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American Socialist Triptych by Van Wienen   American Socialist Triptych
The Literary-Political Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Upton Sinclair, and W. E. B. Du Bois

Mark W. Van Wienen

A closer look at three American writers sheds new light on the evolution of socialist thought in the U.S.

6 x 9. 400 pgs. 2011
Cloth    
Ebook     		978-0-472-11805-2    
978-0-472-02808-5     		$80.00S    
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Seven Stories of Threatening Speech by Miller   Seven Stories of Threatening Speech
Women's Suffrage Meets Machine Code

Ruth A. Miller

Treating language as a type of machine code opens new avenues for the study of history and politics

6 x 9. 298 pgs. 2011
Cloth    
Ebook     		978-0-472-11796-3    
978-0-472-02778-1     		$60.00S    
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James Baldwin by Kaplan   James Baldwin
America and Beyond

Edited by Cora Kaplan and Bill Schwarz

An interdisciplinary discussion of Baldwin by leading writers from several fields

6 x 9. 268 pgs. 2 images. 2011
Cloth    
Paper    
Ebook     		978-0-472-07152-4    
978-0-472-05152-6    
978-0-472-02761-3     		$80.00S    
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The First Actresses by Gwyn and Siddons   The First Actresses
From Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons

Gill Perry with Joseph Roach and Shearer West

8.375 x 11.25. 160 pgs. 120 color and B&W illustrations. 2011
Cloth     978-0-472-11827-4     $50.00S     Available
 
Transforming Masculine Rule by Prugl   Transforming Masculine Rule
Agriculture and Rural Development in the European Union

Elisabeth Prügl

European agricultural policy has the potential to restructure gender relations
6 x 9. 192 pgs. 1 Table. 2011
Cloth    
Ebook    		 978-0-472-11773-4    
978-0-472-02735-4    		 $65.00S    
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A Menopausal Gentleman by Shaw   A Menopausal Gentleman
The Solo Performances of Peggy Shaw

Peggy Shaw, Edited and with an Introduction by Jill Dolan

The evocative performances of Peggy Shaw, cross-dressed and class-conscious performance artist
6 x 9. 178 pgs. 5 B&W photographs. 2011
Cloth    
Paper    		 978-0-472-11647-8    
978-0-472-03414-7    		 $65.00S    
$26.95S    		 Available
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Over the Rainbow by Abate   Over the Rainbow
Queer Children's and Young Adullt Literature

Edited by Michelle Ann Abate and Kenneth Kidd

Significant essays on LGBTQ topics in children's literature
6 x 9. 420 pgs. 2 figures. 2011
Cloth    
Paper    		 978-0-472-07146-3    
978-0-472-05146-5    		 $95.00S    
$45.00S    		 Available
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The New Woman International by Otto   The New Woman International
Representations in Photography and Film from the 1870s through the 1960s

by Elizabeth Otto and Vanessa Rocco, editors
Foreword by Linda Nochlin

An international picture of New Woman in film and photography
6 x 9. 368 pgs. 92 B&W photographs. 2011
Cloth     978-0-472-07104-3     $75.00S     Available
 
When Protest Makes Policy by Weldon   When Protest Makes Policy
How Social Movements Represent Disadvantaged Groups

S. Laurel Weldon

Do social movements lead to more inclusive democracy or to a more polarized, fragmented, elite-dominated polity?

