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U R B A N C U LT U R E THE DIGITAL CITY Media and the Social Production of Place Germaine R. Halegoua A fascinating study of the ways in which digital media connects people to their lived environments

Communication Series

288 Pages • Paper 978-1-4798-8219-9 • $30.00 • In the Critical Cultural

GRAFFITI GRRLZ Performing Feminism in the Hip Hop Diaspora Jessica Nydia Pabón-Colón “Vibrant, complex, and totally engaging, Graffiti Grrlz recovers women’s presence in graffiti subcultures around the globe.” —Jessica Taft, author of Rebel Girls 320 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-9593-9 • $30.00

VEGAS BREWS Craft Beer and the Birth of a Local Scene Michael I. Borer An inside look at how craft beer makers and devotees come together to brew, taste, and enjoy fine ale while also building a sense of community 7961-8 • $30.00

336 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-

SKATEBOARDING LA Inside Professional Street Skateboarding Gregory J. Snyder “A thing of beauty: urban sociology on four wheels, cultural criminology on the fly, and ethnography at its best.” — Jeff Ferrell, author of Empire of Scrounge 320 Pages • Paper • 978-0-81473791-0 • $30.00 • In the Alternative Criminology Series

PARKCHESTER A Bronx Tale of Race and Ethnicity Jeffrey S. Gurock An engaging history of one of New York City’s iconic neighborhoods. An illustrated, essential guide to engaging children and youth in the process of urban design

URBAN ALCHEMY Restoring Joy in America’s Sorted-Out Cities Mindy Thompson Fullilove An identification of the problems of divided neighborhoods and nine tools that can mend them 334 Pages • Paper • 978-1-61332010-5 • $19.95

304 Pages • Cloth • 978-1-4798-9670-7 • $30.00

THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ITS OWN RULES Latinos and African Americans in South Los Angeles Cid Martinez “This book confronts head on the issues of violence and social disorganization among the poor.” — Martín Sánchez-Jankowski, author of Cracks in the Pavement

272 Pages • Paper • 978-0-8147-6284-4 • $28.00

251 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-2738-1 • $26.00

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BUZZ Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee Lisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut “A fascinating reminder of the interconnections between humans and animals, even in that most urban of environments.”— Gary Alan Fine, author of Sticky Reputations

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SOCIAL PROBLEMS THE TAMING OF NEW YORK’S WASHINGTON SQUARE A Wild Civility Erich Goode “A complete, comparative and comprehensive view of what is going on in Washington Square Park.”

— Nachman Ben-Yehuda, co-author of Fraud and Misconduct in Research 336 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-9821-3 • $30.00

MARKET CITIES, PEOPLE CITIES The Shape of Our Urban Future Michael Oluf Emerson And Kevin T. Smiley “Completely changes our vocabulary about how cities evolve.”

—William Fulton, author of Talk City 256 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-0026-1 • $30.00

HOMELESSNESS IN NEW YORK CITY Policymaking from Koch to de Blasio Thomas J. Main “[Main’s] attention to detail and balanced judgment makes this a valuable history of social-policy research.” ­—City Journal

THE PRICE OF PARADISE The Costs of Inequality and a Vision for a More Equitable America David Dante Troutt “A rare and compelling account of how local governance practices produce racial inequality at every level of American life.” — Devon Carbado, co-author of Acting White?

288 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-4687-0 • $24.00

282 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-2880-7 • $25.00

PRICED OUT Stuyvesant Town and the Loss of Middle-Class Neighborhoods

By Rachael A. Woldoff Lisa M. Morrison and Michael R. Glass “Tells a true story about how hard it is for renters of modest income to make a home in the center of America’s biggest city.” —Sharon Zukin, author of Naked City

GOWANUS Brooklyn’s Curious Canal Joseph Alexiou “This is a loving and skillfully rendered portrait of an important and oddly charming part of New York.” ­—New York Times Book Review 9294-5 • $29.95

400 Pages • Cloth • 978-1-4798-

240 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-1863-1 • $28.00

TOXIC COMMUNITIES Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility Dorceta Taylor “An intellectually weighty book that elevates the discussion of environmental justice.”

—Human Ecology 352 Pages • Paper 978-1-4798-6178-1 • $28.00

STREET KIDS Homeless Youth, Outreach, and Policing New York’s Streets Kristina E. Gibson “Gibson’s thoughtful and sobering analysis of the hyper-mobility of homeless youth and the street is rich and engaging.” — Amy L. Best, author of Fast Cars, Cool Rides 288 Pages • Paper • 978-0-8147-3228-1 • $27.00

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RACE AND ETHNICITY THE NEW ARAB URBAN Gulf Cities of Wealth, Ambition, and Distress Edited by Harvey Molotch and Davide Ponzini “Aims to achieve for the study of the ‘Gulf city’ the same kind of perspectival adjustment that Janet Abu Lughod accomplished for the ‘Islamic city.’”

