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Christina J Cross
Inherited Inequality

A groundbreaking study challenges basic tenets of US social welfare policy with proof that raising Black children in two-parent families does not close racial gaps in life outcomes.Ever since Daniel Patri…

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Yuanyuan Qu
Becoming Digital Citizens

This book explores the relationship between disability, citizenship, and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the Chinese context. It offers new insights into the norms and practices of di…

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Matt Buttrick
Moreish

A celebratory feast of all things food, Moreish chews the fat with a range of foodie insiders to unpick the codes of consumption.

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Stephen Starring Grant
Mailman

"Steve Grant was laid off in March of 2020. He was fifty and had cancer, so he needed health insurance, fast. Which is how he found himself a rural letter carrier in Appalachia, back in his old homet…

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Abolition and Social Work

"A critical anthology exploring the debates, conundrums, and promising practices around abolition and social work in academia and within impacted communities. Within social work--a profession that ha…

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Katherine A Foss
Capturing Covid

"When health authorities quarantined guests aboard the Diamond Princess on February 5, 2020, the cruise ship abruptly shifted from a dream vacation vessel to a public health nightmare. Over the next …

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Katherine A Foss
Capturing Covid

"When health authorities quarantined guests aboard the Diamond Princess on February 5, 2020, the cruise ship abruptly shifted from a dream vacation vessel to a public health nightmare. Over the next …

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Making Levantine Cuisine

From family staples to national dishes, Making Levantine Cuisine addresses the transnational histories and cultural nuances of the ingredients, recipes, and foodways that place the Levant onto an ever-shi…

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Reflections on Democracy and Urban Form

Leading scholars explore the connections between democracy and justice, architecture and urban design, the growth of cities, cosmopolitanism, inclusion, and free speech.This book builds on conversations t…

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Harel Shapira
Basic Pistol

From an award-winning scholar of the political right comes an immersive and harrowing journey through the other-world of gun schools and the curriculum of violence they teach.To understand why so many peo…

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Murray Carpenter
Sweet and Deadly

How Coca-Cola makes Americans sick---and makes sure we don't know it.If we knew that Coca-Cola was among the deadliest products in our diet, would we continue drinking it in such great quantities? The Coc…

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Kristen Martin
The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow

"Pairing powerful critiques of popular orphan narratives, from Annie to the Boxcar Children to Party of Five, journalist Kristen Martin explores the real history of orphanhood in the United States fr…

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Public Relations in Times of Dissensus

Public relations are entering an era marked by increasing societal dissensus, where shared narratives are breaking down and contentious communication defines the public sphere. This edited volume argues t…

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No Island Is an Island

Despite Japan's long-held reputation as an ethnically homogeneous country largely closed to foreigners, the number of immigrants in Japan has been increasing, partially as a direct result of government po…

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Irene I Vega
Bordering on Indifference

How a largely Latino/a workforce of immigration agents reconciles the moral ambiguities of its workImmigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumente…

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Guy Shrubsole
The Lie of the Land

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIANBEST BOOK OF 2024**'Both dynamite and medicine'**AMY-JANE BEER'Timely and rousing' THE TIMESThe lie of the land: that Britain'…

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Carrie Levan
Neighborhoods Matter

The unexpected impact of neighborhood design on civic engagementParticipation in official governmental institutions and activities has declined dramatically. Americans are less inclined to express trust i…

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Growth of a Megacity

Jakarta, one of the largest metropolitan areas in Southeast Asia, has grown from 150,000 residents in the first half of the twentieth century to more than 31 million residents in 2024. This tremendous pop…

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Yvonne Vissing
Child Welfare in America

This one-stop resource explores the leading child welfare issues facing the USA today, as well as the laws, programs, and policy prescriptions that have been implemented or suggested to address pressing c…

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Bruno Carvalho
The Invention of the Future

A kaleidoscopic and original new history of urbanization---from Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires to LagosFor the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have imagine…

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