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1. Cover image for 'Marginal People in Deviant Places'
Marginal People in Deviant Places
Ethnography, Difference, and the Challenge to Scientific Racism
Janice M. Irvine
How twentieth-century ethnographers captured the diverse social worlds of outsiders
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1. Cover image for 'Marginal People in Deviant Places'
Marginal People in Deviant Places
Ethnography, Difference, and the Challenge to Scientific Racism
Janice M. Irvine
How twentieth-century ethnographers captured the diverse social worlds of outsiders
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Web 2022 Open Access Available Read Online
2. Cover image for 'Cops, Teachers, Counselors'
Cops, Teachers, Counselors
Stories from the Front Lines of Public Service
Second Edition, New and expanded edition
Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael Musheno
A penetrating look at how government workers make sense of their work, ascribe identity to the people they encounter, and account for their decisions and actions
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Cops, Teachers, Counselors
Stories from the Front Lines of Public Service
Second Edition, New and expanded edition
Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael Musheno
A penetrating look at how government workers make sense of their work, ascribe identity to the people they encounter, and account for their decisions and actions
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Paper 2022 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "Cops, Teachers, Counselors" to Cart
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2. Cover image for 'Cops, Teachers, Counselors'
Cops, Teachers, Counselors
Stories from the Front Lines of Public Service
Second Edition, New and expanded edition
Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael Musheno
A penetrating look at how government workers make sense of their work, ascribe identity to the people they encounter, and account for their decisions and actions
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Paper 2022 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "Cops, Teachers, Counselors" to Cart
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3. Cover image for 'Fragments of Development'
Fragments of Development
Nation, Gender, and the Space of Modernity
Suzanne Bergeron
Offers an account of the construction of the national economy as an object of development policy
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Paper 2006 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Fragments of Development" to Cart
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Fragments of Development
Nation, Gender, and the Space of Modernity
Suzanne Bergeron
Offers an account of the construction of the national economy as an object of development policy
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Paper 2006 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Fragments of Development" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Fragments of Development"
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Fragments of Development
Nation, Gender, and the Space of Modernity
Suzanne Bergeron
Offers an account of the construction of the national economy as an object of development policy
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Paper 2006 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Fragments of Development" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Fragments of Development"
Audio Download 2021 Available View Purchasing Options for Audio Download, "Fragments of Development"
4. Cover image for 'Culture Wars and Enduring American Dilemmas'
Culture Wars and Enduring American Dilemmas
Irene Taviss Thomson
Research showing America's politics may be more based on personal choice than party or cultural divisions
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Web 2018 Open Access Available Read Online
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Culture Wars and Enduring American Dilemmas
Irene Taviss Thomson
Research showing America's politics may be more based on personal choice than party or cultural divisions
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Paper 2010 $27.95 Available Add Paper for "Culture Wars and Enduring American Dilemmas" to Cart
Web 2018 Open Access Available Read Online
5. Cover image for 'The Phantom Respondents'
The Phantom Respondents
Opinion Surveys and Political Representation
John Brehm
Examines a fundamental problem for opinion polls and those who use them
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Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "The Phantom Respondents"
6. Cover image for 'Deployed'
Deployed
How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq
Michael Musheno and Susan M. Ross
The stories of the citizen soldiers of an Army Reserve unit who were among the first wave of reservists mobilized after September 11
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Paper 2008 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Deployed" to Cart
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Deployed
How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq
Michael Musheno and Susan M. Ross
The stories of the citizen soldiers of an Army Reserve unit who were among the first wave of reservists mobilized after September 11
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Paper 2008 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Deployed" to Cart
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7. Cover image for 'Modeling and Interpreting Interactive Hypotheses in Regression Analysis'
Modeling and Interpreting Interactive Hypotheses in Regression Analysis
Cindy D. Kam and Robert J. Franzese, Jr.
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Paper 2007 $26.95 Available Add Paper for "Modeling and Interpreting Interactive Hypotheses in Regression Analysis" to Cart
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Modeling and Interpreting Interactive Hypotheses in Regression Analysis
Cindy D. Kam and Robert J. Franzese, Jr.
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8. Cover image for 'A Unified Theory of Collective Action and Social Change'
A Unified Theory of Collective Action and Social Change
Luis Fernando Medina
An intriguing examination of one of the most important unresolved problems in social choice theory: how do we best understand people's decision to pay the cost of a public good?
