History of scholarship Books
Penguin Putnam Inc The Bodies in Person
Book SynopsisSince the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, uncounted thousands of civilians have died in the fighting and as a result of the destruction. These are deaths for which no one assumes responsibility and which have been presented, historically, as fallout. No one knows their true number. In The Bodies in Person, Nick McDonell introduces us to some of the civilians who died, along with the rescue workers who tried to save them, U.S. soldiers grappling with their deaths, and everyone in between. He shows us how decent Americans, inside and outside the government and military, looked away from the mounting death toll, even as they claimed to do everything in their power to prevent civilian casualties. With a novelist's eye — and hundreds of hours of recorded interviews — McDonell brings us the untold story of the innocent dead in America's ongoing wars, from leveled cities to drone operation centers to Capitol back rooms. As we follow him around the world, The Bodies in Person raises questions not only about what it means to be an American, but about the value of a life, what it means to risk one, and what is owed afterward.
£22.40
Johns Hopkins University Press The Humanities and the Dynamics of Inclusion
Book SynopsisS. Latin American Studies, 1940-2000Trade ReviewThe close reading required by these essays is well worth the time. -- Marcia G. Synnott Journal of American History 2007Table of ContentsJohn Guillory, "Who's Afraid of Marcel Proust? The Failure of General Education in the American University"; Roger L. Geiger, "Demography and Curriculum: The Humanities in American Higher Education from the 1950s through the 1980s"; Joan Shelley Rubin, "The Scholar and the World: Academic Humanists and General Readers"; Martin Jay, "The Ambivalent Virtues of Mendacity: How Europeans Taught (Some of Us) to Learn to Love the Lies of Politics"; James T. Kloppenberg, "The Place of Value in a Culture of Facts: Truth and Historicism"; Bruce Kuklick, "Philosophy and Inclusion in the United States, 1929-2001"; John T. McGreevy, "Catholics, Catholicism, and the Humanities, 1945-1985"; Jonathan Scott Holloway, "The Black Scholar, the Humanities, and the Politics of Racial Knowledge Since 1945"; Rosalind Rosenberg, "Women in the Humanities: Taking Their Place"; Leila Zenderland, "American Studies and the Expansion of the Humanities"; David C. Engerman, "The Ironies of the Iron Curtain: The Cold War and the Rise of Russian Studies"; Andrew E. Barshay, "What is Japan to Us"?; Rolena Adorno, "Havana and Macondo: The Humanities Side of U.S. Latin American Studies, 1940-2000".
£44.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Legal Borderlands Law and the Construction of
Book SynopsisThis is the first collection to map the intersection of law and American studies, and it captures the excitement of interdisciplinary work at this intersection.
£30.59
University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
Book SynopsisNew edition of the state's history, including updated chapters on the current social, economic, and political climate of Nebraska and new illustrations.Trade Review"An important contribution to our understanding of Nebraska history."—Great Plains Quarterly"Beware. The first taste of Nebraska history will almost inevitably lead you to larger and larger meals. The history is abundant, varied, exciting, and unique. And Luebke’s book is the perfect appetizer."—Lincoln Journal Star“If you know little about Nebraska’s past and want an engaging introduction, start with this book.”—Nebraska Life
£28.99
Louisiana State University Press The Fonville Winans Cookbook
Book SynopsisFonville Winans achieved fame with his crisp black-and-white photographs of mid-century Louisiana life. But many locals also knew the renowned photographer as a passionate cook. The Fonville Winans Cookbook features over 100 recipes created by the world-famous photographer, often accompanied by his notes on his cooking trials.
£999.99
University Press of Kentucky Learning Native Wisdom What Traditional Cultures
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£38.00
University of Arizona Press The U.S.Mexico Transborder Region
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Asias New Geopolitics
Book SynopsisExamines key issues transforming the Indo-Pacific and the broader world. Michael Auslin also explores the history of American strategy in Asia from the 18th century through today. Taken together, Auslin's essays convey the richness and diversity of the region.
