Law
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Cross Purposes
Pierce v. Society of Sisters and the Struggle over Compulsory Public Education Paula Abrams Do parents have the right to determine how their children should be educated? 6 x 9. 296 pgs. 5 B&W photographs and 4 drawings. 2009
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The Price of Racial Reconciliation Ronald W. Walters Presents the conceptual difficulties involved in the project of racial reconciliation by a comparative analysis of South African Truth and Reconciliation and the demand for Reparations in the United States 6 x 9. 264 pgs. 10 tables. 2008
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Gardens and Neighbors
Private Water Rights in Roman Italy Cynthia Jordan Bannon The first in-depth study of Roman water rights in Italy 6 x 9. 320 pgs. 1 map. 2009
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No Boundaries
Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement Tom Diaz An alarming report on Latino crime gangs and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to contain them 6 x 9. 360 pgs. 2009
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Law and Democracy in the Empire of Force
H. Jefferson Powell and James Boyd White, editors Neither law nor democracy can survive where the empire of force dominates 6 x 9. 296 pgs. 2009
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Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea Joshua Horwitz and Casey Anderson Does the gun lobby threaten the democratic institutions safeguarding individual liberty in America? 6 x 9. 296 pgs. 2009
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A Good Quarrel America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories from Inside the Supreme Court Timothy R. Johnson and Jerry Goldman, Editors 6 x 9. 216 pgs. 2009
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Judges and Unjust Laws Common Law Constitutionalism and the Foundations of Judicial Review Douglas E. Edlin Judges have a legal obligation to overrule unjust laws 6 x 9. 336 pgs. 2008
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Sacred Violence Torture, Terror, and Sovereignty Paul W. Kahn Is torture the inevitable reaction to terrorism? 6 x 9. 248 pgs. 2008
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Philadelphia Freedom Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer David Kairys The gripping story of the life and education of one of America's most innovative and idealistic lawyers 6 x 9. 442 pgs. 8 B&W photographs. 2008
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Best Sellers
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Bad Boys Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity Ann Arnett Ferguson How do schools identify African American males as "bad boys"? 6 x 9. 272 pgs. 2000
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Dying Inside The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison Benjamin Fleury-Steiner A graphic exposé of the inhumane treatment of HIV-positive inmates in U.S. prisons 6 x 9. 248 pgs. 2 figures. 2008
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The Price of Racial Reconciliation
Ronald W. Walters Presents the conceptual difficulties involved in the project of racial reconciliation by a comparative analysis of South African Truth and Reconciliation and the demand for Reparations in the United States 6 x 9. 264 pgs. 10 tables. 2008
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When Courts and Congress Collide The Struggle for Control of America's Judicial System Charles Gardner Geyh Can our nation's judiciary remain independent, in light of the battle over judicial appointments? 6 x 9. 344 pgs. 2 tables. 2006
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Award-Winning Books
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Bad Boys Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity Ann Arnett Ferguson Winner: Gustavus Myers Center for The Study of Human Rights in the United States' 2001 Outstanding Book Award Winner: Sex and Gender Section of the American Sociological Association's 2001 Distinguised Book Award 6 x 9. 272 pgs. 2000
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Announcements
New Series Announcement: Legislative Politics and Policy Making
Series Editors: Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University and David Canon, University of Wisconsin
We would like to announce our new series "Legislative Politics and Policy Making," which we believe will provide, in the years to come, some much-needed reading material for everyone from The Hill to The Classroom. The series will cover both Congress and state legislatures and welcome both quantitative and qualitative work. We envision a series that the best legislative scholars look to as a place to get their work published in and a series that scholars naturally peruse when striving to keep abreast in the field and choose books for seminars and undergraduate classes. We also see the series broadly as it will encompass work on interactions among Congress and other political entities.
Series editor Janet Box-Steffensmeier has strong interests in legislative politics as well as political behavior and methodology. Her legislative publications include topics of congressional campaign finance, representation and electoral advantage in Congress, legislative success and effectiveness, legislative socialization, position taking, vote choice for members, and a current project on congressional politics of the blue slip.
David Canon is clearly situated in legislative politics as his primary field. He is perhaps best known for his work on race and representation (which concerned behavior in Congress), but he has also published work on congressional elections, political careers in Congress, congressional leadership, and the evolution of the legislative committee system. His work includes traditional roll call analysis, analysis of speeches, sponsorship and co-sponsorship committee assignments, and congressional leadership.
Please note that we are actively seeking experienced political science and legislative politics writers for this series, and would be much obliged to hear about the ideas, projects, and goals of those involved. We look for manuscripts that make an important theoretical contribution, are methodologically rigorous, and address topics of important substantive interest, as well as "insider" books that explore the operation of Congress, edited volumes that provide accessible versions of recent research on Congress and analysis of congressional politics, or cross-over books that address topics such as gender, race, the media, and interest groups and Congress.
Contact editor Melody Herr at mrherr@umich.edu for more information
