Jazz in the Time of the Novel argues that a culture’s understanding of the concept of time plays a central role in its economic, social, and aesthetic affairs and that a culture arrives at its concept
A compelling analysis of how "middling" Americans entertained themselves and how these entertainments changed over time.The changing styles of middle-class home entertainments, Melanie Dawson argues,
To a contemporary audience, Haiti brings to mind Voodoo spells, Tontons Macoutes, and boat people--nothing worth fighting over. Two centuries ago, however, Haiti, then known as Saint-Domingue, was the
Latin American independence histories of the last 150 years have tended to stereotype Captain General Bustamante, governor of the Spanish colony of Guatemala from 1811 to 1818, as a tyrannical arch-vi
"What is a Poet? is very revealing in a way that no other book is. It is an important service. I think we all need to know the extent of distrust, the extent of the misunderstandings that are rampant
A southern journalist campaigns for racial understanding during thestruggle over school desegregation in Virginia. In 1958 the nation's attention was focused on Norfolk,Virginia, where nearly ten thou
For two millennia, the site now known as Blue Creek in northwestern Belize was a Maya community that became an economic and political center that included some 15,000-20,000 people at its height.?Fair
This historical study examines a crucial phase of the relations of science and politics in the post-Civil War period: the long rivalry between the civilian Coast Survey and the military Hydrographic o
Beginning about 1900 the expanded international role ofthe United States brought increased attention to the cultures of otherpeoples and a growth of interest in Latin America. The Enormous Vogue ofThi
This fascinating history underscores the importance of “little people” in affecting the U.S. government. It stresses the courage of a black man, Rosco Jones, and a white woman, Grace Marsh, who dared
A veteran Southern journalist journeys into the heart of rural Alabama to reveal why the small town of Little River erupted into a series of violent racial incidents in 1997, including the murder of a
2016 Choice Outstanding Academic Title!Bringing Montessori to America traces in engrossing detail one of the most fascinating partnerships in the history of American education—that between Maria
Education for Liberation completes the study Dr. Richardson published in 1986 asChristian Reconstruction: The American Missionary Association and Southern Blacks, 1861-1890 by continuing the account o
Tennesseans at War, 18121815 by Tom Kanon tells the often forgotten story of the central role citizens and soldiers from Tennessee played in the Creek War in Alabama and War of 1812.Although frequentl
Draws on the oral traditions of several southeastern Native American peoples to provide intriguing stories that lend insight into these unique cultures. Reprint.
Using research at the Pevey (22Lw510) and Lowe-Steen (22Lw511) mound sites on the Pearl River in Lawrence County, Mississippi, this book explores the social and political mechanisms by which these po
Explores the application of a selected number of newly emerging methods and techniques.?During the past few decades, Caribbean scholars on both sides of the Atlantic have increasingly developed and
The central figure in the modernization of the U.S. Navy. The career of Washington Irving Chambers spans a formative period in the development of the United States Navy: He entered the Naval Academy
An account of American missionary activity abetted by Mexican nationalists. L?zaro C?rdenas, president of Mexico 1934–40, is widely remembered as the most nationalistic and populist Mexi
A revealing and important Civil War memoir. Marcus B. Toney was a convinced Methodist, confederate, and slavery partisan who became an early volunteer for Confederate service from his home near Nashv
This collection of essays explores how drama can teach political principles and entertain at the same time. Political commentary is possible through "variety" theatre, this volume contends. Compiled f
