Geography

Fires on the Border The Passionate Politics of Labor Organizing on the Mexican Frontera Rosemary Hennessy 2013 Fall

Examining the affective bonds of labor organizing and collective agency in northern Mexico

The Changs Next Door to the Díazes Remapping Race in Suburban California Wendy Cheng 2013 Fall

The multiracial suburb, offering a glimpse into America’s future

Building a House in Heaven Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt Mona Atia 2013 Fall

The merging of religion, capitalism, and politics in Islamic charities in Egypt

Meeting Place The Human Encounter and the Challenge of Coexistence Paul Carter 2013 Fall

Do we really need to encounter others?

Corporate Sovereignty Law and Government under Capitalism Joshua Barkan 2013 Fall

Corporate power to govern life is increasing not because regulation has failed but because it has succeeded

Lifeblood Oil, Freedom, and the Forces of Capital Matthew T. Huber 2013 Fall

Using oil to retell twentieth-century American political history

Degraded Work The Struggle at the Bottom of the Labor Market Marc Doussard 2013 Fall

Why service-sector jobs have gotten worse—and what can be done to improve pay and working conditions for low-wage workers

Take Back the Economy An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities J. K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron and Stephen Healy 2013 Spring

An accessible guide to demystifying the economy and creating a more just and sustainable world

Hot Spotter’s Report Military Fables of Toxic Waste Shiloh R. Krupar 2013 Spring

How biopolitical militarism in the U.S. obscures the domestic remains of war

Landscapes of Fear Yi-Fu Tuan 2013 Spring

A landmark study of fear from one of our most eminent thinkers

Families Apart Migrant Mothers and the Conflicts of Labor and Love Geraldine Pratt 2012 Spring

How temporary migration programs haunt the lives of families long after they have reunited

Everyday Environmentalism Creating an Urban Political Ecology Alex Loftus 2012 Spring

A bold rethinking of urban political ecology

Mobile Urbanism Cities and Policymaking in the Global Age Eugene McCann and Kevin Ward, Editors 2011 Spring

How knowledge and power flow between places and impact cities worldwide

The Contours of America’s Cold War Matthew Farish 2010 Fall

How new ideas of space contributed to a broad mobilization of American power

Political Matter Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life Bruce Braun and Sarah J. Whatmore, Editors 2010 Fall

An engaging collection that explores the politics of material objects

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