It is estimated that more than 50 million Latinos live in the United States. This is projected to more than double by 2050. InHealth Issues in Latino Males experts from public health, medicine, and so
When it was first developed, the cochlear implant was hailed as a "miracle cure" for deafness. That relatively few deaf adults seemed to want it was puzzling. The technology was then modified for use
Originally published in 1932, Kathleen Tamagawa’s pioneering Asian American memoir is a sensitive and thoughtful look at the personal and social complexities of growing up racially mixed during the ea
Latin American indigenous media production has recently experienced a noticeable boom, specifically in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia. Indianizing Film zooms in on a selection of award-winning and wid
It happens in America every four decades and it is about to happen again. America’s demand for change in the 2008 election will cause another of our country’s periodic political makeovers. This realig
Pleasures and Perils follows a group of young girls living on Nevis, an island society in the Eastern Caribbean. Curtis shows that girls are often caught between conflicting discourses of Christian te
Pleasures and Perils follows a group of young girls living on Nevis, an island society in the Eastern Caribbean. In this provocative ethnography, Debra Curtis examines their sexuality in gripping deta
Since 1855, nearly a half a million Japanese immigrants have settled in the United States, the majority arriving between 1890 and 1924 during the great wave of immigration to Hawai'i and the mainland.
Dogs are the most popular pet in the United States and a beloved family member to many. As with a human baby, a puppy's innocent "wild" behavior can provoke unkind treatment. The source of this unfort
The arts and creative sector is one of the nation's broadest, most important, and least understood social and economic assets, encompassing both nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, for-profit
Enron, WorldCom, Global Crossing-the mere mention of these companies brings forth images of scandal, fraud, and large-scale corruption. But do these dark stars of media stories represent a few "bad a
My generation is known by the term baby boomer, my son's is called Generation-X, and my daughter's is tagged the Millennials. Winograd and Hais, two very accomplished political wonks, look at the ch
The transatlantic crossing of people and goods shaped nineteenth-century poetry in surprising ways that cannot be fully understood through the study of separate national literary traditions. America
Arts organizations once sought patrons primarily from among the wealthy and well educated, but for many decades now they have revised their goals as they seek to broaden their audiences. Today, museum
Scholars of film and communication in North America and Britain look at particular cases of movies and television programs made by people in the US who were caught up in the anti-Communist hysteria of
Kleinberg (history, Brunel U., UK) et al. compile 17 essays on American women's history, arguing that the inclusion of women in the historical record has changed over time and therefore, so has the pr
In war films, the portrayal of deep friendships between men is commonplace. Given the sexually anxious nature of the American imagination, such bonds are often interpreted as carrying a homoerotic
A popular new image of Witches has arisen in recent years, due largely to movies like The Craft, Practical Magic, and Simply Irresistible and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrin
"New York, more than any other city, has held a special fascination for filmmakers and viewers. In every decade of Hollywood filmmaking, artists of the screen have fixated upon this fascinating place
The everyday realities of racial and religious difference in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights is explored in a study of the conflict between the Lubavitch Hasidic community and their Afro-Ca
Investigating why poor women and men decline to use family-planning services, medical anthropologist Maternowska (U. of California at San Francisco) conducted fieldwork in the Haitian slum of Cite Sol
Haenfler (sociology, U. of Mississippi) takes the first close look at sXers, the straight-edge young whose commitments may include vegetarianism or veganism, environmental issues and social movements.
Integrating social and political history with an account of the issues surrounding the Civil War, a compelling study examines the ironies, paradoxes, and contradictions that characterized New Jersey's
For decades, scholars have warned of an impending global environmental crisis. Yet politicians, particularly in the United States, have consistently shown that they are not taking the threat seriously
Excerpts from the works of such writers as Tom Wolfe, Jack Kerouac, Mark Twain, James Baldwin, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, and others, along with dozens of archival photographs and illustratio
Focusing on wetland environments throughout the Northeast and North Central regions of the United States, an updated examination of swamp ecology offers an introduction to its animals and plant life,
Children in movies now live and manage by their wits in a world peopled by ineffective adults, says Kapur (cinema and photography, Southern Illinois U.); but those in movies only reflect the maturing
"An arresting book that juxtaposes major and minor antebellum texts to develop its own democratic discourse. Michael Bennett writes with verve and brio, and offers some juicy surprises."—David Lever
Look at the news long enough and you will see children in uniform toting rifles, children in camouflage sniping at occupying troops, children in school uniforms vowing to serve as suicide bombers. The
Hansen's study of the informal childcare networks that working parents construct refutes the myth that families in the US are independent, isolated and self-reliant units. The study is based on extens
In his comparative study of environmental movements in the US, the Philippines, Australia, England, India, and Germany, Doyle (history and politics, U. of Adelaide, Australia) synthesizes ethnographic
What do women do for revolutions? And what do revolutions do for women? Julie Shayne explores the roles of women in revolutionary struggles and the relationship of these movements to the emergence of
Calling science a "central pillar of colonialism," Philip (U. of California at Irvine) examines the everyday practices of ethnographers, foresters, botanists, plantation managers, and Christian missio
In this globally interconnected planet, we are increasingly able to access exotic locales without ever actually seeing these places firsthand. Instead, what we perceive to be fresh cultural experience
What led to the Fourth Amendment’s protection of the people against unreasonable searches and seizures, codified in written law for the first time in history, and are we in danger of losing that pr
How did concepts of sex & gender, race & class, home & empire develop in Victorian society? Here, Sigel charts the evolution of these ideas through the medium of pornography (PN). She details its p
Human bodily existence is at the core of the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures—from birth to death. From God’s creation of Adam out of clay, to the narratives of priests and kings whose r
Catholicism has long been recognized as one of the major forces shaping the Hispanic Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic) during the nineteenth century, but the role of Protestant
A textbook for a course of two semesters or three quarters in a general education or core program, primarily for non-science majors whose background in mathematics extends up to but not including calc
