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Offers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY)

Draws on fresh, up-to-date research to offer a new sociological portrait of the Assemblies of God for the new millennium

Draws a fascinating portrait of life and work inside the strip club

Analyzes the current state of the law for each entry point on the pipeline and propose legal theories and remedies to challenge them

The remarkable story of the Lowndes County freedom struggle and its contribution to the larger civil rights movement

Traces the legal trajectory of degradation as it moved from sexual depiction to hateful speech

Examines some of the best practices in education in the context of an increasingly interconnected world

Charts the development of the concept of "character" in the fictional genres, social reform movements, and political cultures of the United States from the mid-nineteenth to the early-twentieth century

Offers a concise and far-reaching synthesis of the Church's role from the earliest contact between the Spanish and native tribes until the modern day

Proposes a practical, workable philosophy of history for our times, one that is robust and realistic

Examines the rise of the U.S.-run global detention system that emerged after 9/11 and the efforts to challenge it through habeas corpus

Explores the roots and identities of many of America's most recognizable citizens

Offers a sustained and in-depth analysis of the political thought and activism of black women radicals during the Cold War period

Illustrates how the conservative gossip maven contributed mightily to the public understanding of film, while providing a platform for women to voice political views within a traditionally masculine public realm.

Offers an examination of how those working for change grapple with shifting racial dynamics

A major re-examination of postwar American Jewry that debunks the assumption of silence

A compelling biography which reinserts this forgotten Founding Father into the historical canon and reveals the transatlantic dimensions of early American history

Features 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.

Demonstrates how men's treatment by the law and society in general varies by race, economic position, sexuality, and other factors. In this book, the author examines men's experience of fatherhood and sexual abuse, and boys' experience in the contexts of education and juvenile justice.

Details 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 accountable

Chronic pain. Insomnia. Depression. These are just a few of the ongoing, debilitating symptoms that plague some breast-cancer survivors long after their treatments have officially ended. This book is filled with portraits of more than seventy women who are living with the aftermath of breast cancer.

Covers a range of topics around sexual and gender identities. This book features contributors who assess the conflict between postmodernism and identity, the concept which typically serves as a linchpin for social and political organizing. It focuses upon disciplines or topics, or practical guides aimed primarily at a heterosexual audience.

Revisits the major intellectual debates and key players of two decades, covering the terrain of left debates in the United States over foreign policy from the Balkans to 9/11 to Iraq, and over domestic policy from the culture wars of the 1990s to the question of what (if anything) is the matter with Kansas.

A comparative account of the organized violence in the Caucasus region, looking at four key areas: Chechnya, Karabakh (including Armenia and Azerbaijan), Georgia, and Dagestan

Offers a detailed ethnographic portrait of an African American boys' high school basketball team in an urban area in the South

Why has this particular devotional object been so ubiquitous and resilient, especially in the face of Catholicism's reinvention in the Early Modern, or Counter-Reformation, Era? In this book, the author argues that to understand the rosary's adaptability, and more.

A fascinating inside look at how the four-million member National Rifle Association and its committed members see gun control as the road to socialism

Chronicles the lives of Pham Van Dinh and Tran Ngoc Hue, two of the brightest young stars in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). This book provides a lens through which to understand the ARVN and South Vietnam's complex relationship with Americas government and military.

There are over two million Shi'is, who differ from Sunni Muslims in their understandings of the early line of succession after Muhammad, in the United States. This title provides a general overview of the Shi'i community in America, tracing its history, its composition, and how Shi'a have negotiated their identity in the American context.

Explores a wide range of topics related to body weight. From the historical construction of fatness to public health policy, from job discrimination to social class disparities, from chick-lit to airline seats, this collection provides an overview of fat studies, an examination of the movement's fundamental concerns, and a look at its research.