University Of California Press: 1479 books
Giving to God
Islamic Charity in Revolutionary Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
Giving to God examines the everyday practices of Islamic giving in post-revolutionary Egypt. From foods prepared in Sufi soup kitchens, to meals distributed by pious volunteers in slums, to almsgiving, these acts are ultimately about giving to God by giving to the poor. Surprisingly, many who practice...
Reproducing Women
Medicine, Metaphor, and Childbirth in Late Imperial China
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
This innovative book uses the lens of cultural history to examine the development of medicine in Qing dynasty China. Focusing on the specialty of "medicine for women"(fuke), Yi-Li Wu explores the material and ideological issues associated with childbearing in the late imperial period. She...
Encountering Correctional Populations
A Practical Guide for Researchers
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
While many researchers study offenders and offending, few actually journey into the correctional world to meet offenders face to face. This book offers researchers, practitioners, and students a step-by-step guide to effectively research correctional populations, providing field-tested advice for...
Contested Illnesses
Citizens, Science, and Health Social Movements
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2011
The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in disputes about illnesses or conditions disagree over their fundamental causes as well as how they should be treated...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
In 1970 photography curator Peter C. Bunnell organized an exhibition called Photography into Sculpture for the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The project, which brought together twenty-three photographers and artists from the United States and Canada, was among the first exhibitions to recognize...
by Rebecca M. Blank
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2011
Rebecca M. Blank offers the first comprehensive analysis of an economic trend that has been reshaping the United States over the past three decades: rapidly rising income inequality. In clear language, she provides an overview of how and why the level and distribution of income and wealth has changed...
Interpreting the Internet
Feminist and Queer Counterpublics in Latin America
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Every user knows the importance of the “@” symbol in internet communication. Though the symbol barely existed in Latin America before the emergence of email, Spanish-speaking feminist activists immediately claimed it to replace the awkward “o/a” used to indicate both genders in written text,...
Regulating Style
Intellectual Property Law and the Business of Fashion in Guatemala
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. Fashion companies have taken notice, ensuring that international trade agreements include stronger...
Does Policy Analysis Matter?
Exploring Its Effectiveness in Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
How well can democratic decision making incorporate the knowledge and expertise generated by public policy analysts? This book examines the historical development of policy analysis, as well as its use in legislative and regulatory bodies and in the federal executive branch. The essays show that policy-analytic...
by Aaron D. Smith, J. Edward Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Essentials of Applied Econometrics prepares students for a world in which more data surround us every day and in which econometric tools are put to diverse uses. Written for students in economics and for professionals interested in continuing an education in econometrics, this succinct text not only...
Time Series Analysis in the Social Sciences
The Fundamentals
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Times Series Analysis in the Social Sciences is a practical and highly readable introduction written exclusively for students and researchers whose mathematical background is limited to basic algebra. The book focuses on fundamental elements of time series analysis that social scientists need to understand...
The Big Rig
Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasn’t always this way. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States.
The...
Burning Dislike
Ethnic Violence in High Schools
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Violence in schools has more potential to involve large numbers of students, produce injuries, disrupt instructional time, and cause property damage than any other form of youth violence. Burning Dislike is the first book to use direct observation of everyday violent interactions to explore ethnic...
by Dr. John P. Hoffmann
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
The world is saturated with data. We are regularly presented with data in words, tables, and graphics. Students from many academic fields are now expected to be educated about data in one form or another. Yet the typical sequence of courses—introductory statistics and research methods—does not...