Politics 2023-24

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THE PINK WAVE

Women Running for Office After Trump

William W. Parsons and Regina M. Matheson

How and why the election of Donald Trump inspired more women to enter politics

STATES OF CONFUSION

How Our Voter ID Laws Fail Democracy and What to Do About It

Don Waisanen, Sonia R. Jarvis, and Nicole A. Gordon

“Essential for voting rights advocates and policymakers.”

—Kirkus Reviews

ON THE BASIS OF RACE

How Higher Education

Navigates Affirmative Action Policies

Lauren S. Foley

How universities can navigate affirmative action bans to protect diversity in student admissions

DIVERSIFYING THE COURTS

Race, Gender, and Judicial Legitimacy

Nancy Scherer

Examines the decisions of US presidents to appoint judges from diverse backgrounds to federal courts

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AMERICAN PATRIOTS

A Short History of Dissent

Ralph Young

“Young convincingly demonstrates that the history of the United States is inextricably linked to dissent and shows how ‘protest is one of the consummate expressions of Americanness.’”

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—Publishers Weekly (starred)

SEX IS AS SEX DOES Governing Transgender Identity

Paisley Currah

PROSE AwardGovernment and Politics Finalist

THE VIOLENT UNDERPINNINGS

OF AMERICAN LIFE

How Violence Maintains Social Order in the US

Liam Downey

A damning examination of how violence serves to maintain social order and elite power in the United States

THE POLITICS OF CRIME PREVENTION

Race, Public Opinion, and the Meaning of Community Safety

Kevin H. Wozniak

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What the evolving fight for transgender rights reveals about government power, regulations, and the law

An important understanding of the role public opinion plays in crime prevention policy

In New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law

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LGBTQ POLITICS SERIES

ENTICEMENTS

Queer Legal Studies

Edited by Joseph J. Fischel and Brenda Cossman

Provides a variety of queer, interdisciplinary interventions upon the social and legal regulation of sex, gender, reproduction, and family.

LGBT INCLUSION IN AMERICAN LIFE

Pop Culture, Political Imagination, and Civil Rights

Susan Burgess

A compelling explanation of the American public’s acceptance of LGBT freedoms through the lens of pop culture

384 PP | PAPER | $40 9781479807611

WITH HONOR

AND INTEGRITY

Transgender Troops in Their Own Words

Edited by Máel EmbserHerbert and Bree Fram

“An exquisite book about serving in the U.S. military as a transgender person...”

— STARRED Library Journal

232 PP | PAPER | $28 9781479819751

BEYOND TRANS

Does Gender Matter?

Heath Fogg Davis

“This highly recommended work offers clear, realworld discussions of issues facing transgender people, along with practical applications and solutions.” — STARRED Library Journal

256 PP | PAPER | $20 9781479820474

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

208 PP | PAPER | $20 9781479858088

LGBTQ POLITICS

A Critical Reader

Edited by Marla

Brettschneider, Susan Burgess, and Christine Keating

A definitive collection of original essays on queer politics

416 PP | PAPER | $35 9781479899869

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

REBUILDING EXPERTISE

Creating Effective and Trustworthy Regulation in an Age of Doubt

William D. Araiza

Why the public has lost faith in government and how it can be restored

592 PP | PAPER | $35 9781479834099

THE SHAMING STATE

How the U.S. Treats Citizens in Need

Sara Salman

A riveting indictment of a government that fails to help citizens in need of aid, protection, and humanity

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THE WRONG COMPLEXION FOR PROTECTION

How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities

Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright

“Dr. Bullard is one of the foremost experts of enviornmental justice...”

— The New York Times

BAYARD RUSTIN

A Legacy of Protest and Politics

Edited by Michael G. Long Celebrates the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader behind the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

FIERCE AND FEARLESS

Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress

Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Gwendolyn Mink

2023 Mary Nickliss Prize in U.S. Women’s and/or Gender History Winner

KEEPING THE MARCH ALIVE

How Grassroots Activism Survived Trump’s America

Catherine Corrigall-Brown

How activist groups across the country adapted their strategies and tactics to their local contexts to keep the protests alive

BROKEN

The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion

Evelyn Alsultany

PROSE Award- Media and Cultural Studies Finalist

How diversity initiatives end up marginalizing Arab Americans and US Muslims

Jackie Robinson and His Legacy

Edited by Michael G. Long

“These pieces embody all of what made Robinson special, assessing him through many different lenses...give[s] a towering cultural figure his due beyond the baselines.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred)

MINING THE HEARTLAND

Nature, Place, and Populism on the Iron Range

Erik Kojola

DOWNWIND OF THE ATOMIC STATE

Atmospheric Testing and the Rise of the Risk Society

James C. Rice

A riveting portrait of the cultural struggles and political conflicts of proposed copper-nickel mines in Minnesota’s Iron Range

272 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479815210

TOXIC LAKE

Environmental Destruction and the Epic Fight to Save Onondaga Lake

Thomas Shevory

The environmental history of “the most polluted lake in America.” 376

GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE CITIES

City Governments and Our Environmental Future

Edited by Danielle Spiegel-Feld, Katrina Miriam Wyman, and John J. Coughlin

How the scientific community overlooked, ignored, and denied the catastrophic fallout of decades of nuclear testing in the American West 312 PP |

