Books published by Temple University Press,U.S.

A philosophical exploration of the relationship between the individual, the culture, and the world. It explores the implications of a world - view that would integrate the perspective of the sciences with humanistic ways of thought.

Analyzes the tensions and political dilemmas that coexist in the interrelationship among science, technology and society. Illustrating how computer security is as concerned with social relationships as it is with technology, this book provides an ethnography that considers corporate culture and the workplace environment of the antivirus industry.

Examines the stage performances created by the Artef collective, the Modicut puppeteers, and the Yiddish Unit of the Federal Theatre Project. This title introduces to contemporary readers some of the popular theatre actors of the 30s, including Leo Fuchs, Menasha Skulnik, and Yetta Zwerling.

Offers multifaceted explorations of how Chinese Americans have shaped their ethnic culture and identities to claim recognition in America's multiracial, multicultural democratic state.

Assesses the GSOC strike, using a variety of publications dealing with the teaching assistants. This book offers lessons on what the GSOC strike says about the role of the university in public life, and how the pressure for universities to realign themselves along the lines of private corporations has broad implications for higher education.

Offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by black and white college students from widely different class backgrounds as they come to live together as freshmen. This book chronicles what they learned from racial and class diversity - and what colleges might do to help their students learn more.

A collection that provides an overview of the contemporary racial and ethnic terrain in the United States. It addresses issues of work, education, family life and nationality for different ethnic groups, including Asians and Latinos as well as African Americans and whites.

A collection of recipes and stories, this book tells the beginning of Fork, and how it coincided with Philadelphia's second restaurant renaissance. It describes how Fork was born, and the chefs who came through Fork's doors and helped contribute to its unique cuisine. It says that the very best food is any food that's delicious and cooked right.

Explaining the life of the Mummers in pictures and words, this book covers the bands, the costumes, and the people who dance, perform, and live their lives through their brigades every day of the year. It captures the joy of brigades preparing for the big parade down Broad Street.

Represents a review undertaken of a major collaboration between industry and academe. This study presents the inside story of the partnership itself, places it in the context of contemporary university-industry relationships, and provides a theoretical framework for evaluating such collaborations.

A sequel to the bestselling "Philadelphia Murals" and the "Stories They Tell", this book presents the remarkable story of an unlikely artistic collaboration - between boys who live in a residential facility, a community in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, and men who are incarcerated in a maximum-security state correctional facility.

Danny Litwhiler is one of the lucky major league baseball players to 'live the dream' of playing in not one, but two World Series during his eleven and a half year career in the majors. This memoir chronicles Litwhiler's playing, teaching, and coaching baseball during eight decades, starting with his childhood in Ringtown, PA.

A look at Chinese filmmaking in the post-1989 American diaspora

Fifteen stories told by young Vietnamese who came to the US after the fall of Saigon and during the "boat people" exodus are contextualized within a history of Vietnam and the international politics of refugee resettlement. This work also presents a history of Vietnam.

On April 20, 1999, two Colorado teenagers went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School. That day, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 fellow students and a teacher, as well as wounding 24 other people, before they killed themselves. This book examines the complex of factors that led the two young men to plan and carry out their deed.

Famed for its lush sound, the Philadelphia Orchestra is equally famous for the maestros who lead it: Eugene Ormandy, Ricardo Muti, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. This book is intended for fans of the Philadelphia Orchestra and of classical music.

For centuries tobacco was generally thought to have medicinal and even spiritual value. Tobacco changed the very course of US history, because its discovery caused the British to support Jamestown, its struggling New World colony. This book chronicles the social history of tobacco, especially in the United States.

Drawing from the "Philadelphia" magazine, this is a collection of profiles of the famous, infamous, and nearly famous in Philadelphia. It includes essays on athletes, such as: Mike Schmidt and Dr J; captains of industry, including Brian Roberts; and the politicians - Governor Rendell, Mayor Goode, and many other civic leaders.

Compelling analysis of the persistent inability of the United States to meet the housing needs of a large portion of its people.

Examines the rich history and changing repertories of sabar drumming, including dance rhythms and bakks, musical phrases derived from spoken words. Highlight the virtuosity and musical skill of the percussionist, this work also considers the burgeoning popular music genre called mbalax. It is accompanied by a Compact Disc.

Examines the Latino impact on New England, a region perceived as a hub of civility and tolerance, but which has become a testing ground for public policies that challenge this progressive reputation. This book also examines the interactions between Latino sub-groups - in their community organizations, political projects, and cultural settings.

Planners and policy makers need to reformulate community economic development in ways that account for the particularities of different minority groups. This book considers these challenges by examining case studies of economic development and job creation in different physical and social settings across the nation.

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 reflects America's aspirational belief that girls and boys, women and men, both deserve equal educational opportunities in athletics. This book shows how this ideal has been both implemented and thwarted over the years via actions in the legislature, executive and judicial branches of government.

Marvin Wachman's memoir centres on the experiences and events that prepared him to lead two distinguished universities.

Examines social capital across an array of social contexts and time periods within a single city, Philadelphia. This book explores the role of social networks in voter behaviour, large-scale cultural projects, park advocacy, education, economic development, neighbourhood life, church participation, and political activism.

Examines the impacts of electronics manufacturing on workers and local environments around the world. This book provides multidimensional perspectives on the science and the politics of environmental and social justice, documenting the efforts of community and labour activists, government agencies, and others.

Takes you on an ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s. Written by a musical insider and from the perspective of salsa musicians, this study offers detailed accounts of these musicians grappling with intercultural tensions and commercial pressures. It addresses a range of issues, musical and social.

Zora Neale Hurston's ethnographies, plays, and fiction focused on the day-to-day life in all-black social spaces and 'the Negro farthest down' in labor camps. This book shows how Hurston's work coincides with the historical record to demonstrate the extent to which folklore and stories provide an account of Black folk as active human subjects.

Examines the world of communications as a space of mobility that overlaps uneasily with the world of sovereign, territorial nation-states. This book investigates specific policy problems encountered as international organizations try to "manage" a space that contradicts and supports existing systems of governance, identity, and technology.