University of California Press2 天
Mirror in the Sky
A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar. Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the ...
University of California Press18 天
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 Press1 个月
Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures
Without a doubt the most prevalent type of film manifesto comes from the cinematic avant-garde. This makes a great deal of sense, as manifestos-whether political, aesthetic, or both-can be seen in the ...
University of California Press5 年
Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation
Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation is the first practical and comprehensive manual for creating, implementing, or improving natural science research and monitoring projects that ...
University of California Press3 年
Their Own Best Creations
A rich account that combines media-industry history and cultural studies, Their Own Best Creations looks at women writers' contributions to some of the most popular genres of postwar TV: ...
University of California Press1 年
The Reproduction of Mothering
When this best-seller was published, it put the mother-daughter relationship and female psychology on the map. The Reproduction of Mothering was chosen by Contemporary Sociology as one of the ten most ...
University of California Press1 个月
Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century, Vol. I
Fernand Braudel (1902-1985) taught at the Collège de France and was a member of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes. He is the author of The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of ...
University of California Press2 年
Cult of the Dead
A cultural history of how Christianity was born from its martyrs. Though it promises eternal life, Christianity was forged in death. Christianity is built upon the legacies of the apostles and martyrs ...
University of California Press1 个月
The Book of Yokai
A lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture through the concept of yokai. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks ...
University of California Press2 年
Tolerance Is a Wasteland
How denial sustains the liberal imagination of a progressive and democratic Israel. The question that this book aims to answer might seem simple: how can a violent project of dispossession and ...
University of California Press1 年
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 Press3 年
Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race
In recent years, Peru has transformed from a war-torn country to a global high-end culinary destination. Connecting chefs, state agencies, global capital, and Indigenous producers, this “gastronomic ...