Author: Lynn Sacco
This history of father-daughter incest in the United States explains how cultural mores and political needs distorted attitudes toward and medical knowledge of patriarchal sexual abuse at a time when the nation was committed to the familial power of white fathers and the idealized white family.

Co-Author: James G. Stovall
All Alabama elections are colorful, but the 1986 gubernatorial contest may trump them all for its sheer strangeness. This volume is certain to be a valuable work for any political scientist, especially those with an interest in Alabama or southern politics.

Author: Stephen H. Blackwell
Most famous as a literary artist, Vladimir Nabokov was also a professional biologist and a lifelong student of science. By exploring the refractions of physics, psychology, and biology within his art and thought, this book demonstrates how aesthetic sensibilities contributed to Nabokov’s scientific work.

Author: Robert J. Norrell
Since the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr., has personified black leadership with his use of direct action protests against white authority. A century ago, in the era of Jim Crow, Booker T. Washington pursued a different strategy to lift his people. In this compelling biography, Norrell reveals how conditions in the segregated South led Washington to call for a less contentious path to freedom and equality.

Author: Nathan J. Kelly
This book revolves around one central question: Do political dynamics have a systematic and predictable influence on distributional outcomes in the United States? Utilizing data as well as theoretical insights, Kelly shows that income inequality is a fundamental part of the U.S. macro political system.