This week, President Biden signed a bill to make Juneteenth an official federal holiday. The date commemorates the anniversary of Union army general Gordon Granger’s arrival in Texas to proclaim the end …
Read More >UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are several of our recent award winners. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the news! …
Read More >Criminology Explains Police Violenceby Philip Matthew Stinson Sr Criminology Explains Police Violence offers a concise and targeted overview of criminological theory applied to the phenomenon of police violence. In this engaging and accessible …
Read More >In support of the #ScholarStrike for racial justice, UC Press is featuring titles that highlight the long history of protest, and the following list provides context for the continued struggle for racial …
Read More >From the massive prison system of California, to an abolitionist sanctuary movement, and the reimagining of how to provide safety in Puerto Rico, the following recommended titles offer in-depth research on alternatives …
Read More >By Andrea S. Boyles, author of recent book You Can’t Stop the Revolution: Community Disorder and Social Ties in Post-Ferguson American and previous book Race, Place, and Suburban Policing: Too Close for …
Read More >The work of addressing society’s core challenges—whether they be persistent inequality, a failing education system, or global climate change—can be accelerated when scholarship assumes its role as an agent of engagement and …
Read More >Broadcasting long form interviews since 1996, Chicago-based This Is Hell! regularly produces “in-depth conversations about the forces that drive politics, and gallows humor about a world with more questions than answers.” With …
Read More >By Andrea S. Boyles, author of You Can’t Stop the Revolution: Community Disorder and Social Ties in Post-Ferguson America This guest post is part of our ASA blog series published in conjunction with the …
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