Documents all sides of the Rushdie controversy, providing an international chronology of events, early reviews of the book, and articles giving differing viewpoints
In this contribution to understanding the ideological presuppositions underpinning literature, the author introduces and applies his episodic literary movement model for understanding literary history
Schielke (Zentrum Moderner Orient, Germany) explores contestations over mulids (festivals celebrating Islamic religious figures) in contemporary Egypt. Examining mulids both as festive practice and as
Shaw (chancellor emeritus, Syracuse University) describes the conflict resolution, motivational, communication, and decision-making skills he believes are necessary for becoming a successful leader. H
Writing for undergraduate history courses, Goldberg (history, Thomas Nelson Community College) chronologically explores the main political, cultural, and economic developments of the United States in
Moslem (Oxford University's Oriental Institute, UK) analyzes the various political, sociocultural, economic, and foreign policy issues that have occupied Iran's post-revolutionary political scene, wit
Red Shoes for Rachel, Sandler’s award-winning collection of three novellas, features tightly wound tales that seamlessly incorporate diverse genres, including magic realism, satire, and autobiography,
Red Shoes for Rachel, Sandler’s award-winning collection of three novellas, features tightly wound tales that seamlessly incorporate diverse genres, including magic realism, satire, and autobiography,
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
Scholars of English literature present studies of Arab women's recent autobiographical writing in relation to cultural hybridity, transnationalism, communal identity, and the link between the personal
Considered one of Morocco’s most important contemporary writers, Muhammad Zafzaf created stories of alterity, compassionate tales inhabited by prostitutes, thieves, and addicts living in the margins o
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
This work gathers essays by international contributors in anthropology, urban planning, English, Islamic Studies, minority studies, and other areas. They explain how forces of globalization are transf
Dodge Didier Gilchrist, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and consummate ladies’ man, finds himself embroiled in an international conflict when his former college roommate, Palestinian scholar Shar
This collection of seventeen essays examines the history, practices, ideology and beliefs of Rastafarianism in the 21st century. Several sections organize the essays more thematically around globaliza
Seymour-Jorn (comparative literature, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) explores the dynamic cultural critique and literary experimentalism of five prominent Egyptian women writers whose work began to appear
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
Reiter (Political Science, Bar-Ilan University) reexamines the conflict between Israel's Jewish majority and Palestinian Arab minority, placing it within the context of the broader interlocking confli
Containing contributions from survivors alongside those of academics, this volume describes life in the Jewish ghettos during the Holocaust. Eyewitness accounts and scholarly articles address such top
Twenty-two selected werewolf tales offer an unprecedented look at the mystique of the werewolf in relation to human behavior and varied aspects of the human psyche.
Himself a Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholic priest based in Albuquerque, Zugger details the Soviet campaign against Catholicism among many ethnic groups, several Catholic rites, and devout worshippers. He
Traces the evolution of the duties of the press secretary, and includes personal anecdotes associated with major events in American history for the past one hundred years
Head (geosciences, University of Wollongong, Australia) examines modern Australia's efforts to come to terms with its Aboriginal past. Drawing on anthropology, archaeology, and history, she shows that
Traces the life of Parker, the first native American to serve as commissioner of Indian Affairs, and a staff officer to General Grant during the Civil War
Sixteen stories, sixteen intriguing situations, and a fascinating cast of characters populate The Far Side of Happiness, Boland’s debut short fiction collection. An unemployed man, living alone, exper
Eschewing stereotypes of the Middle Eastern male, Atiya focuses on five men (given pseudonyms), whose stories reveal cultural subtleties and reflect their communities. She spotlights an Egyptian Copti
This collection of 11 papers, edited by Bejarano (Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, Israel) and Aizenberg (emeritus, Marymount College, US), comparatively examines the Jewish Sephardic communities of the Americ
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
Katz (Russian literature and Eurasian studies, St. Anthony's College, Oxford) offers a perspective on representations of Jews in 19th-century realist Russian literature differing from the typical char
The Real Photo Postcard Guide is an informative, comprehensive, and practical treatment of this popular American phenomenon that dominated the United States photographic market during the first third
This anthology features a wide variety of poems about social justice, love, evocations of history, humanitarian concerns, and other themes. It contains stirring examples of the revolutionary romantici
Reverend Antun Rabbat, a respected Jesuit scholar of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, discovered these extraordinary writings in a Jacobite diocese in Aleppo, Syria. Rabbat immediat
