Nyu Press: 1737 books
Law, Gender, and Injustice
A Legal History of U.S. Women
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1994
In this widely acclaimed landmark study, Joan Hoff illustrates how women remain second- class citizens under the current legal system and questions whether the continued pursuit of equality based on a one-size-fits-all vision of traditional individual rights is really what will most improve conditions...
by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2011
"In approaching this vast topic, Gates displays disarming modesty and enthusiasm; his tone is that of a letter from a perceptive friend who can't wait to share what he's learned." -The New Yorker 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World during the Middle Passage. While just over 11.0...
Ethnic Church Meets Megachurch
Indian American Christianity in Motion
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Winner, 2018 Section on Asia and Asian America Book Award presented by the American Sociological Association
Traces the religious adaptation of members of an important Indian Christian church– the Mar Thoma denomination – as they make their way in the United States.
This book exposes...
Black Sun
Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
More than half a century after the defeat of Nazism and fascism, the far right is again challenging the liberal order of Western democracies. Radical movements are feeding on anxiety about economic globalization, affirmative action, and third-world immigration, flashpoint issues to many traditional...
New York and Amsterdam
Immigration and the New Urban Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
Immigration is dramatically changing major cities throughout the world. Nowhere is this more so than in New York City and Amsterdam, which, after decades of large-scale immigration, now have populations that are more than a third foreign-born.
These cities have had to deal with the challenge...
Rhetorics of Insecurity
Belonging and Violence in the Neoliberal Era
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
In Rhetorics of Insecurity, Zeynep Gambetti and Marcial Godoy-Anativia bring together a select group of scholars to investigate the societal ramifications of the present-day concern with security in diverse contexts and geographies. The essays claim that discourses and practices of security actually...
Army of Manifest Destiny
The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1994
James McCaffrey examines America's first foreign war, the Mexican War, through the day-to-day experiences of the American soldier in battle, in camp, and on the march. With remarkable sympathy, humor, and grace, the author fills in the historical gaps of one war while rising issues now found to be strikingly relevant to this nation's modern military concerns.
How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People
A Tactical Manual for Pragmatic Progressives
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2000
If we were to rely on what the pundits and politicians tell us, we would have to conclude that America is a deeply conservative nation. Americans, we hear constantly, detest government, demand lower taxes and the end of welfare, and favor the death penalty, prayer in school, and an absolute faith...
Stopping the Killing
How Civil Wars End
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1993
Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Liberia, Somalia, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Cambodia -- all provide bloody evidence that civil wars continue to have a powerful impact on the international scene. Because they tear at the very fabric of a society and pit countryman against countryman,...
by Herbert Berg
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Elijah Muhammad is arguably the most significant figure in the history of Islam in the United States. Successor to W. D. Fard, the founder of the Nation of Islam, and a mentor to Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad led the Nation of Islam for over forty years.
In Elijah Muhammad and Islam, Herbert Berg focuses...
Must We Defend Nazis?
Hate Speech, Pornography, and the New First Amendment
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
A controversial argument for reconsidering the limits of free speech
Swirling in the midst of the resurgence of neo-Nazi demonstrations, hate speech, and acts of domestic terrorism are uncomfortable questions about the limits of free speech. The United States stands apart from many other countries...
The Jews of Harlem
The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
The complete story of Jewish Harlem and its significance in American Jewish history
New York Times columnist David W. Dunlap wrote a decade ago that “on the map of the Jewish Diaspora, Harlem Is Atlantis. . . . A vibrant hub of industry, artistry and wealth is all but forgotten. It is as...
Habeas Corpus after 9/11
Confronting America’s New Global Detention System
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
The U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay has long been synonymous with torture, secrecy, and the abuse of executive power. It has come to epitomize lawlessness and has sparked protracted legal battles and political debate. For too long, however, Guantánamo has been viewed in isolation and has...
The School-to-Prison Pipeline
Structuring Legal Reform
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
The “school-to-prison pipeline” is an emerging trend that pushes large numbers of at-risk youth—particularly children of color—out of classrooms and into the juvenile justice system. The policies and practices that contribute to this trend can be seen as a pipeline with many entry points,...