In poetry that is at once accessible and finely crafted, Todd Davis maps the mysterious arc between birth and death, celebrating the beauty and pain of our varied entrances and exits, while taking his
An unparalleled observer of the role of religion in the lives of ordinary Americans, Robert Coles explores the tug of war between faith and doubt in these thirty-one brief essays, first published in t
Biologists, environmental scientists and activists, and anglers offer a kaleidoscope of views on the world's largest freshwater fish, which is endemic to North America and lives in the Great Lakes alo
This illustrated, large-format (8.5x11") book for railroad and history buffs describes the development of the railroad in Michigan from 1830 to 2000, touching on key figures and important turning poin
In the pre-reserve era, Aboriginal bands in the northern plains maintained fluid and inclusive membership through traditional kinship practices governed by the Law of the People as described in tradit
Reiter (comparative politics, U. of South Florida) examines the concept of citizenship and elucidates the dialectical processes of inclusion and exclusion that socially construct it. It is in part a p
Dow Chemical was a major supplier of lightweight metal magnesium starting in WWI, but the company finally ended its production of magnesium in 1998 due to competition from China. Written in a conversa
Kingsley was a freelance curator, author, and art critic based in New York City when she moved to Michigan State University's Kresge Museum of Art in 1999, where over the years she led the development
John Werner was a survivor. Born in the Soviet Union just after the Bolshevik Revolution, he was named Hans and grew up in a German-speaking Mennonite community in Siberia. As a young man in Stalinist
In this case study of the politics behind genetically modified (GM) food policies in Canada, Eaton (geography, University of Regina) seeks answers to why Canada's movement against GM wheat was success
This collection of essays from American, Canadian, and French scholars explores the complexities of the relationship between French colonists and Indians in North America from 1630 to 1815 and builds
Episodes of racial conflict in Detroit form just one facet of the city's storied and legendary history, and they have sometimes overshadowed the less widely known but equally important occurrence of i
In this collection of accessible essays for general readers and undergraduates, Markowitz (Washington and Lee University) brings together scholars in American Indian studies, literature, history, and
Stob (communications studies, Vanderbilt U.) explores how American psychologist and philosopher James (1842-1910) worked to make complex ideas accessible to his listeners and readers who were not spec
Native Americans were insulted to learn that 'Geronimo' was a code name for Osama bin Laden. Native American activist LaDuke discusses the negative social and environmental impacts that the U.S. milit
This engaging book explores how the need for electricity at the turn of the century affected and shaped Banff National Park. Today’s conservationists and energy researchers will find much to think abo
Benjamin Leigh Smith discovered and named dozens of islands in the Arctic but published no account of his pioneering explorations. He refused public accolades and sent stand-ins to deliver the results
Place and Replace is a collection of recent interdisciplinary research into Western Canada that calls attention to the multiple political, social, and cultural labors performed by the concept of “plac
The Anishinaabeg people live in a vast swathe of North America from the Great Lakes to the Plains and beyond. Here 24 members of the group and scholars demonstrate how traditional and new stories are
In this memoir, Wentz, an archeologist and retired firefighter/paramedic, recounts her 11-year career as a firefighter for the Orlando Fire Department. She describes how she became a firefighter/param
Alberg (philosophy and religion, International Christian U.) interrogates the dynamics of libidinal revelation in several readings of classical and more modern texts. In particular, he is focusing on
Deeply affecting and diverse in perspective, The Poetry of the American Civil War is the first comprehensive volume to focus entirely on poetry written and published during the Civil War. Of the nearl
The 1999 first edition quickly became an indispensable scientific reference for fisheries managers and for any discussion of fishing and conservation in the Great Lakes. Contributors from biological a
An elucidating collection of ten original essays, "Making Animal Meaning "reconceptualizes methods for researching animal histories and rethinks the contingency of the human-animal relationship. The v
This book examines how economic and social stability can be maintained, how environmental impacts can be constrained, and how social justice and equity can be pursued within the context of modern day
This study from the Anchor Institution Task Force profiles ten urban colleges and universities that demonstrate how institutions can support communities through development initiatives and partnership
This is Volume 2 of a two-volume rhetorical history of public debates about crime, violence, and corporeal and capital punishment in the US. While Volume 1 provided a historical overview of capital pu
In an era when the value of the humanities and qualitative inquiry has been questioned in academia and beyond, Making the Case is an engaging and timely collection that brings together a veritable who
Chippewa Lake is an idyllic waterfront community in north-central Michigan, popular with retirees and weekenders. The lake is surrounded by a rural farming community, but the area is facing a difficul
Complex sets of environmental factors have interacted over the past 5,000 years to affect how changes in climate, temperature, relative precipitation, and the levels of Lake Michigan influence the pre
When Athenians suffered the shame of having lost a war from their own greed and foolishness, around 404 BCE the public’s blame was directed at Socrates, a man whose unique appearance and behavior, as
In an expanding and socially fractious early twentieth-century Winnipeg, Lewis Benjamin Foote (1873–1957) rose to become the city’s pre-eminent commercial photographer. Documenting everything from roy
A remarkable multifaceted history, Contested Territories examines a region that played an essential role in America's post-revolutionary expansion—the Lower Great Lakes region, once known as the North
For much of U.S. history, the story of native people has been written by historians and anthropologists relying on the often biased accounts of European-American observers. Though we have become well
In an age where southern power-holders look north and see only vacant polar landscapes, isolated communities, and exploitable resources, it is important to point out that the Inuit homeland is, in fac
Fujiwara (U. of Alberta, Canada) investigates the ways in which ethnic elites among the Scottish, Ukrainian, and Japanese communities of Canada contributed to ethnic community building and maintenance
This book about Michigan writers created by two Michigan writers interested in regional history is organized by region within the state; each region contains biographies of three to six writers. The b
When Sylvia Van Kirk published her groundbreaking book Many Tender Ties in 1980, she revolutionized the historical understanding of the North American fur trade and introduced entirely new areas of in
This book explores key texts of the black gay culture of the 1980s and ’90s. Starting with an analysis of the political discourse in anthologies such as In the Life and Brother to Brother, it identifi
An essential reference for students, seed technologists, researchers, and seed industry personnel, this comprehensive guide outlines the most widely performed modern seed quality tests, explores the p