£18.66
Ohio University Press Eurafricans in Western Africa Western African
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Quest Books,U.S. In Search of the Cradle of Civilization New Light
Book SynopsisThis text claims that India was the birthplace of advanced culture and reinterprets existing archeological, linguistic, and Vedic documentation. It is a historical detective story in which the authors aim to prove that history as we know it must be examined.
£24.29
University of Exeter Press New Arabian Studies Volume 6
Book SynopsisNew Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion.Trade Review Table of Contents
£88.47
University of Exeter Press Cornish Studies Volume 10 Cornish Studies Ten
Book SynopsisThe tenth volume in the acclaimed paperback series . . . the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.Trade Review 'Congratulations are due to Professor Philip Payton, the Institute of Cornish Studies and University of Exeter Press on this, the tenth volume in the series Cornish Studies. Its publication marks an important milestone in the development of Cornish Studies as an area of academic activity. Over the last decade or so we have seen the emergence of an energetic 'new' Cornish Studies, which has sought to engage with major scholarly debates such as those surrounding 'Britishness', 'Celticity', identity, gender, the politics of the periphery, language revival, and ethnicity and emigration. Often courageous and always innovative, these new interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to studying Cornwall and the Cornish have allowed Cornish Studies to escape the narrow confines of 'English local history' to embrace what have been termed the 'new Cornish historiography' and the 'new Cornish social science'. Nowhere has this been more evident than within the pages of Cornish Studies itself, the series becoming a showcase for the latest and best Cornish work as well as placing consideration of Cornwall and the Cornish very firmly within the wider context of the 'Atlantic Archipelago'. (Professor Máiréad Nic Craith, Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster) 'The outcome and intention has been to place Cornwall squarely in new debates about the nature of 'Britishness' and the territorial identities' (Western Morning News) '. . . essential reading for any ‘student of Cornwall’' (Cornish Studies Six Cornish Forefathers Society, April 1999) ‘Its tenth anniversary edition, now out from the University of Exeter Press, essentially seeks to define where “New Cornish Studies” has travelled over the past decade and where it ought to be travelling in the decade to come.’ (Cornish Studies Ten, Western Morning News, February 2003) ‘The outcome and intention has been to place Cornwall squarely in new debates about the nature of “Britishness” and the territorial identities’ (Cornish Studies Ten, Western Morning News, February 2003) Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The New Cornish Studies: New Discipline or Rhetorically Defined Space? Bernard Deacon 3. The New Cornish Social Science, Malcolm Williams 4. On Ideology, Identity and Integrity, Colin H. Williams 5. Cornish Archaeology at the Millennium, Charles Thomas 6. Looking Forward to Looking Back: The Study of Medieval History in Cornwall, Allen Buckley 7. Re-discovering Difference: The Recent Historiography of Early Modern Cornwall, Mark Stoyle 8. Industrial Celts? Cornish Identity in the Age of Technological Prowess, Philip Payton 9. Cornish Migration Studies: An Epistemological and Paradigmatic Critique, Sharron P. Schwartz 10. The Making of Modern Cornwall, 1800-2000: A Geo-Economic Perspective, Ronald Perry 11. Party, Personality and Place: Researching the Politics of Modern Cornwall, Garry Tregidga 12. Brian Elvins and Nineteenth-Century Cornish Electoral Politics, Edwin Jaggard 13. 'In Some State...': A Decade of the Literature and Literary Studies of Cornwall, Alan M. Kent 14. Cornish Studies and Cornish Culture(s): Evaluations and Directions, Amy Hale 15. Defining the Spectre: Outlining the Academic Potential of the 'CAVA Movement', Treve Crago 16. Cornish at its Millennium: An Independent Study of the Language Undertaken in 2000, Kenneth MacKinnon 17. Fatel Era Ny A Keel? Revived Cornish: Taking Stock, Neil Kennedy Notes on Contributors
£33.81
Caxton Press The Deadliest Indian War in the West The Snake
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Michigan State University Press Peninsula Essays and Memoirs from Michigan
Book SynopsisA collection of 37 contemporary personal essays and memoirs about Michigan. Sometimes funny, sometimes moving, the common theme of these works is the deep affection for Michigan shared by all the writers.