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A Unified Theory of Collective Action and Social Change
Luis Fernando Medina
An intriguing examination of one of the most important unresolved problems in social choice theory: how do we best understand people's decision to pay the cost of a public good?
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Paper 2007 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "A Unified Theory of Collective Action and Social Change" to Cart
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9. Cover image for 'The Place of Law'
The Place of Law
Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, and Martha Merrill Umphrey, Editors
An important book that urges us to ask about the usefulness of metaphors of place in the design of legal regulation
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Paper 2006 $30.95 Available Add Paper for "The Place of Law" to Cart
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The Place of Law
Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, and Martha Merrill Umphrey, Editors
An important book that urges us to ask about the usefulness of metaphors of place in the design of legal regulation
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Paper 2006 $30.95 Available Add Paper for "The Place of Law" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "The Place of Law"
10. Cover image for 'Before Norms'
Before Norms
Institutions and Civic Culture
Robert W. Jackman and Ross A. Miller
Is political behavior shaped by culture or institutions?
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Paper 2005 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "Before Norms" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Before Norms"
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Before Norms
Institutions and Civic Culture
Robert W. Jackman and Ross A. Miller
Is political behavior shaped by culture or institutions?
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Paper 2005 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "Before Norms" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Before Norms"
11. Cover image for 'It's Legal but It Ain't Right'
It's Legal but It Ain't Right
Harmful Social Consequences of Legal Industries
Nikos Passas and Neva Goodwin
A wide range of scholars, journalists, and policy analysts examine the "lawful but awful" practices that populate the gray area between legality and morality
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Paper 2005 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "It's Legal but It Ain't Right" to Cart
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It's Legal but It Ain't Right
Harmful Social Consequences of Legal Industries
Nikos Passas and Neva Goodwin
A wide range of scholars, journalists, and policy analysts examine the "lawful but awful" practices that populate the gray area between legality and morality
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Paper 2005 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "It's Legal but It Ain't Right" to Cart
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12. Cover image for 'Dissent in Dangerous Times'
Dissent in Dangerous Times
Austin Sarat, Editor
A powerful and moving study of the relationship between patriotism and dissent in the post-September 11 era
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Dissent in Dangerous Times
Austin Sarat, Editor
A powerful and moving study of the relationship between patriotism and dissent in the post-September 11 era
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Paper 2005 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Dissent in Dangerous Times" to Cart
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Dissent in Dangerous Times
Austin Sarat, Editor
A powerful and moving study of the relationship between patriotism and dissent in the post-September 11 era
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Paper 2005 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Dissent in Dangerous Times" to Cart
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13. Cover image for 'Slaves to Fashion'
Slaves to Fashion
Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops
Robert J. S. Ross
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Paper 2004 $26.95 Available Add Paper for "Slaves to Fashion" to Cart
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Slaves to Fashion
Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops
Robert J. S. Ross
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Paper 2004 $26.95 Available Add Paper for "Slaves to Fashion" to Cart
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14. Cover image for 'Jurors' Stories of Death'
Jurors' Stories of Death
How America's Death Penalty Invests in Inequality
Benjamin Fleury-Steiner
An extraordinary study of the people directly involved in death-penalty decisions
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Paper 2004 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Jurors' Stories of Death" to Cart
15. Cover image for 'A Telescope on Society'
A Telescope on Society
Survey Research and Social Science at the University of Michigan and Beyond
James S. House, F. Thomas Juster, Robert L. Kahn, Howard Schuman, and Eleanor Singer, Editors
Maps the development of social science in the twentieth century through the instrument of survey research
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Paper 2004 $39.95 Available Add Paper for "A Telescope on Society" to Cart
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A Telescope on Society
Survey Research and Social Science at the University of Michigan and Beyond
James S. House, F. Thomas Juster, Robert L. Kahn, Howard Schuman, and Eleanor Singer, Editors
Maps the development of social science in the twentieth century through the instrument of survey research
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Paper 2004 $39.95 Available Add Paper for "A Telescope on Society" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "A Telescope on Society"
16. Cover image for 'Preference Pollution'
Preference Pollution
How Markets Create the Desires We Dislike
David George
Explores the failure of markets to shape desirable preferences
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Paper 2004 $30.95 Available Add Paper for "Preference Pollution" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Preference Pollution"
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Preference Pollution
How Markets Create the Desires We Dislike
David George
Explores the failure of markets to shape desirable preferences
