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The Politics of Reproductive Ritual
"A welcome addition. They argue that rituals of reproduction in preindustrial societies are essentially political. In these societies, they say, men need to control the reproductive power of women in ...
University of California Press23h
Autopsy of a Crime Lab
This book exposes the dangerously imperfect forensic evidence that we rely on for criminal convictions. "That's not my fingerprint, your honor," said the defendant, after FBI experts reported a ...
University of California Press1d
The Modern World-System I
Immanuel Wallerstein’s highly influential, multi-volume opus, The Modern World-System, is one of this century’s greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic reinterpretation of global ...
University of California Press2d
The Moving City
The Moving City is a rich and intimate account of urban transformation told through the story of Delhi's Metro, a massive infrastructure project that is reshaping the city's social and urban ...
University of California Press2d
Shakespeare's Proverbial Language
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and ...
University of California Press6d
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 Press16d
Free trade’s legacy of grief for families of the disappeared in Mexico
In Mexico today, thousands of families are searching for loved ones who have disappeared amid the violence associated with “the war on drugs.” Although disappearances in Mexico trace back to the Cold ...
University of California Press16d
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In Mexico today, thousands of families are searching for loved ones who have disappeared amid the violence associated with “the war on drugs.” Trade agreements like NAFTA created conditions that ...
University of California Press18d
Building Farming Resilience with Climate-Smart Intervention
Donovan Campbell and Shaneica Lester are co-authors of “Building Resilience in Jamaica’s Farming Communities: Insights From a Climate-Smart Intervention,” which won top prize in the 2023 Case Studies ...
University of California Press19d
Q&A with Joy H. Calico and Daniel K. L. Chua, series editors of “California Studies in Global Musicology”
We’re thrilled to announce our new California Studies in Global Musicology series, led by series editors Joy H. Calico and Daniel K. L. Chua! In this interview, Calico and Chua introduce the series, ...
University of California Press19d
Q&A with Joe William Trotter, Jr., author of "Building the Black City"
Building the Black City shows how African Americans built and rebuilt thriving cities for themselves, even as their unpaid and underpaid labor enriched the nation's economic, political, and cultural ...