From 1951 to 1969, John Brinckerhoff (J. B.) Jackson founded, edited, and published Landscape, a magazine that changed the way scholars, writers, teachers, designers, planners, and artists came to und
Ni begins with the observation that under globalization, both religion and literature have become more relevant. The book's stated agenda is to extend the interdisciplinary study of religion and liter
Writers have always aspired to immortality, using their works to preserve their patrons, their loved ones, and themselves beyond death. For Pindar, Horace, and Shakespeare, the vehicle of such preserv
For over one hundred years, Thomas Jefferson and his Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom have stood at the center of our understanding of religious liberty and the First Amendment. Jefferson’s
In the late sixties and early seventies, black separatist movements were sweeping across the United States. This was the era ofThe Autobiography of Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael's and Charles Hamilton
Bringing a comparative perspective to the study of autobiography, Edgard Sankara considers a cross-section of postcolonial francophone writing from Africa and the Caribbean in order to examine and com
Reflecting distinct and important stages in the career of the preeminent Algerian writer Mohammed Dib, "At the Café" and "The Talisman" brings together two collections that embroider on themes relati
Reflecting distinct and important stages in the career of the preeminent Algerian writer Mohammed Dib, "At the Café" and "The Talisman" brings together two collections that embroider on themes relati
This collection of six essays from top scholars of Virginia history highlights the religious diversity and competition in early colonial Virginia, examining how the wide variation of political and rel
This illustrated history of Virginia's Fauquier County covers the political, social and cultural influences of this region while touching on the natural beauty and tourism around the Blue Ridge Mounta
Adams (English, Western Michigan U.) explores changing understandings of masculinity in American war literature. She reads Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead, Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar,
Soon Come celebrates Jamaican poetry as an expression and extension of the island’s rich spiritual traditions, offering fresh insights into some of the late twentieth century’s most important and infl
Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life.Volume 5. Jefferson the President; Second
Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life.Volume 4. Jefferson the President; First
Rieff (emeritus, sociology, U. of Pennsylvania) here begins his three-volume summation of his sociological theory and cultural analysis. He discusses the present world fight, the theory of culture and
Ehret (history, U. of California) concentrates on the oft-neglected pre-colonial history of the African continent, surveying the rise and fall of civilizations and discussing the cultural artifacts an
This collection of essays on ecocriticism can be used in classes in ecocriticism, introduction to graduate studies courses, and introduction to theory and criticism courses. Essays are organized in se
In this seventh volume of a projected 12-volume set, Skrupskelis (philosophy, U. of South Carolina and Vytautas Magnus U.), Elizabeth Berkeley (editorial coordinator, The Work of William James ), and
A collection of essays by and interviews with practicing poets, inspired by the now-famous Furious Flower African American poetry conference of 1994. Contributions address the major critical and aesth
Today, when "globalization" is a buzzword invoked in nearly every realm, we turn back to the eighteenth century and witness the inherent globalization of its desires and, at times, its accomplishments
From Fayetteville, Little Rock, and Hot Springs to Jonesboro, El Dorado, Arkadelphia, Texarkana, and scores of places in between, the latest volume in the Buildings of the United States series provide
Tracing the development of a new genre in contemporary American literature that was engendered in the civil rights, feminist, and ethnic empowerment struggles of the 1960s and 1970s,Bridges to Memory
Tracing the development of a new genre in contemporary American literature that was engendered in the civil rights, feminist, and ethnic empowerment struggles of the 1960s and 1970s,Bridges to Memory
Praise for earlier editions:"[A] reminder that contemporary poetry is not only alive and well but continuing to grow."-- Publishers Weekly"[These poets] prove that American poetry has the strength and
Robert Riley has been a renowned figure in landscape studies for over fifty years, valued for his perceptive, learned, and highly entertaining articles, reviews, and essays. Much of Riley’s work origi
OpenGrounds is a University of Virginia initiative that builds on a legacy of innovation to create new programs, places, and partnerships; to catalyze new approaches to important challenges; and to in
Elliot Rosen's Hoover, Roosevelt, and the Brains Trust focused on the transition from the Hoover administration to that of Roosevelt and the formulation of the early New Deal program.Roosevelt, the Gr
Praise for earlier editions:"[These poets] prove that American poetry has the strength and vision to move beyond the MFA environment in order to reshape and reflect past traditions."-- Bloomsbury Revi
As showcases for dramatic changes in garden style and new technology, world's fairs offered leading landscape designers and nurserymen the chance to tempt visitors to try new garden trends in backyard
In this dual biography of William Henry Hunt and Ida Alexander Gibbs, Alexander (history, George Washington U.) explores issues of racism, elitism, and privileges in the early 20th-century American So
The Purloined Islands offers the first book-length exploration of literary and cultural exchanges between the United States and the Caribbean during the roughly eighty-year period of their greatest in
A lawyer in northern Virginia, Matsuura examines Thomas Jefferson's perspective on both traditional forms of intellectual property and some of the more expansive and less formal versions of it. He say
After the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the fall of 2005, entire towns, neighborhoods, and ecologies were destroyed. What remains is a complex web of social, economic, environme
Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who ever lived, but during the settlement of Jamestown, and for two centuries afterward, the great chiefs Powhatan and Opechancanough were the subject
Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life.Volume 6. The Sage of MonticelloThis fina
Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life. Volume 1. Jefferson the VirginianThis f
Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life. Volume 1. Jefferson the VirginianThis f
Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson’s life.Volume 6. The Sage of MonticelloThis fina
Vansina (history and anthropology, U. of Wisconsin-Madison, emeritus) takes on a relatively neglected field of study in this political and agrarian history of West Central Africa. His study begins wit
Lounsbury, architectural historian at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, looks at the courthouse plan and the prison system from 1650 to 1800, as well as the clerks' offices and taverns that suppor
