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HIGHLIGHTS JUST HEALTH
Treating Structural Racism to Heal America DAYNA BOWEN MATTHEW The author of the bestselling Just Medicine reveals how racial inequality undermines public health and how we can change it 336 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479802661 • $27.95
TAKING DOWN BACKPAGE
Fighting the World’s Largest Sex Trafficker MAGGY KRELL An inside look at the prolonged legal battle to shut down the largest purveyor of human trafficking in the world by the prosecutor who led the effort 192 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479803040 • $22.95
AVERTING CATASTROPHE
THE NEW SEX WARS
176 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479808489 • $19.95
288 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479802708 • $30.00
Decision Theory for COVID-19, Climate Change, and Potential Disasters of All Kinds CASS R. SUNSTEIN Best-selling author Cass R. Sunstein examines how to avoid worst-case scenarios
THE FIGHT FOR FREE SPEECH
Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms IAN ROSENBERG “Essential reading for journalists, political activists, and ordinary citizens alike.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred 320 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479801565 • $27.95
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The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America GILDA R. DANIELS “Gilda R. Daniels has written the definitive book on fighting against voter suppression and the erosion of our democracy...#RequiredReading.” —Ms. Magazine 272 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479862351 • $30.00
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Sexual Harm in the #MeToo Era BRENDA COSSMAN Revisits the sex wars of the 1970s and ’80s and examines their influence on how we think about sexual harm in the #MeToo era
THE LAW OF LAW SCHOOL
The Essential Guide for FirstYear Law Students ANDREW GUTHRIE FERGUSON and JONATHAN YUSEF NEWTON Offers one hundred rules that every first year law student should live by 126 PAGES • PAPER 9781479801626 • $16.95
SENSING INJUSTICE
A Lawyer’s Life in the Battle for Change MICHAEL E. TIGAR The remarkable life of a lawyer at the forefront of civil and human rights since the 1960s 512 PAGES • PAPER 9781583679203 • $29.00 Published by Monthly Review Press
GENDER & SEXUALITY Best Book of 2020, National Law Journal
SHORTLISTED
Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court RENEE KNAKE JEFFERSON and HANNAH BRENNER JOHNSON The inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered—but not selected— for the US Supreme Court 304 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479895915 • $30.00
AFTER MARRIAGE EQUALITY
The Future of LGBT Rights Edited by CARLOS A. BALL What does marriage equality mean for the future of LGBT rights? 368 PAGES • PAPER 9781479800377 • $30.00
DISRUPTING DIGNITY
Rethinking Power and Progress in LGBTQ Lives STEPHEN M. ENGEL and TIMOTHY S. LYLE Why LGBTQ+ people must resist the seduction of dignity 416 PAGES • PAPER 9781479899869 • $35.00 In LGBTQ Politics
FRAGMENTED CITIZENS
The Changing Landscape of Gay and Lesbian Lives STEPHEN M. ENGEL A sweeping historical and political account of how our present-day policy debates around citizenship and equality came to be
432 PAGES • PAPER 9781479853472 • $25.00
BLAMING MOTHERS
American Law and the Risks to Children’s Health LINDA C. FENTIMAN A gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers 416 PAGES • PAPER 9781479867189 • $30.00 In Families, Law, and Society
CAMMING
Money, Power, and Pleasure in the Sex Work Industry ANGELA JONES The first inside look at how sex workers use webcams to make a living 344 PAGES • PAPER 9781479874873 • $30.00
THE BUSINESS OF BIRTH
Malpractice and Maternity Care in the United States LOUISE MARIE ROTH How fear of malpractice affects mothers and reproductive choices 336 PAGES • PAPER 9781479877089 • $35.00
LEGALIZING SEX
Sexual Minorities, AIDS, and Citizenship in India CHAITANYA LAKKIMSETTI How the rise of HIV in India resulted in government protections for gay groups, transgender people, and sex workers 208 PAGES • PAPER 9781479826360 • $30.00
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GENDER & SEXUALITY QUEERING FAMILY TREES
DIVORCE IN CHINA
