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Reproducing Racism
The Wrongs of the Right
How Everyday Choices Lock In White Advantage
Language, Race, and the Republican Party in the Age of Obama
DARIA ROITHMAYR “A tremendously important examination.... A clear-eyed, and often brutal look at whether America is indeed ‘post-racial’ and what we must demand of ourselves to get there.” –Dahlia Lithwick, Slate
MATTHEW W. HUGHEY and GREGORY S. PARKS “A valuable contribution in understanding the implications and interplay of race and politics in contemporary America.” – John Dombrink, University of California, Irvine
205 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-7712-1 • $25.00
The Price of Paradise
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232 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-6054-3 • $30.00
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The Costs of Inequality and a Vision for a More Equitable America
Ghosts of Jim Crow
DAVID DANTE TROUTT “A forcefully presented eye-opener sure to provoke controversy as well as interest.” – Kirkus
F. MICHAEL HIGGINBOTHAM “Higginbotham arrives at provocative solution for ridding the nation of Jim Crow’s ghost.” – Bobbi Booker, Philadelphia Tribune
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Ending Racism in Post-Racial America
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C I T I Z E N S H I P A N D I M M I G RAT I O N
Revoking Citizenship
Expatriation in America from the Colonial Era to the War on Terror
The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases
BEN HERZOG “An important exploration of the deeper meaning of political and national culture” –Pnina Lahav, Boston University
SHOBA SIVAPRASAD WADHIA “Compelling and thoughtful.” –Margaret D. Stock, author of Immigration Law and the Military
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In the Citizenship and Migration in the Americas series
Strange Neighbors The Role of States in Immigration Policy
Edited by CARISSA BYRNE HESSICK and GABRIEL J. CHIN “A ‘must read.’” –Kevin R. Johnson, UC Davis School of Law 276 PAGES • 15 FIGURES, 2 TABLES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-3780-4 • $45.00
In the Citizenship and Migration in the Americas series
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Beyond Deportation
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Border Politics
Social Movements, Collective Identities, and Globalization Edited by NANCY A. NAPLES and JENNIFER BICKHAM MENDEZ “A ground-breaking book.” – Pablo Vila, author of Border Identifications 368 PAGES • 4 FIGURES, 2 TABLES PAPER • 978-1-4798-4776-1 • $28.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-9899-2 • $79.00
What Works for Women at Work
Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know
POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
Governed through Choice
The Law and Society Reader II
JENNIFER M. DENBOW A trailblazing look at how the law regulates women’s bodies as reproductive sites and what can be done about it.
Edited by ERIK LARSON and PATRICK SCHMIDT “A cornucopia of knowledge and insight on the biggest questions in the sociolegal tradition. ” – Michael McCann, University of Washington
Autonomy, Technology, and the Politics of Reproduction
JOAN C. WILLIAMS and RACHEL DEMPSEY Foreword by ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER “Offers unabashedly straightforward advice in a howto primer for ambitious women.” – Debora L. Spar, The New York Times
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A New Juvenile Justice System
Total Reform for a Broken System
Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice
Edited by NANCY E. DOWD Foreword by CHARLES J. OGLETREE, JR. “Both sobering and inspiring.” –Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, Emory University
Edited by FRANKLIN E. ZIMRING and DAVID S. TANENHAUS “An extraordinary volume.” –Robert G. Schwartz, co-editor of Youth on Trial
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In the Families, Law, and Society series
In the Youth, Crime, and Justice series
Adolescence, Discrimination, and the Law
Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective Edited by FRANKLIN E. ZIMRING, MAXIMO LANGER and DAVID S. TANENHAUS An important resource for scholars, prosecutors, lawmakers, and judges who hope to shape a better future for youth involved with the criminal justice system.