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Paper 2004 $30.95 Available Add Paper for "Preference Pollution" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Preference Pollution"
17. Cover image for 'Melancholy, Love, and Time'
Melancholy, Love, and Time
Boundaries of the Self in Ancient Literature
Peter Toohey
An examination of the effects and meaning of emotional states of distress in ancient literature
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Hardcover 2004 $94.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Melancholy, Love, and Time" to Cart
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Melancholy, Love, and Time
Boundaries of the Self in Ancient Literature
Peter Toohey
An examination of the effects and meaning of emotional states of distress in ancient literature
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Hardcover 2004 $94.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Melancholy, Love, and Time" to Cart
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18. Cover image for 'Embedded Politics'
Embedded Politics
Industrial Networks and Institutional Change in Postcommunism
Gerald A. McDermott
An empirical analysis of changing industrial processes in the postcommunist Czech Republic
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Paper 2003 $34.95 Available Add Paper for "Embedded Politics" to Cart
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Embedded Politics
Industrial Networks and Institutional Change in Postcommunism
Gerald A. McDermott
An empirical analysis of changing industrial processes in the postcommunist Czech Republic
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Paper 2003 $34.95 Available Add Paper for "Embedded Politics" to Cart
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19. Cover image for 'Cops, Teachers, Counselors'
Cops, Teachers, Counselors
Stories from the Front Lines of Public Service
Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael Musheno
A penetrating look at how government workers make sense of their work, ascribe identity to the people they encounter, and account for their decisions and actions
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Paper 2003 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Cops, Teachers, Counselors" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Cops, Teachers, Counselors"
19. Cover image for 'Cops, Teachers, Counselors'
Cops, Teachers, Counselors
Stories from the Front Lines of Public Service
Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael Musheno
A penetrating look at how government workers make sense of their work, ascribe identity to the people they encounter, and account for their decisions and actions
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Paper 2003 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Cops, Teachers, Counselors" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Cops, Teachers, Counselors"
20. Cover image for 'The Politics of Community Policing'
The Politics of Community Policing
Rearranging the Power to Punish
William Lyons
Community policing, the author argues, does not necessarily empower the community but often increases the power of the police
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Paper 2002 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "The Politics of Community Policing" to Cart
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The Politics of Community Policing
Rearranging the Power to Punish
William Lyons
Community policing, the author argues, does not necessarily empower the community but often increases the power of the police
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Paper 2002 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "The Politics of Community Policing" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "The Politics of Community Policing"
21. Cover image for 'Unwanted Claims'
Unwanted Claims
The Politics of Participation in the U.S. Welfare System
Joe Soss
Presents a political analysis of the U.S. welfare system as a site of politics for recipients
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Unwanted Claims
The Politics of Participation in the U.S. Welfare System
Joe Soss
Presents a political analysis of the U.S. welfare system as a site of politics for recipients
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Paper 2002 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Unwanted Claims" to Cart
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22. Cover image for 'Tangled Loyalties'
Tangled Loyalties
Conflict of Interest in Legal Practice
Susan P. Shapiro
An empirical study of how conflicts of interest arise in the private practice of law and how law firms respond
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Paper 2002 $44.95 Available Add Paper for "Tangled Loyalties" to Cart
23. Cover image for 'Global Prescriptions'
Global Prescriptions
The Production, Exportation, and Importation of a New Legal Orthodoxy
Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth, Editors
Essays on the emerging new orthodoxy in international law that advocates the "rule of law" and "civil society" across the globe
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Hardcover 2002 $99.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Global Prescriptions" to Cart
24. Cover image for 'Exclusionary Violence'
Exclusionary Violence
Antisemitic Riots in Modern German History
Christhard Hoffmann, Werner Bergmann, and Helmut Walser Smith, Editors
A comprehensive examination of pre-Nazi violence against Jews in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Germany
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Exclusionary Violence
Antisemitic Riots in Modern German History
Christhard Hoffmann, Werner Bergmann, and Helmut Walser Smith, Editors
A comprehensive examination of pre-Nazi violence against Jews in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Germany
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Paper 2002 $36.95 Available Add Paper for "Exclusionary Violence" to Cart
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25. Cover image for 'Searching for Life's Meaning'
Searching for Life's Meaning
Changes and Tensions in the Worldviews of Chinese Youth in the 1980s
Luo Xu
Chronicles the changing worldviews of Chinese youth in the tumultuous decade leading up to the Tiananmen demonstrations
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Hardcover 2002 $94.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Searching for Life's Meaning" to Cart
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