Race, Reproductive Justice, and Lesbian Motherhood SANDRA PATTON-IMANI Argues that significant barriers to family-making exist for lesbian mothers of color in the United States
Institutional Constraints and Gendered Outcomes XIN HE Why are women still at a disadvantage in Chinese divorce courts? 304 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479805532 • $65.00
336 PAGES • PAPER 9781479814862 • $30.00
THE POLITICIZATION OF SAFETY
LIVING APART TOGETHER
Legal Protections for a New Form of Family CYNTHIA GRANT BOWMAN Argues for legal reforms to protect couples who live apart, yet perform many of the functions of a family
Critical Perspectives on Domestic Violence Responses Edited by JANE K. STOEVER A look at gun control, campus sexual assault, immigration, and more that considers the future of responses to domestic violence
224 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479891047 • $45.00 In Families, Law, and Society
416 PAGES • PAPER 9781479806287 • $35.00 In Families, Law, and Society
PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW SERIES THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW
ARDEN ROWELL and KENWORTHEY BILZ Preface by LINDA J. DEMAINE Offers psychological insights into how people perceive, respond to, value, and make decisions about the environment
The Psychology and the Law series provides a series of commissioned books on major law topics, informing the law with psychological research findings. S E R I E S E D I TO R Linda J. Demaine, Arizona State University
336 PAGES • PAPER • 9781479891863 • $38.00 In Psychology and the Law 2021 AP-LS Best Book Award
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FAMILY LAW
EVE M. BRANK Preface by LINDA J. DEMAINE Bridges family law and current psychological research to shape understanding of legal doctrine and policy 240 PAGES • PAPER 9781479824755 • $35.00 In Psychology and the Law
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PROPERTY LAW
STEPHANIE M. STERN and DAPHNA LEWINSOHNZAMIR Preface by LINDA J. DEMAINE Considers how research in psychology offers new perspectives on property law, and suggests avenues of reform 304 PAGES • PAPER 9781479878895 • $40.00 In Psychology and the Law
NOMOS PROTEST AND DISSENT
NOMOS LXII Edited by MELISSA SCHWARTZBERG Essays on the justification, strategy, and limits of mass protests and political dissent
TRUTH AND EVIDENCE
NOMOS LXIV Edited by MELISSA SCHWARTZBERG and PHILIP KITCHER Explores the challenges of governing in a post-truth world
304 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479810512 • $65.00 In NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy
240 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479811595 • $65.00 In NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy
DEMOCRATIC FAILURE
POLITICAL LEGITIMACY
NOMOS LXIII Edited by MELISSA SCHWARTZBERG and DANIEL VIEHOFF Clarifies the key challenges facing democracies, past and present 272 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479804788 • $65.00 In NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy
NOMOS LXI Edited by JACK KNIGHT and MELISSA SCHWARTZBERG Essays on the political, legal, and philosophical dimensions of political legitimacy 400 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479888696 • $65.00 In NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy
CRIME AND POLICING THE ETHICS OF POLICING
New Perspectives on Law Enforcement Edited by BEN JONES and EDUARDO MENDIETA Top scholars provide a critical analysis of the current ethical challenges facing police officers, police departments, and the criminal justice system 320 PAGES • PAPER 9781479803736 • $35.00
UNDERSTANDING POLICE INTERROGATION
Confessions and Consequences WILLIAM DOUGLAS WOODY and KRISTA D. FORREST Uses techniques from psychological science and legal theory to explore police interrogation in the United States 320 PAGES • PAPER 9781479816576 • $35.00 In Psychology and Crime 2019 Outstanding Book Award, American Society of Criminology’s Division of Policing Section
COPS, CAMERAS, AND CRISIS The Potential and the Perils of Police Body-Worn Cameras MICHAEL D. WHITE and AILI MALM The first expert and comprehensive analysis of the surprising impact of body-worn cameras
STOP AND FRISK
The Use and Abuse of a Controversial Policing Tactic MICHAEL D. WHITE and HENRY F. FRADELLA The first in-depth history and analysis of a much-abused policing policy 256 PAGES • PAPER 9781479857814 • $23.00
200 PAGES • PAPER 9781479850150 • $25.00
