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<Essential and Excluded: The Paradox of Assimilation in the United States

Essential and Excluded: The Paradox of Assimilation in the United States

By Catherine S. Ramírez, author of Assimilation: An Alternative History This post was originally published on University of Southern California Equity Research Institute blog and is reposted here with permission. During their first …

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<This is a “People Power” Moment: It’s Time for a Revolution in the Name of Democracy

This is a “People Power” Moment: It’s Time for a Revolution in the Name of Democracy

By Scott Kurashige, author of The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began in Detroit

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<#2020ASA: New and Notable in American Studies

#2020ASA: New and Notable in American Studies

UC Press is thrilled to be publishing a number of new titles groundbreaking books in American Studies. Never-Ending War on Terrorby Alex Lubin A concise primer to the political, cultural, and social …

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God Rock, Inc. by Andrew Mall

God Rock, Inc.

Andrew Mall
Assimilation by Catherine S. Ramírez

Assimilation

Catherine S. Ramírez
Talking at the Gates by James Campbell

Talking at the Gates

James Campbell
Consuming Stories by Rebecca Peabody

Consuming Stories

Rebecca Peabody
Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amanda L. Tyler

Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amanda L. Tyler
The Stuff of Spectatorship by Caetlin Benson-Allott

The Stuff of Spectatorship

Caetlin Benson-Allott
Reading Basquiat by Jordana Moore Saggese

Reading Basquiat

Jordana Moore Saggese
Paving the Way by Herma Hill Kay, Patricia A. Cain

Paving the Way

Herma Hill Kay, Patricia A. Cain
American Disruptor by Roland De Wolk

American Disruptor

Roland De Wolk

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Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition by Bruce David Forbes, Jeffrey H. Mahan

Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition

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Hokum! by Rob King

Hokum!

Rob King
The Divo and the Duce by Giorgio Bertellini

The Divo and the Duce

Giorgio Bertellini
Louder and Faster by Deborah Wong

Louder and Faster

Deborah Wong
Where Truth Lies by Kris Fallon

Where Truth Lies

Kris Fallon
Cold War Cosmopolitanism by Christina Klein

Cold War Cosmopolitanism

Christina Klein