Mammography is a routine health screening performed 40 million times each year in the United States, yet it remains one of the most deeply contested topics in medicine. In Mammography Wars, sociologist Asia Friedman uses the sociology of attention to map the cognitive structure of the “mammography wars.”
 

Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork, Inside the Circle: Queer Culture and Activism in Northwest China explores how everyday queer Chinese people are courageously taking part in both local and global expressions of queer culture and activism while also striving to lead traditionally moral lives in a rapidly changing society.

Based on numerous aerial images from helicopter and drone flights between 2015 and 2021, this book provides extensive photographs and maps of the New Jersey coast, accompanied by expert analysis by marine scientist Kenneth Able describing each site’s natural features, ecology, history, and possible futures in an era of rising sea levels.

 

Based on numerous aerial images from helicopter and drone flights between 2015 and 2021, this book provides extensive photographs and maps of the New Jersey coast, accompanied by expert analysis by marine scientist Kenneth Able describing each site’s natural features, ecology, history, and possible futures in an era of rising sea levels.

 

Children of the Rainforest explores the lives of Matses children growing up in a time of radical change in Amazonia. Using visual and participatory methods, the book explores ethnographically how children’s imaginations, play, and shifting desires are powerful catalysts of social change, which shape the future of their society and of Amazonia at large.

Children of the Rainforest explores the lives of Matses children growing up in a time of radical change in Amazonia. Using visual and participatory methods, the book explores ethnographically how children’s imaginations, play, and shifting desires are powerful catalysts of social change, which shape the future of their society and of Amazonia at large.

Twenty-first century fashion practice has become increasingly borderless and diverse in the digital era, calling into question the very boundaries that define fashion in the Western cultural context. Borderless Fashion Practice engages the work of fashion designers whose work intersects with other creative disciplines such as art, technology, science, architecture, and graphic design.

 

Women and New Hollywood revises our understanding of 1970s American film by examining the contributions that women made not only as directors, but also as screenwriters, editors, actors, producers, and critics. Considering both women working within and beyond the Hollywood film industry, this collection showcases the rich and varied cinematic products of women’s creative labor. 
 
 

Unguarded Border tells the stories of the 50,000 Americans who fled across the border to Canada in the 1960s and 1970s, a migrant experience that does not fit the usual paradigms. Historian Donald W. Maxwell explores how these Americans in exile forged cosmopolitan identities, permanently changing perceptions of military service, nation, and citizenship. 

The Ultimate Guide to the Jersey Shore delivers just what it promises—the best and most complete guide to New Jersey’s most treasured asset. There have been dozens of books published about the Shore—on its history, culture, landmarks, etc.—but none until now have covered the Shore in its entirety—where to eat; where to stay; landmarks and attractions; special events and festivals; beaches and boardwalks; what to do with the kids; scenic drives, etc. The reporter and writer who knows New Jersey best captures the Shore in all its wonder, charm and diversity.