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California and the Fictions of Capital

George Henderson

The development and meaning of agriculture in late-19th century California

304 pages | 6.125 x 9.25 | 11 tables 7 maps 7 figures 6 halftones

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Campaign Advertising and American Democracy

Michael M Franz, Paul Freedman, Ken Goldstein, and Travis N Ridout

Surprising findings about the positive effects of political advertising

256 pages | 6 x 9 | 30 tables 29 figures 7 halftones

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Campaigns of Knowledge

U.S. Pedagogies of Colonialism and Occupation in the Philippines and Japan

Malini Johar Schueller

Making visible the afterlives of U.S. colonial and occupation tutelage in the Philippines and Japan

312 pages | 6 x 9 | 11 line drawings, 1 halftone

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Camus

A Critical Examination

David Sprintzen

A comprehensive analysis in English of the thought of Albert Camus from a philosophical perspective

336 pages | 6 x 9

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Canaries in the Code Mine

Precarity and the Future of Tech Work

Max Papadantonakis

How once-secure programmers navigate marginalization by gender, race, and age in the workplace

154 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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Cane Fires

The Anti-Japanese Movement in Hawaii, 1865-1945

Gary Y. Okihiro

A history of a systematic anti-Japanese movement in Hawaii from the time migrant workers were brought to the sugar cane fields until the end of World War II

360 pages | 6 x 9

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Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero

Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics

Jason Dittmer

A provocative exploration of the nationalist comic book superhero genre in the U.S., Canada, and Britain.

242 pages | 6 x 9 | 26 halftones

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Carceral Entanglements

Gendered Public Memories of Japanese American World War II Incarceration

Wendi Yamashita

Critiques how Japanese American public memorializations unintentionally participate in maintaining and justifying a neoliberal racial order

196 pages | 6 x 9

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Caribbean Currents

Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae

Peter Manuel with Michael Largey

The classic introduction to the Caribbean's popular music brought up to date

360 pages | 6 x 9 | 39 line drawings, 51 halftones, 1 map

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Caribbean Migration to Western Europe and the United States

Essays on Incorporation, Identity, and Citizenship

Edited by Margarita Cervantes-Rodriguez, Ramon Grosfoguel, and Eric H. Mielants

A novel and interdisciplinary volume on the dynamics of migration with comparative case studies of the Caribbean experience

270 pages | 11 tables, 1 figure, 8 halftones, 2 maps

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The Carrot or the Stick for School Desegregation Policy

Magnet Schools or Forced Busing

Christine H. Rossell

The first study comparing the long-term effectiveness of voluntary desegregation plans with magnet programs to mandatory reassignment plans

272 pages | 10 tables

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A Case About Amy

R. C. Smith

An inspirational and telling story about a family's struggle to get equal educational opportunity for their deaf daughter

344 pages | 6 x 9

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The Case Against Christianity

Michael Martin

A rational critique of Christianity

288 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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Cat Culture

The Social World of a Cat Shelter

Janet M. Alger and Steven F. Alger

Understanding cats as social animals

256 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 10 halftones

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Catheters, Slurs, and Pickup Lines

Professional Intimacy in Hospital Nursing

Lisa C. Ruchti

A detailed ethnography exploring the professional skill of intimate care in nursing.

226 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 tables, 1 figure, 1 halftone

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