THE SUSTAINABILITY MYTH Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice

Melissa Checker

Uncovers the hidden costs and contradictions of sustainable policies in an era driven by real estate development 280

CORPORATE POLITICS

UNSUSTAINABLE Measurement, Reporting, and the Limits of Corporate Sustainability

Matthew Archer

A behind-the-scenes look at how corporate and financial actors enforce a business-friendly approach to global sustainability

RETHINKING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

The Politics of Disaster Recovery in New Orleans Min Hee Go

Explores the unintended consequences of civic activism in a disaster-prone city

How major cities across the globe are responding to the major environmental threats of our time 280 PP |

THE MANUFACTURING OF JOB DISPLACEMENT

How Racial Capitalism Drives Immigrant and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market

Laura López-Sanders

The employer-driven push to systematically replace Black workers with unauthorized immigrants

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THE LAW OF PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT

A Guide for the Engaged Citizen

Michael J. Gerhardt

A clear and comprehensive overview of presidential impeachment from a leading expert in the field

LAW DEMOCRATIZED

A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis

Renee Knake Jefferson

A practical plan for providing legal help to all, regardless of resources

THE IMMIGRATION LAW DEATH PENALTY

Aggravated Felonies, Deportation, and Legal Resistance

Sarah Tosh

Traces the role of the aggravated felony in today’s deportation regime

248 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479816286

WHAT ROE V. WADE SHOULD HAVE SAID

The Nation’s Top Legal Experts Rewrite America’s Most Controversial Decision, Revised Edition Edited by Jack M. Balkin

304 PP | CLOTH | $35 9781479820399

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THE FIGHT

FOR FREE SPEECH

Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms

Ian Rosenberg

A user’s guide to understanding contemporary free speech issues in the United States

THE TOUGHEST GUN CONTROL LAW IN THE NATION

The Unfulfilled Promise of New York’s SAFE Act

James B. Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr

A unique introduction to the constitutional arguments for and against the right to abortion 312 PP |

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Real gun reform legislation with recommendations for better design, implementation and enforcement

THE

PARTISAN GAP

Why Democratic Women Get Elected But Republican Women Don’t

Laurel Elder

Winner of the 2022 Victoria Schuck Award, given by The American Political Science Association

UNCOUNTED

The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America

Gilda R. Daniels

An answer to the assault on voting rights—crucial reading in light of the 2024 presidential election

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INSIDE KNOWLEDGE

Incarcerated People on the Failures of the American Prison

Doran Larson

A powerful critique of mass incarceration by the people who have experienced it

CHRISTIAN

NATIONALISM AND THE BIRTH OF THE WAR ON DRUGS

Andrew Monteith

Recovers the religious origins of the War on Drugs

THE POLITICS OF INNOCENCE

How Wrongful Convictions

Shape Public Opinion

Robert J. Norris, William D. Hicks, and Kevin J. Mullinix

The political dynamics that shape the Innocence Movement

256 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479815968

CHALLENGING CONFINEMENT

Mass Incarceration and the Fight for Equality in Women’s Prisons

Bonnie L. Ernst

Examines how the feminist movements in the late twentieth century ignited prison protests, activism, and reform in women’s prisons

304 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479817924

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

PARTY POLITICS IN RUSSIA

AND UKRAINE

Electoral System Change in Diverging Regimes

Bryon Moraski

200 PP | CLOTH | $35 9781479825561

YOUTH IN EGYPT

Identity, Participation, and Opportunity

Nadine Sika

304 PP | PAPER | $35 9781479807765

Examines how political parties navigate major election reforms by comparing electoral system changes in Russia and Ukraine at the same time, under different regimes

CHINA’S GRAND STRATEGY

A Roadmap to Global Power?

Edited by David

B. H. Denoon

Leading scholars examine China’s global strategic plans, from Hong Kong to military power, to economic dominance

216 PP | PAPER | $28 9781479819539

An eye-opening look at youth in contemporary Egypt, from the role they play in advancing political change to their everyday struggles

CONDITIONAL BELONGING

The Racialization of Iranians in the Wake of Anti-Muslim Politics

Sahar Sadeghi

A compelling account of how race and politics have affected Iranian immigrants in the United States and Germany

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CONTESTED AMERICANS

Mixed-Status Families in Anti-Immigrant Times

Cassaundra Rodriguez

Reveals the impossible choices and downright terror mixed-status families often face for their loved ones In Latina/o

BEYOND

ECONOMIC MIGRATION

Social, Historical, and Political Factors in US Immigration

Edited by Min Zhou and Hasan Mahmud

Offers a critique of the economic model of immigration

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

JUST

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

UNINSURED IN CHICAGO

How the Social Safety Net Leaves Latinos Behind

Robert Vargas

2023 Co-Winner of ASA’s section on Race, Gender, and Class Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award

DRAWING DEPORTATION

Art and Resistance among Immigrant Children

Silvia Rodriguez Vega

Illustrates how the children of immigrants use art to grapple with issues of citizenship, state violence, and belonging