£999.99
University of Illinois Press Ethnic Leadership and Midwestern Politics
Book SynopsisInvestigates the notion of ethnic identity as it relates to Scandinavian Americans and political affiliations in Wisconsin, from 1890-1914. The author explains the change by looking at several important Scandinavian-American institutions, including the church, mutual aid fraternities, the temperance movement, and the Scandinavian-language press.Trade ReviewNamed a Wisconsin Historical Society Book Award of Merit, 2005.
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Georgetown University Press The Government Taketh Away The Politics of Pain
Book SynopsisDemocratic government is about making choices. Sometimes those choices involve the distribution of benefits. This work examines the repercussions of unpopular government decisions in Canada and the USA, the two great democratic nations of North America.Trade ReviewA remarkable volume . . . First, the contributions contained within it are uniformly admirable as scholarship without being cursed with the obscurantist and obsequious lingo that too often renders such tomes either impenetrable or unappealing to the attentive and intelligent public. Second, they provide genuinely informative and compelling explanations of why public policy works (or doesn't work) the way it does. Finally, by giving sufficient detail about selected policy areas to make them intelligible, and then by adding informed reflections and cogent conclusions, they provide citizens, public officials and politicians with the intellectual tools necessary to comprehend problems that may be only apparently insoluble. * The Innovation Journal *Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Politics of PainLeslie A. Pal and R. Kent Weaver2. Cutting Old-Age PensionsR. Kent Weaver3. Controlling Health Care Costs for the AgedCarolyn Hughes Tuohy4. Telecommunications DeregulationRichard J. Schultz and Andrew Rich5. Tobacco ControlDonley T. Studlar6. Closing Military BasesLilly J. Goren and P. Whitney Lackenbauer7. Siting Nuclear WasteBarry G. Rabe8. Gun ControlLeslie A. Pal9. AbortionRaymond Tatalovich10. ConclusionsLeslie A. Pal and R. Kent Weaver
£144.00
The University of Michigan Press The Mertiyo Rathors of Merto Rajasthan v. 1 2
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University of Washington Press Outpost of Empire
Book SynopsisA history of the British Royal Marines twelve-year occupation of San Juan Island.Trade Review"A well-illustrated book which will be particular interest to Northwest history buffs and past and prospective visitors to the San Juan islands." * Journal of the West *Table of ContentsIntroduction Joint Occupation: Civil or Military or Both Site Selection The Royal Marines in the Pacific Northwest Rank and File Joint Occupation: Bazalgette and Pickett Building the Camp Settling in to Joint Occupation Whiskey, Murder and Mayhem Transitions: The Camps and The American Civil War Camp Life: Food and Medicine The Hughes Incident Ten Years and Counting Joint Occupation Ends Archaeology Notes Bibliography Index
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CQ PR The Middle East
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Taylor & Francis Psychology of Gender Fifth Edition
Book SynopsisNoted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, this book reviews the research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives including psychology, sociology, anthropology, and public health, with an emphasis on the interaction between biological and social theories. The implications of social roles, status, and gender-related traits on relationships and health that are central to students' daily lives are emphasized throughout. Students learn how to distinguish the similarities and differences between the sexes and the theories that explain the differences. Methodological flaws that may impact the observance of sex differences are also examined.Learning activities and pedagogical tools included in the text: Do Gender exercises which provide an opportunity to test hypotheses and explore data Sidebars on special interest topics and numerous visuals that bring the studies to life Take Home Points that summ
£92.00
Taylor & Francis The Cultural Politics of Emotion
Book SynopsisPraise for the first editionAhmed's work contributes to cultural studies and rhetorical theory by elaborating a process through which we can approach everyday emotional practices as rich and complex sites interwoven in struggles for social change.--Rachel C. Riedner, JAC What do emotions do? How do emotions move us or get us stuck? In developing a theory of the cultural politics of emotion, Sara Ahmed focuses on the relationship between emotions, language, and bodies. She shows how emotions are named in speech acts, as well as how they involve sensations that can be felt not only emotionally, but physically. A new methodology for reading 'the emotionality of texts' is offered as are analyses of the role of emotions in debates on international terrorism, asylum and migration, and reconciliation and reparation. Attending to the intersections between race, gender, and sexuality, The Cultural Politics of Emotion is in dialogue with key trends in
