University of California Press2d
Invitation to Syriac Christianity
Despite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians ...
University of California Press3d
Building the Black City
A new way of seeing Black history—the sweeping story of how American cities as we know them developed from the vision, aspirations, and actions of the Black poor. Building the Black City shows how ...
University of California Press4d
Permitted and Prohibited Desires
This provocative study of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan investigates elements of Japanese popular culture including erotic comic books, stories of mother-son incest, lunchboxes—or obentos ...
University of California Press6d
Actual Malice
"A detailed examination of . . . the landmark 1964 Supreme Court decision that defined libel laws and increased protections for journalists."—The New York Times Book Review A deeply researched legal ...
University of California Press7d
The United States of War
A provocative examination of how the U.S. military has shaped our entire world, from today’s costly, endless wars to the prominence of violence in everyday American life. Our authors reflect on what ...
University of California Press11d
Busting the Bankers' Club
An eye-opening account of the failures of our financial system, the sources of its staying power, and the path to meaningful economic reform. Bankers brought the global economic system to its knees in ...
University of California Press17d
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University of California Press18d
How California’s Dr. Bronner’s Spiritual Messaging Became a Global Brand
Many of us are now familiar with Dr. Bronner’s Soaps, a family-owned business based in Vista, California known for the colorful and text-laden, spiritual messaging of its packaging. Yet behind this ...
University of California Press20d
Housing discrimination is a public health disaster — and we need widespread social mobilization to fix it
Nearly a century ago, Walter Benjamin observed that what those who live in comfort perceive as states of emergency are the normal conditions experienced by the oppressed. Throughout history, oppressed ...
University of California Press23d
Native land claims and culture are inseparable
My interest in Indigenous territorial claims began in my childhood. I grew up during the Native land claims era in Alaska. Throughout the twentieth century, Alaska Native people watched their lands ...
University of California Press24d
Ten Intriguing Facts about Fearless Writer Sanora Babb
Iris Jamahl Dunkle, author of Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb, shares ten intriguing facts about intrepid writer Sanora Babb — peerless author of midcentury American literature and ...
University of California Press24d
Finding hope in a precarious place
My wife Jessica calls New Orleans the land of misfit toys. While rising insurance rates reflect the challenges of engineering away from danger, we are drawn to something more powerful than a hurricane ...