Chambers v. Florida and the Criminal Justice Revolution
This book explores the history and enduring legacy of Chambers v. Florida, a landmark ruling that banned confessions obtained through mental or physical coercion in criminal trials and contributed to what is now known as the “criminal procedure revolution.”
Archaeology, Heritage, and Reactionary Populism
This volume explores how populist movements and politics present new challenges to public archaeologists, using global examples to propose practical forms of community engagement amid increasing polarization and extremism.
Intertidal Shipwrecks
Management of a Historic Resource in an Unmanageable Environment
This volume presents a global array of case studies on the management of shipwreck sites in intertidal zones, including strategies for conservation, archaeological research, and public outreach focused on such vulnerable sites.
On a Rising Swell
Surf Stories from Florida's Space Coast
In this high-speed glide through Florida surf culture, Dan Reiter chronicles stories of the sport in a region that has produced some of the world’s finest surf champions, Pipe masters, and surfboard builders.
Black Citizens and American Democracy
Fighting for the Soul of a Nation
This collection examines the important work of Black men and women to shape, expand, and preserve a multiracial American democracy from the mid-twentieth century to the present.
Southern Methodist Women and Social Justice
Interracial Activism in the Long Twentieth Century
This book tells the stories of nine southern Methodist women, who, inspired by their faith, advocated for progressive reform by fighting for racial equality, challenging white male supremacy, and addressing class oppression.
Of Slash Pines and Manatees
A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban Wilderness
Through stories of nature near at hand, Andrew Furman explores touchpoints between his everyday suburban life and the environment in South Florida, contemplating his place in a subtropical landscape stretching from the Everglades to the Atlantic coast.
Welcome to Florida
True Tales from America's Most Interesting State
In these stories, Craig Pittman introduces readers to the people, creatures, places, and issues that make up the Florida of today, capturing the heart of the nation’s fastest growing state.
Historic Sugar Mills in Santo Domingo
Case Studies in Adaptive Reuse
Moving through Life
Essential Lessons of Dance
This book traces the journey of influential dancer, teacher, and choreographer Naomi Goldberg Haas, from her early years as an emerging dancer to her leading work in bringing the joy of movement to dancers of all ages and abilities.
Futures of Black Power
Reimagining the Black Past
This book uncovers and centers unexpected sites of Black Power activism within the Black freedom struggle. In essays interspersed with oral history interviews, leading scholars look at how we study the past and suggest new ways historians can recognize Black Power and Black radicalism in the future.
Dance and Science in the Long Nineteenth Century
The Articulate Body
This collection reveals how the fields of dance and science informed each other’s development and engaged with dominant European worldviews during a time of unprecedented colonial expansion.
Guilt and Finnegans Wake
From Original Sin to the Irredeemable Body
Approaching James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake with attention to the theme of guilt, Talia Abu presents a clear and thorough interpretation of the work that shows the importance of the theme to Joyce’s craft.
The Archaeology of American Medicine and Healthcare
In this book, Meredith Reifschneider synthesizes archaeological research on healthcare and medicine to show how practices in the United States have evolved since the nineteenth century, demonstrating that historical archaeology can provide important insights into healthcare and modes of self-care in the past.
Leading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Volume 2
In two volumes, Judson Jeffries brings together essays on 21 accomplished and influential members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., demonstrating the enormous impact of the fraternity. Volume 2 discusses military figures, artists, modern civil rights activists, and scholars, and celebrates the rise of recent scholarship on Black Greek-letter organizations.