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Americana
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Temple University Press,U.S. Never Easy Never Pretty
Book SynopsisFeatures a diverse array of perspectives on the team and the games from fans - both partisan and non-partisan.Trade Review"I loved this book. I couldn't put it down. Beautifully written, it’s a must-read for Ravens fans! We all know the outcome and I still couldn't wait to read the next chapter. You'll have to read it to prove that it really happened! The most important plays are thoroughly detailed, giving that scary, anxious rush that we had most Sundays."--Vince Bagli, retired Baltimore Colts announcer and sportscaster "Dean Bartoli Smith's Never Easy, Never Pretty will help satisfy the hunger of so many Baltimore Ravens fans wishing to re-live the club's remarkable 2012 title year. It's a virtual play-by-play re-enactment. But, more than that, it's about the long love affair that's consumed so many in Baltimore, which commenced with a team called the Colts and continues, strong as ever, with the beloved Ravens." --Michael Olesker, author of The Colts' Baltimore: A City and Its Love Affair in the Fifties "Never Easy, Never Pretty reaffirms why loving a sports team like the Ravens is so important. It is an entertaining account of an incredible season written by a fan for the fans. Smith celebrates the resilience of a team, the passion of its fans, and the character of our city." —Keith Mills, Sports Commentator, WBAL "You will get a kick out of reading Never Easy, Never Pretty—especially if you were a fan of the Baltimore Colts in the late 1960s and 1970s."--Art Donovan, Baltimore Colts Hall of Fame Defensive Tackle "Never Easy, Never Pretty offers a refreshing fan’s eye view as if you are sitting at Memorial or M&T Bank Stadiums discussing the heritage of the Colts and the Ravens with fellow fans. The book will leave a legacy for future generations to understand the crossover between the Colts and Ravens—showing that Baltimore always was, and still is, a great football town." —John Ziemann, President, The Marching Ravens BandTable of ContentsForeword by Stan Charles Introduction 1 No Huddle, No Defense 2 Never Easy, Never Pretty 3 A Good Old-Fashioned Texas Ass Kicking 4 Fourth and 29 5 Under Fire 6 A Giant Win 7 Blue Horseshoes 8 The Mile High Miracle 9 Finish It 10 One Play Acknowledgments Credits for Epigraphs and Photographs Media Sources
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Walter Lemke Department of Journalism The Bridge to War Eagle A Documentary Film
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Michigan State University Press Ethiopia
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£999.99
Triumph Books Goodbye Oakland
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£16.10
Bloomsbury Publishing USA The Afghans
£23.20
University of Alaska Press Iñupiat of the Sii
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University Press of Kentucky Reading Writing and Queer Survival
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£53.20
University Press of Kentucky Reading Writing and Queer Survival
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£26.60
Boehlau Verlag Challenges for Mountain Regions Tackling
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£58.00
Dietrich Reimer The Nature of Things: Stories from a Natural
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£38.00
Dietrich Reimer What's Missing?: Collecting and Exhibiting Europe
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£36.10
Gebruder Mann Verlag Die Konigliche Hofbibliothek in Berlin 1774-1970:
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£999.99
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft German-Turkish Relations Revisited: The European
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£55.50
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Legal Mobilization in Large-Scale Land Deals:
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£48.00
NIAS Press States and Societies in Motion: Essays in Honour
