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D. T. Tryon

Conversational Tahitian

$95.00

Conversational Tahitian: An Introduction to the Tahitian Language of French Polynesia is a groundbreaking resource designed to teach the everyday language of Tahiti and its surrounding islands. Tailored for English speakers, this book bridges a significant gap in accessible Tahitian language materials. With an emphasis on practical communication, it offers a series of graded lessons, exercises, and relevant conversational passages, allowing readers to quickly grasp the unique structure and usage of Tahitian. The text also includes a comprehensive glossary, translation keys, and clear explanations of linguistic features, making it an invaluable tool for anyone planning to visit Tahiti or learn more about its culture.

Unlike previous grammars, often steeped in theological or archaic forms, this book focuses on contemporary, conversational Tahitian. It avoids technical jargon and embraces a user-friendly approach, ensuring that learners of all backgrounds can engage with the language. Developed with the support of experts and institutions, including the Australian National University, this guide reflects a deep commitment to authenticity and accuracy. Whether for travelers, linguists, or cultural enthusiasts, Conversational Tahitian serves as an essential gateway to the language and daily life of French Polynesia.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1970.

Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World

$115.00

This edition presents Andrew Motte’s 1729 English translation of Newton’s Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, thoroughly revised and annotated by historian Florian Cajori (with R. T. Crawford stewarding the final publication after Cajori’s death in 1930). It opens with a portrait and Halley’s celebratory ode, then the prefaces to the first three Latin editions, where Newton defines “rational mechanics” as the mathematical study of motion and forces, and declares his program: from phenomena infer forces, then from forces deduce further phenomena. Book I develops the mathematical tools (limits, conics, central forces, apsidal motion, pendula), proving that orbits with equal-areas law imply centripetal attraction. Book II treats motion in resisting media—drag proportional to velocity or its square, hydrostatics, pendular resistance, and waves—bridging ideal dynamics and real fluids. Book III applies the theory to the heavens, stating “Rules of Reasoning,” listing “Phenomena,” and deriving universal gravitation, lunar nodes, tides, precession, cometary paths, and the *General Scholium*. A separate “System of the World” offers a more synthetic exposition. Cajori’s extensive appendix supplies historical and explanatory notes throughout.

Cotes’s preface to the second edition champions Newton’s experimental philosophy against scholastic “occult qualities” and Cartesian vortices. He argues from terrestrial gravitation and pendulum experiments to mutual attraction, then by Keplerian area and period–distance laws to centripetal forces inversely as the square of distance, unifying moon, planets, and comets under a single gravitational principle. The prefaces chronicle Newton’s method (analysis from phenomena; synthesis to prediction), Halley’s role in pressing publication, and later refinements to lunar theory, precession, comet orbits, and fluid resistance. Altogether, the volume frames the *Principia* as both a mathematical edifice and a philosophical watershed: geometry and experiment joined to reveal a world governed not by speculative mechanisms but by demonstrable universal laws.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1934.

Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World

D. T. Tryon

Conversational Tahitian

$39.95

Conversational Tahitian: An Introduction to the Tahitian Language of French Polynesia is a groundbreaking resource designed to teach the everyday language of Tahiti and its surrounding islands. Tailored for English speakers, this book bridges a significant gap in accessible Tahitian language materials. With an emphasis on practical communication, it offers a series of graded lessons, exercises, and relevant conversational passages, allowing readers to quickly grasp the unique structure and usage of Tahitian. The text also includes a comprehensive glossary, translation keys, and clear explanations of linguistic features, making it an invaluable tool for anyone planning to visit Tahiti or learn more about its culture.

Unlike previous grammars, often steeped in theological or archaic forms, this book focuses on contemporary, conversational Tahitian. It avoids technical jargon and embraces a user-friendly approach, ensuring that learners of all backgrounds can engage with the language. Developed with the support of experts and institutions, including the Australian National University, this guide reflects a deep commitment to authenticity and accuracy. Whether for travelers, linguists, or cultural enthusiasts, Conversational Tahitian serves as an essential gateway to the language and daily life of French Polynesia.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1970.

Donald Hindley

The Communist Party of Indonesia 1951-1963

$49.95

The Communist Party of Indonesia: 1951–1963 explores the dramatic evolution of PKI under the transformative leadership of D. N. Aidit and his contemporaries, M. H. Lukman and Njoto. From a weakened party of a few thousand disorganized members in 1951, the PKI emerged as the largest non-governing communist party globally, boasting over 2 million members by 1963 and an additional 12.5 million supporters through its mass organizations. This study focuses on the Aidit leadership’s implementation of a "national united front" strategy, emphasizing the creation of a mass communist party, extending influence far beyond party boundaries, and navigating complex interactions with Indonesia’s major political forces. The narrative concludes in 1963, when the ultimate success of this strategy remained uncertain.

Rooted in Indonesia’s specific socio-political landscape, the book delves deeply into the Javanese society that provided the core of the PKI’s support. By examining the party’s grassroots efforts, mass mobilization strategies, and challenges within an underdeveloped nation, the study sheds light on why PKI amassed widespread support yet struggled to consolidate power. Avoiding a broader international perspective, this work zeroes in on Indonesia, presenting a detailed account of the Aidit leadership's influence and the socio-political conditions shaping the PKI during its pivotal years.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.

Barnabas Bernard Hughes

Jordanus de Nemore, de Numeris Datis

$39.95

Jordanus de Nemore's De Numeris Datis stands as a groundbreaking text, marking the advent of advanced algebra in Western Europe. Written in the 13th century, the work assumes mastery of basic algebra and progresses to develop a systematic approach to quadratic, simultaneous, and proportional equations, many of which had not been previously articulated in European mathematics. By providing sophisticated techniques for numerical analysis, Jordanus not only addressed the needs of his contemporary mathematical community but also laid a foundational stone for the algebraic advancements that followed. The text bridges a gap between the classical mathematical traditions of the Greeks and the revolutionary algebraic methods emerging in the medieval Islamic world, showcasing Jordanus’s role as an intellectual conduit in a period of vibrant cross-cultural exchange.

Despite scant biographical information about Jordanus himself, his contributions resonate through the depth and structure of his work. De Numeris Datis combines theoretical rigor with practical application, offering propositions and methods that are both abstract and directly applicable to real-world problems. The text's influence is underscored by its enduring presence in medieval and Renaissance scholarship, with numerous surviving manuscripts and commentaries attesting to its relevance. By formalizing algebraic analysis in a way that prefigures later works like Viète's Introduction to the Analytical Art, Jordanus elevated algebra from a computational tool to a discipline of logical inquiry, cementing his legacy as one of the seminal figures in the history of mathematics.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.

Walter Goldschmidt

Comparative Functionalism

$95.00

Comparative Functionalism: An Essay in Anthropological Theory offers a bold reexamination of anthropology’s theoretical foundation. This work challenges the discipline's overreliance on cultural relativism and institutional analysis, arguing for a shift toward understanding universal social functions as responses to human needs. Emphasizing the interplay between biological, environmental, and cultural factors, the essay critiques anthropological complacency in addressing larger questions about human nature and society. The author advocates for a comparative approach that seeks patterns of consistency beneath diverse cultural expressions, aiming to synthesize insights from varied human experiences into a cohesive model of social functions. This shift, the essay argues, is vital for anthropology to fulfill its broader responsibility to the behavioral sciences.

The book underscores the discipline's pivotal role in moving beyond structural-functional analysis to explore cross-cultural universals. It calls for an approach that considers the broader context of human behavior, integrating insights from psychology, sociology, and anthropology to achieve a more holistic understanding of man in society. With examples drawn from anthropological traditions and critiques of past methodologies, the essay seeks to provoke discourse and reorient the field toward its ultimate goal: a scientific comprehension of human social behavior and its diverse manifestations. Comparative Functionalism invites scholars to rethink their methodologies and engage with anthropology’s untapped potential in unraveling the complexities of human existence.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.

Walter Goldschmidt

Comparative Functionalism

$39.95

Comparative Functionalism: An Essay in Anthropological Theory offers a bold reexamination of anthropology’s theoretical foundation. This work challenges the discipline's overreliance on cultural relativism and institutional analysis, arguing for a shift toward understanding universal social functions as responses to human needs. Emphasizing the interplay between biological, environmental, and cultural factors, the essay critiques anthropological complacency in addressing larger questions about human nature and society. The author advocates for a comparative approach that seeks patterns of consistency beneath diverse cultural expressions, aiming to synthesize insights from varied human experiences into a cohesive model of social functions. This shift, the essay argues, is vital for anthropology to fulfill its broader responsibility to the behavioral sciences.

The book underscores the discipline's pivotal role in moving beyond structural-functional analysis to explore cross-cultural universals. It calls for an approach that considers the broader context of human behavior, integrating insights from psychology, sociology, and anthropology to achieve a more holistic understanding of man in society. With examples drawn from anthropological traditions and critiques of past methodologies, the essay seeks to provoke discourse and reorient the field toward its ultimate goal: a scientific comprehension of human social behavior and its diverse manifestations. Comparative Functionalism invites scholars to rethink their methodologies and engage with anthropology’s untapped potential in unraveling the complexities of human existence.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.

R. P. Dore

Education in Tokugawa Japan

$95.00

Education in Tokugawa Japan by R. P. Dore offers the first comprehensive English-language account of how a society often remembered for its rigid hierarchy laid the foundations of modern Japan’s remarkably high levels of literacy and learning. Drawing on fief records, school regulations, curricula, and popular texts, Dore reconstructs the educational institutions of the Tokugawa period—from the elite fief schools training samurai to the terakoya that brought reading, writing, and arithmetic to commoners. He shows how Confucian moral training, vocational imperatives of governance, and the spread of print culture combined to transform education from a priestly preserve into a broadly shared pursuit.

Far from being static, Tokugawa education adapted to political reform, Western learning, and the growth of commerce. Dore details both the ideals that guided samurai education—moral rectitude, loyalty, and service—and the practicalities of school life: ceremonies, examinations, discipline, and finance. He also probes the limits of the system, from the uneven education of women to tensions between moral cultivation and administrative utility. With clarity and breadth, the book illuminates how early modern Japan’s scholastic traditions nurtured a society capable of rapid modernization after 1868, while offering a rich portrait of the interplay between social order, merit, and the pursuit of knowledge.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.

Jonathan B. Bendor

Parallel Systems

$49.95

Parallel Systems: Redundancy in Government challenges the conventional wisdom that efficiency in public administration is best achieved by eliminating duplication. Drawing on real-world examples, including the infamous failure of the American rescue expedition to Iran, this book makes a compelling case for the value of redundancy in government systems. Just as engineers build redundancy into complex machinery to ensure reliability in the face of inevitable failures, the authors argue that similar principles should guide public administration. In this framework, redundancy—whether in equipment or overlapping agency responsibilities—is not wasteful but essential for effective governance.

The book delves into theoretical perspectives from scholars such as Martin Landau and William Niskanen, who propose that duplication can enhance reliability and foster healthy competition among agencies, driving greater efficiency. Using case studies in the areas of weapons, water management, and welfare programs, Parallel Systems demonstrates that redundancy is neither an anomaly nor a flaw in the American bureaucratic system. Instead, it is a pragmatic response to the unpredictability of complex government operations. This work is a thought-provoking exploration of how rethinking redundancy can lead to more resilient and effective public administration.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.

Abraham S. Becker

Soviet National Income 1958-1964

$65.00

Soviet National Income, 1958–1964: National Accounts of the USSR in the Seven Year Plan Period by Abraham S. Becker offers a rigorous reconstruction and analysis of Soviet national income during a critical juncture in postwar economic history. Using the Soviet National Income and Product (SNIP) accounting framework pioneered by Abram Bergson and colleagues, Becker presents independently compiled accounts for each year of 1958–1964 and for the plan year 1965 as originally envisioned in the Seven Year Plan (SYP). By reworking household income and expenditure flows, public sector financing, investment, and capital-output relationships, the study provides a comprehensive portrait of the Soviet economy under Khrushchev. Central to the analysis are the difficulties of valuation in a command economy—distorted prices, turnover taxes, subsidies, and agricultural price disparities—and the adjustments necessary to approximate factor cost and constant-price measures. These methodological refinements allow Becker to chart growth trends, resource allocation, and structural change with unusual precision, while also probing the limits of Soviet statistical transparency.

The results reveal both the ambitions and contradictions of the Seven Year Plan era. Growth slowed markedly compared to the rapid postwar decades, with per capita gains narrowing and agricultural stagnation undermining official targets. Military expenditures remained significant, though their accounting was obscured by budgetary categories. Investment continued at high rates but yielded diminishing returns, reflected in rising capital-output ratios. By juxtaposing ex ante SYP goals with ex post outcomes, Becker highlights the gap between Soviet planners’ aspirations and economic realities, showing how policy adjustments responded to agricultural shortfalls, shifting defense priorities, and fiscal pressures. Comparative chapters situate Soviet performance within broader international trends, contrasting consumption, investment, and structural change with those of Western economies. The study concludes that the economic retardation of the SYP years was not merely cyclical but symptomatic of deeper inefficiencies in Soviet planning and valuation practices, setting the stage for the hesitant reforms of the mid-1960s. For scholars of comparative economic systems, Becker’s work remains a foundational examination of how to measure—and interpret—growth in a socialist command economy.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

Audrey Spiro

Contemplating the Ancients

$95.00

Contemplating the Ancients: Aesthetic and Social Issues in Early Chinese Portraiture delves into the intriguing world of ancient Chinese art, exploring portraits that transcend physical likeness to embody deeper societal and aesthetic values. Focusing on the iconic composition of the Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove and Rong Qiqi, the book examines why fourth-century patrons sought to be buried with depictions of men from a century earlier. Through this lens, it reveals the remarkable ability of artists to transform profound ideas into enduring visual masterpieces, reflecting the cultural and historical context of their time. Perfect for art historians and cultural enthusiasts, this richly detailed study offers a fresh appreciation of how early Chinese portraiture captured the essence of its subjects, blending artistic brilliance with timeless societal narratives.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.

Edited by Norman J. W. Thrower

The Compleat Plattmaker

$95.00

The Compleat Plattmaker is a rich collection of essays delving into the art and science of cartography in England during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Drawing upon the extensive resources of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA, this volume offers insights into the intricate world of map, chart, and globe creation—a field that blended artistry, geography, and scientific inquiry during a transformative period of exploration and intellectual development.

The essays examine the evolution of cartographic practices, focusing on key figures like Edmond Halley, a pioneer in thematic mapping, and the Thames School of chartmakers, whose work bridged the transition from manuscript to printed maps. Topics include advancements in surveying and engraving techniques, the role of colonial mapping in expanding geographic knowledge, and the interplay between scientific innovation and artistic expression. Compiled from the Clark Library’s programs and seminars, this volume is a testament to the interdisciplinary exploration of cartography and its enduring impact on cultural and scientific history.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.

Edited by Norman J. W. Thrower

The Compleat Plattmaker

$39.95

The Compleat Plattmaker is a rich collection of essays delving into the art and science of cartography in England during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Drawing upon the extensive resources of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA, this volume offers insights into the intricate world of map, chart, and globe creation—a field that blended artistry, geography, and scientific inquiry during a transformative period of exploration and intellectual development.

