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James M Gustafson
The Lion and the Sun

Why did the place of formerly powerful Eurasian land empires, like that of Iran, change so dramatically in global affairs over the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? This book explores thi…

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Asad Asad
Engage and Evade

How everyday forms of surveillance threaten undocumented immigrants---but also offer them hope for societal inclusionSome eleven million undocumented immigrants reside in the United States, carving out li…

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Christina J Cross
Inherited Inequality

A groundbreaking study challenges basic tenets of US social welfare policy with proof that raising Black children in two-parent families does not close racial gaps in life outcomes.Ever since Daniel Patri…

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Refugee Governance in the Arab World

The eBook editions of this book are available as open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Sciences Po.The Arab region has played an oversized rol…

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Stephen Starring Grant
Mailman

"Steve Grant was laid off in March of 2020. He was fifty and had cancer, so he needed health insurance, fast. Which is how he found himself a rural letter carrier in Appalachia, back in his old homet…

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Matt Buttrick
Moreish

A celebratory feast of all things food, Moreish chews the fat with a range of foodie insiders to unpick the codes of consumption.

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Katherine A Foss
Capturing Covid

"When health authorities quarantined guests aboard the Diamond Princess on February 5, 2020, the cruise ship abruptly shifted from a dream vacation vessel to a public health nightmare. Over the next …

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Public Relations in Times of Dissensus

Public relations are entering an era marked by increasing societal dissensus, where shared narratives are breaking down and contentious communication defines the public sphere. This edited volume argues t…

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Abolition and Social Work

"A critical anthology exploring the debates, conundrums, and promising practices around abolition and social work in academia and within impacted communities. Within social work--a profession that ha…

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Katherine A Foss
Capturing Covid

"When health authorities quarantined guests aboard the Diamond Princess on February 5, 2020, the cruise ship abruptly shifted from a dream vacation vessel to a public health nightmare. Over the next …

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Kristen Martin
The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow

"Pairing powerful critiques of popular orphan narratives, from Annie to the Boxcar Children to Party of Five, journalist Kristen Martin explores the real history of orphanhood in the United States fr…

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Murray Carpenter
Sweet and Deadly

How Coca-Cola makes Americans sick---and makes sure we don't know it.If we knew that Coca-Cola was among the deadliest products in our diet, would we continue drinking it in such great quantities? The Coc…

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Irene I Vega
Bordering on Indifference

How a largely Latino/a workforce of immigration agents reconciles the moral ambiguities of its workImmigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumente…

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Guy Shrubsole
The Lie of the Land

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIANBEST BOOK OF 2024**'Both dynamite and medicine'**AMY-JANE BEER'Timely and rousing' THE TIMESThe lie of the land: that Britain'…

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Stephen Starring Grant
Mailman

An uproarious and "utterly charming" (The Washington Post) memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who …

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Yvonne Vissing
Child Welfare in America

This one-stop resource explores the leading child welfare issues facing the USA today, as well as the laws, programs, and policy prescriptions that have been implemented or suggested to address pressing c…

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Bruno Carvalho
The Invention of the Future

A kaleidoscopic and original new history of urbanization---from Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires to LagosFor the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have imagine…

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Carrie Levan
Neighborhoods Matter

The unexpected impact of neighborhood design on civic engagementParticipation in official governmental institutions and activities has declined dramatically. Americans are less inclined to express trust i…

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Growth of a Megacity

Jakarta, one of the largest metropolitan areas in Southeast Asia, has grown from 150,000 residents in the first half of the twentieth century to more than 31 million residents in 2024. This tremendous pop…

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Tennille Nicole Allen
Food Inequalities

This book provides an accessible introduction to food inequality in the United States, offering readers a broad survey of the most important topics and issues and exploring how economics, culture, and pub…

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