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Celebrating 37 years of independent publishing, LRP is known for its cutting-edge, high-quality scholarly books and textbooks in politics, the social sciences, and the humanities. Our imprints include FirstForumPress, Kumarian Press, and Three Continents Press, and we distribute books for Holmes Meier Publishers and HSRC Press.►Working on a book project? Learn more about publishing with us.Spotlight on social issues . . . Race, Riots, and the PoliceHoward RahtzReflected almost daily in headlines, the enormous rift between the police and the communities they serve especially African American communities remains one of the major challenges facing the United States. And race-related riots continue to be a violent manifestation of that rift. Can this dismal state of affairs be changed? Can the distrust between black citizens and the police ever More Journeys Out of Homelessness: The Voices of Lived ExperienceJamie Rife and Donald W. BurnesHow do individuals move from being homeless to finding safe, stable, and secure places to live? Can we recreate the conditions that helped them most? What policies are needed to support what worked and to remove common obstacles?Addressing these questions, Jamie Rife and Donald Burnes start from the premise that the most important voices in efforts to end homelessness are the ones most More Madam President? Gender and Politics on the Road to the White HouseLori Cox Han and Caroline Heldman, editorsScholars and pundits alike have spent more than a little time speculating about why Hillary Clinton lost the presidency to Donald Trump in 2016. Their conclusions may differ, but few would disagree that Clinton s nomination by a major party changed the political landscape in significant ways nor that the results of the 2016 election provoked a large number of women to run for office at More The Borders of Race: Patrolling “Multiracial” IdentitiesMelinda MillsChoice Outstanding Academic Book!Who is multiracial ? And who decides? Addressing these two fundamental questions, Melinda Mills builds on the work of Heather Dalmage to explore the phenomenon and consequences of racial border patrolling by strangers, family members, friends, and even multiracial people themselves. More Shots Fired: Gun Violence in the United StatesHoward RahtzMass killings. Gang violence. Street crimes. Suicides. Accidental shootings. The United States is enduring a literal epidemic of gun violence. Howard Rahtz, drawing on decades of experience as a police officer all too familiar with the horrors that guns can cause, delves deeply into the nature and impact of this epidemic.Rahtz explores each element of the triangle of ability, desire, and More Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Sexual Assault: Challenging the MythsCorina Schulze, Sarah Koon-Magnin, and Valerie BryanWinner of the American Society of Criminology s Division on Women Crime Book Award!The underlying argument of this groundbreaking study is this: Sexual orientation and gender identity influence how sexual assault is experienced, how it is perceived, and ultimately, how victims (and perpetrators) are treated by the criminal justice system.Focusing much of their work on the queer More Queer People of Color: Connected but Not ComfortableAngelique Harris, Juan Battle, and Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr.As individuals who historically have faced multiple forms of oppression, queer people of color often find themselves struggling to fit in. What impact does this have on their sociopolitical involvement within their communities of color? Within the queer community? And to what effect? Based on one of the largest surveys to date of African American, Latina/o, Asian American, and Pacific More Congratulations to J. Michael Ryan and Helen Rizzo! Their collection, Gender in the Middle East and North Africa: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, was selected as a 2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title. It was among 531 books and digital resources chosen by the CHOICE editorial staff from among the over 3,500 titles reviewed by CHOICE during the past year.

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