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Coastal Landscapes

South Jersey from the Air

By Kenneth W. Able; By (photographer) Kenneth W. Able
Rutgers University Press

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.

 

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Children of the Rainforest

Shaping the Future in Amazonia

Rutgers University Press

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.

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Children of the Rainforest

Shaping the Future in Amazonia

Rutgers University Press

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.

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Borderless Fashion Practice

Contemporary Fashion in the Metamodern Age

Rutgers University Press

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.  

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Women and New Hollywood

Gender, Creative Labor, and 1970s American Cinema

Rutgers University Press

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. 
 
 

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Unguarded Border

American Émigrés in Canada during the Vietnam War

Rutgers University Press

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. 

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The Ultimate Guide to the Jersey Shore

Where to Eat, What to Do, and so Much More

Rutgers University Press

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.

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The Counterfeit Coin

Videogames and Fantasies of Empowerment

Rutgers University Press

The Counterfeit Coin argues that games and related entertainment media have become almost inseparable from fantasy. In turn, these media are making fantasy itself visible in new ways. Though apparently asocial and egocentric, fantasy has become a key term in social contestations of the emerging medium. At issue is whose fantasies are catered to, who feels powerful and gets their way, and who is left out.

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Resilient Kitchens

American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis, Essays and Recipes

Rutgers University Press
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Global White Supremacy

Anti-Blackness and the University as Colonizer

Rutgers University Press

Global White supremacy is deeply historical and contemporary—a transnational and imperial phenomenon that is maintained through academic constructions of anti-Blackness. Collins, Newman, and Jun offer context, history, and perspective that disrupt how the curriculum, statues, architectures, and other aspects of the university serve as sites of colonial and White supremacist preservation—as well as sites of resistance.

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