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POLITICS & POLICY THE WAR ON DRUGS
LET US VOTE
A History DAVID FARBER A revealing look at the history and legacy of the “War on Drugs”
Youth Voting Rights and the 26th Amendment JENNIFER FROST The fascinating tale of how a bipartisan coalition worked successfully to lower the voting age
368 PAGES • PAPER 9781479811366 • $30.00
384 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479811328 • $39.00
2020 Best Book Award, Law Category, American Book Fest
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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY LAW
Immigration Enforcement in the Time of Trump SHOBA SIVAPRASAD WADHIA Examines immigration enforcement and discretion during the first eighteen months of the Trump administration
JON C. DUBIN How social security disability law is out of touch with the contemporary American labor market 272 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479811014 • $55.00
216 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479857463 • $30.00
LAW’S INFAMY
TAX AND TIME
Understanding the Canon of Bad Law Edited by AUSTIN SARAT, LAWRENCE DOUGLAS, and MARTHA M. UMPHREY An analysis of how problematic laws ought to be framed and considered
On the Use and Misuse of Legal Imagination ANTHONY C. INFANTI How tax law perpetuates injustice but might instead be used as a powerful force for creating a more just and equitable society
288 PAGES • PAPER 9781479812097 • $30.00
256 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479800346 • $45.00
REORGANIZING GOVERNMENT A Functional and Dimensional Framework ALEJANDRO E. CAMACHO and ROBERT L. GLICKSMAN A pioneering model for constructing and assessing government authority and achieving policy goals more effectively
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356 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479829675 • $45.00
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POLITICS & POLICY NEW IN PAPERBACK
CONFORMITY
The Power of Social Influences CASS R. SUNSTEIN Bestselling author Cass R. Sunstein reveals the appeal and the danger of conformity 176 PAGES • PAPER 9781479810178 • $10.95
THE TOUGHEST GUN CONTROL LAW IN THE NATION
The Unfulfilled Promise of New York’s SAFE Act JAMES B. JACOBS and ZOE FUHR A comprehensive assessment of real gun reform legislation with recommendations for better design, implementation and enforcement 304 PAGES • CLOTH • 9781479835614 • $32.00
2020 ACJS Outstanding Book Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
THE EVOLUTION OF THE JUVENILE COURT
CAPITAL DEFENSE
392 PAGES • PAPER 9781479871292 • $25.00 In Youth, Crime, and Justice
304 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479873753 • $35.00
Race, Politics, and the Criminalizing of Juvenile Justice BARRY C. FELD A major statement on the juvenile justice system by one of America’s leading experts
Finalist, 2020 C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems
ORGANIZING WHILE UNDOCUMENTED
Immigrant Youth’s Political Activism under the Law KEVIN ESCUDERO An inspiring look inside immigrant youth’s political activism in perilous times 208 PAGES • PAPER 9781479834150 • $27.00 In Latina/o Sociology
Inside the Lives of America’s Death Penalty Lawyers JON B. GOULD and MAYA PAGNI BARAK The unsung heroes who defend the accused from the ultimate punishment
COMING OF AGE IN JIM CROW DC
Navigating the Politics of Everyday Life PAULA C. AUSTIN The fullest account to date of African American young people in a segregated city 208 PAGES • PAPER 9781479808113 • $26.00
LAND, LAW AND CHIEFS IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA
Contested histories and current struggles Edited by WILLIAM BEINART, ROSALIE KINGWILL and GAVIN CAPPS This edited collection illustrates contestations over land and political authority in South Africa’s rural areas, focusing on threats to popular rights and how they are being supported 344 PAGES • PAPER • 9781776146796 • $35.00 Published by Wits University Press
Wits University Press is strategically placed at the crossroads of African and global knowledge production and dissemination. We are committed to publishing well-researched innovative books for both academic and general readers. Our areas of focus include art and heritage, popular science, history and politics, biography, literary studies, women’s writing and select textbooks.