The essays examine the evolution of cartographic practices, focusing on key figures like Edmond Halley, a pioneer in thematic mapping, and the Thames School of chartmakers, whose work bridged the transition from manuscript to printed maps. Topics include advancements in surveying and engraving techniques, the role of colonial mapping in expanding geographic knowledge, and the interplay between scientific innovation and artistic expression. Compiled from the Clark Library’s programs and seminars, this volume is a testament to the interdisciplinary exploration of cartography and its enduring impact on cultural and scientific history.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.

Muriel Horrell

A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa 1972

$95.00

A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa offers a meticulous year-by-year chronicle of apartheid-era politics, law, and society, compiled by the South African Institute of Race Relations. Covering developments in 1972, this volume documents shifts across white political parties, debates within the Coloured and Indian representative councils, and the growth of Black Consciousness organizations. It details the policies of the homelands, state security measures, and trials under repressive laws, while also tracing church resistance, student movements, and the tightening grip of censorship. Through its structured presentation of legislation, population data, and official policy, the survey captures the apparatus of apartheid alongside emerging forms of opposition and dissent.

What distinguishes the survey is its comprehensive breadth: from by-elections and Afrikaner nationalist secret societies to grassroots trade union efforts, church-state conflict, and the international dimensions of South Africa’s isolation. With appendices cataloging legislation and statistical tables, the volume became a vital annual reference for journalists, scholars, and activists alike. Today it endures as a critical historical record of apartheid’s institutional machinery, the contested terrain of race relations, and the complex interplay between repression and resistance at a pivotal moment in South Africa’s twentieth-century history.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa 1972

K. S. Shrader-Frechette

Risk and Rationality

$49.95

Risk and Rationality: Philosophical Foundations for Populist Reforms offers a rigorous philosophical reconstruction of how societies should evaluate and govern technological hazards. K. S. Shrader-Frechette charts a “middle path” between cultural relativism and naive positivism, demonstrating why risk evaluation is neither a mere social construct nor a value-free technical exercise. After situating modern risk analysis in its institutional history (NEPA, OSHA, RARADA), she dissects the value judgments embedded in all three stages of assessment—identification, estimation, and evaluation—showing how methodological choices shape policy outcomes. Through targeted critiques of prevailing strategies—expert/lay splits between “perceived” and “actual” risk, probability-only decision rules, Bayesian–utilitarian maximization under deep uncertainty, producer-favoring default choices, and the “isolationist” discounting of Third-World harms—Shrader-Frechette argues that lay aversion to involuntary, catastrophic, or inequitably distributed risks is often more rational than experts concede.

The book’s constructive core advances “scientific proceduralism,” a normative framework that weds empirical objectivity to democratic ethics. Risk evaluations, Shrader-Frechette contends, can be objective—insofar as they are probabilistically revisable and open to critical testing—while also answerable to principles of equity, consent, and due process. She proposes methodological reforms (ethically weighted risk–cost–benefit analysis; performance-based ranking of expert judgments by predictive accuracy) and procedural reforms (free, informed consent for imposed risks; compensation and due-process rights; market-share liability) that realign assessment and management with public reason. Bridging philosophy of science, environmental ethics, and policy analysis, Risk and Rationality supplies scholars and practitioners with a defensible account of rational risk governance—one that explains persistent public opposition to hazardous sitings without pathologizing citizens, and that equips analysts to design evaluations and institutions capable of earning democratic legitimacy.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991.

Michael N. Nagler

Spontaneity and Tradition

$95.00

Spontaneity and Tradition: A Study in the Oral Art of Homer by Michael N. Nagler offers a groundbreaking reappraisal of the Iliad and the Odyssey through the lens of oral poetics. Building on the work of Milman Parry and Albert Lord, Nagler demonstrates how Homer’s epics are best understood as oral-dictated performances that balance inherited formulas with the poet’s spontaneous artistry. Rather than viewing formulas and type-scenes as rigid conventions, Nagler argues that they function as dynamic resources for invention, enabling Homer to shape expansive, unified works in real time before a listening audience. Drawing on his own fieldwork with modern singers in Crete, Nagler provides a compelling analogy for how oral poets, far from being constrained, perform at their most creative when engaging an audience or even a recording device.

At once a contribution to Homeric studies and to broader debates in comparative literature, Spontaneity and Tradition reframes the “Homeric Question” by underscoring the coherence, flexibility, and depth of Homer’s art. Nagler situates the epics within a continuum of “spontaneous-traditional art,” emphasizing how oral composition-in-performance generates meaning at multiple levels—from formula and phrase to type-scene and narrative design. His analysis of textual transmission and his defense of a unitarian Homer highlight both the stability and the vitality of this tradition. Engaging with linguistics, anthropology, and literary theory, this book offers scholars a fresh perspective on Homer while modeling a method for approaching oral traditions worldwide.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Robert L. Fleischer, P. Buford Price, Robert M. Walker

Nuclear Tracks in Solids

$65.00

Nuclear Tracks in Solids: Principles and Applications offers a comprehensive exploration of the revolutionary science of particle track etching. From its origins with Silk and Barnes' groundbreaking electron micrographs in 1959 to its diverse applications in fields like geochronology, nuclear physics, and even botany, this book traces the evolution of a field that has reshaped our understanding of particle interactions in solids. It delves into the fascinating process of identifying and analyzing nuclear particle tracks, unveiling their potential to decode the history of the cosmos, assess radiation exposure, and innovate in various scientific domains.

This meticulously detailed work caters to a broad audience, including researchers, scientists in related disciplines, and advanced students. Part I covers the foundational principles and methods of track etching, while Parts II and III dive into specialized applications across earth sciences, space exploration, and nuclear technology. With its blend of historical narrative, scientific rigor, and practical insights, Nuclear Tracks in Solids serves as both a valuable resource and a testament to the serendipitous discoveries and interdisciplinary collaborations that drive scientific progress.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.

Glenn L. Hoffman

Parasites of North American Freshwater Fishes

$49.95

Parasites of North American Freshwater Fishes serves as an essential reference for understanding the complex relationships between fish and their parasitic counterparts in freshwater ecosystems. Highlighting the economic, ecological, and recreational significance of fish populations, this work underscores the critical importance of studying fish parasites. Whether in natural aquatic systems or fish hatcheries, parasites can disrupt ecological balance, hinder fish growth and reproduction, and, in extreme cases, lead to devastating population declines. By methodically detailing identification, life cycles, ecological requirements, and geographic ranges of parasites, the book equips researchers and fishery managers with the foundational knowledge necessary for effective prevention and control strategies.

This manual is meticulously organized to aid in the identification of freshwater fish parasites across North America, offering tools such as keys to genera, species references, and an overview of parasitic biology and ecology. It also provides guidance on prevention and treatment, emphasizing ecological interventions to minimize the introduction of harmful parasites in controlled environments. With its comprehensive literature review and practical focus, the book addresses a critical gap in the field, enabling a better understanding of the impact of parasites on fish health and aquatic ecosystems. As fishery management and aquaculture continue to expand, this text remains an invaluable resource for safeguarding the health of fish populations and the environments they inhabit.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967.

Douglas Dakin

The Greek Struggle for Independence 1821-1833

$49.95

The Greek Struggle for Independence 1821–1833 is an illuminating exploration of Greece’s historic fight for sovereignty and the birth of the modern Greek state. Chronicling the revolution’s early achievements and its far-reaching implications, the book details the nation’s transformation from a fragmented uprising to the establishment of a fledgling state, whose boundaries initially encompassed only a fraction of the Greek-speaking world. Through vivid accounts, it brings to life the strategic considerations of European powers, the persistence of Greek resistance, and the interplay of regional and global politics that shaped Greece's borders.

This comprehensive study captures the incremental expansion of Greece’s territory, from the Ionian Islands' union in 1864 to the incorporation of Thessaly, Crete, and Macedonia through wars and diplomacy, culminating in the Dodecanese's annexation in 1947. The book offers a richly detailed narrative of the political, cultural, and military forces at play, painting a vivid portrait of a nation striving to unify its people and reclaim its heritage. Ideal for readers intrigued by Greece’s tumultuous history, this work provides a compelling look at how independence and national identity were hard-won through decades of struggle.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

J. A. O. Larsen

Representative Government in Greek and Roman History

$95.00

Representative Government in Greek and Roman History by J. A. O. Larsen offers a sweeping examination of how ancient political systems experimented with and resisted representative structures. Drawing on over thirty years of research, Larsen challenges the conventional view that Greek and Roman governance was wholly bound to direct democracy or oligarchic rule. Beginning with the Athenian boule and moving through federal leagues, Hellenistic states, and Roman provincial assemblies, he traces how institutions grappled with the tension between direct assemblies and the practical need for representative bodies. By situating these experiments within broader political theories and inscriptions, Larsen demonstrates that representation was not foreign to antiquity but an evolving response to scale, complexity, and empire.

As a volume in the prestigious Sather Classical Lectures, the book reframes familiar episodes—from the Athenian reforms of Cleisthenes to the councils of Boeotia and the Roman provincial synods—through the lens of institutional innovation. Larsen shows that while Greek democratic theory often resisted delegation, oligarchies and federal states pioneered representative practices that shaped civic and imperial administration. His conclusion—that representative government emerged before, alongside, and after democratic theory—invites a reassessment of ancient political legacies and their relevance for understanding the genealogy of representative institutions in the modern world.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1955.

Leith Mullings

Therapy, Ideology, and Social Change

$95.00

Therapy, Ideology, and Social Change: Mental Healing in Urban Ghana by Leith Mullings examines how therapeutic systems both reflect and reproduce the social relations and ideologies of their settings. Focusing on Ghana, Mullings situates indigenous psychotherapies within broader debates on the authority of Western biomedicine and the reassertion of traditional practices. She notes that all medical systems—whether biomedical or indigenous—are cultural processes that structure the meaning of illness and health. Psychotherapy is especially revealing because it directly addresses deviant behavior and is therefore grounded in specific moral and ideological assumptions. The book places Ghana within the context of World Health Organization initiatives to integrate traditional and biomedical systems, critiques of colonial legacies in health care, and the persistent inequalities that shape access to medical resources in postcolonial societies.

Mullings advances the argument that therapeutic systems cannot be understood apart from infrastructural conditions and class relations, both domestic and international. She critiques approaches in medical anthropology that treat medicine primarily as cultural expression, emphasizing instead how therapies serve social formations and reproduce ideological systems. The study contrasts two main forms of indigenous psychotherapy in Ghana—traditional religious healing and spiritualist Christianity—demonstrating both their shared symbolic processes, such as dramatic healing rituals, and their divergent goals, especially in relation to Western psychiatry’s emphasis on “ego strengthening.” By grounding analysis in urban Accra, particularly the community of Labadi, Mullings shows how local practices intersect with national health planning, postcolonial state policies, and international debates. Ultimately, the book links healing to broader processes of social change, arguing that therapies both respond to and shape Ghana’s evolving political economy.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.

Celso Furtado

Development and Underdevelopment

$95.00

Development and Underdevelopment is a thought-provoking exploration of the economic challenges faced by underdeveloped nations and the intellectual journey required to understand and address them. Compiling studies conducted over a decade, the book critiques traditional economic theories, including classical, Keynesian, and Marxist thought, highlighting their limitations and contributions to the analysis of underdevelopment. The author emphasizes the necessity of integrating structural and historical approaches to economic analysis, offering insights into the unique dynamics that shape underdeveloped economies. By addressing specific growth mechanisms, industrial origins, and the socio-economic factors inhibiting progress, this work seeks to redefine the field of economic thought for a world grappling with persistent inequalities.

Through a series of detailed chapters, the book examines the evolution of development theory, the mechanisms driving growth, and the historical context that underpins modern economic systems. It culminates in a focused discussion on the distinct challenges of underdevelopment, offering a roadmap for identifying structural factors and fostering effective economic planning. Written for a new generation of economists, policymakers, and thinkers, Development and Underdevelopment serves as both a critique and a call to action, urging innovative approaches to understand and transform the global economic landscape.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.

Sheldon Sacks

Fiction and the Shape of Belief

$39.95

Fiction and the Shape of Belief explores how eighteenth-century fiction negotiates the relationship between narrative form and ethical conviction. Sheldon Sacks develops a critical “grammar” of fictional types—satire, apologue, and action—and demonstrates how each embodies belief in distinct ways. With particular attention to Henry Fielding, and comparative glances at Swift, Johnson, and Richardson, Sacks reveals how narrative strategies shape the moral and intellectual content of prose fiction. The study challenges critics who collapse diverse forms under thematic generalities, offering instead a precise framework for understanding how structure and belief cohere.

By insisting that belief is not incidental ornament but integral to fictional organization, this landmark work reframes the place of the novel in literary history. It shows that Fielding’s novels cannot be read simply as carriers of moral “themes,” but as actions whose coherence depends on the interplay of character, complication, and resolution. At the same time, the book clarifies the unique artistic demands of satire and apologue, illuminating why Gulliver’s Travels or Rasselas succeed on their own terms but fail when judged as novels. First published by the University of California Press in 1967, Fiction and the Shape of Belief remains a foundational intervention in narrative theory and eighteenth-century studies.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967.

Axel W. Persson

The Religion of Greece in Prehistoric Times

$95.00

The Religion of Greece in Prehistoric Times, by Axel W. Persson, investigates the forms and continuities of Minoan and Mycenaean religious life and their survival in later Greek myth. Based on archaeological discoveries such as signet rings, seals, and cultic artifacts, Persson reconstructs rituals centered on the vegetation cycle—seasonal observances of sowing, harvest, death, and rebirth—and situates them within the broader context of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern religions. Sacrifices, offerings, and festivals emerge as central to understanding how early Greeks conceived renewal, continuity, and divine power, while comparative analysis highlights parallels with Egypt, Babylonia, Syria, and Asia Minor.

Persson also traces how prehistoric cults and symbols persisted into the classical period, shaping myths of gods and heroes such as Demeter, Dionysus, and Persephone. By setting Minoan-Mycenaean belief alongside the Olympian pantheon, he demonstrates both transformation and enduring influence. The study extends outward to suggest affinities with Nordic Bronze Age religion, underscoring the deep interconnections of ancient civilizations. Originally delivered as part of the distinguished Sather Classical Lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, this volume combines archaeology, comparative religion, and cultural history in a sweeping synthesis. The Religion of Greece in Prehistoric Times remains a seminal work for understanding how the ritual and mythic foundations of preclassical Greece helped shape one of the world’s most influential religious traditions.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1942.

Wayne S. Boutell

Auditing with the Computer

$39.95

Auditing with the Computer examines the transformative impact of electronic data-processing (EDP) systems on modern auditing practices. This forward-looking book explores the challenges and opportunities posed by integrating computerized information systems into business operations. It highlights the growing tension between the efficient design of computer-driven systems and the need for robust control mechanisms, offering practical strategies for auditors to navigate this evolving landscape. The author traces the historical evolution of auditing theory, addresses the current demands of business information systems, and presents methodologies for adapting auditing practices to computerized environments. Through real-world observations, case studies, and survey data from practicing auditors, the book provides actionable insights into auditing in the digital age.

