University Of California Press: 1479 books
American Islamophobia
Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
“I remember the four words that repeatedly scrolled across my mind after the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. ‘Please don’t be Muslims, please don’t be Muslims.’ The four words I whispered to myself on 9/11 reverberated through the mind of every Muslim American...
Shari'ah on Trial
Northern Nigeria's Islamic Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
In November of 1999, Nigerians took to the streets demanding the re-implementation of shari'ah law in their country. Two years later, many Nigerians supported the death sentence by stoning of a peasant woman for alleged sexual misconduct. Public outcry in the West was met with assurances to the Western...
A Just Defiance
Bombmakers, Insurgents, and the Treason Trial of the Delmas Four
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Both a riveting courtroom drama and a real-life thriller, A Just Defiance tells the story of four young black South Africans who were arrested for a string of political murders in 1987. In gripping prose, Peter Harris—the white lawyer who defended the men—describes how he came to understand, while...
The Queen of Fats
Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2006
A nutritional whodunit that takes readers from Greenland to Africa to Israel, The Queen of Fats gives a fascinating account of how we have become deficient in a nutrient that is essential for good health: the fatty acids known as omega-3s. Writing with intelligence and passion, Susan Allport tells...
by Ian D'Agata
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Mountainous terrain, volcanic soils, innumerable microclimates, and an ancient culture of winemaking influenced by Greeks, Phoenicians, and Romans make Italy the most diverse country in the world of wine. This diversity is reflected in the fact that Italy grows the largest number of native wine grapes...
Postmodern Winemaking
Rethinking the Modern Science of an Ancient Craft
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2013
In Postmodern Winemaking, Clark Smith shares the extensive knowledge he has accumulated in engaging, humorous, and erudite essays that convey a new vision of the winemaker's craft--one that credits the crucial roles played by both science and art in the winemaking process. Smith, a leading innovator...
Chicago on the Make
Power and Inequality in a Modern City
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
**"Effectively details the long history of racial conflict and abuse that has led to Chicago becoming one of America's most segregated cities. . . . A wealth of material."**—New York Times
Winner of the 2017 Jon Gjerde Prize, Midwestern History Association
Winner of the 2017 Award...
M.K. Gandhi, Attorney at Law
The Man before the Mahatma
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
**“...a must read for persons from all walks of life...interested in understanding the philosophical evolution of an ordinary man into the extraordinary.” -- **Indian Law Journal
In 1888, at the age of eighteen, Mohandas Gandhi sets out from his modest home in India. Shy, timid, and soft-spoken,...
The Gender of Memory
Rural Women and China’s Collective Past
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2011
What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group—rural women—at the center of the inquiry? In this book, Gail Hershatter explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s....
Dear China
Emigrant Letters and Remittances, 1820–1980
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
Qiaopi is one of several names given to the “silver letters” Chinese emigrants sent home in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These letters-cum-remittances document the changing history of the Chinese diaspora in different parts of the world and in different times.
Dear China is the...
Exceptional States
Chinese Immigrants and Taiwanese Sovereignty
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Exceptional States examines new configurations of marriage, immigration, and sovereignty emerging in an increasingly mobile Asia where Cold War legacies continue to shape contemporary political struggles over sovereignty and citizenship. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book...
Golden-Silk Smoke
A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2011
From the long-stemmed pipe to snuff, the water pipe, hand-rolled cigarettes, and finally, manufactured cigarettes, the history of tobacco in China is the fascinating story of a commodity that became a hallmark of modern mass consumerism. Carol Benedict follows the spread of Chinese tobacco use from...
by Frances Di Savino, Bill Nesto
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
The World of Sicilian Wine provides wine lovers with a comprehensive understanding of Sicilian wine, from its ancient roots to its modern evolution. Offering a guide and map to exploring Sicily, Bill Nesto, an expert in Italian wine, and Frances Di Savino, a student of Italian culture, deliver a substantive...
RKO Radio Pictures
A Titan Is Born
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
One of the "Big Five" studios of Hollywood’s golden age, RKO is remembered today primarily for the famous films it produced, from King Kong and Citizen Kane to the Astaire-Rogers musicals. But its own story also provides a fascinating case study of film industry management during one of...