Oxford University Press: All OUP books listed here.
FAMILY MAN: FATHERHOOD, HOUSEWORK, AND GENDER EQUITY
BY SCOTT COLTRANE
(A sociological study of changes in American family life that
documents men's increasing involvement in child-care and
housework. 304 pages.
April 12)
THE IMAGE OF MAN: THE CREATION OF MODERN MASCULINITY
BY GEORGE L. MOSSE
(Traces the evolution of ideals on manliness in Western culture;
focuses on England and continental Europe. 240 pages. April 12)
ECOLOGIES OF THE HEART: EMOTION, BELIEF, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
BY E.N. ANDERSON
(Describes how traditional societies' folk and religious beliefs
help protect their natural resources. 272 pages. April 12)
DECISION: HOW THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES CASES
BY BERNARD SCHWARTZ
(Analyzes the decision-making process of the U.S. Supreme court,
with a focus on the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist eras; draws on
previously confidential conference notes. 272 pages. April 12)
Penn State Press:
THE ROVING EDITOR, OR, TALKS WITH SLAVES IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
BY JAMES REDPATH, EDITED BY JOHN R. MCKIVIGAN
(Edition of a abolitionist text that was originally published in
1859 by a _New York Tribune_ reporter; includes new evidence
defending the authenticity of the interviews Redpath collected
for the book. 328 pages.
April 12)
State University of New York Press:
ABORTION RATES IN THE UNITED STATES: THE INFLUENCE OF OPINION AND
POLICY
BY MATTHEW E. WETSTEIN
(Presents data on how public opinion shapes state-level abortion
policy, which in turn influences local abortion rates. 331
pages. April 5)
University of California Press:
DISCIPLINES HEARTS: HISTORY, IDENTITY, AND DEPRESSION IN AN
AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY
BY THERESA DELEANE O'NELL
(Examines depression on the Flathead Indian reservation in
Montana. 243 pages. April 12)
University of Michigan Press: All UMP books listed here.
CONGRESS AND THE RENT-SEEKING SOCIETY
BY GLENN R. PARKER
(Evaluates the benefits of career versus amateur politicians in
the U.S.
Congress, and links a decline in incentives for Congressional
service to the rise of the "rent-seeking society," a term used
here to describe the efforts of special interests to exploit the
machinery of government for preferential treatment. 172 pages.
April 5)
MONETARY INTERPRETATIONS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION
BY FRANK G. STEINDI
(A study of interpretations written before the well-known
monetarist analyses of the subject by Milton Friedman and Anna
Schwartz; contrasts the earlier and later economic texts. 198
pages. April 5)
University of Nebraska Press: All UNP books listed here.
DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT: MEMOIRS OF A CHILDHOOD IN THE FRONTIER
ARMY, 1878-1898
BY MARY LEEFE LAURENCE, EDITED BY THOMAS T. SMITH
(Edition of the memoirs of the daughter of a U.S. infantry
officer. 238 pages. April 12)
BEHIND THE FRONTIER: INDIANS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS
BY DANIEL R. MANDELL
(A study of Indian communities in the region in the 100 years
after English settlers defeated Wampanoag Chief Metacomet in
1676. 269 pages. April 12)
University of North Carolina Press: All UNCP books listed here.
LABORATORIES OF VIRTUE: PUNISHMENT, REVOLUTION, AND AUTHORITY IN
PHILADELPHIA, 1760-1835
BY MICHAEL MERANZE
(Draws on the theories of Freud and Foucault in a study of links
between liberalism and penal reform in early republican America.
338 pages. April 12)
DAYS OF HOPE: RACE AND DEMOCRACY IN THE NEW DEAL ERA
BY PATRICIA SULLIVAN
(Discusses black and white activists and organizations that came
together in the 1930s to promote voting rights in the South. 335
pages. April 12)
University of Tennessee Press: All UTP books listed here.
CREOLES OF COLOR OF THE GULF SOUTH
JAMES H. DORMON, EDITOR
(Essays on the culture and history of Creole communities in
Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana. 208 pages. April 12)
ALL OF THIS MUSIC BELONGS TO THE NATION: THE WPA'S FEDERAL MUSIC
PROJECT AND AMERICAN SOCIETY
(A study of the music project established by the Works Progress
Administration in 1935. 184 pages. April 12)
University Press of Florida: All UPF books listed here.
A HISTORY OF THE TIMICUA INDIANS AND MISSIONS
BY JOHN H. HANN
(Examines the Florida Indian people from initial European contact
to their exile to Cuba in 1763. 415 pages. April 12)
CUBANS AND THE MASS MEDIA IN SOUTH FLORIDA
BY GONZALO R. SORUCO
(Focuses on _The Miami Herald_ in a study of the Cuban exile
community's relations with the news media. 167 pages. April 12)
University Press of Kansas:
AGAINST THE IMPERIAL JUDICIARY: THE SUPREME COURT VS. THE
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE
BY MATTHEW J. FRANCK
(Challenges the notion that U.S. Supreme Court has the final word
in constitutional interpretation. 288 pages. April 5)
University Press of Mississippi:
THE LASTING OF THE MOHICANS: HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN MYTH
BY MARTIN BARKER AND ROGER SABIN
(Examines the many film, television, and comic-book adaptations
of Cooper's 1826 novel; explores the story's continuing appeal,
and analyzes the image of the frontier in each version. 258
pages. April 12)
University Press of Virginia: All UPV books listed here.
THE MARKET REVOLUTION IN AMERICA: SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND
RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION, 1800-1880
MELVYN STOKES AND STEPHEN CONWAY, EDITORS
(Essays on American economic transformation during the period;
builds on the line of research developed by Charles Sellers in
his 1991 book, _The Market Revolution_. 352 pages. April 5)
MONSTERS, TRICKSTERS, AND SACRED COWS: ANIMAL TALES AND AMERICAN
IDENTITIES
A. JAMES ARNOLD, EDITOR
(Essays on tales of animals and monsters in indigenous American
cultures before and after European contact, and in the cultures
of the European colonizers. 294 pages. April 5)
Yale University Press: All YUP books listed here.
WHAT AMERICANS KNOW ABOUT POLITICS AND WHY IT MATTERS
BY MICHAEL X. DELLI CARPINI AND SCOTT KEETER
(Uses survey data to evaluate the extent of political knowledge
among the American people and identify the segments of the
population that are the most informed. 416 pages. April 5)
INVENTED CITIES: THE CREATION OF LANDSCAPE IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY
NEW YORK AND BOSTON
BY MONA DOMOSH
(A comparative study of the two cities that traces their
architectural divergence after the 18th century. 200 pages.
April 5)
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