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Beautiful Wasteland The Rise of Detroit as America’s Postindustrial Frontier Rebecca J. Kinney 2016 Fall

What is the “new Detroit” that everyone keeps talking about?

Restaurant Republic The Rise of Public Dining in Boston 2016 Fall

From plain food to luxury dining— the rise of eating out in the early Republic

The Interface IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 John Harwood 2016 Fall

How a cast of superstars at IBM altered the face of corporate culture and design in America

The Slumbering Masses Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer 2016 Fall

An eye-opening look at why a “good night’s sleep” might be anything but

Living for Change An Autobiography Grace Lee Boggs 2016 Fall

A remarkable life on the American Left.

Human Programming Brainwashing, Automatons, and American Unfreedom Scott Selisker 2016 Fall

The first cultural history of the idea of the programmable mind in U.S. culture, from the Cold War to the War on Terror

The Servant Class City Urban Revitalization versus the Working Poor in San Diego David J. Karjanen 2016 Fall

Exposes a dark side of the sunny city that has enticed workers and tourists for decades

Dharma Lion A Biography of Allen Ginsberg Michael Schumacher 2016 Spring

The expansive, authoritative biography of a Beat Generation leader—now with two new chapters

The Fighting Frenchman Minnesota’s Boxing Legend Scott LeDoux 2016 Spring

He battled boxing’s elite, but the real story lies in the way this Minnesota Rocky lived

Farm Worker Futurism Speculative Technologies of Resistance Curtis Márez 2016 Spring

How one of America’s key social movements led the way in using new media for justice

Murray Talks Music Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues Albert Murray 2016 Spring

Rare and previously unpublished work from an influential critic, cultural theorist, and champion of jazz

Debates in the Digital Humanities 2016 Matthew K. Gold and Lauren F. Klein, Editors 2016 Spring

If the publication of Debates in the Digital Humanities in 2012 marked the “digital humanities moment,” this book—the first in a series of annual volumes—will chart the possibilities and tensions of the field as it grows.

Blood Sugar Racial Pharmacology and Food Justice in Black America Anthony Ryan Hatch 2016 Spring

How contemporary biomedicine has shaped race and racism as America’s health disparities increase

DIY Detroit Making Do in a City without Services Kimberley Kinder 2016 Spring

When public services fail, neighbors step in to keep a city alive

John Vassos Industrial Design for Modern Life Danielle Shapiro 2016 Spring

The first biography of a renowned industrial designer and illustrator who shaped the look of modern technology

Civil Racism The 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion and the Crisis of Racial Burnout Lynn Mie Itagaki 2016 Spring

Examines how the preservation of civility comes at the expense of racial reconciliation and justice

Claiming Place On the Agency of Hmong Women Chia Youyee Vang, Faith Nibbs and Ma Vang, Editors 2016 Spring

A field-defining book that illustrates how Hmong scholarship might progress

Speculative Blackness The Future of Race in Science Fiction André M. Carrington 2016 Spring

Examines race through fanzines, Star Trek, comic books, and Harry Potter

Our Gang A Racial History of The Little Rascals Julia Lee 2015 Fall

Behind the scenes of The Little Rascals and the America that made them

The Beginning and End of Rape Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America Sarah Deer 2015 Fall

How to address widespread violence against Native women—practically, theoretically, and legally—from the foremost advocate for understanding and change