Books published by Temple University Press,U.S.

A rich vein of data that lays bare pervasive discriminatory environments and their systemic consequences for "targets and non-targets" of discrimination

Offers an analytic framework to show how the process of candidate selection often limits the participation of women in various Latin American countries

A veteran political observer's take on the critical Pat Toomey-Joe Sestak Senate race of 2010

The definitive history of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Challenging the common idea that education can save the individual and society from major problems of the modern world

How the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre haunts the work of writers in the Chinese diaspora

Lambda Literary Award for Best Book in Transgender Nonfiction, 2013

Lambda Literary Award for Best Book in Transgender Nonfiction, 2013

How popular music reflects the contradictions and dreams of communities searching for more sustainable ways to live

How veterinarians and pet owners manage companion animal euthanasia

An analysis of local struggles over community health as a window into governance, citizenship, and identity formation.

Casts new light on this famous crime and its far-reaching consequences for the wrongly accused and the justice system.

One of the original zoological journals, now in full facsimile

A provocative critique of transnational, transracial adoption from a critical race and feminist perspective and a vision for reform

How gender shapes cultural production in Viet Nam and its diaspora

Case studies from a variety of settings consider the asset-building approach to community development

West Indian literary representations of local Chinese populations illuminate concepts of national belonging

A critical study of university-driven development from the neighborhood resident's perspective

How class divisions shape the definition of Ecuador's national music and identity

Political violence does not end with the last death. This title develops a critical justification for why transitional justice works and outlines a concept that emphasizes the importance of shared notions of moral respect and tolerance among adversaries in transitional societies.

Explores the rise of a fresh kind of social movement - one that attempts to empower citizens through the use of expert scientific research. This title advances theories of social movements, development, and science and technology studies by examining how these fields intersect in cases around the globe.

Shows that understanding political processes is critical and suggests different criteria for evaluating the interaction of state and society. This book concentrates on the fundamental assumptions needed to assess a democratic system's viability and explores the legitimation-crisis paradigm, insisting that we must move beyond its hollow rhetoric.

American Socialists organized weekend schools for children to foster social justice, working-class consciousness and solidarity. This book explores the historical development, organization, institutional characteristics, and curriculum of these alternative educational settings, particularly those in New York City, Rochester, and Milwaukee.

Offers a work in ecofeminism, biotechnology, and social ethics. This book provides facts, issues, and ethical questions related to the genetic engineering of seeds, plants, microorganisms, animals, people, and in particular, of women in medical therapies. It explores the global political contests engendered by developments in plant genetics.

A comprehensive philosophical exploration of the concept of gender. Asking the question, what is gender? - that is, what sort of thing do we take femininity and masculinity to be? - it considers how gender thinking is interwoven with ideas about human nature.

Investigates moral issues generated by academic life.

In December 1981, when the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the Nativity scene in the Christmas display put on by the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, an emotional controversy erupted. This book traces the judicial history of a case that lasted more than two years and explores the relationship between religion and government.

Where did the right to privacy come from and what does it mean? Discussing the issues involving women and gays that relate to the Supreme Court appointment, this work offers a definition of legal privacy, examines the reasons why and the degree to which privacy should be protected, and shows the relationship between privacy and personal autonomy.

Challenges the notion that there is a single, global process of economic restructuring to which cities must submit. The studies in this volume compare urban development in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan, demonstrating that there is significant variety in urban economic restructuring.

Argues that the drug abuse treatment facility forces its residents to 'walk the walk and talk the talk' by compelling them to subscribe to its rules and ideology, which emphasize the need to conform to the image of a dope fiend in order to show 'progress' in treatment.