Books published by Temple University Press,U.S.

Socrates said that moral philosophy deals with 'no small matter, but how we ought to live'. Beginning with a "minimum conception" of what morality is, the author offers discussions of the most important ethical theories. He includes treatments of such topics as cultural relativism, ethical subjectivism, psychological egoism, and ethical egoism.

Develops the idea that a major cultural shift from modernism to postmodernism is under way, creating difficulties and opportunities in the domain of global public policy. This work observes a postmodem possibility implies the human capacity to transcend the violence, poverty, ecological decay, oppression, injustice, and secularism of modern world.

"As the Occupy movements take on economic inequality, organizers must confront participants frustrated with inequality within the movement related to gender, race, sexuality, and other identities. The negotiations between participants over leadership, messaging, inclusivity, and harassment offer lessons for the future of big-tent organizing in progressive movements"--

Long before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphia’s public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. In 1934, when penniless defendants were routinely railroaded through the courts without ever seeing a lawyer, Philadelphia attorney Francis Fisher Kane helped create the Voluntary Defender Association, supported by charity and free from political interference, to represent poor people accused of crime. When the Supreme Court’s 1963 decision Gideonv. Wainwright mandated free counsel for indigent defendants, the Defender (as it is now known) became more essential than ever, representing at least 70 percent of those caught in the machinery of justice in the city. Its groundbreaking work in juvenile advocacy, homicide representation, death-row habeas corpus petitions, parole issues, and alternative sentencing has earned a national reputation.In The Defender, Edward Madeira, past president of the Defender’s Board of Directors, and former Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Michael Schaffer chart the 80-plus-year history of the organization as it grew from two lawyers in 1934 to a staff of nearly 500 in 2015.This is a compelling story about securing justice for those who need it most.

One highly visible example of French influence on the city of Philadelphia is the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, modeled on the Champs-Élysées. In Salut!, Lynn Miller and Therese Dolan trace the fruitful, three-centuries-long relationship between the City of Brotherly Love and France. This detailed volume illustrates the effect of Huguenots settling in Philadelphia and 18-year-old William Penn visiting Paris, all the way up through more recent cultural offerings that have helped make the city the distinctive urban center it is today. Salut! provides a magnifique history of Philadelphia seen through a particular cultural lens. The authors chronicle the French influence during colonial and revolutionary times. They highlight the contributions of nineteenth-century French philanthropists, such as Stephen Girard and the Dupont family. And they showcase the city’s vibrant visual arts community featuring works from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Rodin Museum, the Barnes Foundation, and the Joan of Arc sculpture, as well as studies of artists Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, and Henry Ossawa Tanner. There is also a profile of renowned Le Bec-Fin chef Georges Perrier, who made Philadelphia a renowned culinary destination in the twentieth century.With lavish illustrations and enthusiastic text, Salut!celebrates a potpourri of all things French in the Philadelphia region.

"Analyzes the expansion and restriction of public sector collective bargaining rights in the United States over a 50 year period. Grounded in research on the policy process and labor unions, this book argues that the politics of restriction are different from the politics of expansion"--

"An oral history biography of Pao Yang, one of several dozen Hmong fighter pilots secretly trained by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Recounts his capture, escape, and migration to the United States and challenges dominant paradigms of Asian American history and Southeast Asian refugees"--

In a small, locally owned Trinidadian factory that produces household goods, 80 per cent of the line workers are women, almost all black or East Indian. The supervisors are all men, either white or East Indian. This title studies how ethnicity and gender are integral elements of the class structure, a social and economic structure.

Focusing on the Ilparakuyo Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania, this book discusses why third world development policies with regard to pastoral societies are inappropriate and likely to fail. It analyzes the language and customs of the Maasai to chronicle the changes forces upon them by both colonial and post-colonial governments.

"Becoming Entitled examines the Depression-era political and intellectual shifts that occurred at the city and state levels and ultimately enabled the passage of unemployment insurance in the United States, and the role played by local reformers and settlement leaders in bringing about these changes"--

Linking identity, age, and gender, this book offers a significant meditation on the politics of older lesbians and gays. Combining interviews and sustained critical thought, it links the development of lesbian and gay elders' identity with the key moments in the 20th century reinvention of homosexuality.

After the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, a large cohort of women emerged to run for office. Their efforts changed the landscape of candidates and representation. However, women are still far less likely than men to seek elective office, and face biases and obstacles in campaigns. (Women running for Congress make twice as many phone calls as men to raise the same contributions.) The editors and contributors to Good Reasons to Run, a mix of scholars and practitioners, examine the reasons why women run—and do not run—for political office. They focus on the opportunities, policies, and structures that promote women’s candidacies. How do nonprofits help recruit and finance women as candidates? And what role does money play in women’s campaigns? The essays in Good Reasons to Run ask not just who wants to run, but how to activate and encourage such ambition among a larger population of potential female candidates while also increasing the diversity of women running for office.

Examining the political impact of Black migration on politics in three northern cities from 1915 to 1965

Why do colleges have intercollegiate athletics? Why should colleges keep them? Determining the values that are intrinsic to sport, this collection of essays explores how these values fit with the essential goals of universities. It also looks at the peculiar features of revenue-producing sports and asks whether these change the nature of sport.

Combining oral history and 'political archeology', this title grounds the African American struggle for justice in the lives of ordinary people making extraordinary progress on issues such as land ownership, education, voting, work, and health care in the face of violent repression.

Discusses how labor should respond to "restructuring," a euphemistic term for the economic squeeze on workers for givebacks to avoid plant closings and for the business efforts to abolish union workforces.

Traces the experiences of widows in a society that imposed an ideology of proper female behavior. The author challenges the portrayal of widows as helpless women, unable to fend for themselves or their families. She alters our understanding of the diversity of women's experiences.

The popular image of Brazil was that of a tropical utopia for people of color, and it was looked upon as a beacon of hope by African Americans. This work features essays that focus on the authors' observations of race relations in Brazil.

In December of 1984, the members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local P-9 initiated a campaign against wage and benefit concessions at Geo A Hormel Company in Austin, Minnesota. This book offers the insider's account of this watershed strike.

Addressing such topics as child pornography, feminism, deep ecology, vivisection, Christian theology, and career choice, this title includes questions that consider the boundaries of the moral community, and what it means to be human in our own generation.

"Women and Stepfamilies: Voices of Anger and Love" describes the experiences of women in stepfamilies as told by the women themselves.

Argues that moral responsibility must be rejected; there is no room for such a notion within our naturalist framework. This title intends to deny the common assumption that moral responsibility is inseparably linked with individual freedom.

In the past fifteen years, feminist science critics have, for the most part, rejected empiricism because of its identification with positivism. This book proposes the view that the evolving network of our theories does and should incorporate political views, including those shaped by, and shaping in turn, our experiences of gender.

Finding that the voluntary plans with incentives (magnets) ultimately produce more interracial exposure than the mandatory plans, this title examines the evolution of school desegregation and addresses a number of issues with regard to public policy. It analyzes the characteristics of magnet schools that are attractive to white and black parents.