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A volume of previously unpublished or uncollected works by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian is comprised of many of his favorite broadcasts, interviews, and writings, in an anthology that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.
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
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
Lee (communication, William Paterson U., Wayne, New Jersey) presents a compilation of 27 interviews conducted with Asian Americans from a range of occupations--students, politicians, a lawyer, an educ
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
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
The highly acclaimed, definitive collection of Abbott's popular New York photographs. Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was one of this century's greatest photographers, and her New York City images have c
Argues that the nation's powerful communications companies, assisted by hired political operatives and pro-business policy makers, are using their political and economic clout to gain control over the
A leading Iranian scholar provides a political and cultural history of Iran over the last two centuries, offering an insightful analysis key recent events, cultural trends, and political developments,
A forefront figure in progressive Judaism challenges conservative beliefs to reveal what the Torah teaches about a range of issues, from sex and war to social justice and the environment, in a passion
Draws parallels between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War while examining significant changes in the country and military since the Vietnam War, arguing that the first conflict's lessons have been igno
A scathing study of executive power run amok criticizes the Bush administration for creating a "secret presidency" marked by classified presidential decisions and order in the name of national securit
This book by Asch (PhD, American history, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) tells the intertwined stories of one-time sharecropper turned civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) and staunc
Writing for Harper’s and the New Yorker over the last decade, David Samuels has penned a disillusioned love song to the often amusing and sometimes fatal American habit of self-delusion, reporting fro
Building on the success of her previous book, Consuming Kids, Linn argues that children more than ever need the time, space, and tools essential for creative play. In modern America, creative play is
A volume of thirteen interrelated stories follows a theme of how a longing for friendship leads to the establishment and loss of new intimacies, in a collection inspired by seven short stories that or
An English-language translation of the French literary master's World War II notebooks includes first drafts of some of her most famous works, the true stories behind such classics as The Lover and Th
In this reprint from 1979, the late journalist Cowan presents articles he wrote that were first published in The Village Voice in the 1970s (revised and extended for the book). The articles delve into
An instant number-one best-seller in France, The North China Lover both shocks and entrances its readers. Initially written as notes toward a film script for The Lover, the book has the grainy, filmi
One of the World's most prominent public intellectuals, Noam Chomsky has, in more than fifty years of writing on politics, philosophy, and language, revolutionized modern linguistics and established
In Ex Mex, scholar and former Mexican foreign minister Jorge G. Castaneda draws on his experience in both capacities to dispel some of the most widely held and mistaken ideas about the United States'
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
A political, cultural, and psychological history of America's gun culture addresses key issues in the modern debate on gun ownership and control, profiling today's conservative ideology that places gu
A new edition of a best-selling book-and-audio set of Supreme Court oral arguments includes both transcriptions and recordings of significant cases from the past half century, providing in the current
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
In a collection of essays, leading African-American scholars examine the devastation of post-hurricane Louisiana to explore issues of race, space, class, poverty, crime, housing, and politics in Ameri