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RACE & INEQUALITY SETTLER COLONIALISM, RACE, AND THE LAW
THE COLOR OF CRIME THIRD EDITION
Why Structural Racism Persists NATSU TAYLOR SAITO How taking Indigenous sovereignty seriously can help dismantle the structural racism encountered by other people of color in the United States
Racial Hoaxes, White Crime, Media Messages, Police Violence, and Other Race-Based Harms KATHERYN RUSSELL-BROWN How we can understand race, crime, and punishment in the age of Black Lives Matter 256 PAGES • PAPER 9781479843152 • $29.00
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368 PAGES • CLOTH 9780814723944 • $60.00 In Citizenship and Migration in the Americas
HANDS UP, DON’T SHOOT
MULTIRACIALS AND CIVIL RIGHTS
Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How They Changed America JENNIFER E. COBBINA Understanding the explosive protests over police killings and the legacy of racism
Mixed-Race Stories of Discrimination TANYA KATERÍ HERNÁNDEZ Narratives of mixed-race people bringing claims of racial discrimination in court, illuminating traditional understandings of civil rights law
288 PAGES • PAPER 9781479874415 • $25.00
224 PAGES • PAPER 9781479806065 • $26.00
KILLING WITH PREJUDICE
PERCHANCE TO DREAM
Institutionalized Racism in American Capital Punishment R.J. MARATEA A history of the McCleskey v. Kemp Supreme Court ruling that effectively condoned racism in capital cases
A Legal and Political History of the DREAM Act and DACA MICHAEL A. OLIVAS Foreword by BILL RICHARDSON The first comprehensive history of the DREAM Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
224 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479888603 • $26.00
368 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479878284 • $35.00 In Citizenship and Migration in the Americas
GEHL V CANADA
Challenging Sex Discrimination in the Indian Act LYNN GEHL How the Gehl decision advanced Indigenous rights in Canada 288 PAGES • PAPER 9780889778252 • $21.95 Published by University of Regina Press
University of Regina Press publishes books that matter—in both academic and trade formats. URP endeavours to develop writers into public intellectuals, encourage debate, and inspire young people to study the humanities by publishing books that are both seen and relevant.
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EDUCATION AMERICAN LEGAL EDUCATION ABROAD
Critical Histories Edited by SUSAN BARTIE and DAVID SANDOMIERSKI A critical history of the Americanization of legal education in fourteen countries 424 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479803583 • $60.00
A FEDERAL RIGHT TO EDUCATION
Fundamental Questions for Our Democracy Edited by KIMBERLY JENKINS ROBINSON With a foreword by MARTHA MINOW Afterword by CONGRESSMAN ROBERT C. “BOBBY” SCOTT Examines how the United States can provide equal educational opportunity to every child 278 PAGES • CLOTH • 9781479893287 • $45.00
FIXING LAW SCHOOLS
From Collapse to the Trump Bump and Beyond BENJAMIN H. BARTON An urgent plea for much needed reforms to legal education 312 PAGES • CLOTH 9781479866557 • $30.00
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GREAT FOR COURSES LATCRIT
From Critical Legal Theory to Academic Activism FRANCISCO VALDES and STEVEN W. BENDER Examines LatCrit’s emergence as a scholarly and activist community within and beyond the US legal academy 216 PAGES • PAPER 9781479809301 • $27.00
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THE PRESIDENTS AND THE CONSTITUTION, VOLUME ONE
From the Founding Fathers to the Progressive Era Edited by KEN GORMLEY Shines a light on the constitutional issues that confronted and shaped each presidency from George Washington to the Progressive Era 416 PAGES • PAPER 9781479802128 • $22.00
2019 Global Legal Skills Book Award, Global Legal Skills Conference
ESSENTIAL LEGAL ENGLISH IN CONTEXT Understanding the Vocabulary of US Law and Government KAREN M. ROSS An essential handbook for international lawyers and students 272 PAGES • PAPER 9781479831678 • $30.00
RELIGION, LAW, USA
Edited by JOSHUA DUBLER and ISAAC WEINER Offers insight into the complex relationship between religion and law in contemporary America 336 PAGES • PAPER 9781479891399 • $35.00 In North American Religions
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