Books published by Temple University Press,U.S.

Chronicles a significant period in American cultural history and race relations, as it glorifies the popularized home of the Lindy Hop, and the birthplace of such memorable dance fads as the Big Apple, Shag, Truckin', Peckin', Susie Q, Charleston, Peabody, Black Bottom, Cake Walk, Boogie Woogie, Shimmy, and tap dancing.

Examines the relationship between NAFTA, globalization, and undocumented migration, and considers the policy options for controlling immigration. This book develops an ethical rationale for opening up the US/Mexican border, as well as improving conditions in Mexico so that its citizens would have little incentive to migrate.

Examines what it means historically, culturally, socioeconomically, and politically to be a bicycle transportation advocate/activist. Presenting an underground subculture of bike enthusiasts who aggressively resist car culture, this book maps out the cultural trajectories between mobility, technology, urban space and everyday life.

A framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighbourhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes

An ethnographic study of urban professionals in post-Mao China as they balance social responsibility and individual achievement