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Language in the Trump Era: Scandals and Emergencies

Early in his campaign, Donald Trump boasted that 'I know words.…
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The Licit Life of Capitalism

The Licit Life of Capitalism is both an account of a specific…
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Sacrificial Limbs: Masculinity, Disability, and Political Violence in Turkey

Sacrificial Limbs chronicles the everyday lives and political…
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Incarcerated Stories: Indigenous Women Migrants and Violence in the Settler-Capitalist State

Indigenous women migrants from Central America and Mexico face…
Cities: The First 6,000 Years

Cities: The First 6,000 Years

A sweeping history of cities through the millennia–from Mesopotamia…
The Holocaust and North Africa

The Holocaust and North Africa

The Holocaust is usually understood as a European story. Yet,…
The Promise of Infrastructure

The Promise of Infrastructure

From U.S.-Mexico border walls to Flint's poisoned pipes, there…
Social Memory and State Formation in Early China

Social Memory and State Formation in Early China

In this book, Li Min proposes a new paradigm for the foundation…
Embodied Family Choreography: Practices of Control, Care, and Mundane Creativity

Embodied Family Choreography: Practices of Control, Care, and Mundane Creativity

Embodied Family Choreography documents the lived and embodied…
Virtuous Violence: Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships

Virtuous Violence: Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships

What motivates violence? How can good and compassionate people…