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	After the Disaster: Re-creating Community and Well-Being at Buffalo Creek since the Notorious Coal-Mining Disaster in 1972 Author: T.P. Schwartz-Barcott Copyright date: 2008 568 pages Price (cloth): $134.95 ASA member price (cloth): $107.96 Postage: $10.00 "The author has done a great service to those of us who study, work, and live in rural communities. In this book, he provides detailed discussions with local residents, survey data, and a gift for integration that allows the reader to gain an understanding of how disasters impact communities in the short and long term."-John C. Allen, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Western Rural Development Center, Utah State University Send orders to: Cambria Press, Order Dept., 20 Northpointe Parkway, Suite 188, Amherst, NY 14228 [print order coupon]


	Becoming American, Remaining Ethnic: The Case of Armenian Americans in Central California Author: Matthew A. Jendian Copyright: 2008 226 pages Price (cloth): $65.00 ASA member price (cloth): $52.00 Postage: Please call (915) 581-7906. Jendian provides a snapshot of the oldest Armenian community in the western United States. He explores assimilation and ethnicity across four generations and examines ethnic identity and intermarriage. Assimilation and ethnicity co-exist as two, somewhat independent, processes. Assimilation is not a unilinear or zero-sum phenomenon, but rather multidimensional and multidirectional. Send orders to: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, PO Box 221258, El Paso, TX 79913 [print order coupon]

	Dynamic Analysis in the Social Sciences Author: Emilio J. Castilla Copyright date: December 1, 2007 420 pages Price (cloth): $85.95 ASA member price (cloth): $68.76 Send orders to: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley BD 16 1WA, United Kingdom [print order coupon]

	Elsewhere, U.S.A. Author: Dalton Conley Copyright date: January 13, 2009 240 pages Price (cloth): $24.00 ASA member price (cloth): $19.00 Dalton Conley offers an essential understanding of how the technological, social, and economic changes that have reshaped the world are reshaping individual lives. “No other book compares in describing and explaining the ‘texture’ of modern lives in a hyper-networked and hyper-marketized world.” —Jeffrey Sachs, author of The End of Poverty Send orders to: Knopf Publishing Group, Random House, 1745 Broadway, 20-2, New York, NY 10019 [print order coupon]

	How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism Author: Tina Fetner Copyright: 2008 184 pages Price (cloth): $67.50 ASA member price (cloth): $47.00 Price (paper): $22.50 ASA member price (paper): $15.50 Postage: Postage inside U.S. is $5.00 for first book, $1.00 for each additional book. For orders outside the U.S., $8.50 per book. In this accessible and grounded work, Tina Fetner shows how gay activists and the religious right have established a symbiotic relationship in which each side significantly affects the development of its counterpart. A Social Movements, Protest, and Contention Series book. Send orders to: University of Minnesota Press, c/o Chicago Distribution Center, 11030 South Langely Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628 [print order coupon]

	Is Sociology Dead?: Social Theory and Social Praxis in a Post-Modern Age Author: Jack Nusan Porter Copyright date: 2008 270 pages Price (paper): $35 ASA member price (paper): $26.00 plus $4.00 postage Postage: $10 Send orders to: The Spencer Group, c/o Jack Nusan Porter, 79 Walnut Street, Unit 4, Newtonville, MA 02460-1331 [print order coupon]

	Last Words and the Death Penalty: Voices of the Condemned and their Co-Victims Author: Scott Vollum copyright: 2008 284 pages Price (cloth): $75.00 ASA member price (cloth): $60.00 Postage: Please call (915) 581-7906. "The statements of victims and co-victims lead readers to a better understanding of the extensive casualties of capital punishment. These last words demonstrate that the death penalty is not simply the elimination of evil, irredeemable criminals. Summing up: Highly recommended." – Choice Send orders to: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, PO Box 221258, El Paso, TX 79913 [print order coupon]

	Lost in Space: The Criminalization, Globalization, and Urban Ecology of Homelessness Author: Randall Amster Copyright: 2008 284 pages Price (paper): $32.95 ASA member price (paper): $26.36 Postage: Please call (915) 581-7906. "A beautifully incendiary book, a book that burns with outrage, erudition, and human engagement . . . and one of the very best analyses of contemporary spatial control that I have seen." -- Jeff Ferrell, Professor of Criminal Justice, Texas Christian University, author of Empire of Scrounge Send orders to: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, PO Box 221258, El Paso, TX 79913 [print order coupon]

	Playing the Resolution Card: Mediating Disputes with the Thought Resolution Protocol Author: Linda Olden-Smith/Editor: Mardi Winder-Adams Copyright: March 2008 354 pages Price (cloth): $75.00 ASA member price (cloth): $63.75 Price (paper): $50.00 ASA member price (paper): $42.50 Postage: $12.00 This profound, paradigm shifting book demonstrates a conflict resolution approach that dynamically resolves disputes. With precision focus it penetrates contention beyond the surface of personality and agenda. It is story rich affably sharing practical steps. Included is online access to 1200 flash cards that assist with assimilating this method. Send orders to: TRUCE Dispute Resolution Firm, LLC, 11322 Raveneaux Dr, Frisco, TX 75034 [print order coupon]

	The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism with Other Writings on the Rise of the West Author: Max Weber / Translated and Introduced by Stephen Kalberg Copyright: August 2008 608 pages Price (paper): $26.95 ASA member price (paper): $21.56 Postage: $10.00/first book; $5.00/each additional book Please use code 27463 when ordering. For the first time in one volume, this engaging text integrates Weber's exploration of the spirit of capitalism's origins with his larger project: a multi-causal analysis of the West's distinctiveness and its sources. This acclaimed edition includes extended introductions, new translations, a chronology of Weber's life, and an expanded glossary/bibliography. Send orders to: Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016 [print order coupon]




	Testing Deaf Students in an Age of Accountability Editors: Robert C. Johnson and Ross E. Mitchell Copyright date: 2008 270 pages Price (cloth): $65.00 ASA member price (cloth): $52.00 Postage: $6.00 This collection examines the impact of the No Child Left Behind legislation and high-stake testing on deaf students and their education. Education experts from around the nation present a diverse spectrum of perspectives toward a constructive synthesis of worthy ideals, hard realities, and pragmatic solutions to help deaf students succeed. Send orders to: Gallaudet University Press, 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002-3695 [print order coupon]

	Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education: Si se puede! Author: Alejandra Rincon Copyright: 2008 298 pages Price (cloth): $75.00 ASA member price (cloth): $60.00 Postage: Please call (915) 581-7906. "…. a well written and carefully researched history of the struggle of undocumented immigrant students' access to higher education….a ‘must read’ for all those who wish to be accurately informed…." -- Ruth Burgos-Sasscer, Chancellor Emerita of the Houston Community College System. Send orders to: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, PO Box 221258, El Paso, TX 79913 [print order coupon]