Focused on both present challenges and future trends, the book advocates for leveraging computers as powerful tools in the auditing process. By introducing innovative approaches like computer-assisted audits and system-integrated controls, it shows how auditors can enhance efficiency and accuracy while maintaining professional standards. Accessible to professionals and students alike, Auditing with the Computer bridges traditional auditing practices with the realities of digital transformation, equipping readers to meet the demands of an increasingly computerized business world.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.

Sheldon Sacks

Fiction and the Shape of Belief

$95.00

Fiction and the Shape of Belief explores how eighteenth-century fiction negotiates the relationship between narrative form and ethical conviction. Sheldon Sacks develops a critical “grammar” of fictional types—satire, apologue, and action—and demonstrates how each embodies belief in distinct ways. With particular attention to Henry Fielding, and comparative glances at Swift, Johnson, and Richardson, Sacks reveals how narrative strategies shape the moral and intellectual content of prose fiction. The study challenges critics who collapse diverse forms under thematic generalities, offering instead a precise framework for understanding how structure and belief cohere.

By insisting that belief is not incidental ornament but integral to fictional organization, this landmark work reframes the place of the novel in literary history. It shows that Fielding’s novels cannot be read simply as carriers of moral “themes,” but as actions whose coherence depends on the interplay of character, complication, and resolution. At the same time, the book clarifies the unique artistic demands of satire and apologue, illuminating why Gulliver’s Travels or Rasselas succeed on their own terms but fail when judged as novels. First published by the University of California Press in 1967, Fiction and the Shape of Belief remains a foundational intervention in narrative theory and eighteenth-century studies.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967.

Desmond Ball

Politics and Force Levels

$49.95

Politics and Force Levels: The Strategic Missile Program of the Kennedy Administration offers a comprehensive analysis of the sweeping military build-up undertaken during John F. Kennedy's presidency, focusing specifically on the expansion of the United States' strategic missile forces. The book examines the pivotal collaboration between Kennedy and his Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, whose defense policies transformed the U.S. into a nuclear superpower. By increasing missile capabilities, including the deployment of Minuteman ICBMs, Titan II ICBMs, and Polaris submarines, the Kennedy Administration fundamentally reshaped America's strategic posture, emphasizing deterrence through overwhelming military strength.

The book delves into the political, historical, and bureaucratic contexts that shaped these defense strategies. It explores the influence of pre-existing programs initiated under the Eisenhower Administration, the political climate of the missile-gap controversy, and the competing interests within the U.S. defense establishment. Through detailed accounts of policy decisions and their implementation, the study critiques the official justification for the missile build-up, revealing the complex interplay of intelligence limitations, bureaucratic bargaining, and political imperatives. This work serves both as a vital case study in defense policymaking and as a broader commentary on the influence of internal political dynamics on national security strategies.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980.

Robert A. Brady

Organization, Automation, and Society

$95.00

Organization, Automation, and Society: The Scientific Revolution in Industry examines the transformative power of science and technology in reshaping industrial societies, addressing the intricate interplay of organization, automation, and the societal impact of these innovations. The book offers a thorough analysis of how technological advancements in automation, energy, chemistry, and communications have redefined industrial processes and created unprecedented demands for systemic organization. Against the backdrop of global industrialization, the text explores the tension between centralization and decentralization, highlighting the ideological and practical divides between competing systems like free-market enterprise and centralized planning.

This study delves into the far-reaching implications of integrating scientific methodologies into industrial operations, emphasizing the need for flexible and adaptive frameworks to manage technological complexity. By dissecting phenomena such as automation, material substitution, and energy innovations, the book uncovers how these developments influence not only production but also broader societal structures, from labor dynamics to global resource management. With a focus on forward-thinking solutions and a call for interdisciplinary approaches, the work is a vital resource for policymakers, academics, and industry leaders navigating the challenges and opportunities of the modern industrial revolution.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1961.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville: Selected Letters on Politics and Society

$49.95

This title opens a new window into the life and thought of Alexis de Tocqueville, presenting him as not only a political thinker but also a person deeply shaped by the tensions and ideals of his time. Known for Democracy in America, Tocqueville’s insights into American democracy have often overshadowed his reflections on French society, friendship, and personal struggles. This compilation of letters, many unpublished in English before, spans his political career, his friendships, and his inner conflicts, revealing his ongoing battle between intellectual ideals and the harsh realities of the political landscape. His letters bring to light a Tocqueville who was both drawn to political action and increasingly disillusioned by the self-serving nature of his era’s middle class.

Tocqueville’s correspondence reveals a figure influenced by both Enlightenment rationalism and Romanticism’s emphasis on feeling and individuality. While often critical of Romantic melancholy, he was himself plagued by existential doubt and frustration over the limited impact of his political actions. He viewed society’s growing emphasis on materialism and self-interest as symptoms of a broader decline, leaving him torn between admiration for civic virtues and disappointment in the era’s lack of ambition. Religion and friendship emerge as stabilizing forces in his life, with his close bond with Gustave de Beaumont standing out as a source of both comfort and challenge. The letters show how Tocqueville’s personal relationships and ethical convictions shaped his intellectual pursuits and his concerns for France’s future.

The editors, Roger Boesche and James Toupin, present these letters with careful translation and thorough contextual notes, giving readers both the historical background and access to Tocqueville’s unique literary style. The work provides readers with a portrait of a man wrestling with the challenges of his age, caught between democratic ideals and the evolving reality of French society. For modern readers, these letters illuminate how Tocqueville’s personal struggles informed his enduring political insights, highlighting his belief in community and civic duty as essential defenses against tyranny.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.

Alexis de Tocqueville: Selected Letters on Politics and Society

Benjamin Harshav

The Meaning of Yiddish

$39.95

With a rare combination of erudition and insight, the author investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a "living" language.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.
With a rare combination of erudition and insight, the author investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a "living" language.

This title is pa

Troyen A. Brennan

Just Doctoring

$95.00

Just Doctoring draws the doctor-patient relationship out of the consulting room and into the middle of the legal and political arenas where it more and more frequently appears. Traditionally, medical ethics has focused on the isolated relationship of physician to patient in a setting that has left the physician virtually untouched by market constraints or government regulation. Arguing that changes in health care institutions and legal attention to patient rights have made conventional approaches obsolete, Troyen Brennan points the way to a new, more aware and engaged medical ethics. The medical profession is no longer isolated, even theoretically, from the liberal, market-dominated state. Old ideas of physician beneficence and altruism must make way for a justice-based medical ethics, assuming a relationship between equals more compatible with liberal political philosophy. Brennan offers clinical examples of many of today's most challenging medical problems--from informed consent to care rationing and the repercussions of the HIV epidemic--and gives his recommendation for a new ethical perspective. This lively and controversial plea for a rethinking of medical ethics goes right to the heart of medical care at the end of the twentieth century.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991.
Just Doctoring draws the doctor-patient relationship out of the consulting room and into the middle of the legal and political arenas where it more and more frequently appears. Traditionally, medical ethics has focused on the isolated relationship of phys

Jose Honorio Rodrigues Translated by Richard A. Mazzara and Sam Hileman

Brazil and Africa

$95.00

In Brazil and Africa: The Historical and Cultural Connection, renowned Brazilian scholar José Honório Rodrigues presents a compelling analysis of Afro-Brazilian relations, tracing their historical roots and envisioning a transformative future for Brazil’s role on the global stage. This groundbreaking work offers a dual perspective: a rich historical narrative spanning from 1500 to 1960, and a forward-looking discussion on Brazil's evolving foreign policy. Rodrigues examines the profound cultural interplay between Africa and Brazil, emphasizing the enduring influence of African heritage on Brazil's identity and its potential to serve as a bridge between Western Europe and the emerging states of Africa.

In this incisive study, Rodrigues articulates a bold vision for Brazil’s international relations, advocating a departure from traditional alignments with Portugal, European imperialism, and hemispheric economic subservience. Instead, he calls for a reorientation toward the Global South and Africa, rooted in shared histories and cultural ties. Through meticulously documented theses and insightful analyses, the book challenges readers to reconsider Brazil’s place in the world. A vital resource for historians, policymakers, and scholars of international relations, Brazil and Africa is a thought-provoking exploration of the dynamic interplay of culture, history, and geopolitics.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.

Cati Connell

A Few Good Gays

$29.95

The US military has done an about-face on gender and sexuality policy over the last decade, ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, restrictions on women in combat, and transgender exclusion. Contrary to expectations, servicemembers have largely welcomed cisgender LGB individuals—yet they continue to vociferously resist trans inclusion and the presence of women on the front lines. In the minds of many, the embodied “deficiencies” of cisgender women and trans people of all genders puts others—and indeed, the nation—at risk.

In this book, Cati Connell identifies the homonormative bargain that underwrites these uneven patterns of reception—a bargain that comes with significant concessions, upholding and even exacerbating race, class, and gender inequality in the pursuit of sexual equality. In this handshake deal, even the widespread support for open LGB service is highly conditional, revocable upon violation of the bargain. Despite the promise of inclusivity, in practice, the military has made room only for a “few good gays,” to the exclusion of all others.

But should equal access be the goal? How did we get from there to here? And where do we go next? In analyzing inclusion as a social movement aspiration, Connell shows that its steep price is exacted through the continued abjection of queered Others, both at home and abroad.

Francis Korn

Elementary Structures Reconsidered

$95.00

Elementary Structures Reconsidered offers a critical analysis of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s seminal work Les Structures élémentaires de la parenté, a landmark in social anthropology that has significantly influenced the field. Lévi-Strauss’s theory of kinship systems, which he presents as a general theory, asserts that kinship terminologies are not merely descriptive of biological relationships but are based on social categories that reflect systems of exchange, particularly marriage. His distinction between closed and open systems of exchange forms the core of his typology, with closed systems prescribing specific rules for marriage and kinship, while open systems leave room for more flexibility. The critique offered in this monograph focuses on testing and reassessing Lévi-Strauss's ideas, examining whether they provide meaningful insights into the nature of kinship systems and whether his classification of kinship structures holds up against empirical analysis.

The author critically engages with Lévi-Strauss’s claims about the prescriptive nature of kinship systems, questioning whether these propositions truly offer a general theory applicable to all kinship systems or whether they are simply a repackaging of earlier anthropological work. Drawing from a tradition of scholars such as Durkheim, Mauss, Kroeber, and Hocart, the monograph investigates the empirical and theoretical foundations of Lévi-Strauss’s approach, offering alternative perspectives and highlighting ambiguities in his writing. While Lévi-Strauss’s influence on the study of kinship is undeniable, the monograph argues that his theories, though insightful, need to be critically re-examined and that his vision of a final, conclusive theory of kinship may still leave room for further innovation in the field.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

William J. Ferlatte

A Flora of the Trinity Alps of Northern California

$95.00

A Flora of the Trinity Alps of Northern California offers a thorough botanical study of one of California's most unique and rugged regions. Nestled within the Klamath Mountains, this area, with its varied elevations and diverse ecosystems, presents an opportunity to explore a flora that combines influences from both the Sierran flora and the coastal regions, all within a relatively small geographical area. The flora of the Trinity Alps is distinctive due to its unique location, which hosts many plant species that are found nowhere else in the state. This flora reflects the interplay of diverse climates, ranging from cool, moist areas at higher elevations to drier, more exposed lower slopes. Fieldwork for the study was conducted over several years, with particular focus on areas above 5,000 feet, revealing 266 species and many previously undocumented plants in this region.

The book divides the flora into key ecological zones, such as Mixed Conifer Forest, Red Fir Forest, and Subalpine Forest, each with its own characteristic plant communities. Within these zones, the flora displays a remarkable diversity, including species like the endangered Picea breweriana (Weeping Spruce) and Pinus balfouriana (Foxtail Pine), as well as the alpine species Saxifraga tolmiei and Primula suffrutescens. The author also notes that many species in the Trinity Alps are relicts from past, cooler climates, adding a historical layer to the region’s botanical significance. The study highlights how glaciation and geological events shaped the current landscape and plant distribution, while also providing practical identification tools, including detailed keys and descriptions. For botanists, ecologists, and nature enthusiasts, this book serves as an essential resource for understanding and preserving the delicate ecosystems of the Trinity Alps.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Francis Korn

Elementary Structures Reconsidered

$39.95

Elementary Structures Reconsidered offers a critical analysis of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s seminal work Les Structures élémentaires de la parenté, a landmark in social anthropology that has significantly influenced the field. Lévi-Strauss’s theory of kinship systems, which he presents as a general theory, asserts that kinship terminologies are not merely descriptive of biological relationships but are based on social categories that reflect systems of exchange, particularly marriage. His distinction between closed and open systems of exchange forms the core of his typology, with closed systems prescribing specific rules for marriage and kinship, while open systems leave room for more flexibility. The critique offered in this monograph focuses on testing and reassessing Lévi-Strauss's ideas, examining whether they provide meaningful insights into the nature of kinship systems and whether his classification of kinship structures holds up against empirical analysis.

The author critically engages with Lévi-Strauss’s claims about the prescriptive nature of kinship systems, questioning whether these propositions truly offer a general theory applicable to all kinship systems or whether they are simply a repackaging of earlier anthropological work. Drawing from a tradition of scholars such as Durkheim, Mauss, Kroeber, and Hocart, the monograph investigates the empirical and theoretical foundations of Lévi-Strauss’s approach, offering alternative perspectives and highlighting ambiguities in his writing. While Lévi-Strauss’s influence on the study of kinship is undeniable, the monograph argues that his theories, though insightful, need to be critically re-examined and that his vision of a final, conclusive theory of kinship may still leave room for further innovation in the field.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

Carlo L. Golino

Contemporary Italian Poetry

$95.00

Hermeticism, Futurism, and post-war neo-realistic poetry are some of the movements covered in the lengthy and detailed introduction. Selections from Quasimodo, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959, Pavese, Ungaretti, Montale, and Bartolini.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962.
Hermeticism, Futurism, and post-war neo-realistic poetry are some of the movements covered in the lengthy and detailed introduction. Selections from Quasimodo, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959, Pavese, Ungaretti, Montale, and Bartolini.

Douglas Dakin

The Greek Struggle for Independence 1821-1833

$95.00

The Greek Struggle for Independence 1821–1833 is an illuminating exploration of Greece’s historic fight for sovereignty and the birth of the modern Greek state. Chronicling the revolution’s early achievements and its far-reaching implications, the book details the nation’s transformation from a fragmented uprising to the establishment of a fledgling state, whose boundaries initially encompassed only a fraction of the Greek-speaking world. Through vivid accounts, it brings to life the strategic considerations of European powers, the persistence of Greek resistance, and the interplay of regional and global politics that shaped Greece's borders.

This comprehensive study captures the incremental expansion of Greece’s territory, from the Ionian Islands' union in 1864 to the incorporation of Thessaly, Crete, and Macedonia through wars and diplomacy, culminating in the Dodecanese's annexation in 1947. The book offers a richly detailed narrative of the political, cultural, and military forces at play, painting a vivid portrait of a nation striving to unify its people and reclaim its heritage. Ideal for readers intrigued by Greece’s tumultuous history, this work provides a compelling look at how independence and national identity were hard-won through decades of struggle.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

Edited by Richard Bellman

Mathematical Optimization Techniques

$95.00

Mathematical Optimization Techniques offers a comprehensive exploration of optimization methods and their applications, as presented at the 1960 Symposium on Mathematical Optimization Techniques in Santa Monica, California. Bringing together mathematicians, scientists, and engineers, the symposium emphasized the interdisciplinary significance of optimization in areas such as linear and nonlinear programming, dynamic programming, and variational processes. The volume delves into mathematical modeling and control systems, examining their role in solving complex problems in flight trajectories, structural design, communication systems, and adaptive controls. The discussions underscore the interplay between mathematical theory and real-world applications, bridging descriptive studies with control processes.