Book SynopsisWith contributions from leading scholars in their field, this collection of fourteen essays offers wide-ranging but incisive perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Studies. Apart from informing and enlightening the reader, the essays offer a tribute to Professor Takashi Shiraishi, the renowned Japanese scholar, for his many contributions across continents and disciplines as well as his personal qualities as a long-time colleague, teacher and friend. Now Professor Emeritus of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Shiraishi-sensei has had an outstanding career as a teacher, scholar, administrator and policy advisor, his many roles including Deputy Director of the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University and president both of GRIPS and the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan. Often with Japan at their nexus, the essays speak to three enduring themes in the research interests that spanned Shiraishi's half-century career, namely, political movements in Southeast Asia; national and regional politics in China and Japan; and the links between ideology, networks and policies at critical junctures of state formation. An introduction by the editors reviews Shiraishi's contributions to many areas of scholarship (these are documented in the back matter, in a bibliography of his publications and writings in English and Japanese). Among authors of the fourteen essays that follow are Patricio Abinales, Chris Baker, Caroline Hau, Peter Katzenstein, Pasuk Phongpaichit and Thongchai Winichakul. In a concluding lengthy interview Shiraishi speaks for the first time, in a frank if light-hearted tone, of his diverse experiences in academia, as student, faculty and administrator, his thoughts on area studies and their connections with official policy-making, and his initiatives for building regional networks of research and intellectual exchange. A festschrift in English being a rarity for a Japanese scholar, this collection offers valuable if indirect insights into the links and influences that have animated a burgeoning community of international academic exchange and expert cooperation. This has been facilitated by Shiraishi's position, time and again (even if an accidental one, as he likes to say), as a transnational intersection point for colleagues, students and friends in their many various research pursuits. A rich and rewarding collection.
£999.99
NIAS Press States and Societies in Motion: Essays in Honour
Book SynopsisWith contributions from leading scholars in their field, this collection of fourteen essays offers wide-ranging but incisive perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Studies. Apart from informing and enlightening the reader, the essays offer a tribute to Professor Takashi Shiraishi, the renowned Japanese scholar, for his many contributions across continents and disciplines as well as his personal qualities as a long-time colleague, teacher and friend. Now Professor Emeritus of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Shiraishi-sensei has had an outstanding career as a teacher, scholar, administrator and policy advisor, his many roles including Deputy Director of the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University and president both of GRIPS and the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan. Often with Japan at their nexus, the essays speak to three enduring themes in the research interests that spanned Shiraishi's half-century career, namely, political movements in Southeast Asia; national and regional politics in China and Japan; and the links between ideology, networks and policies at critical junctures of state formation. An introduction by the editors reviews Shiraishi's contributions to many areas of scholarship (these are documented in the back matter, in a bibliography of his publications and writings in English and Japanese). Among authors of the fourteen essays that follow are Patricio Abinales, Chris Baker, Caroline Hau, Peter Katzenstein, Pasuk Phongpaichit and Thongchai Winichakul. In a concluding lengthy interview Shiraishi speaks for the first time, in a frank if light-hearted tone, of his diverse experiences in academia, as student, faculty and administrator, his thoughts on area studies and their connections with official policy-making, and his initiatives for building regional networks of research and intellectual exchange. A festschrift in English being a rarity for a Japanese scholar, this collection offers valuable if indirect insights into the links and influences that have animated a burgeoning community of international academic exchange and expert cooperation. This has been facilitated by Shiraishi's position, time and again (even if an accidental one, as he likes to say), as a transnational intersection point for colleagues, students and friends in their many various research pursuits. A rich and rewarding collection.
£999.99
