$$a Not exercising as much as you should? Counting your calories in your sleep? Feeling ashamed for not being happier? You may be a victim of the wellness syndrome. In this ground-breaking new book, Carl Cederström and André Spicer argue that the ever-present pressure to maximiz…
In this profile of a typical white working-class community on Chicago's South side, Carr describes the response within the community to the shootings of two local teenage girls by gang members. He describes how these shootings led to profound changes in the community's relations…
This book offers the first attempt at understanding interpersonal violence in ancient Athens. While the archaic desire for revenge persisted into the classical period, it was channeled by the civil discourse of the democracy. Forensic speeches, curse tablets, and comedy display …
Norms and social control of teen sexuality -- Theorizing about norms and social control -- "Don't ask, don't tell": sexuality norms and social control at home -- "What are people going to think?": the influence of close friends and peers -- "Scare it into us": school norms and s…
Sex is bad. Unprotected sex is a problem. Having a baby would be a disaster. Abortion is a sin. Teenagers in the United States hear conflicting messages about sex from everyone around them. How do teens understand these messages? In Mixed Messages, Stefanie Mollborn examines how…
Truly international in scope, this Handbook focuses on approaches to discipline, surveillance and social control from around the world, critically examining the strategies and practices schools employ to monitor students and control their behavior. Bringing together leading scho…
"Transparency is the order of the day. It is a term, a slogan, that dominates public discourse about corruption and freedom of information. Considered crucial to democracy, it touches our political and economic lives as well as our private lives. Anyone can obtain information ab…
In this series of essays Fred Moten and Stefano Harney draw on the theory and practice of the black radical tradition as it supports, inspires, and extends contemporary social and political thought and aesthetic critique. Today the general wealth of social life finds itself conf…
The wild beyond : with and for the undercommons / Jack Halberstam -- Politics surrounded -- The university and the undercommons -- Blackness and governance -- Debt and study -- Planning and policy -- Fantasy in the hold -- The general antagonism : an interview with Stevphen Shuk…
"In this series of essays Fred Moten and Stefano Harney draw on the theory and practice of the black radical tradition as it supports, inspires, and extends contemporary social and political thought and aesthetic critique. Today the general wealth of social life finds itself con…
As accessibly written as it is theoretically ambitious, Predator Empire provides up-to-date information about U.S. drone warfare, as well as an in-depth history of the rise of drones.
