Phillips (English, U. of Houston) considers the literary interview a work of art in its own right. He demonstrates its form and usefulness in interviews with Philip Larkin, Joyce Carol Oates, Karl Sha
Fifty years after WWII, Dagmar Ostermann, a former prisoner at Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Hans Wilhelm Mnnch, a former Nazi and head of the Waffen SS Hygiene Institute, talk face to face, in an interview
One of the most prominent Sunni clerics in the Muslim world today, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi influences the discourse around matters central to the Islamic faith and to Islam’s relationship with Wester
One of the most prominent Sunni clerics in the Muslim world today, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi influences the discourse around matters central to the Islamic faith and to Islam’s relationship with Wester
For years, Iranian academics, writers, and scholars have equated national development and progress with the reform of men’s sexual behavior. Modern intellectuals repudiated native sexuality in Iran, j
The third poetry collection from the acclaimed Northern Irish poet Maria McManus offers readers stories, meditations, and illuminations about life and death with all their hope and horror, and their b
American Indian reservation planning is one of the most challenging and poorly understood specializations within the American planning profession. Charged with developing a strategy to protec
It has been said that the difference between and language and a dialect is that a language is a dialect with an army. Both the act of translation and bilingualism are steeped in a tension bet
In the latest addition to the America in the Twentieth Century series, Dunar provides a sweeping account of the twentieth century’s second decade. Beginning with the social, political, and economic ci
In the latest addition to the America in the Twentieth Century series, Dunar provides a sweeping account of the twentieth century’s second decade. Beginning with the social, political, and economic ci
From the 17th century through the 20th, a common strain of Irish lament involved an analogy with the Jews, says Bender, not only with the ancient Israelites being conquered and oppressed, but in how I
Editors Nwosu and Obiwu present students, academics, researchers, and general interest readers with a collection of academic papers and scholarly articles focused on the driving forces behind the lite
Deyoung presents students, academics, and researchers with an exploration of the life of Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmud al-Barudi. The author has organized the main body of her text in eight roughly c
Editor Michael Weingrad presents students, academics, and general interest readers with a collection of selected poems by prizewinning Israeli poet Reuven Ben-Yosef. The editor has organized the selec
Zaferatos presents students, academics, researchers, and general interest readers with a practical, holistic approach to explaining the practice of Native American reservation planning. The author has
Ibrahim presents students, academics, and researchers with a detailed history of Sunni legal pluralism and its historical use to engage the developing needs of Islamic society. The author has organize
Gerard Smyth is a poet strongly associated with his native Dublin, much of his previous work focusing on the people and places of that city and their legacy and effect on the poet and his generationIn
Benjamin Zuskin (1899-1952) was an actor and artistic director in the Moscow State Jewish Theater and a member of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee. He was executed in 1952 with a number of other prom
Dean presents readers with an investigation of publicly staged productions of Irish historical events, popular in Ireland in the early twentieth century, exploring the social and political meaning and
Kelsey presents students, academics, and researchers with an investigation of the ways in which Eastern Woodlands tribe’s strings and belts of small white and purple shells, traditionally used to depi
Frakes provides an extensive introductory essay exploring the notion of "epic" and this genre's history in connection with Yiddish literature. Following are translations, with extensive annotations, o
These fourteen stories by the acclaimed master of Jewish-Russian fiction are set in the former USSR, Western Europe, and America. Dinner with Stalin features Soviet Jews grappling with issue
The Libyan landscape is one of the most diverse and breathtaking, replete with barren deserts, vast ocean coasts, and a stunning display of earth’s elements. Al-Koni, an award-winning and critically a
Contributors in peace and conflict, justice, education, history, and philosophy offer essential teachings of nonviolence in conversation with a range of contemporary concerns, illustrating the power o
Eight essays identify the elements in Israel's domestic politics hampering attempts at compromise with the Palestinians, and build on the growing interest in the durability of peace processes and the
The author, a prolific author and professor of Russian, English, and Jewish studies at Boston College, celebrates nostalgia and poignancy in this memoir of struggle, fraught with contradictions. Essen
This volume brings the field of disability studies into conversation with the fields of law and education in order to interrogate disability-related policies and practices and their impacts on issues
Jamal examines the role of Pakistani women in the Islamic reform movement Jamaat-e-Islami. Leading with an introduction on modern religious and transnational identity, the book hits the ground with a
While former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak has fallen from power following the 2011 uprising, the long-running persistence of his authoritarian power and its interactions with equally persistent pol
With neoliberal assumptions dominating much of the academic peacebuilding literature, this volume edited by Smith (sociology, U. of Pittsburgh) and Verdeja (political science and peace studies, U. of
Allegiance and Betrayal" is comprised of a dozen short stories, all dealing with family in one way or another. The stories are set in New England and the South, including specific locations such as Co
In The Salmiya Collection, Loomis celebrates the essence of everyday life in a little-known part of the world. With lucid prose and keen detail, these stories offer nuanced portraits—tragicomic, bitte
News that the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature had been awarded to the Swedish poet Tomas Transtr mer was greeted with widespread approval by poets and poetry readers the world over. The author of fift
Lindio-McGovern (sociology, Indiana U.) and Wallimann (Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse U.) present 11 papers that explore experiences of Third World women with the gendered
In accord with 'the personal is political' slogan, Elsadda (English and comparative literature, Cairo U.) reads the national canon of modern Arabic fiction to analyze how fiction reflects and construc
Chronicles one of the most influential decades in American history, highlighting the conflicts with Europe and Japan, to the beginning of the Cold War and the leaders from Roosevelt to Churchill to Tr
Documents the story of the NBA's first African-American athlete during the racially turbulent 1950s, tracing his considerable college achievements and trailblazing efforts with the Washington Capitals
This book looks at the formation of the modern (pre-colonial) Egyptian State in the late 19th century through the lens of police and other official interactions with women, particularly non-elite wome
This first person narrative of the events surrounding the Covenant, Sword and Arm of the Lord (CSA) white supremacist, Christian terrorist organization's confrontation with law enforcement provides an
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