The book is divided into four sections, each tackling a vital aspect of optimization. The first explores variational methods in trajectory optimization, presenting new approaches to balancing differential equations and constraints. The second addresses signal processing, decision-making, and statistical estimation, while the third focuses on linear and nonlinear programming, offering geometric and computational insights into maximizing functions under constraints. The final section examines control processes and automation, highlighting dynamic programming's theoretical and practical advances. Contributors like Bellman, Kalman, and others provide cutting-edge perspectives, making this collection a foundational text for researchers and practitioners in optimization, applied mathematics, and systems engineering.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1963.

John W. Macy, Jr.

To Irrigate a Wasteland

$95.00

To Irrigate a Wasteland: The Struggle to Shape a Public Television System in the United States captures a pivotal moment in American media history, when the promise of television was still contested between commercial imperatives and public ideals. Delivered as the distinguished Gaither Lectures, John W. Macy, Jr.—the first president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—offers an insider’s account of the policy battles, institutional negotiations, and cultural aspirations that defined the early years of U.S. public broadcasting. Framed by Edward R. Murrow’s memorable warning that television could be either an engine of inspiration or merely “lights and wires in a box,” Macy narrates how leaders and advocates sought to turn the medium toward education, civic engagement, and cultural enrichment, even as commercial networks dominated the airwaves.

Macy’s lectures, published here with a foreword by Newton N. Minow, situate American public broadcasting in a global context—highlighting how Europe and Japan advanced more quickly with noncommercial systems, and how the United States struggled to overcome its late start. Reflecting on milestones such as the creation of PBS, the spread of local stations, and the debut of transformative programs like Sesame Street and The Electric Company, Macy underscores both progress made and challenges unresolved. The narrative emphasizes the delicate balance between independence and accountability, and the persistent debates over funding, governance, and the role of public media in a democratic society. For scholars and readers interested in media history, public policy, and the cultural politics of the Cold War era, *To Irrigate a Wasteland* offers both a first-hand chronicle of institutional development and an enduring meditation on television’s potential to illuminate and inspire.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Ronald N. Walpole

The Old French Johannes Translation of the Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle

$95.00

The Old French Johannes Translation of the Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle explores a pivotal moment in the evolution of medieval historiography and literary tradition. This translation reimagines the Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle, a spurious Latin text that claimed to document Charlemagne’s crusades in Spain and his divine mission to liberate St. James’s shrine in Compostela. Written to elevate Charlemagne as both a historical and mythological figure, the Chronicle reflects the era’s fascination with the Emperor as an idealized Christian ruler. The Johannes translation, rendered in prose, made this narrative accessible to lay audiences, blending poetic drama with the moral gravitas of chivalric and religious ideals. By incorporating the apocryphal account of Charlemagne’s pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the text reinforced his image as a crusader and protector of Christendom, aligning with contemporary interests in faith, relics, and national identity.

This edition examines the text’s manuscript tradition, linguistic adaptations, and cultural significance, shedding light on how it resonated with medieval audiences. The Johannes Turpin exemplifies the melding of sacred and secular narratives, transforming the Charlemagne mythos into a vibrant expression of medieval values and aspirations. Through meticulous analysis of its widespread manuscript tradition and its role in vernacular literature, this study underscores the translation’s importance in shaping the perception of Charlemagne as a heroic figure while offering a glimpse into the medieval imagination. It provides a comprehensive resource for understanding the intricate relationship between legend, history, and literary craft in medieval Europe.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.

Glenn L. Hoffman

Parasites of North American Freshwater Fishes

$95.00

Parasites of North American Freshwater Fishes serves as an essential reference for understanding the complex relationships between fish and their parasitic counterparts in freshwater ecosystems. Highlighting the economic, ecological, and recreational significance of fish populations, this work underscores the critical importance of studying fish parasites. Whether in natural aquatic systems or fish hatcheries, parasites can disrupt ecological balance, hinder fish growth and reproduction, and, in extreme cases, lead to devastating population declines. By methodically detailing identification, life cycles, ecological requirements, and geographic ranges of parasites, the book equips researchers and fishery managers with the foundational knowledge necessary for effective prevention and control strategies.

This manual is meticulously organized to aid in the identification of freshwater fish parasites across North America, offering tools such as keys to genera, species references, and an overview of parasitic biology and ecology. It also provides guidance on prevention and treatment, emphasizing ecological interventions to minimize the introduction of harmful parasites in controlled environments. With its comprehensive literature review and practical focus, the book addresses a critical gap in the field, enabling a better understanding of the impact of parasites on fish health and aquatic ecosystems. As fishery management and aquaculture continue to expand, this text remains an invaluable resource for safeguarding the health of fish populations and the environments they inhabit.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967.

Robert L. Fleischer, P. Buford Price, Robert M. Walker

Nuclear Tracks in Solids

$105.00

Nuclear Tracks in Solids: Principles and Applications offers a comprehensive exploration of the revolutionary science of particle track etching. From its origins with Silk and Barnes' groundbreaking electron micrographs in 1959 to its diverse applications in fields like geochronology, nuclear physics, and even botany, this book traces the evolution of a field that has reshaped our understanding of particle interactions in solids. It delves into the fascinating process of identifying and analyzing nuclear particle tracks, unveiling their potential to decode the history of the cosmos, assess radiation exposure, and innovate in various scientific domains.

This meticulously detailed work caters to a broad audience, including researchers, scientists in related disciplines, and advanced students. Part I covers the foundational principles and methods of track etching, while Parts II and III dive into specialized applications across earth sciences, space exploration, and nuclear technology. With its blend of historical narrative, scientific rigor, and practical insights, Nuclear Tracks in Solids serves as both a valuable resource and a testament to the serendipitous discoveries and interdisciplinary collaborations that drive scientific progress.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.

Desmond Ball

Politics and Force Levels

$95.00

Politics and Force Levels: The Strategic Missile Program of the Kennedy Administration offers a comprehensive analysis of the sweeping military build-up undertaken during John F. Kennedy's presidency, focusing specifically on the expansion of the United States' strategic missile forces. The book examines the pivotal collaboration between Kennedy and his Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, whose defense policies transformed the U.S. into a nuclear superpower. By increasing missile capabilities, including the deployment of Minuteman ICBMs, Titan II ICBMs, and Polaris submarines, the Kennedy Administration fundamentally reshaped America's strategic posture, emphasizing deterrence through overwhelming military strength.

The book delves into the political, historical, and bureaucratic contexts that shaped these defense strategies. It explores the influence of pre-existing programs initiated under the Eisenhower Administration, the political climate of the missile-gap controversy, and the competing interests within the U.S. defense establishment. Through detailed accounts of policy decisions and their implementation, the study critiques the official justification for the missile build-up, revealing the complex interplay of intelligence limitations, bureaucratic bargaining, and political imperatives. This work serves both as a vital case study in defense policymaking and as a broader commentary on the influence of internal political dynamics on national security strategies.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980.

Jose Honorio Rodrigues Translated by Richard A. Mazzara and Sam Hileman

Brazil and Africa

$49.95

In Brazil and Africa: The Historical and Cultural Connection, renowned Brazilian scholar José Honório Rodrigues presents a compelling analysis of Afro-Brazilian relations, tracing their historical roots and envisioning a transformative future for Brazil’s role on the global stage. This groundbreaking work offers a dual perspective: a rich historical narrative spanning from 1500 to 1960, and a forward-looking discussion on Brazil's evolving foreign policy. Rodrigues examines the profound cultural interplay between Africa and Brazil, emphasizing the enduring influence of African heritage on Brazil's identity and its potential to serve as a bridge between Western Europe and the emerging states of Africa.

In this incisive study, Rodrigues articulates a bold vision for Brazil’s international relations, advocating a departure from traditional alignments with Portugal, European imperialism, and hemispheric economic subservience. Instead, he calls for a reorientation toward the Global South and Africa, rooted in shared histories and cultural ties. Through meticulously documented theses and insightful analyses, the book challenges readers to reconsider Brazil’s place in the world. A vital resource for historians, policymakers, and scholars of international relations, Brazil and Africa is a thought-provoking exploration of the dynamic interplay of culture, history, and geopolitics.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.

Alexis de Tocqueville Edited by Roger Boesche Translated by James Toupin and Roger Boesche

Alexis de Tocqueville: Selected Letters on Politics and Society

$95.00

This title opens a new window into the life and thought of Alexis de Tocqueville, presenting him as not only a political thinker but also a person deeply shaped by the tensions and ideals of his time. Known for Democracy in America, Tocqueville’s insights into American democracy have often overshadowed his reflections on French society, friendship, and personal struggles. This compilation of letters, many unpublished in English before, spans his political career, his friendships, and his inner conflicts, revealing his ongoing battle between intellectual ideals and the harsh realities of the political landscape. His letters bring to light a Tocqueville who was both drawn to political action and increasingly disillusioned by the self-serving nature of his era’s middle class.

Tocqueville’s correspondence reveals a figure influenced by both Enlightenment rationalism and Romanticism’s emphasis on feeling and individuality. While often critical of Romantic melancholy, he was himself plagued by existential doubt and frustration over the limited impact of his political actions. He viewed society’s growing emphasis on materialism and self-interest as symptoms of a broader decline, leaving him torn between admiration for civic virtues and disappointment in the era’s lack of ambition. Religion and friendship emerge as stabilizing forces in his life, with his close bond with Gustave de Beaumont standing out as a source of both comfort and challenge. The letters show how Tocqueville’s personal relationships and ethical convictions shaped his intellectual pursuits and his concerns for France’s future.

The editors, Roger Boesche and James Toupin, present these letters with careful translation and thorough contextual notes, giving readers both the historical background and access to Tocqueville’s unique literary style. The work provides readers with a portrait of a man wrestling with the challenges of his age, caught between democratic ideals and the evolving reality of French society. For modern readers, these letters illuminate how Tocqueville’s personal struggles informed his enduring political insights, highlighting his belief in community and civic duty as essential defenses against tyranny.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.

Robert H. Jackson and Carl G. Rosberg

Personal Rule in Black Africa

$49.95

Personal Rule in Black Africa: The Dynamics and Challenges of Institutionless Governance offers an in-depth exploration of governance systems across Black African states, focusing on the pervasive model of personal rule. This study contends that political authority in much of Black Africa operates outside the frameworks of institutionalized governance, relying instead on personal influence, informal agreements, and factional power dynamics. Such systems are marked by a distinct absence of enforceable rules, leading to heightened political risks and instability, yet also fostering a form of political order that defies classical theories predicting chaos in the absence of institutionalized systems.

The book delves into the historical and sociopolitical underpinnings of personal rule, comparing it to similar transitional governance systems in early modern Europe. It emphasizes the role of rulers' political acumen and adaptability in maintaining order in the face of limited institutional support. Through a typological approach, the study categorizes various forms of personal rule and evaluates their implications for political stability, governance quality, and the provision of essential "political goods" such as peace and security. With insights drawn from classical political theory, sociological frameworks, and comparative politics, the book sheds light on the successes and limitations of this governance model, offering a nuanced perspective on African statecraft and its future trajectory.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.

Wayne S. Boutell

Auditing with the Computer

$95.00

Auditing with the Computer examines the transformative impact of electronic data-processing (EDP) systems on modern auditing practices. This forward-looking book explores the challenges and opportunities posed by integrating computerized information systems into business operations. It highlights the growing tension between the efficient design of computer-driven systems and the need for robust control mechanisms, offering practical strategies for auditors to navigate this evolving landscape. The author traces the historical evolution of auditing theory, addresses the current demands of business information systems, and presents methodologies for adapting auditing practices to computerized environments. Through real-world observations, case studies, and survey data from practicing auditors, the book provides actionable insights into auditing in the digital age.

Focused on both present challenges and future trends, the book advocates for leveraging computers as powerful tools in the auditing process. By introducing innovative approaches like computer-assisted audits and system-integrated controls, it shows how auditors can enhance efficiency and accuracy while maintaining professional standards. Accessible to professionals and students alike, Auditing with the Computer bridges traditional auditing practices with the realities of digital transformation, equipping readers to meet the demands of an increasingly computerized business world.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.

Katherine Archibald

Wartime Shipyard

$39.95

Wartime Shipyard: A Study in Social Disunity by Katherine Archibald is a powerful sociological portrait of the American home front that uses the booming, chaotic shipyards of World War II as a laboratory for examining the fault lines of class, race, gender, and status. Though the war and the yard itself have long since passed, Archibald insists the deeper subject—social disunity—remains urgent and timeless. The shipyard compressed a vast and unusually representative cross-section of American workers into close, often tense contact, magnifying the prejudices and suspicions that divided group from group. By tracing the everyday encounters, frictions, and hostilities of these workers, Archibald illuminates the fundamental mechanisms of disunity and the barriers to solidarity that persist far beyond the historical moment of wartime industry.

Organized thematically, the book moves from women’s experiences in the yard to the treatment of “Okies,” African Americans, and other marginalized groups, before turning to the layered dynamics of unions, class consciousness, and nationalism. Archibald’s method is both empirical and expansive: detailed observation of attitudes and behaviors gives rise to broader insights into the perennial struggles over social cohesion. At stake, she argues, is not merely a historical account of one workplace but the urgent question of whether modern societies, in the atomic age, can achieve the inclusive unities on which their very survival depends. Wartime Shipyard thus stands as both historical record and theoretical reflection, a vivid case study that speaks to the enduring challenges of division, prejudice, and inequality in American life. For scholars and general readers alike, this book offers a sobering reminder that the deepest struggles of wartime America remain contemporary.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1947.

L. A. Post

From Homer to Menander

$95.00

The Sather Classical Lectures Volume Twenty-three: From Homer to Menander offers a comprehensive study of Greek fiction, exploring the evolution of epic, tragedy, and comedy from Homer through to Menander. The author aims to bring together these distinct genres by analyzing them as representations of forces in action, a concept rooted in Aristotle's views on fiction. Through this lens, the work considers how Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, along with the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, set the stage for Menander’s comedies. The study also reexamines the role of fiction in Greek society, presenting it not only as a source of entertainment but as a powerful force in shaping moral and philosophical discourse. The book highlights how the Greek writers—while often seen as preoccupied with beauty and heroism—were deeply concerned with moral integrity, social welfare, and the examination of human life through their characters’ actions and fates.

The volume delves into how Homer’s poetic fiction was not just an artistic endeavor but a form of moral and philosophical exploration. Homer, particularly in the Odyssey, explores complex themes of loyalty, identity, and the human condition, contrasting characters like Odysseus and Penelope with others such as the suitors, who embody vice and corruption. The study reveals how these characters and their actions—driven by forces of fate, free will, and divine intervention—create a rich tapestry of moral lessons. The analysis extends to the influence of Aristotle’s Poetics, which remains essential for understanding the philosophical framework behind Greek fiction, particularly in how it addresses the structure of tragedy and comedy. Menander’s work, though less preserved, is placed in the context of this tradition, showing that comedy, like tragedy, also grapples with moral complexities, presenting a success story where virtue is ultimately rewarded. Through this study, Greek fiction is shown to be a vital force in both cultural and moral education, with profound implications for the development of Western literature and thought.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1951.

