Books published by Temple University Press,U.S.

Tracing the history of New York transit workers from the Depression to the 1966 transit strike, this work shows how, through collective action, the men and women who operated the world's largest transit system brought about a revolution in their daily lives. It is for those interested in New York City's subways, politics, history, and labor.

Grapples with the ways that rock shapes - limits and expands - our notions of who we can be in the world. Going to the heart of this relationship between the music's role in its performers' and fans' self-construction, this title probes questions of gender and appropriation.

A collection of essays that focuses on the construction of identity among people of Asian descent who claim multiple heritages. It focuses on non-white multiracial identities to decenter whiteness and reflect the experience of individuals or communities who are considered a minority within a minority.