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Christopher F Karpowitz, Kelly D Patterson
The Politics of Individualism

Individualism is a quintessential American value, manifesting in emphases on hard work and economic independence. But there is another key aspect to individualism: moral autonomy, which must be understood…

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Tanzil Shafique
City of Desire

In this major open access contribution to Global South urban studies, Tanzil Shafique offers a new way of knowing and engaging with the most common urban environment in the Global South - informal settlem…

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Gal Beckerman
How to Be a Dissident

An invigorating guide to fighting back---part philosophy, part history, and part manual for living with integrity in an age of conformity and authoritarian driftHow do we push back in a world where politi…

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John Gurda
Milwaukee

Paddle through the watery history of the Midwest's Cream City.The success and survival of Milwaukee lies in the rivers that meander through its streets and the great lake at its eastern boundary. The Indi…

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Jules Pelta Feldman
Charles Simonds and the Seventies

Where is Charles Simonds? Throughout the 1970s, hisdiminutive Dwellings, tiny architectural ruins of an imaginary civilization, could be found throughout the crumblinginfrastructure of downtown New York. …

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Leo Hollis
The Story of the City

A fascinating journey through the history of cities, from their origins to their futureHave you ever looked at the towers, houses, bridges and parks around you, and wondered how they got there? The answer…

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John King
Portal

Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world-the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and Wor…

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Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria

A sustained critique of postwar reconstruction in Syria as a politically neutral processIn 2011, emboldened by the Arab Spring, the Syrians rose up against their government. The Syrian regime used violenc…

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Caroline-Isabelle Caron
Québec's Broken Futures

Caroline-Isabelle Caron explores how Speculative Fiction from Québec from the 1970s to 2015 has eerily echoed alarmist thoughts concerning Québec independence and Québec's place in the space-time continuu…

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Edward M Epstein
Race, Real Estate and Education

Philadelphia's urban renewal efforts in the 1950s, which re-envisioned the city as a residential enclave, were an early example of gentrification. In West Philadelphia in the 1960s, a coalition of univers…

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Katrin B Anacker
Housing in New York City

Exploring all five boroughs, this volume shows how New York has been a national pioneer in developing affordable, equitable, and comprehensive housing policyIn Housing in New York City, Katrin B. Anacker …

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Ruth Braunstein
My Tax Dollars

"When the mundane reality of paying taxes takes on moral significance. In My Tax Dollars, Ruth Braunstein maps the contested moral landscape in which Americans experience and make sense of the tax sy…

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Lauren E M Everett
Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land

Rent control and other tenant protections have profound and positive impacts on individuals' and communities' lives. Lauren Everett's Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land shows how rent control impacts th…

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Lauren E M Everett
Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land

Rent control and other tenant protections have profound and positive impacts on individuals' and communities' lives. Lauren Everett's Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land shows how rent control impacts th…

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Francis S Barry
Back Roads and Better Angels

Bringing together two of America's unifying loves --- road trips and Abraham Lincoln --- Frank Barry takes readers on a thought-provoking journey into the heart of our democracy and the soul of our countr…

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Timothy P R Weaver
Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City

Forthcoming Spring 2025

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Timothy P R Weaver
Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City

Forthcoming Spring 2025

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Lynn Ellsworth
Wonder City

"In her groundbreaking book Wonder City, Lynn Ellsworth delves deep into the heart of modern urban life, casting a critical eye on the transformative changes sweeping through cities like New York. Th…

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Hanna Reichel
For Such a Time as This

A guide for ordinary Christians seeking to live faithfully in extraordinary times"This is not the first end of the world. Many worlds have ended."In an era of political polarization, eroding dem…

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Roony Keefe
Grime

A special collectors edition, GRIME is packed with never-before-seen archival material, candid interviews with artists, and striking photography. Featuring some of the most important names to ever touch t…

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