THE SLOW VIOLENCE OF IMMIGRATION COURT

Procedural Justice on Trial

Maya Pagni Barak

The arduous, confusing and fraught journey that immigrants take through immigration court

JUST

A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care

Dayna Bowen Matthew

Offers an innovative plan to eliminate inequalities in American health care and save the lives they endanger

MEDICAL LEGAL VIOLENCE

Health Care and Immigration Enforcement Against Latinx Noncitizens

Meredith Van Natta

An urgent study on how punitive immigration policies undermine the health of Latinx immigrants

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RECONCILIATION

AND REPAIR NOMOS LXV

Edited by Melissa Schwartzberg and Eric Beerbohm

Features contributions that respond to deep challenges to social cohesion from racial injustice

TRUTH AND EVIDENCE

NOMOS LXIV

Edited by Melissa Schwartzberg and Philip Kitcher

Explores the challenges of governing in a post-truth world

DEMOCRATIC FAILURE NOMOS LXIII

Edited by Melissa Schwartzberg and Daniel Viehoff

Explores the challenges facing democracies in the twenty-first century

PROTEST AND

DISSENT NOMOS LXII

Edited by Melissa Schwartzberg

Essays on the justification, strategy, and limits of mass protests and political dissent

272 PP | CLOTH | $65 9781479804788

GREAT FOR COURSES

CRITICAL RACE THEORY,

FOURTH EDITION

An Introduction

Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic

A new edition of a seminal text in Critical Race Theory

In Critical America

ANTIRACISM

An Introduction

Alex Zamalin

An introduction to antiracism, a powerful tradition crucial for energizing American democracy

224 PP | PAPER | $20 9781479818259

RE-IMAGINING BLACK WOMEN

A Critique of PostFeminist and Post-Racial Melodrama in Culture and Politics

Nikol G. Alexander-Floyd

Winner of the W.E.B. Debois Distinguished Book Award, given by The National Conference of Black Political Scientists

SNITCHING

Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition

Alexandra Natapoff

Reveals the secretive, inaccurate, and often violent ways that the American criminal system really works

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GOOD JEW, BAD JEW

Racism, anti-Semitism and the assault on meaning

Steven Friedman

Shows how and why the meaning of anti-Jewish racism has been distorted to serve the Israeli state and what this implies for anti-racism today.

NEW VILLAGE

ZONED OUT!

Race, Displacement, and City Planning in New York City, Revised Edition

Edited by Tom Angotti and Sylvia Morse

Gentrification and displacement of lowincome communities of color are major issues in New York City and the city’s zoning policies are a major cause

BLACK X

Tendayi Sithole

What does it mean to be Black in an anti-Black world?

SKYSCRAPER SETTLEMENT

The Many Lives of Christodora House

Joyce Milambiling

The roles that Christodora House has played from 19th-century settlement house to its newest forms

Norman Ravvin

An eye-opening account of the Jewish immigration experience in the 1930s, and one man’s battle against anti-Semitic immigration policies.

Socialist Register 2024

Edited by Greg Albo

Scrutinizes possibilities for an equalised global order, in light of recent conflicts between the world’s major powers

Reflections from Women in Law

Edited by Beth Bilson, Leah Howie, and Brea Lowenberger

Eighteen female lawyers reflect on their hopes, challenges, triumphs, and, sometimes, regrets

Helena Sheehan

Offers vivid first hand accounts of encounters with fellow socialists following the fall of the Soviet Union

THE MYTH OF BLACK CAPITALISM

New Edition

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Deciphers the history of “Black capitalist” rhetoric— and how it serves to enrich a minuscule few at the expense of the many

THE PROSECUTION OF PROFESSOR CHANDLER DAVIS

Steve Batterson

Exposes the destruction of academic careers—and the complicity of educational institutions—in McCarthy’s America

COMMUNE OR NOTHING!

Venezuela’s Communal Movement and its Socialist Project

Chris Gilbert

A front-row seat to Venezuela’s most innovative socialist project, with important lessons for movements worldwide

HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE KOREAN WAR

New Edition

I.F. Stone

The revival of a classic work of journalism which exposes the gap between the official story and reality

BEYOND PLAGUE URBANISM

Andy Merrifield

Our cities have been plagued by economic injustices and inequalities long before COVID-19 upended urban life everywhere.

THE WAR AGAINST THE COMMONS

Dispossession

and Resistance in the Making of Capitalism

Ian Angus

A unique historical account of poor peoples’ selfdefence strategies in the face of the plunder of their lands and labor

WASHINGTON’S NEW COLD WAR

A Socialist Perspective

John Bellamy Foster, John Ross, and Deborah Veneziale, with an introduction by Vijay Prashad

Argues the forces which originally drove us into the Cold War never went anywhere, and the stakes are higher than ever

RETURN TO THE SOURCE

Selected Texts of Amilcar Cabral, New Expanded Edition

Tsenay Serequeberhan

Edited by Tsenay Serequeberhan

A classic collection of essays calling for decolonization through self-liberation

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