In one of the most provocative books ever published on America's social welfare system, economist Janet Currie argues that the modern social safety net is under attack. Unlike …
By comparing the constitutional systems of Israel and the United States, Gary Jacobsohn provides a new view of the essentials of constitutionalism itself--a balanced picture that …
From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the most comprehensive collection of Lincoln's writings on race and slaveryGenerations of Americans have debated the meaning of …
A major reappraisal of crime and punishment in AmericaThe huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated …
The perfect guide to the birds of the southeastern United States, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.orgThe All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding …
Is it ever legitimate to redraw electoral districts on the basis of race? In its long struggle with this question, the U.S. Supreme Court has treated race-conscious redistricting …
In the second half of the twentieth century Dominicans became New York City's largest, and poorest, new immigrant group. They toiled in garment factories and small groceries, and …
The perfect guide to the birds of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.orgThe All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series …
This lavishly illustrated guide will enable you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. The more than 1,200 color …
On a visit to a Berkshire paper mill, the narrator of Herman Melville's "e;The Tartarus of Maids"e; views the "e;wonderful"e; papermaking machine with awe and calls …