ROGER J. LEVESQUE “Intellectually exciting and inspirational…. Invaluable.” –Richard M. Lerner, Tufts University MAY 2015 304 PAGES CLOTH • 978-1-4798-1558-6 • $55.00
Children, Sexuality, and the Law Edited by SACHA M. COUPET and ELLEN MARRUS “An important contribution to the literature on children’s rights.” –Katayoon Majd, National Juvenile Defender Center MAY 2015 288 PAGES • 4 FIGURES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-2385-2 • $55.00
In the Families, Law, and Society series
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In the Youth, Crime, and Justice series
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Kids, Cops, and Confessions
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Inside the Interrogation Room
BARRY C. FELD “A well written and concise account that contributes constitutional measures afforded to youth.” –Patrick Webb, International Criminal Justice Review 351 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-1638-5 • $25.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-2777-5 • $65.00
In the Youth, Crime, and Justice series
The Subprime Crisis and the Case for an Economic Rule of Law
STEVEN A. RAMIREZ “[Ramirez ] wields statistics, numbers, and concepts like a scalpel.” – Richard Delgado, co-author of Critical Race Theory 304 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-4532-3 • $25.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-7649-0 • $70.00
CRIME AND VIOLENCE
Punishment in Popular Culture
The Violence of Care
Rape Victims, Forensic Nurses, and Sexual Assault Intervention
Edited by CHARLES J. OGLETREE, JR. and AUSTIN SARAT “Very creative and thought-provoking.... Highly recommended!” –James B. Jacobs, New York University
SAMEENA MULLA Working at the intersection of legal and medical anthropology, Mulla challenges the uncritical adoption of forensic practice in sexual assault intervention and post-rape care.
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TODD R. CLEAR and NATASHA A. FROST “A compelling study of a generation of crime and punishment in America.” – Douglas A. Berman, Sentencing Law and Policy 269 PAGES • 7 FIGURES AND 1 TABLE CLOTH • 978-0-8147-1719-6 • $30.00
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Lawless Capitalism
In the NOMOS series
The Rise and Failure of Mass Incarceration in America
ANDREW I. SCHOENHOLTZ, PHILIP G. SCHRAG and JAYA RAMJI-NOGALES “A must-read for anyone who cares about human rights and the long-standing U.S. commitment to protect those fleeing persecution.” – Karen Musalo, U.C. Hastings College of Law
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The Punishment Imperative
Asylum Adjudication by the Department of Homeland Security
JOHN DOMBRINK Analyzes the liberalizing trends that created the social and political culture America has today.
Edited by JAMES E. FLEMING and JACOB T. LEVY Scholars in political science, law, and philosophy address the application and interaction of the concept of federalism within law and government.
In The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute Series on Race and Justice
Lives in the Balance
American Culture Wars in the Obama Era
NOMOS LV
YOUTH
Addressing Dramatic Shifts in Equality Jurisprudence
The Twilight of Social Conservatism
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Federalism and Subsidiarity
I N T E R N AT I O N A L L A W
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Up Against a Wall Rape Reform and the Failure of Success
ROSE CORRIGAN “A must read for all who care about women’s equality.” – Sally J. Kenney, Tulane University 330 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-1551-7 • $24.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-0793-7 • $65.00
The Securitization of Society
Crime, Risk, and Social Order MARC SCHUILENBURG Introduction by DAVID GARLAND Translated by GEORGE HALL Establishes a new critical perspective for examining the dynamic nature of security and its governance. JULY 2015 368 PAGES CLOTH • 978-1-4798-5421-9 • $45.00
In the Alternative Criminology series
Meeting the Enemy
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Transnational Torture
Law, Violence, and State Power in the United States and India JINEE LOKANEETA “A truly original study of two liberal democracies rarely compared to each other, and the comparison produces a sum of understanding greater than its parts.” –Lisa Hajjar, author of Courting Conflict 303 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-1695-8 • $25.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-5279-1 • $65.00
American Exceptionalism and International Law
NATSU TAYLOR SAITO “Thought-provoking and challenging...it provides a welcome attempt to place the contemporary moment in the ‘war on terror’ into a much longer historical frame.” –Law & Politics Book Review 384 PAGES PAPER • 978-0-8147-7114-3 • $27.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-9836-2 • $79.00
In the Critical America series
ALSO OF INTEREST
Psychopathy
Religion Out Loud
ANDREA L. GLENN and ADRIAN RAINE Provides a non-technical overview of what we currently know about the biological foundations for this disorder and discusses the ethical and legal implications.
ISAAC WEINER Weiner shows how anti-noise ordinances have been used to set the boundaries of religion’s place in public life.