J. A. O. Larsen

Representative Government in Greek and Roman History

$39.95

Representative Government in Greek and Roman History by J. A. O. Larsen offers a sweeping examination of how ancient political systems experimented with and resisted representative structures. Drawing on over thirty years of research, Larsen challenges the conventional view that Greek and Roman governance was wholly bound to direct democracy or oligarchic rule. Beginning with the Athenian boule and moving through federal leagues, Hellenistic states, and Roman provincial assemblies, he traces how institutions grappled with the tension between direct assemblies and the practical need for representative bodies. By situating these experiments within broader political theories and inscriptions, Larsen demonstrates that representation was not foreign to antiquity but an evolving response to scale, complexity, and empire.

As a volume in the prestigious Sather Classical Lectures, the book reframes familiar episodes—from the Athenian reforms of Cleisthenes to the councils of Boeotia and the Roman provincial synods—through the lens of institutional innovation. Larsen shows that while Greek democratic theory often resisted delegation, oligarchies and federal states pioneered representative practices that shaped civic and imperial administration. His conclusion—that representative government emerged before, alongside, and after democratic theory—invites a reassessment of ancient political legacies and their relevance for understanding the genealogy of representative institutions in the modern world.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1955.

Edited by Richard Bellman

Mathematical Optimization Techniques

$49.95

Mathematical Optimization Techniques offers a comprehensive exploration of optimization methods and their applications, as presented at the 1960 Symposium on Mathematical Optimization Techniques in Santa Monica, California. Bringing together mathematicians, scientists, and engineers, the symposium emphasized the interdisciplinary significance of optimization in areas such as linear and nonlinear programming, dynamic programming, and variational processes. The volume delves into mathematical modeling and control systems, examining their role in solving complex problems in flight trajectories, structural design, communication systems, and adaptive controls. The discussions underscore the interplay between mathematical theory and real-world applications, bridging descriptive studies with control processes.

The book is divided into four sections, each tackling a vital aspect of optimization. The first explores variational methods in trajectory optimization, presenting new approaches to balancing differential equations and constraints. The second addresses signal processing, decision-making, and statistical estimation, while the third focuses on linear and nonlinear programming, offering geometric and computational insights into maximizing functions under constraints. The final section examines control processes and automation, highlighting dynamic programming's theoretical and practical advances. Contributors like Bellman, Kalman, and others provide cutting-edge perspectives, making this collection a foundational text for researchers and practitioners in optimization, applied mathematics, and systems engineering.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1963.

Carlo L. Golino

Contemporary Italian Poetry

$39.95

Hermeticism, Futurism, and post-war neo-realistic poetry are some of the movements covered in the lengthy and detailed introduction. Selections from Quasimodo, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959, Pavese, Ungaretti, Montale, and Bartolini.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962.
Hermeticism, Futurism, and post-war neo-realistic poetry are some of the movements covered in the lengthy and detailed introduction. Selections from Quasimodo, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959, Pavese, Ungaretti, Montale, and Bartolini.

Benjamin Harshav

The Meaning of Yiddish

$95.00

With a rare combination of erudition and insight, the author investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a "living" language.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.
With a rare combination of erudition and insight, the author investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a "living" language.

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Leith Mullings

Therapy, Ideology, and Social Change

$39.95

Therapy, Ideology, and Social Change: Mental Healing in Urban Ghana by Leith Mullings examines how therapeutic systems both reflect and reproduce the social relations and ideologies of their settings. Focusing on Ghana, Mullings situates indigenous psychotherapies within broader debates on the authority of Western biomedicine and the reassertion of traditional practices. She notes that all medical systems—whether biomedical or indigenous—are cultural processes that structure the meaning of illness and health. Psychotherapy is especially revealing because it directly addresses deviant behavior and is therefore grounded in specific moral and ideological assumptions. The book places Ghana within the context of World Health Organization initiatives to integrate traditional and biomedical systems, critiques of colonial legacies in health care, and the persistent inequalities that shape access to medical resources in postcolonial societies.

Mullings advances the argument that therapeutic systems cannot be understood apart from infrastructural conditions and class relations, both domestic and international. She critiques approaches in medical anthropology that treat medicine primarily as cultural expression, emphasizing instead how therapies serve social formations and reproduce ideological systems. The study contrasts two main forms of indigenous psychotherapy in Ghana—traditional religious healing and spiritualist Christianity—demonstrating both their shared symbolic processes, such as dramatic healing rituals, and their divergent goals, especially in relation to Western psychiatry’s emphasis on “ego strengthening.” By grounding analysis in urban Accra, particularly the community of Labadi, Mullings shows how local practices intersect with national health planning, postcolonial state policies, and international debates. Ultimately, the book links healing to broader processes of social change, arguing that therapies both respond to and shape Ghana’s evolving political economy.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.

Colin Hoag

The Fluvial Imagination

$34.95

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.

Landlocked and surrounded by South Africa on all sides, the mountain kingdom of Lesotho became the world's first "water-exporting country" when it signed a 1986 treaty with its powerful neighbor. An elaborate network of dams and tunnels now carries water to Johannesburg, the subcontinent's water-stressed economic epicenter. Hopes that receipts from water sales could improve Lesotho's fortunes, however, have clashed with fears that soil erosion from overgrazing livestock could fill its reservoirs with sediment. In this wide-ranging and deeply researched book, Colin Hoag shows how producing water commodities incites a fluvial imagination. Engineering water security for urban South Africa draws attention ever further into Lesotho's rural upstream catchments: from reservoirs to the soils and vegetation above them, and even to the social lives of herders at remote livestock posts. As we enter our planet's water-export era, Lesotho exposes the possibilities and perils ahead.

Celso Furtado Translated by Ricardo W. de Aguiar and Eric Charles Drysdale

Development and Underdevelopment

$39.95

Development and Underdevelopment is a thought-provoking exploration of the economic challenges faced by underdeveloped nations and the intellectual journey required to understand and address them. Compiling studies conducted over a decade, the book critiques traditional economic theories, including classical, Keynesian, and Marxist thought, highlighting their limitations and contributions to the analysis of underdevelopment. The author emphasizes the necessity of integrating structural and historical approaches to economic analysis, offering insights into the unique dynamics that shape underdeveloped economies. By addressing specific growth mechanisms, industrial origins, and the socio-economic factors inhibiting progress, this work seeks to redefine the field of economic thought for a world grappling with persistent inequalities.

Through a series of detailed chapters, the book examines the evolution of development theory, the mechanisms driving growth, and the historical context that underpins modern economic systems. It culminates in a focused discussion on the distinct challenges of underdevelopment, offering a roadmap for identifying structural factors and fostering effective economic planning. Written for a new generation of economists, policymakers, and thinkers, Development and Underdevelopment serves as both a critique and a call to action, urging innovative approaches to understand and transform the global economic landscape.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.

Robert A. Brady

Organization, Automation, and Society

$49.95

Organization, Automation, and Society: The Scientific Revolution in Industry examines the transformative power of science and technology in reshaping industrial societies, addressing the intricate interplay of organization, automation, and the societal impact of these innovations. The book offers a thorough analysis of how technological advancements in automation, energy, chemistry, and communications have redefined industrial processes and created unprecedented demands for systemic organization. Against the backdrop of global industrialization, the text explores the tension between centralization and decentralization, highlighting the ideological and practical divides between competing systems like free-market enterprise and centralized planning.

This study delves into the far-reaching implications of integrating scientific methodologies into industrial operations, emphasizing the need for flexible and adaptive frameworks to manage technological complexity. By dissecting phenomena such as automation, material substitution, and energy innovations, the book uncovers how these developments influence not only production but also broader societal structures, from labor dynamics to global resource management. With a focus on forward-thinking solutions and a call for interdisciplinary approaches, the work is a vital resource for policymakers, academics, and industry leaders navigating the challenges and opportunities of the modern industrial revolution.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1961.

Katherine Archibald

Wartime Shipyard

$95.00

Wartime Shipyard: A Study in Social Disunity by Katherine Archibald is a powerful sociological portrait of the American home front that uses the booming, chaotic shipyards of World War II as a laboratory for examining the fault lines of class, race, gender, and status. Though the war and the yard itself have long since passed, Archibald insists the deeper subject—social disunity—remains urgent and timeless. The shipyard compressed a vast and unusually representative cross-section of American workers into close, often tense contact, magnifying the prejudices and suspicions that divided group from group. By tracing the everyday encounters, frictions, and hostilities of these workers, Archibald illuminates the fundamental mechanisms of disunity and the barriers to solidarity that persist far beyond the historical moment of wartime industry.

Organized thematically, the book moves from women’s experiences in the yard to the treatment of “Okies,” African Americans, and other marginalized groups, before turning to the layered dynamics of unions, class consciousness, and nationalism. Archibald’s method is both empirical and expansive: detailed observation of attitudes and behaviors gives rise to broader insights into the perennial struggles over social cohesion. At stake, she argues, is not merely a historical account of one workplace but the urgent question of whether modern societies, in the atomic age, can achieve the inclusive unities on which their very survival depends. Wartime Shipyard thus stands as both historical record and theoretical reflection, a vivid case study that speaks to the enduring challenges of division, prejudice, and inequality in American life. For scholars and general readers alike, this book offers a sobering reminder that the deepest struggles of wartime America remain contemporary.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1947.

Axel W. Persson

The Religion of Greece in Prehistoric Times

$39.95

The Religion of Greece in Prehistoric Times, by Axel W. Persson, investigates the forms and continuities of Minoan and Mycenaean religious life and their survival in later Greek myth. Based on archaeological discoveries such as signet rings, seals, and cultic artifacts, Persson reconstructs rituals centered on the vegetation cycle—seasonal observances of sowing, harvest, death, and rebirth—and situates them within the broader context of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern religions. Sacrifices, offerings, and festivals emerge as central to understanding how early Greeks conceived renewal, continuity, and divine power, while comparative analysis highlights parallels with Egypt, Babylonia, Syria, and Asia Minor.

Persson also traces how prehistoric cults and symbols persisted into the classical period, shaping myths of gods and heroes such as Demeter, Dionysus, and Persephone. By setting Minoan-Mycenaean belief alongside the Olympian pantheon, he demonstrates both transformation and enduring influence. The study extends outward to suggest affinities with Nordic Bronze Age religion, underscoring the deep interconnections of ancient civilizations. Originally delivered as part of the distinguished Sather Classical Lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, this volume combines archaeology, comparative religion, and cultural history in a sweeping synthesis. The Religion of Greece in Prehistoric Times remains a seminal work for understanding how the ritual and mythic foundations of preclassical Greece helped shape one of the world’s most influential religious traditions.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1942.

L. A. Post

From Homer to Menander

$49.95

The Sather Classical Lectures Volume Twenty-three: From Homer to Menander offers a comprehensive study of Greek fiction, exploring the evolution of epic, tragedy, and comedy from Homer through to Menander. The author aims to bring together these distinct genres by analyzing them as representations of forces in action, a concept rooted in Aristotle's views on fiction. Through this lens, the work considers how Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, along with the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, set the stage for Menander’s comedies. The study also reexamines the role of fiction in Greek society, presenting it not only as a source of entertainment but as a powerful force in shaping moral and philosophical discourse. The book highlights how the Greek writers—while often seen as preoccupied with beauty and heroism—were deeply concerned with moral integrity, social welfare, and the examination of human life through their characters’ actions and fates.

The volume delves into how Homer’s poetic fiction was not just an artistic endeavor but a form of moral and philosophical exploration. Homer, particularly in the Odyssey, explores complex themes of loyalty, identity, and the human condition, contrasting characters like Odysseus and Penelope with others such as the suitors, who embody vice and corruption. The study reveals how these characters and their actions—driven by forces of fate, free will, and divine intervention—create a rich tapestry of moral lessons. The analysis extends to the influence of Aristotle’s Poetics, which remains essential for understanding the philosophical framework behind Greek fiction, particularly in how it addresses the structure of tragedy and comedy. Menander’s work, though less preserved, is placed in the context of this tradition, showing that comedy, like tragedy, also grapples with moral complexities, presenting a success story where virtue is ultimately rewarded. Through this study, Greek fiction is shown to be a vital force in both cultural and moral education, with profound implications for the development of Western literature and thought.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1951.

William J. Ferlatte

A Flora of the Trinity Alps of Northern California

$39.95

A Flora of the Trinity Alps of Northern California offers a thorough botanical study of one of California's most unique and rugged regions. Nestled within the Klamath Mountains, this area, with its varied elevations and diverse ecosystems, presents an opportunity to explore a flora that combines influences from both the Sierran flora and the coastal regions, all within a relatively small geographical area. The flora of the Trinity Alps is distinctive due to its unique location, which hosts many plant species that are found nowhere else in the state. This flora reflects the interplay of diverse climates, ranging from cool, moist areas at higher elevations to drier, more exposed lower slopes. Fieldwork for the study was conducted over several years, with particular focus on areas above 5,000 feet, revealing 266 species and many previously undocumented plants in this region.

The book divides the flora into key ecological zones, such as Mixed Conifer Forest, Red Fir Forest, and Subalpine Forest, each with its own characteristic plant communities. Within these zones, the flora displays a remarkable diversity, including species like the endangered Picea breweriana (Weeping Spruce) and Pinus balfouriana (Foxtail Pine), as well as the alpine species Saxifraga tolmiei and Primula suffrutescens. The author also notes that many species in the Trinity Alps are relicts from past, cooler climates, adding a historical layer to the region’s botanical significance. The study highlights how glaciation and geological events shaped the current landscape and plant distribution, while also providing practical identification tools, including detailed keys and descriptions. For botanists, ecologists, and nature enthusiasts, this book serves as an essential resource for understanding and preserving the delicate ecosystems of the Trinity Alps.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Edited by S. Paul Kashap

Studies in Spinoza

$49.95

Studies in Spinoza: Critical and Interpretive Essays, edited by S. Paul Kashap, gathers leading Anglophone scholarship to illuminate why Spinoza’s “impenetrable abstractions” continue to shape debates in metaphysics, mind, action, and ethics. Framed by the conviction—echoing Santayana—that Spinoza’s stature only grows with time, the volume offers clear, contemporary vocabulary and argumentation to guide readers through the Ethics and its afterlives. The contributors balance rigorous exposition with pointed critique, making the collection equally valuable for specialists and advanced students seeking lucid entry points into persistent controversies. With most essays written after 1937 (and Kashap’s own previously unpublished contribution), the book updates a classic canon while respecting its historical texture.

Spanning substance, attributes, universals, time, knowledge, language, and freedom, the essays range from T. M. Forsyth’s reconsideration of self-causation and immanent causality to A. Wolf’s foundational analysis of attributes, F. S. Haserot’s twin studies on attribute and universals, and Samuel Alexander’s seminal “Spinoza and Time.” Ruth L. Saw challenges assumptions about individuality and cognition; Henry Barker, H. F. Hallett, and G. H. R. Parkinson probe idea/ideatum, mind–body parallelism, and truth; David Savan and Guttorm Floistad reopen questions of language, imagination, and intuition; while Raphael Demos, A. E. Taylor, and Stuart Hampshire test the bounds of moral judgment and freedom. The result is a self-contained suite of interpretive and critical engagements that model how to read Spinoza philosophically: historically grounded, analytically precise, and alert to the live stakes of his system—from the coherence of universals to the possibility of purposive action and the “intellectual love of God.”

