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Rutgers University Press is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge for a wide range of readers. The Press reflects and extends the University’s core mission of research, instruction, and service. They enhance the work of their authors through exceptional publications that shape critical issues, spark debate, and enrich teaching. Core subjects include: film and media studies, sociology, anthropology, education, history, health, history of medicine, human rights, urban studies, criminal justice, Jewish studies, American studies, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, LGBTQ, Latino/a, Asian and African studies, as well as books about New York, New Jersey, and the region.
Rutgers also distributes books published by Bucknell University Press.
Out of Sync & Out of Work
History and the Obsolescence of Labor in Contemporary Culture
Finding Einstein's Brain
Destructive Sublime
World War II in American Film and Media
Comic Book Movies
Understanding the Age of Transitional Justice
Crimes, Courts, Commissions, and Chronicling
Understanding the Age of Transitional Justice
Crimes, Courts, Commissions, and Chronicling
New York City Politics
Governing Gotham
New Jersey
A History of the Garden State
New Jersey: A History of the Garden State is a fresh and comprehensive overview of New Jersey’s history from the prehistoric era to the present. The findings of archaeologists, political, social, and economic historians are brought together to offer a new look at the ways in which the Garden State has changed over time. From its pivotal role in the American Revolution to its modern-day suburbs and cities, this book shows how the small state of New Jersey is often a bellwether for the nation.
Through the Crosshairs
War, Visual Culture, and the Weaponized Gaze
