Most critics of aestheticism focus on the Yellow Book, the glossy Victorian journal with the shocking yellow cover that counted among its contributors Aubrey Beardsley and Max Beerbohm. But one of the
One of the leading intellectuals of first-wave feminism, Charlotte Perkins Gilman [1860-1935] was a prolific socialist writer and lecturer. Nearly forgotten in the years following her death, she has b
Obedient Germans? A Rebuttal is a concise book, brimming with smart ideas and important, little-known information. It lays to rest the notion that ordinary people passively let 'history' sweep over th
An adoptive mother tells the story of her family's adoption of two abused sisters and the traumatic years that followed as the preschool girls grew into troubled adolescents. She challenges the notion
This second volume of the presidential papers of James Madison covers the period between October 1809 and November 1810 a period dominated by foreign policy problems as Madison labored to protect Amer
Although scholars often depict early modern Spanish women as victims, history and fiction of the period are filled with examples of women who defended their God-given right to make their own decisions
Although scholars often depict early modern Spanish women as victims, history and fiction of the period are filled with examples of women who defended their God-given right to make their own decisions
William James has long been recognized as a central figure in the American philosophic tradition, and his ideas continue to play a significant role in contemporary thinking. Yet there has never been a
William James has long been recognized as a central figure in the American philosophic tradition, and his ideas continue to play a significant role in contemporary thinking. Yet there has never been a
The "holy poor" have long maintained an elite status within Christianity. Differing from the "real" poor, this sect of clergymen, teachers, and ascetics have histor
As October 1779 became November, George Washington realized that autumn had advanced too far for a combined Franco-American assault against the British forces in New York City that year, and he curtai
Exploring the prevalence of madness in Caribbean texts written in English in the mid-twentieth century, Kelly Baker Josephs focuses on celebrated writers such as Jean Rhys, V. S. Naipaul, and Derek Wa
Exploring the prevalence of madness in Caribbean texts written in English in the mid-twentieth century, Kelly Baker Josephs focuses on celebrated writers such as Jean Rhys, V. S. Naipaul, and Derek Wa
For biographers and fans of Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Mary Cutts's memoir of her famous aunt has been indispensable. Because Madison left behind no account of her life, the common assumption has been
Although "thou shalt not kill" is perhaps the most fundamental legal and moral principle, Mark Cooney finds a remarkable lack of consistency in the handling of homicide not only between but within the
George S. Bernard was a Petersburg lawyer and member of the 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Over the course of his life, Bernard wrote extensively about his wartime experiences a
In the late 18th century, the national discussion triggered by the ratification of the US Constitution in each state of the new nation set the stage for the political, economic, and cultural developme
In this second edition of Bob Gooch’s Virginia Fishing Guide, M. W. Smith offers an updated version of a classic work of Virginia outdoor literature. Providing a new preface and appendices, Smith also
Nne Onyeoziri (U. of British Columbia) addresses the historical and cultural contexts behind the uses of irony in fiction by African authors. While the work of many African writers is surveyed, the bo
How did the way we think of time change during the Cold War, when mutually assured destruction by nuclear bombardment brought into question like never before, the possibility of the future, and specif
Author Strassman was a Jewish teenager in Czechoslovakia during WWII. At age 15 he joined the partizans. In this memoir, he recounts his activities with the partizans and explains how they survived in
The correspondence volumes of The Papers of George Washington, 1748-99, published in five series, include not only Washington's own letters and other papers but also all letters written to him. The Pr
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), the novel born from Edwidge Danticat’s childhood in Haiti and immigration to New York City, was one of the great literary debuts of recent times, marking the emergence of
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), the novel born from Edwidge Danticat's childhood in Haiti and immigration to New York City, was one of the great literary debuts of recent times, marking the emergence of
"Nodl Hume is a household name. This book should be a professional classic, to be read alongside other memoirs like those of Graham Clark, Glyn Daniel, Gertrude Caton-Thompson, and Mortimer Wheeler. T
Tillson (history, U. of Tampa) seeks to avoid shortcomings of other histories of his native state during the US Revolution by narrowing his geographical scope to a small territory and broadening his c
Arguably the intellectual leader of the revolution, Madison served not only as President of the young republic but also as Secretary of State, among other posts in a long and distinguished career. In
Three lectures Mulhall (philosophy, Oxford U.) delivered in 2005 at the University of Virginia explore the notion of language as conversation and how it has been articulated in the work of recent phil
In conventional books of history, the Confederacy lost in battle to the superior numbers and resources of the Union. This is not one of those conventional books. Robinson (history, U. of Virginia) die
Rather that examining the Romantic and Victorian concept of natural acting itself, Voskuil (English, U. of Houston) uses it as an intellectual tool to look beyond the theater into other corners of 19t
From the beginning of the American republic until the 1920s, says Pasley (history, U. of Missouri-Columbia), newspapers were part of the political party machinery. He examines how that came to be, and
When American historians planned and made plane reservations to attend a conference at Monticello in December 2000 to discuss the most controversial election in US history to date, they had no idea th
Leading the elite and middle-class white women of Washington City during the early 19th century from the shadow of their Great Men, Allgor (history, U. of California-Riverside) shows them as political
The young black activists whose rejection of their parents' complacency led to the 1976 Soweto uprising and the eventual demise of apartheid are part of a long tradition of generational conflict in So
This is the third of four volumes covering the interval between Washington's retirement from the presidency and his death. This volume opens with the fall of 1798, when Washington was immersed in the
McGann has added a new preface to this reprint of his hugely influential 1983 (U. of Chicago Press) classic on the critical functions of editorial theory and textual criticism. Listed in BCL3 . Annot
In this eloquent memoir, already widely read and praised in the author’s native South Africa, Hermann Giliomee weaves together the story of his own life with that of his country--a nation that continu
A Founding Father, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights, George M
"Memory at Bay is a novel structured in monologues that alternate between the bedridden widow of a notorious dictator (in effect, a portrait of Papa Doc Duvalier) and the young aemigrae who attends to
Dunmore's New World tells the stranger-than-fiction story of Lord Dunmore, the last royal governor of Virginia, whose long-neglected life boasts a measure of scandal and intrigue rare in the annals of