— Nasser Rabbat, author of Mamluk History Through Architecture 368 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-9725-4 • $30.00

RACE AND THE POLITICS OF DECEPTION The Making of an American City Christopher Mele “Details cities’ development and demise alongside their being inextricably tied to race and space.”— Marlese Durr, co-editor of Race, Work, and Family in the Lives of African Americans 208 Pages • Paper 978-1-4798-8043-0 • $27.00

ROOT SHOCK How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, And What We Can Do About It Mindy Thompson Fullilove Examines 3 different US cities to unmask the crippling results of decades-old disinvestment in communities of color.

LATINO URBANISM The Politics of Planning, Policy and Redevelopment Edited by David R. Diaz and Rodolfo D. Torres “Confronts the historical marginalization of Latinos in urban planning.”

— Arlene Davila, author of Culture Works 240 Pages • Paper • 978-0-81478405-1• $26.00

304 Pages • Paper 978-1-6133-2019-8 • $19.95 • New Village Press

THE EARTH, THE CITY, AND THE HIDDEN NARRATIVE OF RACE Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly Carl C. Anthony “Documents an extraordinary journey of passion, learning, and an unrelenting fight for social justice.”— African and Black Diaspora 362 Pages • Paper • 978-1-6133-2021-1 • $21.95 New Village Press

ARAB NEW YORK Politics and Community in the Everyday Lives of Arab Americans Emily Regan Wills “An extraordinary book that captures the politics underlying the everyday lives of Arab Americans.” — Amaney A. Jamal, author of Of Empires and Citizens 224 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-5487-5 • $27.00

CHANGING SPACE, CHANGING CITY Rethinking How Technology Shapes Our World Peter Ahmad A richly illustrated and detailed empirical analysis of changes in the city’s space and the social identities forged within specific neighborhoods.

656 Pages • Cloth • 978-1-8681-4765-6 • $40.00 Wits University Press

THE URBAN CHURCH IMAGINED Religion, Race, and Authenticity in the City Jessica M. Barron and Rhys H. Williams “Reveals how modern evangelicalism is deeply entangled in the desire for contemporary relevance while persisting in racial prejudices.” — Gerardo Marti, author of A Mosaic of Believers 240 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-8710-1 • $30.00

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G R E AT F O R C O U R S E S PLACEMAKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable Communities

By Victoria Derr, Louise Chawla, and Mara Mintzer An essential guide to engaging children in the process of urban design.

416 Pages • Paper • 978-1-6133-2100-3 • $40.00 New Village Press

SPACES OF SECURITY Ethnographies of Securityscapes, Surveillance, and Control Edited by Setha Low and Mark Maguire “Shows how the concern with security both excludes and includes, exacerbating existing racial, gendered, and economic inequalities.”— Sally Engle Merry, New York University 280 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-7006-6 • $32.00

TIMES SQUARE RED, TIMES SQUARE BLUE 20th Anniversary Edition Samuel R. Delany The twentieth anniversary edition of a landmark book that cataloged a vibrant but disappearing neighborhood in New York City.

240 Pages • Paper 978-1-4798-2777-0 • $25.00 In the Sexual Cultures Series

NEW YORK AND AMSTERDAM Immigration and the New Urban Landscape Edited by Nancy Foner, Jan Rath, Jan Willem Duyvendak and Rogier van Reekum “Well-written essays… illuminating.” — Roger Waldinger, author of Still the Promised City?

336 Pages • Paper • 978-0-8147-3844-3 • $30.00

CRIMINOLOGY C O N N E C T E D Y O U T H A N D D I G I TA L F U T U R E S TAKING BACK THE BOULEVARD Art, Activism, and Gentrification in Los Angeles Jan Lin “A crucial and timely investigation into how local cultural and community movements, together with struggles over the right to the city, shape our contemporary urban landscape.” — Miriam Greenberg, co-editor of The City is the Factory 256 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-9570-0 • $30.00

AMERICA’S SAFEST CITY Delinquency and Modernity in Suburbia Simon I. Singer “Shows that while violent crime is rare, many a suburban teen is faltering.“ — Robert J. Sampson, author of Great American City 320 Pages • Paper • 978-0-81476080-2 • $26.00 • In the New Perspectives in Crime, Law, and Deviance Series

NO PLACE ON THE CORNER The Costs of Aggressive Policing Jan Haldipur “A sharp portrait of one of the many seriously troubled areas of the American criminal jusitce system — and one without clear solutions.” — Kirkus Reviews

224 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-8800-9 • $25.00

THE SECURITIZATION OF SOCIETY Crime, Risk, and Social Order Marc Schuilenburg “Brilliantly chart[s] the slips that occur twixt the cup of security theory and the lip of day-to-day life.”

— Michael Tonry, author of Punishing Race 368 Pages • Paper • 978-1-4798-7659-4 • $25.00 In the Alternative Criminology Series www . nyupress . org

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