Individuals who are civically active have three things in common: they have the capacity to do so, they want to, and they have been asked to participate. New Advances in the Study of Civic Voluntarism
Pro basketball player Rasheed Wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth “Balldon’t lie!” during a game. It is a protest against a referee’s bad calls. But the slogan, which originated in pickup game
Pro basketball player Rasheed Wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth “Balldon’t lie!” during a game. It is a protest against a referee’s bad calls. But the slogan, which originated in pickup game
"Immigration politics has been significantly altered by the advent of America's war on terror and the proliferation of security measures. In her cogent study, Terrorizing Latina/o Immigrants, Anna Sam
The Asian American Avant-Garde is the first book-length study that conceptualizes a long-neglected canon of early Asian American literature and art. Audrey Wu Clark traces a genealogy of counter-unive
The Asian American Avant-Garde is the first book-length study that conceptualizes a long-neglected canon of early Asian American literature and art. Audrey Wu Clark traces a genealogy of counter-unive
Immigration politics has been significantly altered by the advent of America’s war on terror and the proliferation of security measures. In her cogent study,Terrorizing Latina/o Immigrants, Anna Sampa
Is drug addiction a disease that can be treated, or is it a crime that should be punished? In her probing study,Illness or Deviance?, Jennifer Murphy investigates the various perspectives on addiction
Is drug addiction a disease that can be treated, or is it a crime that should be punished? In her probing study,Illness or Deviance?, Jennifer Murphy investigates the various perspectives on addiction
In this book, Michael Brown provides original and critical analysis of the state of the social sciences and the humanities. He examines the different disciplines that address human affairs--from socio
"Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967), an ambitious immigrant outsider, was courted for his business acumen by mayors, senators, governors, and presidents, including Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. A
In this book, Michael Brown provides original and critical analysis of the state of the social sciences and the humanities. He examines the different disciplines that address human affairs--from socio
The standing of French Muslims is undercut by a predominant and persistent elite public discourse that frames Muslims as failed and incomplete French citizens. This situation fosters the very separati
The standing of French Muslims is undercut by a predominant and persistent elite public discourse that frames Muslims as failed and incomplete French citizens. This situation fosters the very separati
Biographers, journalists, and satirists have long used the subject of sex to define the masculine character and political authority of America's Founding Fathers. Tracing these commentaries on the Rev
Using a unique data set comparing mothers and daughters who attended Douglass College-the women's college of Rutgers University-25 years apart, Krista Jenkins perceptively observes the changes in how
Using a unique data set comparing mothers and daughters who attended Douglass College-the women's college of Rutgers University-25 years apart, Krista Jenkins perceptively observes the changes in how
Beginning in the 1920's and ending in the 2000's, AFSCME's Philadelphia Story provides a comprehensive account of the development of what is today the largest and most powerful union in the AFL-CIO, t
Beginning in the 1920's and ending in the 2000's, AFSCME's Philadelphia Story provides a comprehensive account of the development of what is today the largest and most powerful union in the AFL-CIO, t
In the first book to account for the growing prominence of Asians in the world of Western classical music, Mari Yoshihara grapples with the significance of this trend. This is a book about the about t
Founded in 1976 at the inception of the media arts movement, the Video Data Bank is the leading resource in the United States for videotapes by and about contemporary artists. The collections include