6 x 9. 244 pgs. 20 Tables. 2011
Cloth    
Ebook    		 978-0-472-11748-2    
978-0-472-02637-1    		 $65.00S    
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Viral Mothers by Hausman   Viral Mothers
Breastfeeding in the Age of HIV/AIDS

Bernice L. Hausman

Sheds light on the complex cultural politics that surround the promotion of breastfeeding at a time of global health crises

6 x 9. 220 pgs. 6 tables. 2010
Cloth    
Paper    		 978-0-472-07131-9    
978-0-472-05131-1    		 $90.00S    
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Best Sellers

Forged under the Sun/Forjada bajo el sol by Buss   Forged under the Sun/Forjada bajo el sol
The Life of Maria Elena Lucas

Edited and with an Introduction by Fran Leeper Buss

The compelling oral history of a remarkable woman's life and political struggle

6 x 9. 336 pgs. 10 photographs. 1993
Paper     978-0-472-06432-8     $17.95T     Available
 
My Body Politic by Linton   My Body Politic
A Memoir

Simi Linton

An irreverent memoir of one woman's personal and political journey from 1960s counterculture to disability activism

6 x 9. 256 pgs. 2005
Cloth    
Paper    		 978-0-472-11539-6    
978-0-472-03236-5    		 $25.95T    
$19.95S    		 Available
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The Unraveling Archive by Helle   The Unraveling Archive
Essays on Sylvia Plath

Edited by Anita Helle

Fresh perspectives that provide new readings of the life and work of one of our most celebrated poets

6 x 9. 298 pgs. 2 color illustrations, 12 B&W color illustrations. 2007
Cloth    
Paper    		 978-0-472-09927-6    
978-0-472-06927-9    		 $70.00S    
$24.95T    		 Available
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Waiting for the Call by Taylor   Waiting for the Call
From Preacher's Daughter to Lesbian Mom

Jacqueline Taylor

6 x 9. 232 pgs. 2007
Cloth    
Paper    		 978-0-472-11594-5    
978-0-472-03238-9    		 $54.50S    
$18.95T    		 Available
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What Do Gay Men Want? by Halperin   What Do Gay Men Want?
An Essay on Sex, Risk, and Subjectivity

David M. Halperin

A crucial effort to understand gay men's relation to sex and risk without recourse to tainted psychological concepts

5 x 8.5. 176 pgs. 2007
Cloth    
Paper     		978-0-472-11622-5    
978-0-472-03365-2     		$22.95T    
$17.95T    		 Available
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The Woman Who Knew Too Much by Greene   The Woman Who Knew Too Much
Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation

Gayle Greene

The life story of the epidemiologist who discovered the harmful effects of fetal X rays and other radiation exposure

6 x 9. 360 pgs. 32 photographs. 1999
Paper     978-0-472-08783-9     $18.95S     Available
 

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Award-Winning Books

Jackie Ormes by Goldstein   Jackie Ormes
The First African American Woman Cartoonist

Nancy Goldstein

Named a Booklist Top 10 Art Book of 2008

Named a Best Book of 2008 by the Village Voice

Named an American Library Association Booklist Top 10 Biography of the Year

8.5 x 11. 240 pgs. 164 illustrations including 18 pages of color strip. 2008
Cloth     978-0-472-11624-9     $35.00T     Available
 
Justice, Gender, and Affirmative Action by Clayton   Justice, Gender, and Affirmative Action

Susan D. Clayton and Faye J. Crosby

Winner: Gustavus Myers Center for The Study of Human Rights in the United States' Outstanding Book

6 x 9. 168 pgs. 1993
Paper     978-0-472-06464-9     $21.95S     Available
 
Queering Mestizaje by Arrizon   Queering Mestizaje
Transculturation and Performance

Alicia Arrizón

Winner of the Outstanding Book Award for 2008 from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)

Co-winner of the 2007 Modern Language Association Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies

6 x 9. 256 pgs. 29 illustrations. 2006
Cloth    
Paper    		 978-0-472-09955-9    
978-0-472-06955-2    		 $70.00S    
$29.95S    		 Available
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When Romeo Was a Woman by Merrill   When Romeo Was a Woman
Charlotte Cushman and Her Circle of Female Spectators

Lisa Merrill

Winner: 2000 Joe A. Callaway Prize for the Best Book on Drama or Theatre

6 x 9. 344 pgs.7 drawings, 24 photographs. 1999
Paper     978-0-472-08749-5     $26.95S     Available
 

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