Art and the City–Now Available
09/23/2008
Art and the City: Civic Imagination and Cultural Authority in Los Angeles Sarah Schrank 224 pages | 6 x 9 | 42 illus. Cloth 2008 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4117-4 | $39.95… READ MORE
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In Search of Progressive America–Now Available
09/17/2008
In Search of Progressive America Edited by Michael Kazin. With Frans Becker and Menno Hurenkamp 160 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Paper 2008 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2038-4 | $19.95… READ MORE
Biofutures–Now Available
09/16/2008
Biofutures: Owning Body Parts and Information Robert Mitchell, Helen J. Burgess, and Phillip Thurtle DVD-ROM 2008 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4099-3 | $39.95 | £26.00 A volume in the Mariner10 series Biofutures… READ MORE
Lincoln Mitchell Questions the Palin Effect on HuffPost
09/12/2008
"The last few weeks have shaken up the political race, but perhaps not as much as we might think." says Lincoln A. Mitchell in his latest blog entry on The… READ MORE
A Century of Social Work and Social Welfare at Penn–Now Available
09/03/2008
A Century of Social Work and Social Welfare at Penn Ram A. Cnaan, Melissa E. Dichter, and Jeffrey Draine, Editors 632 pages | 7 x 10 | 26 illus. Cloth… READ MORE
Kettl Weighs In on the Response to Gustav
09/03/2008
Two major news outlets went to public policy and administration expert Donald F. Kettl for an assessment of post-Katrina and Rita government response to Gustav, the latest hurricane to hit… READ MORE
‘Progressive America’ Bloggers Make Unconventional Observations
09/02/2008
The blogging contributors to In Search of Progressive America, edited by Michael Kazin, took on the Democratic National Convention last week. This week it’s the Republican Party’s turn. Read what… READ MORE
The Art of Being Jewish in Modern Times–Now in Paperback
09/02/2008
The Art of Being Jewish in Modern Times Edited by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and Jonathan Karp 464 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 | 59 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN… READ MORE
Brides, Inc.–Now in Paperback
08/29/2008
Brides, Inc.: American Weddings and the Business of Tradition Vicki Howard 320 pages | 6 x 9 | 50 illus. Cloth 2006 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3945-4 | $34.95 | £23.00 Paper… READ MORE
Philadelphia Weekly Talks to Birch about Greening Philly
08/27/2008
Eugenie Birch, co-editor of Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century, spoke with Philadelphia Weekly’s Jeffrey Barg about Philly’s status as a green metropolis. "How is Philly doing?"… READ MORE