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

Edited by Walter Galenson

Labor in Developing Economies

$95.00

Labor in Developing Economies provides a comprehensive exploration of the complexities of labor markets in seven diverse nations, offering a critical lens into the intersections of trade unionism, political systems, and economic development. The countries studied—including Indonesia, Israel, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile—represent a wide range of cultural, political, and economic contexts, showcasing the varied challenges and opportunities faced by labor movements in underdeveloped regions. Despite their differences, these nations share common struggles, such as transitioning agrarian workforces to industrial labor, navigating high levels of unemployment and underemployment, and grappling with government intervention in labor organization and wage determination.

The book highlights the precarious state of trade unionism in many underdeveloped nations, noting its vulnerability to political influence and economic adversity. While unions in some countries, such as Indonesia and Israel, have played pivotal roles in national development and independence, others face significant barriers, including employer resistance and government restrictions. The essays delve into the balance between fostering independent trade unions and pursuing economic growth, emphasizing the importance of collective bargaining and labor rights in promoting social stability and worker dignity. Ultimately, the volume serves as a vital resource for understanding the dynamic relationship between labor, state, and development, and offers insights into the critical choices nations must make in shaping their labor institutions.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962.

Mariano Azuela

Two Novels of Mexico

$39.95

Two Novels of Mexico: The Flies / The Bosses by Mariano Azuela translated by Lesley Byrd Simpson brings the founding novelist of the Mexican Revolution back to the scenes that forged his art: panic, opportunism, and moral reckoning in a society unmade by war. Written by a physician who served in Pancho Villa’s army and later chronicled its collapse, these paired novellas distill Azuela’s incomparable witness. The Flies captures, with staccato velocity and dark humor, a single night of flight from Mexico City as politicians, ex-federals, and hangers-on scramble into a hospital car, rehearsing alibis and switching loyalties as Obregón’s troops approach. The Bosses turns somber and incandescent, anatomizing caciquismo—the entrenched rule of merchant-landlord “bosses”—through the Del Llano clan’s predations and the fragile idealism of small-town victims whose lives are shattered in the wake of Madero’s murder and Huerta’s reaction. Together, the novellas map the Revolution’s moral topography: not battlefield heroics, but the everyday bargains, betrayals, and moments of courage that determine who survives and at what cost.

Simpson’s agile translation revives Azuela’s tonal range—telegraphic banter, caustic caricature, and lyrical tenderness—while clarifying the political and historical stakes for contemporary readers. In The Flies, opportunists cycle through regimes—Díaz, Madero, Huerta, Villa, Carranza—with comic ferocity; in The Bosses, Azuela’s most moving creation, the solitary intellectual Rodríguez, confronts a town owned by its parasites, and a love story flickers against encroaching catastrophe. Long overshadowed by The Underdogs, these “novels of Mexico” reward renewed attention as precise social documents and audacious works of art. They speak to enduring questions—how civic fear corrodes character, how local power deforms justice, how revolutions are lived from below—making this volume essential for readers of Latin American literature, history, and anyone seeking the human textures behind political upheaval.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1956.

Troyen A. Brennan

Just Doctoring

$49.95

Just Doctoring draws the doctor-patient relationship out of the consulting room and into the middle of the legal and political arenas where it more and more frequently appears. Traditionally, medical ethics has focused on the isolated relationship of physician to patient in a setting that has left the physician virtually untouched by market constraints or government regulation. Arguing that changes in health care institutions and legal attention to patient rights have made conventional approaches obsolete, Troyen Brennan points the way to a new, more aware and engaged medical ethics. The medical profession is no longer isolated, even theoretically, from the liberal, market-dominated state. Old ideas of physician beneficence and altruism must make way for a justice-based medical ethics, assuming a relationship between equals more compatible with liberal political philosophy. Brennan offers clinical examples of many of today's most challenging medical problems--from informed consent to care rationing and the repercussions of the HIV epidemic--and gives his recommendation for a new ethical perspective. This lively and controversial plea for a rethinking of medical ethics goes right to the heart of medical care at the end of the twentieth century.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991.
Just Doctoring draws the doctor-patient relationship out of the consulting room and into the middle of the legal and political arenas where it more and more frequently appears. Traditionally, medical ethics has focused on the isolated relationship of phys

Edited by Walter Galenson

Labor in Developing Economies

$49.95

Labor in Developing Economies provides a comprehensive exploration of the complexities of labor markets in seven diverse nations, offering a critical lens into the intersections of trade unionism, political systems, and economic development. The countries studied—including Indonesia, Israel, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile—represent a wide range of cultural, political, and economic contexts, showcasing the varied challenges and opportunities faced by labor movements in underdeveloped regions. Despite their differences, these nations share common struggles, such as transitioning agrarian workforces to industrial labor, navigating high levels of unemployment and underemployment, and grappling with government intervention in labor organization and wage determination.

The book highlights the precarious state of trade unionism in many underdeveloped nations, noting its vulnerability to political influence and economic adversity. While unions in some countries, such as Indonesia and Israel, have played pivotal roles in national development and independence, others face significant barriers, including employer resistance and government restrictions. The essays delve into the balance between fostering independent trade unions and pursuing economic growth, emphasizing the importance of collective bargaining and labor rights in promoting social stability and worker dignity. Ultimately, the volume serves as a vital resource for understanding the dynamic relationship between labor, state, and development, and offers insights into the critical choices nations must make in shaping their labor institutions.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962.

Ronald G. Walker

Infernal Paradise

$49.95

The allure of Mexico in modern English fiction is a compelling and underexplored subject, particularly in the works of D. H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and Malcolm Lowry. These authors, drawn to Mexico's mystique, crafted major novels that explore the country’s unique cultural, social, and political landscape. Infernal Paradise examines how Mexico influenced their artistic visions and how their experiences in the country shaped significant literary works, such as The Plumed Serpent, Eyeless in Gaza, The Power and the Glory, and Under the Volcano. By delving into both the travel writings and novels of these authors, the analysis seeks to understand the dual processes of encountering Mexico firsthand and transforming those encounters into fiction.

The book is structured to first contextualize the writers’ fascination with Mexico, focusing on the country’s dramatic landscapes, revolutionary ideals, and the enigmatic presence of its indigenous culture. The travel writings of Lawrence, Huxley, Greene, Waugh, and Lowry offer a bridge between their immediate experiences and the novels that followed, reflecting the initial reactions that evolved into deeper insights. The writers' personal motives for visiting Mexico—ranging from Lawrence's utopian dreams to Greene and Waugh's concern for the Catholic Church's plight under socialist policies—shaped their perceptions and creative responses. Through a detailed exploration of these travel accounts and the major novels, this book illuminates how Mexico became both an infernal and paradisiacal setting in the English literary imagination, a paradox that continues to resonate in these works. An appendix further enriches the discussion by examining Ralph Bates's The Fields of Paradise, adding another dimension to the "infernal paradise" theme in English fiction about Mexico.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.

Ralph L. Beals

The Peasant Marketing System of Oaxaca, Mexico

$49.95

The Peasant Marketing System of Oaxaca, Mexico provides a comprehensive exploration of the traditional and evolving marketing structures within Oaxaca's peasant economy. Rooted in anthropological inquiry, the study examines the scope, structure, and functioning of an intricate system that connects production, distribution, and consumption, offering insights into the adjustments necessitated by the region’s increasing integration into a modernizing national economy. The analysis delves into the geographic and social limits of the marketplace, the roles of participants as producers, intermediaries, and consumers, and the economic alternatives available to them. By juxtaposing the enduring "traditional" system with its "modern" transformations post-1948, the book illustrates the interplay of longstanding cultural practices and contemporary economic pressures, creating a vivid picture of a society balancing heritage and change.

This monograph also emphasizes the historical foundations and external influences shaping the region’s market dynamics. From pre-Columbian trade networks to Colonial modifications and the transformative impact of modern infrastructure like the Pan American Highway, the study captures the evolution of Oaxaca's economic landscape. Detailed fieldwork and historical analysis reveal how indigenous and mestizo populations navigate the shifting tides of supply and demand, integrating new goods and technologies while preserving cultural identity. Aimed at anthropologists, economists, and historians, the book bridges disciplinary gaps to illuminate the complexities of peasant marketing systems in a globalizing world, providing a nuanced perspective on the interdependence of tradition and modernization.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.

Edited by S. Paul Kashap

Studies in Spinoza

$95.00

Studies in Spinoza: Critical and Interpretive Essays, edited by S. Paul Kashap, gathers leading Anglophone scholarship to illuminate why Spinoza’s “impenetrable abstractions” continue to shape debates in metaphysics, mind, action, and ethics. Framed by the conviction—echoing Santayana—that Spinoza’s stature only grows with time, the volume offers clear, contemporary vocabulary and argumentation to guide readers through the Ethics and its afterlives. The contributors balance rigorous exposition with pointed critique, making the collection equally valuable for specialists and advanced students seeking lucid entry points into persistent controversies. With most essays written after 1937 (and Kashap’s own previously unpublished contribution), the book updates a classic canon while respecting its historical texture.

Spanning substance, attributes, universals, time, knowledge, language, and freedom, the essays range from T. M. Forsyth’s reconsideration of self-causation and immanent causality to A. Wolf’s foundational analysis of attributes, F. S. Haserot’s twin studies on attribute and universals, and Samuel Alexander’s seminal “Spinoza and Time.” Ruth L. Saw challenges assumptions about individuality and cognition; Henry Barker, H. F. Hallett, and G. H. R. Parkinson probe idea/ideatum, mind–body parallelism, and truth; David Savan and Guttorm Floistad reopen questions of language, imagination, and intuition; while Raphael Demos, A. E. Taylor, and Stuart Hampshire test the bounds of moral judgment and freedom. The result is a self-contained suite of interpretive and critical engagements that model how to read Spinoza philosophically: historically grounded, analytically precise, and alert to the live stakes of his system—from the coherence of universals to the possibility of purposive action and the “intellectual love of God.”

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

Mariano Azuela

Two Novels of Mexico

$95.00

Two Novels of Mexico: The Flies / The Bosses by Mariano Azuela translated by Lesley Byrd Simpson brings the founding novelist of the Mexican Revolution back to the scenes that forged his art: panic, opportunism, and moral reckoning in a society unmade by war. Written by a physician who served in Pancho Villa’s army and later chronicled its collapse, these paired novellas distill Azuela’s incomparable witness. The Flies captures, with staccato velocity and dark humor, a single night of flight from Mexico City as politicians, ex-federals, and hangers-on scramble into a hospital car, rehearsing alibis and switching loyalties as Obregón’s troops approach. The Bosses turns somber and incandescent, anatomizing caciquismo—the entrenched rule of merchant-landlord “bosses”—through the Del Llano clan’s predations and the fragile idealism of small-town victims whose lives are shattered in the wake of Madero’s murder and Huerta’s reaction. Together, the novellas map the Revolution’s moral topography: not battlefield heroics, but the everyday bargains, betrayals, and moments of courage that determine who survives and at what cost.

Simpson’s agile translation revives Azuela’s tonal range—telegraphic banter, caustic caricature, and lyrical tenderness—while clarifying the political and historical stakes for contemporary readers. In The Flies, opportunists cycle through regimes—Díaz, Madero, Huerta, Villa, Carranza—with comic ferocity; in The Bosses, Azuela’s most moving creation, the solitary intellectual Rodríguez, confronts a town owned by its parasites, and a love story flickers against encroaching catastrophe. Long overshadowed by The Underdogs, these “novels of Mexico” reward renewed attention as precise social documents and audacious works of art. They speak to enduring questions—how civic fear corrodes character, how local power deforms justice, how revolutions are lived from below—making this volume essential for readers of Latin American literature, history, and anyone seeking the human textures behind political upheaval.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1956.

Ronald G. Walker

Infernal Paradise

$95.00

The allure of Mexico in modern English fiction is a compelling and underexplored subject, particularly in the works of D. H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and Malcolm Lowry. These authors, drawn to Mexico's mystique, crafted major novels that explore the country’s unique cultural, social, and political landscape. Infernal Paradise examines how Mexico influenced their artistic visions and how their experiences in the country shaped significant literary works, such as The Plumed Serpent, Eyeless in Gaza, The Power and the Glory, and Under the Volcano. By delving into both the travel writings and novels of these authors, the analysis seeks to understand the dual processes of encountering Mexico firsthand and transforming those encounters into fiction.

The book is structured to first contextualize the writers’ fascination with Mexico, focusing on the country’s dramatic landscapes, revolutionary ideals, and the enigmatic presence of its indigenous culture. The travel writings of Lawrence, Huxley, Greene, Waugh, and Lowry offer a bridge between their immediate experiences and the novels that followed, reflecting the initial reactions that evolved into deeper insights. The writers' personal motives for visiting Mexico—ranging from Lawrence's utopian dreams to Greene and Waugh's concern for the Catholic Church's plight under socialist policies—shaped their perceptions and creative responses. Through a detailed exploration of these travel accounts and the major novels, this book illuminates how Mexico became both an infernal and paradisiacal setting in the English literary imagination, a paradox that continues to resonate in these works. An appendix further enriches the discussion by examining Ralph Bates's The Fields of Paradise, adding another dimension to the "infernal paradise" theme in English fiction about Mexico.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.

John W. Macy, Jr.

To Irrigate a Wasteland

$39.95

To Irrigate a Wasteland: The Struggle to Shape a Public Television System in the United States captures a pivotal moment in American media history, when the promise of television was still contested between commercial imperatives and public ideals. Delivered as the distinguished Gaither Lectures, John W. Macy, Jr.—the first president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—offers an insider’s account of the policy battles, institutional negotiations, and cultural aspirations that defined the early years of U.S. public broadcasting. Framed by Edward R. Murrow’s memorable warning that television could be either an engine of inspiration or merely “lights and wires in a box,” Macy narrates how leaders and advocates sought to turn the medium toward education, civic engagement, and cultural enrichment, even as commercial networks dominated the airwaves.

Macy’s lectures, published here with a foreword by Newton N. Minow, situate American public broadcasting in a global context—highlighting how Europe and Japan advanced more quickly with noncommercial systems, and how the United States struggled to overcome its late start. Reflecting on milestones such as the creation of PBS, the spread of local stations, and the debut of transformative programs like Sesame Street and The Electric Company, Macy underscores both progress made and challenges unresolved. The narrative emphasizes the delicate balance between independence and accountability, and the persistent debates over funding, governance, and the role of public media in a democratic society. For scholars and readers interested in media history, public policy, and the cultural politics of the Cold War era, *To Irrigate a Wasteland* offers both a first-hand chronicle of institutional development and an enduring meditation on television’s potential to illuminate and inspire.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

James Ptacek

Feeling Trapped

$95.00

The relationship between class and intimate violence against women is much misunderstood. While many studies of intimate violence focus on poor and working-class women, few examine the issue comparatively in terms of class privilege and class disadvantage. James Ptacek draws on in-depth interviews with sixty women from wealthy, professional, working-class, and poor communities to investigate how social class shapes both women's experiences of violence and the responses of their communities to this violence. Ptacek's framing of women's victimization as "social entrapment" links private violence to public responses and connects social inequalities to the dilemmas that women face.

