Books published by University of California Press

"More than just a guide book, this is truly a people's history of Boston and its surroundings. Theoretically rich and beautifully illustrated, it tackles race, inequality, environment, settler colonialism, labor, and more as it takes readers on detailed tours of the area's well-known and unknown landmarks. A must for anyone who wants to get beyond tourist boosterism and glimpse the complicated histories just beneath the city's surface."--Aviva Chomsky, Professor of History, Linked Labor Histories: New England, Colombia, and the Making of a Global Working Class "This People's Guide brings into focus the rich history of radical organizing in the greater Boston area, providing a comprehensive look at the places where organizers lived, worked, and played. Tracing the steps of the innumerable people who, mostly unknown, contributed mightily to the wave of movement building and organizing is especially important--reminding us that ordinary people create extraordinary history."--Demita Frazier, founding member of the Combahee River Collective, coauthor of the Combahee River Collective Statement

Late antiquity was a perilous time for children, who were often the first victims of economic crisis, war, and disease. They had a one in three chance of dying before their first birthday, with as many as half dying before age ten. Christian writers accordingly sought to speak to the experience of bereavement and to provide cultural scripts for parents who had lost a child. These late ancient writers turned to characters like Eve and Sarah, Job and Jephthah as models for grieving, for confronting or submitting to the divine. Jephthah's Daughter, Sarah's Son traces the stories these writers crafted and the ways in which they shaped the lived experience of familial bereavement in ancient Christianity. A compelling social history that conveys the emotional lives of people in the late ancient world, Jephthah's Daughter, Sarah's Son is a powerful portrait of mourning that extends beyond antiquity, even to the present day.

"This book underscores the fallacy of 'Asian American' as a historical category in demonstrating the distinctive characteristics of Japanese migration and settlement to the United States as citizens of the only Asian imperial power. It is ambitiously conceived, meticulously researched, and soundly organized, and it will significantly impact the fields of history of empire, migration and critical race studies, Asian American history, Japanese history, and intellectual history."--Madeline Hsu, author of The Good Immigrants: How the Yellow Peril Became the Model Minority "Taking readers from California to Taiwan, Manchuria, and beyond, this erudite and profound study of settlers, settlement projects, and frontier visions re-charts the landscape of Japanese expansionism. In Search of Our Frontier is a landmark work that reveals the racial politics of Japanese migration and colonialism for the first time in their full complexity."--Jordan Sand, Professor of Japanese History, Georgetown University

Explore the hidden histories of San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York with this brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas. Each atlas provides a vivid, complex look at the multi-faceted nature of a city as experienced by its different inhabitants, replete with the celebrations and contradictions that make up urban life.

One of the greatest works of Spanish literature, this 800-year-old saga narrates the legendary exploits of the soldier-adventurer Ruy D'az of Bivar, known as El Cid--"the Lord"--and his part in the long struggle between Christianity and Islam.anity and Islam.

The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature.

"Who would have thought that the dreaded 'Q, ' San Quentin Prison, would come to serve as a model for an enlightened penal system and some of the best values of professional journalism? William J. Drummond, an enlightened citizen and a sterling reporter, proves to be the right man to tell the tale. It's just what the country needs."--Ted Koppel, award-winning broadcast journalist and former anchor of ABC's Nightline "Drummond has achieved something astonishing. He gives us prison journalism as a unique window onto a world that pulls us all in. His compelling storytelling reveals a vastly diverse lineup of characters who remind us that separation is an illusion. This fine book calls us to a kinship with each other. Its message is needed now more than ever."--Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries "In a criminal justice system that's far more focused on punishment and revenge than on rehabilitation, the journalists of the San Quentin News show us what incarcerated people are capable of achieving when the system chooses to believe and invest in them. Prison Truth gives us a tantalizing peek at how our system could look. It's a must-read for everyone who's interested in achieving true prison reform."--Susan Burton, author of Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women and founder of A New Way of Life Reentry Project "Drummond guides us through a number of surprising and fascinating intersections between journalism, public opinion, mass incarceration, race, prison reform, and human redemption in a way that no other author has and very few, if any, could. He argues persuasively that prison newspapers and the transformative power they have over inmates can be a powerful tool for rehabilitation. But Prison Truth goes well beyond the many academic treatments that have been written on these topics. While Drummond deftly lays out the historical, social, and political trends that have shaped official policy on prisons as well as public opinion about them, he weaves in his personal experiences and impressions to tell a story--part social science, part memoir--that is truly special."--Tom Johnson, former president of CNN and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times "Drummond traces the history and significance of prison journalism in transforming individual lives and institutional culture. He demonstrates that those caught up in a meaningless existence, given half a chance, can find their own voice and make their own meaning. Prison Truth should be on every warden's bookshelf, as an inspiration and a blueprint."--Wilbert Rideau, author of In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance and former editor of the Angolite "Prison Truth offers an authentic view of prison journalism and the prison experience that is replete with compelling narratives and thoughtful analysis. San Quentin is an iconic American prison, in part because of its role in the history of prison journalism. This book does justice to that history and offers a valuable guide to understanding the truths that emerge from the world of those we imprison and try to exclude from our cultural narratives."--Robert Johnson, American University

Exploring the histories of diverse households during the Tokugawa period in Japan (1603-1868), the essays in this book draw on rich sources--population registers, legal documents, personal archives, and popular literature--to combine accounts of collective practices (such as the adoption of heirs) with intimate portraits of individual actors (such as a murderous wife).ous wife).

Stewart unearths the dazzling tales of Sufi saints to signal a bold new perspective on the subtle ways Islam assumed its distinctive form in Bengal.