University of California Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Picking Presidents: How to Make the Most Consequential Decision in the World
Gautam Mukunda
Listen: @gmukunda talks with @PescaGist and @pescami about his new book PICKING PRESIDENTS: How to Make the Most Consequential Decision in the World (https://t.co/yj4Ccrh1gw): https://t.co/MrhM4kzG4J #leadership #Midterms2022
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Garland of Visions: Color, Tantra, and a Material History of Indian Painting
Jinah Kim
GARLAND OF VISIONS by Jinah Kim explores the ritual, artistic, social, scientific, and religious practices in Indian painting. #AAS2023 https://t.co/7WzJg3OMUZ
Hardcover, 2021
$75.00$50.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent
Justin Brooks
We love seeing authors in the booth! @JustinoBrooks's forthcoming YOU MIGHT GO TO PRISON, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE INNOCENT (April '23) paints the picture of a broken justice system, one where innocence is no protection from incarceration. Get an early look at the book at #AALS2023. https://t.co/3fJcCG1csH
Hardcover, 2023
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution Volume 66
Christina Heatherton
Join @c_heatherton at one of her many upcoming events to celebrate and discuss her new book ARISE!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution. Read more here: https://t.co/NkIkAGgabQ #mexicanrevolution https://t.co/wl45rXGSUE
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cannabis: Evolution and Ethnobotany
Robert Clarke
Can we do weed puns that we combine with presidential campaign slogans circa 2008? YES WE CAN(NABIS)! CANNABIS: EVOLUTION AND ETHNOBOTANY by Robert Clarke and Mark Merlin is an exploration of the origins and early evolution of the famous plant https://t.co/96JhYbQOJf #HigherEd https://t.co/2DsFpO8VMp
Paperback, 2016
$49.95$24.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom
Sahar F. Aziz
Great to see @saharazizlaw at #AALS2023! Her groundbreaking book demonstrates how race and religion intersect to create what she calls the Racial Muslim. Visit our booth to learn more! https://t.co/w78610764w
Paperback, 2021
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unsaid: Analyzing Harmful Silences
Lois Presser
Stop by #ASC2022 Booth 1 to check out "Unsaid" by Lois Presser, a guide to understanding and uncovering what is left unsaid and a richly layered approach to analyzing and dismantling the power structures that arise from what goes without saying. https://t.co/gGitNjC1mw https://t.co/I0cWKQy5sH
Paperback, 2022
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Anatomy of Loneliness: Suicide, Social Connection, and the Search for Relational Meaning in Contemporary Japan Volume 14
Chikako Ozawa-de Silva
We're thrilled to share that Chikako Ozawa-de Silva's "The Anatomy of Loneliness" has won the 2022 Francis Hsu Book Prize, and received honorable mention for the Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing! @AmericanAnthro #2022AAASeattle #anthrotwitter https://t.co/EUho8E8os3
Paperback, 2021
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times V. Sullivan
Samantha Barbas
"New York Times vs. Sullivan was one the most consequential Supreme Court decisions for the advancement of civil rights." Learn more about ACTUAL MALICE by Samantha Barbas and how overturning the landmark case would endanger freedom of speech: https://t.co/jRd6EG2BVt #AALS2023
Hardcover, 2023
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cancer and the Kali Yuga: Gender, Inequality, and Health in South India
Cecilia Coale Van Hollen
Wonderful to see two UC Press authors at #AAS2023! @Georgetown Prof. Cecilia Coale Van Hollen with her book CANCER AND THE KALI YUGA and @PittTweet Prof. Nicole Constable with her book PASSPORT ENTANGLEMENTS. https://t.co/J4ztAO8pgQ
Paperback, 2022
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book