Barbara Klinger

Immortal Films

$95.00

Casablanca is one of the most celebrated Hollywood films of all time, its iconic romance enshrined in collective memory across generations. Drawing from archival materials, industry trade journals, and cultural commentary, Barbara Klinger explores the history of Casablanca's circulation in the United States from the early 1940s to the present by examining its exhibition via radio, repertory houses, television, and video. By resituating the film in the dynamically changing industrial, technological, and cultural circumstances that have defined its journey over eight decades, Klinger challenges our understanding of its meaning and reputation as both a Hollywood classic and a cult film. Through this single-film survey, Immortal Films proposes a new approach to the study of film history and aesthetics and, more broadly, to cinema itself as a medium in constant interface with other media as a necessary condition of its own public existence and endurance.

John Thornton Caldwell

Specworld

$95.00

John Thornton Caldwell’s landmark Specworld demonstrates how twenty-first-century media industries monetize and industrialize creative labor at all levels of production. Through illuminating case studies and rich ethnography of colliding social-media and filmmaking practices, Caldwell takes readers into the world of production workshopping and trade mentoring to show media production as an untidy social construct rather than a unified, stable practice. This messy complex system, he argues, is full of discrete yet interconnected parts that include legacy production companies, marketers and influencers, aspirant online producers, data miners, financiers, talent agencies, and more. Caldwell peels away the layers of these embedded production systems to examine the folds, fault lines, and fractures that underlie a risky, high-pressure, and often exploitative industry. With insights on the ethical and human predicament faced by industry hopefuls and crossover creators seeking professional careers, Caldwell offers new interpretive frames and research methods that allow readers to better see the hidden and multifaceted financial logics and forms of labor embedded in contemporary media production industries.

Nicole Constable

Passport Entanglements

$95.00

Passport Entanglements traces the many tangled threads—political, historical, economic, global, and local—that are tied to the existence of Indonesian aspal or “real but fake” passports that are carried by as many as a third of Indonesian migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong. The book explains how and why the HK Indonesian Consulate’s attempts to regularize or “clean up” (pemutihan) these passports created significant problems for migrant workers. Passports and other types of documentation are said to facilitate migration and to offer migrant workers protection and care yet they can also be instruments of surveillance, control, and exploitation. Anthropologist Nicole Constable focuses on the politics and inequalities embedded in passports, drawing from ethnographic examples of migrant workers who were found guilty of immigration fraud and sent to prison and of others who protested and resisted the new passport policies. She considers how these instruments determine legal status and dictate rights while the renewal policies simultaneously undermined them. Contrary to global “best practices” concerning passports, Constable argues that imposing new biometric technologies does not lead to greater protection, security, or accuracy but can instead reinforce violent structures on already vulnerable women by producing new vulnerabilities and reproducing old ones.

James Zarsadiaz

Resisting Change in Suburbia

$95.00

2023 Lawrence W. Levine Award Winner, Organization of American Historians

Between the 1980s and the first decade of the twenty-first century, Asian Americans in Los Angeles moved toward becoming a racial majority in the communities of the East San Gabriel Valley. By the late 1990s, their "model minority" status resulted in greater influence in local culture, neighborhood politics, and policies regarding the use of suburban space. In the "country living" subdivisions, which featured symbols of Western agrarianism including horse trails, ranch fencing, and Spanish colonial architecture, white homeowners encouraged assimilation and enacted policies suppressing unwanted "changes"—that is, increased density and influence of Asian culture. While some Asian suburbanites challenged whites' concerns, many others did not. Rather, white critics found support from affluent Asian homeowners who also wished to protect their class privilege and suburbia's conservative Anglocentric milieu. In Resisting Change in Suburbia, award-winning historian James Zarsadiaz explains how myths of suburbia, the American West, and the American Dream informed regional planning, suburban design, and ideas about race and belonging.

Louis A. Gottschalk, M.D., Carolyn N. Winget, M.A., Goldine C. Gleser, Ph.D.

Manual of Instructions for Using the Gottschalk-Gleser Content Analysis Scales

$95.00

Manual of Instructions for Using the Gottschalk-Gleser Content Analysis Scales: Anxiety, Hostility, and Social Alienation–Personal Disorganization by Louis A. Gottschalk, Carolyn N. Winget, and Goldine C. Gleser provides the definitive guide to a landmark methodology in psychological assessment. This manual lays out in detail the step-by-step coding and scoring procedures that underpin the Gottschalk-Gleser content analysis system, a method for quantifying affective states from verbal behavior. Integrating insights from linguistics, psychiatry, and the behavioral sciences, the book explains the theoretical rationale for the anxiety, hostility, and social alienation-personal disorganization (“schizophrenic”) scales, while offering extensive examples, coding rules, and sample tabulations to ensure consistency and reliability across researchers.

Designed as both a training resource and reference, the manual provides clear guidelines for preparing verbal samples, training technicians, and ensuring interrater reliability. Beyond technical instruction, it situates content analysis within broader scientific concerns—linking linguistic pragmatics with measurable psychological states—and illustrates its application to clinical interviews, dreams, projective tests, and spontaneous speech. By combining methodological rigor with practical illustrations, the volume enables researchers and clinicians to transform language into quantitative data about affect and psychopathology, securing its lasting place in the toolkit of psychological research and diagnostic evaluation.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

Hsi-Huey Liang

The Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic

$39.95

The Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic explores the history of Berlin's law enforcement during Germany’s tumultuous Weimar era (1919–1933), focusing on its role as a microcosm of the nation's broader political and social challenges. The study emphasizes the importance of German historiographical traditions, which often use abstract, interpretative frameworks to make sense of the country’s fragmented history. By examining Berlin, the political, economic, and cultural hub of Germany during this period, the author highlights the city's dynamic response to the societal upheavals that characterized the Weimar Republic. Through detailed archival research, firsthand interviews with former police officers, and an analysis of city history, the work uncovers how Berlin's police navigated the era's instability, reflecting broader struggles in governance, public order, and the rise of political extremism.

The author argues for the importance of city-specific studies in modern German history, using Berlin's police force as a lens to understand the complexities of societal transformation during the early 20th century. Despite challenges such as the loss of records in World War II and restricted access to East German archives, the study relies on rich oral histories and unpublished materials to offer new insights. This interdisciplinary approach combines elements of social history, urban studies, and political analysis, painting a vivid picture of the police force’s role in maintaining order amidst economic crises, cultural experimentation, and political volatility. Ultimately, Berlin emerges as a "city forever in the making," whose historical trajectory reveals the shifting and contested nature of German identity during one of its most formative eras.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1970.

Hsi-Huey Liang

The Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic

$95.00

The Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic explores the history of Berlin's law enforcement during Germany’s tumultuous Weimar era (1919–1933), focusing on its role as a microcosm of the nation's broader political and social challenges. The study emphasizes the importance of German historiographical traditions, which often use abstract, interpretative frameworks to make sense of the country’s fragmented history. By examining Berlin, the political, economic, and cultural hub of Germany during this period, the author highlights the city's dynamic response to the societal upheavals that characterized the Weimar Republic. Through detailed archival research, firsthand interviews with former police officers, and an analysis of city history, the work uncovers how Berlin's police navigated the era's instability, reflecting broader struggles in governance, public order, and the rise of political extremism.

The author argues for the importance of city-specific studies in modern German history, using Berlin's police force as a lens to understand the complexities of societal transformation during the early 20th century. Despite challenges such as the loss of records in World War II and restricted access to East German archives, the study relies on rich oral histories and unpublished materials to offer new insights. This interdisciplinary approach combines elements of social history, urban studies, and political analysis, painting a vivid picture of the police force’s role in maintaining order amidst economic crises, cultural experimentation, and political volatility. Ultimately, Berlin emerges as a "city forever in the making," whose historical trajectory reveals the shifting and contested nature of German identity during one of its most formative eras.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1970.

C.R. Boxer

The Golden Age of Brazil 1695-1750

$95.00

In The Golden Age of Brazil, 1695–1750, historian C. R. Boxer explores one of the most dynamic yet turbulent periods in the Portuguese empire. With the discovery of vast gold reserves in Minas Gerais, Brazil became a cornerstone of Portugal’s Atlantic world, transforming its economy, society, and political order. Boxer’s richly detailed narrative traces the cascading effects of the gold rush—how sudden wealth fueled social mobility, intensified slavery and contraband, provoked conflicts like the Paulistas versus Emboabas, and drew the colony ever deeper into global trade networks. His analysis shows how Brazil’s prosperity was precariously balanced on forced labor, uneven development, and metropolitan extraction.

At the same time, Boxer brings to life the cultural, religious, and urban landscapes that flourished during this era. He reconstructs the rhythms of colonial towns from Bahia to Ouro Preto, where planters, merchants, clergy, and miners clashed and collaborated. By situating Brazil within broader Atlantic currents—from West African slave routes to European wars—he demonstrates how colonial society bore the “growing pains” of integration into a world economy. More than a narrative of riches and power, this book offers a sober appraisal of the contradictions of empire: extraordinary opulence alongside deepening inequality, resilience amidst recurring unrest. It remains a landmark study for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of Brazil’s so-called golden age.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962.

Tetsuya Kataoka

Resistance and Revolution in China

$95.00

Resistance and Revolution in China: The Communists and the Second United Front examines how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secured victory by reframing both its strategy and its relationship to China’s urban politics and to international conflict. Covering the years 1934 to 1943, the study challenges the CCP’s own official history, which portrays Mao’s rural “peasant war” strategy as continuous and unbroken from the Kiangsi period through Japan’s defeat. Instead, the book argues that the Party’s earlier defeats revealed the limits of an exclusively countryside orientation, and that Mao’s eventual success lay in forging the second united front with the Kuomintang (KMT) and embedding the revolution within the broader war of resistance against Japan.

Drawing on internal CCP documents and Western interpretations, the book shows how peasant mobilization through land reform was vital, but only possible under the protection of prolonged foreign invasion, which neutralized the KMT and gave the Communists space to expand. Japan’s occupation, along with the involvement of the United States, Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union, provided the international contradictions that made the united front viable. At the same time, the analysis insists that China’s cities—modern, nationalist, and tied to global currents—remained central to the trajectory of revolution, shaping both the KMT’s mandate and the CCP’s strategic recalibrations. By placing urban and rural China within a single semi-colonial, semi-feudal framework, the book offers a corrective to rural-only paradigms of Communist success, exposing how factional struggles within the CCP, foreign intervention, and the interplay of nationalism and class revolution combined to produce one of the twentieth century’s most consequential upheavals.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Joyce E. Jesionowski

Thinking in Pictures

$39.95

Thinking in Pictures: Dramatic Structure in D. W. Griffith’s Biograph Films by Joyce E. Jesionowski offers a rigorous reconsideration of Griffith’s reputation as both pioneer and mythmaker in early cinema. While Griffith has often been credited—sometimes uncritically—with “inventing” film technique, Jesionowski situates his Biograph work within a broader international context in which many cinematic devices, from fades and dissolves to intercutting and camera movement, were already in practice. Rather than attributing to Griffith the discovery of technique, she argues that his significance lies in shaping a new relationship between film and its spectators. Griffith’s Biograph films, made between 1908 and 1913, reveal an evolving consciousness of cinema as an art of construction, not simple reproduction, and demonstrate his awareness that audiences co-create meaning by filling narrative and visual gaps. For Griffith, cinematic storytelling became a contract with viewers, asking them to “see thoughts” in silence and to participate imaginatively in the drama.

Jesionowski shows how Griffith refined this collaborative mode of viewing into a distinctive visual and narrative system. Through intercutting, spatial elision, and repetition of images, Griffith achieved a plausibility that critics such as Frank Woods and Hugo Münsterberg recognized as simultaneously illusionistic and constructed. The Biograph films reveal a process of learning to harness audience perception as the central engine of cinematic drama, converting movements in space into relationships between characters and emotions. Jesionowski emphasizes Griffith’s ability to subjugate acting, scenery, and pictorial beauty to the larger organizational moment in which narrative coherence emerges from the arrangement of shots. In this sense, Griffith’s Biograph period exemplifies cinema’s departure from theater toward a unique visual medium, one defined not by invention of isolated devices but by the discovery of cinematic structure itself. Her study restores Griffith to film history not as sole inventor, but as the filmmaker who first systematically explored the principles of cinematic organization that remain foundational to narrative film.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1987.

Wm. Theodore de Bary

Neo-Confucian Education

$65.00

Neo-Confucian Education: The Formative Stage offers a deep exploration of the early development of Neo-Confucian education and its enduring influence across East Asia. This book reexamines the role of Neo-Confucianism in shaping educational systems in premodern China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, challenging outdated narratives of rote learning and intellectual stagnation. By linking Neo-Confucian thought to broader social and institutional frameworks, the study illuminates how this educational tradition adapted to complex cultural and historical dynamics, fostering intellectual rigor and moral discipline. The book situates Neo-Confucian education within the broader context of East Asia’s modernization, exploring its interplay with contemporary challenges and reforms.

Addressing critiques of traditional education, the authors offer a balanced perspective on the limitations and achievements of Neo-Confucian practices. They argue that far from being static, this educational tradition incorporated elements of change and innovation, which contributed to the region's remarkable capacity for modernization. The book also highlights the legacy of Neo-Confucianism in shaping modern East Asian values, blending historical analysis with a call for further research into its later developments and modern reinterpretations. Neo-Confucian Education: The Formative Stage is a vital resource for understanding the intellectual foundations of East Asia and their relevance in a rapidly changing world.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.

Caio

The Colonial Background of Modern Brazil

$95.00

The Colonial Background of Modern Brazil explores the intricate historical processes that shaped Brazil from its colonial origins to the early 19th century, a period marking a decisive transition toward modernity. The book provides a detailed examination of how three centuries of Portuguese colonization laid the foundation for Brazil’s distinct identity as a nation. Through analysis of social, political, and economic developments, the author traces the pivotal transformations that led Brazil to the threshold of independence and the complex interplay of colonial practices and emerging national consciousness. This critical period reveals the culmination of colonization's efforts and serves as a lens to understand contemporary Brazil, where colonial legacies remain deeply embedded in the fabric of its society.

With a focus on the tropical colonization model, the book contrasts Brazil’s colonial experience with that of temperate colonies, highlighting the unique challenges and opportunities presented by its environment. It examines the mercantile ambitions of European settlers, the exploitation of natural resources like sugar, tobacco, and gold, and the pivotal role of enslaved labor in shaping Brazil's economic and social structures. The narrative delves into the enduring impacts of these colonial practices, from regional inequalities to the persistent influence of external economic dependencies. By illuminating Brazil's historical trajectory, this work offers readers a comprehensive understanding of how its colonial past continues to inform its present and future.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

Wm. Theodore de Bary

Neo-Confucian Education

$105.00

Neo-Confucian Education: The Formative Stage offers a deep exploration of the early development of Neo-Confucian education and its enduring influence across East Asia. This book reexamines the role of Neo-Confucianism in shaping educational systems in premodern China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, challenging outdated narratives of rote learning and intellectual stagnation. By linking Neo-Confucian thought to broader social and institutional frameworks, the study illuminates how this educational tradition adapted to complex cultural and historical dynamics, fostering intellectual rigor and moral discipline. The book situates Neo-Confucian education within the broader context of East Asia’s modernization, exploring its interplay with contemporary challenges and reforms.