An Introduction to Biological Findings and Their Implications
Religious Sound, Public Space, and American Pluralism
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In the Psychology and Crime series
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In the Families, Law, and Society series
In the Families, Law, and Society series
The Marriage Buyout The Troubled Trajectory of U.S. Alimony Law
CYNTHIA LEE STARNES “A comprehensive and thorough review of alimony’s history, rationale, promises, and pitfalls.” –Naomi Cahn, George Washington University Law School 235 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-0824-8 • $45.00
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Giving Up Baby
Safe Haven Laws, Motherhood, and Reproductive Justice LAURY OAKS “A thoughtful and much-needed reproductive justice analysis of ‘safe haven’ laws and how they are used—and misused—in whose interests, and at whose cost.” – Barbara Katz Rothman, City University of New York JUNE 2015 288 PAGES • 3 HALFTONES PAPER • 978-1-4798-0636-2 • $27.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-9792-6 • $89.00
Courting Kids
Inside an Experimental Youth Court CARLA J. BARRETT “Insightful...tells a compelling story of injustice, humanity, and suffering.” –Aaron Kupchik, author of Homeroom Security 220 PAGES •13 TABLES PAPER • 978-0-8147-0945-0 • $27.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-0946-7 • $85.00
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The Right to Be Parents LGBT Families and the Transformation of Parenthood
CARLOS A. BALL “An invaluable, engaging and eloquent contribution to family studies, legal thought, and public knowledge.” – Judith Stacey, author of Unhitched 248 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-0316-3 • $24.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-3930-3 • $70.00
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License to Wed
What Legal Marriage Means to Same-Sex Couples KIMBERLY D. RICHMAN “Richman gives us one of the first detailed descriptions of the experiences and views of samesex couples who entered legal marriages in the U.S., and her account is both highly readable and intellectually sophisticated.” – Kathleen E. Hull, author of Same-Sex Marriage JUNE 2015 271 PAGES PAPER • 978-1-4798-7843-7 • $23.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-2546-7 • $70.00
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Mississippi River Tragedies
A Century of Unnatural Disaster CHRISTINE A. KLEIN and SANDRA B. ZELLMER “A lyrical natural history and smart legal analysis of the Mississippi River.” –Cynthia Barnett, author of Blue Revolution 276 PAGES 13 HALFTONES, 20 FIGURES CLOTH • 978-1-4798-2538-7 • $35.00
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Disagreements of the Jurists
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Making Race in the Courtroom
The Legal Construction of Three Races in Early New Orleans KENNETH R. ASLAKSON “Joins a lengthening bookshelf that is changing how we think about race in America.” –Lawrence N. Powell, Tulane University 272 PAGES • 1 FIGURE, 2 TABLES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-2431-6 • $49.00
A Manual of Islamic Legal Theory AL-QĀḌĪ AL-NUʿMĀN Edited and translated by DEVIN J. STEWART
Available in English for the first time, this is the major work on Islamic legal theory by Al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān, the chief legal theorist and ideologue of the North African Fatimid dynasty in the tenth century. 496 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-6375-9 • $40.00
Unclean Lips
Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture JOSH LAMBERT Lambert offers case studies pairing cultural histories with close readings of trial transcripts to examine the central role Jews have played in American struggles over obscenity and censorship. 276 PAGES CLOTH • 978-1-4798-7643-3 • $35.00
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The Epistle on Legal Theory
AL-SHĀFIʿĪ Edited and translated by JOSEPH E. LOWRY
“A very accurate and eloquent translation.” – Ahmed El Shamsy, University of Chicago 544 PAGES CLOTH • 978-0-8147-6998-0 • $40.00
MICHAEL J. BAZYLER and FRANK M. TUERKHEIMER “Provides an exceptionally clear, fair-minded, and helpful discussion of the efforts of far-flung jurists to bring perpetrators of the Holocaust to justice. Bazyler and Tuerkheimer bring impressive scholarly acumen and hardboiled lawyerly insight to the task of assessing the successes and shortcomings of trials that sought to submit the most unspeakable crimes to legal judgment.” –Lawrence Douglas, Amherst College
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