Walker (history, U. of California-Davis) offers a historical perspective on race, religion, sexuality, and politics in the 2008 presidential election that he finds missing from other commentary. He ar
Walker (history, UC Davis) presents an otherwise absent historical perspective on race, sexuality and politics in the 2008 presidential election. He examines the context of Jeremiah Wright's remarks i
It is probably difficult today to understand the complexities of the world Thomas Jefferson inhabited, a world heading into the future but not far removed from ancient ways of perceiving and explainin
Over the past two decades, Harriet Ritvo has established herself as a leading scholar in animal studies and one of those most responsible for establishing this field as a crucial part of environmental
Henry James was the final survivor of a remarkable family, and his memoir, written at the end of a long and tireless career, was prompted initially by the death of his "ideal Elder Brother,&a
Collister presents a fully annotated critical edition of the first volume of novelist Henry James's autobiography. He begins with a short introduction in which he sketches James's history and offers i
In his probing new study, Francis Cogliano focuses on Thomas Jefferson’s relation to history, both as the context in which he lived, and as something he made considerable, and conscious, efforts to in
Freelance writer Menino offers a narrative examination of the movement to conserve animal habitats through the natural histories of rare and disappearing foxes as well as a common coyote in the Albany
A Jewish retiree now living in Israel shares her personal story, including her time as a prisoner at Auschwitz and her return to the site of the concentration camp years after she was freed.
It was during the Victorian era that the circus, whose origins lay in the fairground world, emerged as a commercialized entertainment that we would recognize today. This development was intricately ti
Through the most disparate examples of autobiography, says Riley (French, Colgate U.) appears the experience and language of subjective metamorphosis, or conversion. It can take the historical Western
Presents essays that examine the philosophical and socioeconomic issues of slavery, such as the impact that slavery had on secession, the nature of relations between master and slave, and the effect t
A classic classroom reference since its 1964 publication, this indispensable volume offers the full text of Magna Carta in English, as well as a chapter-by-chapter discussion of its history and provis
Since the 1980s, many activists and writers have turned from identity politics toward ethnic religious traditions to rediscover and reinvigorate their historic role in resistance to colonialism and op
Since the 1980s, many activists and writers have turned from identity politics toward ethnic religious traditions to rediscover and reinvigorate their historic role in resistance to colonialism and op
Alexis de Tocqueville, a young aristocrat of twenty-five, worried deeply about the future of France as well as his own fate in his native country, which had just experienced its second revolution in
Religion and the Making of Nat Turner's Virginia provides a new interpretation of the rise of evangelical Christianity in the early American South by reconstructing the complex, biracial history of th
The emerging demographic and political presence of Latinos in the United States has moved the discussion of race relations beyond the terms of black and white. Using a variety of theoretical approache
Ausband (English, Averett U.) describes the hunting, fishing, and other excursion opportunities available around coastal Virginia and North Carolina to those on a "reasonably tight" budget (approximat
The West African writer, painter, playwright, and director Werewere Liking is considered one of the best literary interpreters of the postcolonial condition in Africa. Her first work to be translated
Jeffrey Meyers’ Resurrections: Authors, Heroes—and a Spy brings to life a set of extraordinary writers, painters, and literary adventurers who turned their lives into art. Meyers knew nine of these f
Christopher Freeburg’s Black Aesthetics and the Interior Life offers a crucial new reading of a neglected aspect of African American literature and art across the long twentieth century. Rejecting th
Christopher Freeburg’s Black Aesthetics and the Interior Life offers a crucial new reading of a neglected aspect of African American literature and art across the long twentieth century. Rejecting th
Gabon’s first female novelist, Angèle Rawiri probed deeper into the issues that writers a generation before her—Mariama Bâ and Aminata Sow Fall—had begun to address. Translated by Sara Hanaburgh, this
Gabon’s first female novelist, Angèle Rawiri probed deeper into the issues that writers a generation before her—Mariama Bâ and Aminata Sow Fall—had begun to address. Translated by Sara Hanaburgh, this
We are living in the midst of the Earth's sixth great extinction event, the first one caused by a single species: our own. In "Wild Dog Dreaming, " Deborah Bird Rose explores what constitutes an ethic
Given its affinity with questions of identity, autobiography offers a way into the interior space between author and reader, especially when writers define themselves in terms of religion. In his expl
Given its affinity with questions of identity, autobiography offers a way into the interior space between author and reader, especially when writers define themselves in terms of religion. In his expl
From the author's introduction: "The present study contributes to the ongoing reevaluation of Victorian literary and religious culture by considering how five mutually influential and highly prominent
Bringing together the most exciting recent archival work in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean studies, Raphael Dalleo constructs a new literary history of the region that is both com
Drawing on Jurgen Haberman's theory of the "public sphere" as a framework for a literary/cultural history of the Caribbean, Dalleo (English, Florida Atlantic U.) points out the challenges of a unified
On his way into Parliament on 2 February 1990 FW de Klerk turned to his wife Marike and said, referring to his forthcoming speech: `After today South Africa will never again be the same.'Did white Sou
Due to the dramatic growth of the Latino population in America, in combination with the relative decline of the Anglo (non-Hispanic white) share, Latino Studies is increasingly at the forefront of pol
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 provides a legal framework within which Native Americans can seek the repatriation of human remains and certain categories o
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 2. Jefferson and the Rights of Man
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 3. Jefferson and the Ordeal of Lib
Chronicles the middle years of Jefferson's life, from his ministry to France and role in the French Revolution to his service in George Washington's cabinet.
Vickroy (English, Bradley U.) explores how contemporary fiction represent trauma, which she defines as a response to events so intense that they impair normal emotional or cognitive processes and gene
Few concepts have come to dominate the human sciences as much as modernity, yet there is very little agreement over what the term actually means. Every aspect of contemporary human reality—modern soci
