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paperbacks Kevin Bales Disposable People New Slavery in the Global Economy Updated with a new preface “Chillingly described.”—New York Times “Sober, well-researched, pioneering. . . . A convincing and moving book.” —The Financial Times Kevin Bales is Director of Free the Slaves, Washington DC, (www.freetheslaves.net), Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, Roehampton, England, and Visiting Professor at the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation. He is the world’s leading expert on contemporary slavery. In 2002, “The Carpet Slaves: Stolen Children of India,” an HBO documentary based on Disposable People, won two Emmy Awards. APRIL 324 pages, 6 x 9”, 14 b/w photos, 1 line drawing, 2 tables Previous paperback published in 2004 (978-0-520-24384-2) Sociology/Politics/Economics World paper 978-0-520-27291-0 $27.95sc/£19.95 Robert Desjarlais Counterplay An Anthropologist at the Chessboard “This one is special, crafted for the general reader as well as the aficionado. . . . Like the game itself, Counterplay is an enjoyable mental exercise.”—Foreword Robert Desjarlais is Professor of Anthropology at Sarah Lawrence College. APRIL 266 pages, 6 x 9”, 2 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations Hardcover published in 2011 (978-0-520-26739-8) Global Anthropology/Psychology World paper 978-0-520-27260-6 $19.95sc/£13.95 Grace Lee Boggs The Next American Revolution Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century With Scott Kurashige Foreword by Danny Glover “A masterful weaving of history, philosophy, social justice, and activism. The author’s poignant political analysis and synthesis provide the loom that gathers otherwise interesting singular fibers to create a vibrant, revolutionary cloth.” —Foreword Grace Lee Boggs, the recipient of many human rights and lifetime achievement awards, is an activist, writer, and speaker. MAY 224 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4” Hardcover published in 2011 (978-0-520-26924-8) Contemporary Social Issues/Politics/Philosophy World paper 978-0-520-27259-0 $19.95sc/£13.95 John Iceland Poverty in America A Handbook With a 2012 Preface “An excellent overview of the dimensions and sources of American poverty. John Iceland combines statistical data, theoretical arguments, and historical information in a book that is highly readable.” —William Julius Wilson John Iceland is Professor of Sociology and Demography and Research Associate in the Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University. JANUARY 223 pages, 6 x 9”, 24 line illustrations, 9 tables Previous paperback published in 2006 (978-0-520-24841-0) Economics/Sociology/Politics World paper 978-0-520-27300-9 $27.95tx/£19.95 www.ucpress.edu | 55
paperbacks Sappho Sappho Translated by Mary Barnard Foreword by Dudley Fitts “As nearly perfect an English translation as one can find, a great translation, an immensely moving translation, complete, beautiful, deserving of endless praise.” —Hudson Review Mary Barnard (1909–2001) was a prominent American poet, translator, and biographer. JUNE 120 pages, 4-1/2 x 7-1/4”, 1 line drawing Previous paperback published in 1999 (978-0-520-22312-7) Literature/Poetry World paper 978-0-520-27293-4 $16.95tx/£11.95 Ross E. Dunn The Adventures of Ibn Battuta A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century With a New Preface “An excellent synoptic introduction to the Muslim world in the Middle Ages.” —Times Literary Supplement Ross E. Dunn is Professor of History at San Diego State University. JUNE 384 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4”, 15 b/w photographs, 12 maps Previous paperback published in 2004 (978-0-520-24385-9) History World paper 978-0-520-27292-7 $27.95sc/£19.95 Arlie Hochschild The Managed Heart Commercialization of Human Feeling Updated with a New Preface “A perceptive study of emotional labor.” —New York Times Charles Cooley Award C. Wright Mills Award, Honorable Mention Arlie Hochschild is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of three New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year. MARCH 339 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4”, 1 chart, 4 tables Previous paperback published in 2003 (978-0-520-23933-3) Sociology/Social Problems World paper 978-0-520-27294-1 $27.95tx/£19.95 João Biehl Vita Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment Photographs by Torben Eskerod With a New Afterword “Reads, in the best of ethnographic fashion, like a mystery thriller.”—Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute João Biehl is Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University. Margaret Mead Award Leeds Award in Urban Anthropology Benjamin L. Hooks Outstanding Book Award Stirling Prize Eileen Basker Memorial Prize Victor Turner Prize, Honorable Mention APRIL 404 pages, 6 x 9”, 30 b/w photographs Previous paperback published in 2005 (978-0-520-24278-4) Anthropology World paper 978-0-520-27295-8 $29.95tx/£19.95 56 | University of California Press
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