Addressing critiques of traditional education, the authors offer a balanced perspective on the limitations and achievements of Neo-Confucian practices. They argue that far from being static, this educational tradition incorporated elements of change and innovation, which contributed to the region's remarkable capacity for modernization. The book also highlights the legacy of Neo-Confucianism in shaping modern East Asian values, blending historical analysis with a call for further research into its later developments and modern reinterpretations. Neo-Confucian Education: The Formative Stage is a vital resource for understanding the intellectual foundations of East Asia and their relevance in a rapidly changing world.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.

Anne Marie Todd

Valley of Heart's Delight

$95.00

This agricultural history explores the transformation of the Santa Clara Valley over the past one hundred years from America's largest fruit-producing region into the technology capital of the world. In the latter half of the twentieth century, the region's focus shifted from fruits—such as apricots and prunes—to computers. Both personal and public rhetoric reveals how a sense of place emerges and changes in an evolving agricultural community like the Santa Clara Valley. Through extensive archival research and interviews, Anne Marie Todd explores the concepts of place and placelessness, arguing that place is more than a physical location and that exploring a community's sense of place can help us to map how individuals experience their natural surroundings and their sense of responsibility towards the local environment. Todd extends the concept of sense of place to describe Silicon Valley as a non-place, where weakened or disrupted attachment to place threatens the environment and community. The story of the Santa Clara Valley is an American story of the development of agricultural lands and the transformation of rural regions.

Lisa Haushofer

Wonder Foods

$95.00

Between 1850 and 1950, experts and entrepreneurs in Britain and the United States forged new connections between the nutrition sciences and the commercial realm through their enthusiasm for new edible consumables. The resulting food products promised wondrous solutions for what seemed to be both individual and social ills. By examining creations such as Gail Borden's meat biscuit, Benger's Food, Kellogg's health foods, and Fleischmann's yeast, Wonder Foods shows how new products dazzled with visions of modernity, efficiency, and scientific progress even as they perpetuated exclusionary views about who deserved to eat, thrive, and live. Drawing on extensive archival research, historian Lisa Haushofer reveals that the story of modern food and nutrition was not about innocuous technological advances or superior scientific insights, but rather about the powerful logic of exploitation and economization that undergirded colonial and industrial food projects. In the process, these wonder foods shaped both modern food regimes and how we think about food.

Charles R. Goldman

Primary Productivity in Aquatic Environments

$95.00

Primary Productivity in Aquatic Environments presents a comprehensive and pioneering exploration of the biological foundations of aquatic ecosystems, marking a significant milestone in the International Biological Programme (I.B.P.). As the first symposium of the I.B.P., held in Pallanza, Italy, in 1965, this volume captures a moment of intense scientific collaboration aimed at standardizing methods and advancing understanding of primary productivity in both marine and freshwater environments. The proceedings bring together leading experts from multiple disciplines—including limnology, oceanography, plant physiology, and biochemistry—who collectively assess the latest methodologies and theoretical frameworks governing aquatic productivity.

This collection not only reviews past achievements but also sets the stage for future research by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and methodological refinement. A key outcome of the symposium is the development of a methodological manual on measuring primary productivity, ensuring consistency and comparability in future studies. The discussions documented in this volume highlight the interconnected nature of aquatic ecosystems and underscore the importance of rigorous, standardized approaches to measuring productivity at the base of the aquatic food chain. Essential reading for researchers in ecology and environmental science, Primary Productivity in Aquatic Environments serves as both a historical benchmark and a forward-looking guide for ongoing research in aquatic biology.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.

Munira Khayyat

A Landscape of War

$95.00

What worlds take root in war? In this book, anthropologist Munira Khayyat describes life along the southern border of Lebanon, where resistant ecologies thrive amid a terrain of perennial war. A Landscape of War takes us to frontline villages where armed invasions, indiscriminate bombings, and scattered land mines have become the environment where everyday life is waged. This book dwells with multispecies partnerships such as tobacco farming and goatherding that carry life through seasons of destruction. Neither green-tinged utopia nor total devastation, these ecologies make life possible in an insistently deadly region. Sourcing an anthropology of war from where it is lived, this book decolonizes distant theories of war and brings to light creative practices forged in the midst of ongoing devastation. In lyrical prose that resonates with imperiled conditions across the Global South, Khayyat paints a portrait of war as a place where life must go on.

Robert A. Scalapino

Democracy and the Party Movement in Prewar Japan

$49.95

Democracy and the Party Movement in Prewar Japan offers a profound exploration of the rise and fall of democratic ideals in Japan prior to World War II. With a focus on the dynamics of Taisho democracy and its subsequent decline in the 1930s, this work delves into the complexities of Japan's political modernization. The book examines key facets of the democratization process, such as the tension between imported political institutions and Japan’s traditional socio-economic structure, the challenges of rapid societal change under a rigid constitutional framework, and the struggle for citizen participation in governance. It also addresses the broader question of why parliamentary democracy failed in Japan during this critical period, offering insights into both the unique aspects of Japanese modernization and universal challenges faced by late-developing societies.

This study situates Japan’s experience within a global context, highlighting the interplay between domestic political developments and international influences in shaping its trajectory. By analyzing Japan's political system through the lenses of modernization theory and historical analysis, the book uncovers the enduring legacies of prewar democracy and modernization that contributed to postwar democratic success under American guidance. Combining historical rigor with a reflection on contemporary relevance, Democracy and the Party Movement in Prewar Japan sheds light on the challenges of establishing democratic governance in transitional societies and the lessons these challenges hold for the broader global discourse on democracy.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.

Naomi DeCelles

Recollecting Lotte Eisner

$95.00

Recollecting Lotte Eisner provides the first in-depth examination of the remarkable transnational career of film journalist, archivist, and historian Lotte Eisner (1896–1983). From her early years as a film critic in interwar Berlin to her escape from prison in occupied France and from her role as chief curator at the Cinémathèque française to that as the mythic "collective conscience" of New German Cinema, Eisner was a prolific writer and lecturer and a pivotal voice in early film and media studies. Situated at the juncture of feminist media historiography and disciplinary intellectual history, this groundbreaking book is based on extensive multilingual archival research and the excavation of a rich corpus of previously overlooked materials. Introducing samples of Eisner's writing in translation, this volume makes some of the most important contributions of a foundational scholar in the field of film studies accessible for the first time to an English-language readership.

C. R. Evans

Brain Physiology and Psychology

$39.95

Brain Physiology and Psychology offers a curated collection of groundbreaking papers that have shaped our understanding of the brain and its relationship to psychological processes. Tailored for both students and seasoned researchers, this volume bridges the disciplines of physiology and psychology, presenting key advancements that have defined the field. Each article is presented in its original form, supplemented with insightful editorial commentary to provide context and highlight the relevance of subsequent discoveries.This volume emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of brain science, showcasing the integration of biological systems theory and innovations from fields such as communications engineering.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.

Yu Tokunaga

Transborder Los Angeles

$95.00

Focusing on Los Angeles farmland during the years between the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Japanese Internment in 1942, Transborder Los Angeles weaves together the narratives of Mexican and Japanese immigrants into a single transpacific history. In this book, Yu Tokunaga moves from international relations between Japan, Mexico, and the US to the Southern California farmland, where ethnic Japanese and Mexicans played a significant role in developing local agriculture, one of the major industries of LA County before World War II. Japanese, Mexicans, and white Americans developed a unique triracial hierarchy in farmland that generated both conflict and interethnic accommodation by bringing together local issues and international concerns beyond the Pacific Ocean and the US-Mexico border. Viewing these experiences in a single narrative form, Tokunaga breaks new ground, demonstrating the close relationships between the ban on Japanese immigration, Mexican farmworkers' strikes, wartime Japanese removal, and the Bracero Program.

Robert J. Bonner

Aspects of Athenian Democracy

$39.95

The text explores the evolution of Athenian democracy, regarded as the most logical and comprehensive form of popular governance of its time. Beginning with a historical overview, it recounts how Athens transitioned from a monarchic system during the Heroic Age to an aristocracy, and later to a democracy shaped by key reforms. The Heroic Age saw a centralized government under kings like Theseus, whose successors were gradually supplanted by an aristocracy wielding power through the Areopagus council and elected magistrates. This transition led to socioeconomic strife, prompting the legislator Solon to institute reforms that restored the assembly's role, empowered the masses, and introduced judicial checks on magistrates. Cleisthenes expanded upon Solon’s framework by reorganizing tribal structures, creating the Council of Five Hundred, and introducing democratic practices like ostracism. These reforms fundamentally shifted power toward the popular assembly, setting the stage for Athens’ development into a fully democratic state.

The text delves into the operational mechanisms of Athenian democracy, emphasizing the assembly's sovereignty over legislation, administration, and justice. The council played an advisory and preparatory role, while magistrates were often selected by lot to ensure equal participation and prevent oligarchic dominance. Safeguards like dokimasia (pre-office scrutiny) and regular audits upheld accountability. Military and diplomatic roles, requiring technical expertise, were exceptions to the lot system and filled by election. Despite criticisms of the lottery system and its potential for electing unqualified individuals, Athenians valued the participation of all citizens in governance, embodying the democratic principle of collective decision-making. The balance of power, administrative checks, and evolving reforms underlined Athens’ commitment to a system where the people were both the source and the executors of authority, achieving what Aristotle described as a democracy with supreme control through its assembly and law courts.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1933.

Andre Beteille

Caste, Class, and Power

$95.00

Caste, Class, and Power: Changing Patterns of Stratification in a Tanjore Village provides a detailed sociological examination of the evolving relationships between caste, class, and political power in Sripuram, a village in Tanjore District, South India. This study situates Sripuram within its historical, cultural, and economic context while exploring its transformation from a traditional agrarian society dominated by rigid caste hierarchies to a more dynamic and stratified social structure. The book highlights the persistence of traditional social patterns, such as the spatial segregation of castes in the village, while documenting significant changes, including the loosening of caste's grip on economic and political life. It traces how Brahmins, once the dominant landowning and political elite, have seen their traditional authority eroded by the rise of Non-Brahmin castes and the introduction of modern political institutions like panchayats and political parties.

The analysis also focuses on the interplay between caste, class, and power, revealing how these hierarchies, once closely aligned, are now diverging. While caste still influences social identity and relations, economic modernization, education, and political participation have increasingly enabled mobility across traditional boundaries. The book discusses the growing presence of Non-Brahmins and Adi-Dravidas in education and political life, as well as the impact of land reforms on agrarian relations. Despite these changes, the study acknowledges the challenges of entrenched inequalities, particularly for the Adi-Dravidas, who remain economically and socially marginalized. Through its comprehensive approach, the book offers valuable insights into the processes of modernization, social mobility, and the enduring legacies of traditional systems in rural South India.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.

Andre Beteille

Caste, Class, and Power

$39.95

Caste, Class, and Power: Changing Patterns of Stratification in a Tanjore Village provides a detailed sociological examination of the evolving relationships between caste, class, and political power in Sripuram, a village in Tanjore District, South India. This study situates Sripuram within its historical, cultural, and economic context while exploring its transformation from a traditional agrarian society dominated by rigid caste hierarchies to a more dynamic and stratified social structure. The book highlights the persistence of traditional social patterns, such as the spatial segregation of castes in the village, while documenting significant changes, including the loosening of caste's grip on economic and political life. It traces how Brahmins, once the dominant landowning and political elite, have seen their traditional authority eroded by the rise of Non-Brahmin castes and the introduction of modern political institutions like panchayats and political parties.

The analysis also focuses on the interplay between caste, class, and power, revealing how these hierarchies, once closely aligned, are now diverging. While caste still influences social identity and relations, economic modernization, education, and political participation have increasingly enabled mobility across traditional boundaries. The book discusses the growing presence of Non-Brahmins and Adi-Dravidas in education and political life, as well as the impact of land reforms on agrarian relations. Despite these changes, the study acknowledges the challenges of entrenched inequalities, particularly for the Adi-Dravidas, who remain economically and socially marginalized. Through its comprehensive approach, the book offers valuable insights into the processes of modernization, social mobility, and the enduring legacies of traditional systems in rural South India.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.

Rhys Carpenter

Folk Tale, Fiction and Saga in the Homeric Epics

$39.95

Folk Tale, Fiction, and Saga in the Homeric Epics is Rhys Carpenter’s classic exploration of the oral traditions behind the Iliad and the Odyssey. Delivered as part of the Sather Classical Lectures, this work interrogates the relationship between saga, folklore, and literary invention in Homeric poetry. Carpenter argues that the epics are not merely records of historical events, nor pure fabrications, but rather complex compositions where oral traditions—heroic saga, folk tales, fairy motifs, and narrative fiction—interweave to form the glittering fabric of Homer’s verse. By placing Homer alongside other oral traditions such as Norse sagas, the Song of Roland, and Beowulf, Carpenter demonstrates the shared mechanisms by which oral poets transformed inherited stories into powerful cultural myths.

Balancing archaeology, philology, and comparative folklore, Carpenter revisits perennial debates about the historicity of Troy, the oral transmission of heroic poetry, and the folkloric elements embedded in Homeric narrative. Chapters move from foundational questions of “literature without letters” to focused case studies, including the saga of Troy, the role of folktale motifs in the Iliad and Odyssey, and the enduring Bear’s Son myth. With wit and clarity, Carpenter shows how the seeming contradictions of Homeric epic dissolve when read as the creative fusion of oral genres, shaped both by memory and invention. This book remains a touchstone for students of classics, comparative literature, and mythology, illuminating the artistry and cultural power of one of the world’s foundational literary traditions.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1946.

Peter D. Bell

Peasants in Socialist Transition

$95.00

Peasants in Socialist Transition: Life in a Collectivized Hungarian Village offers an in-depth exploration of the dramatic social, economic, and political changes that have shaped rural Hungary over the mid-20th century. Anchored in the village of "Kislapos" (a pseudonym), the study examines the sweeping transformations brought about by collectivization, land reforms, and the broader socialist policies implemented after World War II. Through vivid historical analysis and firsthand ethnographic research, the book sheds light on the dismantling of Hungary's prewar agrarian hierarchy, where land ownership dictated wealth, power, and status, and the rise of a new collectivized agricultural model. Despite the radical restructuring aimed at achieving egalitarian ideals, the study reveals the persistence of traditional themes of hierarchy, dependency, and reciprocity, underscoring both continuity and change in the social fabric of Kislapos.

This richly detailed account combines broader socio-political trends with intimate insights into daily life, family structures, and local power dynamics. It explores how collectivization reshaped the village’s economic foundation, altered family roles, and introduced new tensions between egalitarian ideologies and the practical necessities of centralized leadership. The narrative also delves into villagers’ perceptions of power, their evolving social networks, and the impact of external events such as industrialization and rural-to-urban migration. By situating the microcosm of Kislapos within the larger context of Hungary's socialist transition, this book not only enhances our understanding of Eastern European rural societies but also contributes significantly to the study of social change under state socialism.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.