and what they hope to achieve, in
A follow-up to Consuming Kids presents an argument for the value of imaginary and creative play in both human development and corporate profit, sharing case stories that challenge popular beliefs abou
For this volume and the accompanying film, author and filmmaker Taylor interviewed eight philosophers from varied geographies, cultures, and intellectual traditions who are known to be concerned prima
As the national campaign manager for Ralph Nader's historic runs for president in 2000 and 2004, Theresa Amato had a rare ringside role in two of the most hotly contested presidential elections this
Front Lines is a pathbreaking collection of the most important, critically acclaimed plays written by the country’s leading contemporary female playwrights. Including seven full scripts and accompanyi
Sacred Matters makes the powerful case that we must take the broad view of religious life in America today. Laderman argues that genuinely religious practices and experiences can be found in the unlik
Butler, an African-American Harvard Law grad, was an ambitious federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, when he was arrested on the street and charged with a crime he didn't commit. Here, he gives an ins
In Prison Profiteers, co-editors Tara Herivel and Paul Wright "follow the money to an astonishing constellation of prison administrators and politicians working in collusion with private parties to ma
In the thirty-five years since Pulitzer-Prize-winner Studs Terkel's Working first documented American workers' hopes and dreams, that "deep penetration of American thought and feeling" (Los Angeles T
In this poignant, powerful volume, the influential Jewish thinker and critic Marc H. Ellis takes on the hard moral questions about Jewish support for the state of Israel. Reviewing the historical reco
A collection of comics featuring Asian American superheroes by Asian American artists is organized by such themes as girl power and ordinary heroes with supernatural powers.
From the aerial bombing of Parisians by German planes in August 1914 to President Obama's escalations of aerial drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the history of 20th and 21st century warfare
An anthology of fictional excerpts, essays, and poetry on the subject of law includes pieces that reflect numerous periods in history and the ways in which the practice of law has changed, in a volume
A critique of the Bush administration and its handling of the war on terror explains how the president and his advisors have cut corners on fundamental commitments to the rule of law in the name of pr
A stunning narrative history of the emergence of electronic "free culture," from open-source software and Creative Commons licenses to remixes and Web 2.0--in the tradition of Lawrence Lessig's Fr
Identifies the forces of deindustrialization and ethnic discrimination that the author argues are trapping individuals within the illegal drug trade, in an account that examines the lives of two young
A public interest attorney and best-selling author of Which Side Are You On? looks at America's litigious society as he argues that the conservative revolution helped promote the lawsuit culture, caus
From surf music to the ice cream cone--a lively and eye-opening look at the little known influence of Arab and Islamic culture on America, by the San Francisco Chronicle journalist.
Beyond Suspicion is a Hitchcockian tale of marriage, murder, and betrayal. The novel opens at a lavish wedding reception in the south of France. Two pairs of siblings have become one big happy family
A volume of previously unpublished or uncollected works by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian is comprised of many of his favorite broadcasts, interviews, and writings, in an anthology that includes
A sweeping, revelatory history of poverty in America from the nineteenth century to today, told through the eyes and experiences of the poor themselves.
An extensive collection of wartime letters, song lyrics, poems, editorial cartoons, articles, leaflets, and government documents offers a vivid cross-section of American intellectual, political, and c
A chronicle of the period between the Vietnam and Iraq wars makes cautionary observations about America's role in the Middle East, evaluating how shifting foreign policies and efforts to establish an
In Classroom Conversations, two generations of educators—a mother and daughter—point us to the great thinkers who have shaped their beliefs and practices in education, and who continue to influence te
In the 1960s, the hopes for a blossoming progressive Catholicism awakened by the Second Vatican Council were cut short by conservative opposition and the rightward agendas of the previous and current
A multicultural collection of stories about growing up in today's America covers a wide range of issues, from identity and sexuality to solitude and conflict, in a volume that includes Lan Samantha Ch
At nearly 95, Studs Terkel has written about everyone's life, it seems, but his own. Here he offers a memoir which--embodying the spirit of the man himself--is youthful and vivacious. Terkel begins by
From the political to the aesthetic, Nobel Lectures collects the words of a quarter century of literature laureates, offering a glimpse into the inspirations, motivations, and passionately held belief
Radical Acts brings together four politically charged plays, opening with Duberman's first production, In White America, a depiction of the black struggle for freedom and human rights. Next, Mother Ea
A collection of essays and memoirs celebrates urban school children and their teachers and seeks to dispel the stereotypical views of teaching in the city
The United States spends twice as much as other industrialized nations on health care, yet our system performs poorly in comparison and still leaves 46 million without health coverage and millions mor
This anthology, put together by Parks (a student at Cornell Law School), Jones (criminology, U. of South Florida), Cardi (law, U. of Kentucky), and Delgado (law, U. of Pittsburgh), proposes to inaugur
Edited by and with textual discussion by Buhle (Brown U.), this volume describes the contribution of Jews to the American comic art form. From a 1911 depiction of Jewish textile workers "between Phara
The disparity between the schools of the inner cities and the schools in suburbs is well documented. In this companion to City Kids, City Teachers: Reports from the Front Row editors Ayers (education,
A director of a non-profit school reform organization probes the challenges facing teachers and immigrant students in today's public schools, evaluating the ways in which immigration policies have div
