History: specific events and topics Books
Stanford University Press Markets from Culture
Book SynopsisAnalysing qualitative and quantative data from 1950 to 1999, the author shows how higher education publishing moved from a culture of independent domestic publishers to international conglomerates. The theory is applicable to explaining institutional changes in all professional service industries.Trade Review" . . . The most rigorous and theoretically sophisticated book available for those interested in the sociology of the book publishing industry." -- Canadian Journal of Sociology Online
£49.30
Stanford University Press Territories of Profit
Book SynopsisTerritories of Profit compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late 20th century, and G. F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late 19th century, to reveal how communications revolutions in different periods enable businesses to innovate their operations, reorganize the structure of the firm, and reshape the geography of profit-making.Trade Review"This remarkable book, besides being timely, sophisticated, penetrating, informative, and well researched, also provides significant additional evidence that the hype surrounding the so-called information revolution of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries is just that." -- Economic Geography"Territories of Profit is a welcome addition to the literature on learning, innovation and regional development." -- Regional Studies"In this interesting and thoughtful book, Gary Fields pursues the analogy with exceptional sophistication and rigor." -- The Journal of Economic HistoryTable of ContentsTable of Contents for Territories of Profit 1. Introduction: Communications and Innovation, Business Organization and Territory Part 1. Theory 2. From Communications and Innovation to Business Organization and Territory: A Synthesis Part 2. Rails, Telegraphy, and the Business Enterprise of G.F. Swift and Company 3. The Railroad and Telegraph as Commerce System and Market Space 4. Continental Divide: The Business Enterprise of G.F. Swift and Company Part 3. The Internet and the Business Organization of Dell Computer 5. The Internet as Commerce System and Market Space 6. Global Reach: The Business Organization of Dell Computer 7. Conclusion: The Rhyme of History Notes Reference Index
£26.99
Stanford University Press The Lincoln Story
Book SynopsisLincoln's heritage is as rich as that of any car built anywhere in the world, and more impressive than all but a few. This volume tells the story of the Lincoln in the years following the war.Trade Review“This is a very readable, pratical, and enjoyable book about the only American automobile named after a president.”—Choice"Author Thomas Bonsall regales readers to far more than facts; his unique style of research brings us a superbly mesmerizing tale that deserves a place on your book shelf. Bonsall keeps readers on the edge of their seats as he chauffeurs them through an astonishing half-century and more of the Lincoln legend. This automotive historian has an uncanny knack for interviewing folks who helped to make history firsthand, and that inside scoop is guaranteed to delight Lincoln lovers."—Old Cars
£40.50
Stanford University Press The Cadillac Story
Book SynopsisThis is the story of the Cadillac car company. The American automobile industry, which, as much as any industry, drove America's growth in the 20th century and defined the American people: mobile and prosperous.
£40.50
John Wiley & Sons Fritzie Volume 3
Book SynopsisOne January day in 1923, a young boy came across the dead body of a woman on a San Diego beach. When the police arrived, they found the woman’s calling card, which read simply, ‘I am Fritzie Mann.’ Yet Fritzie’s identity, as revealed in this compelling history, was anything but simple, and her death captured public attention for months.Trade Review“In this gripping account and analysis, historian Amy Absher skillfully exposes the perilous path of a woman who ventured to claim public space and take control of her destiny in an ostensibly new era. Instead, she faced a tsunami of male domination, and even after her murder, misogyny and journalistic sensationalism enveloped her body, her death, and her public memory. A woeful parable set in 1922, its lessons continue to ripple outward a century later.”—Peter Boag, author of Pioneering Death: The Violence of Boyhood in Turn-of-the-Century Oregon
£18.86
Louisiana State University Press The Vieux Carré
Book SynopsisTells the story of the Vieux Carre cocktail against the evolving backdrop of the ever-rich cocktail culture of New Orleans. Mixologist Walter Bergeron created this distinctive drink in the 1930s. John DeMers tells all that is known of Bergeron’s early life and examines the ingredients and how each of them made its way to the Crescent City.
£16.95
LSU Press The Fabric of Civil War Society
Book SynopsisMilitary uniforms, badges, flags, and other material objects have been used to represent the identity of Americans throughout history. In The Fabric of Civil War Society, Shae Smith Cox examines the material culture of America’s bloodiest conflict, offering a deeper understanding of the war and its commemoration.Trade Review“With an inventive use of sources and a strikingly original analysis, Shae Smith Cox shows that uniforms, flags, and insignia did more than express individual or group identity in the Civil War era. They provided the means to connect people to broader political ideas and social organizations, with sometimes surprising results. By centering material objects and their power in people's lives, Cox discloses new elements of this oft-covered period in U.S. history.” - Laura F. Edwards, author of Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States
£36.51
University of Pennsylvania Press The History of AntiSemitism Volume 4
Book SynopsisCovers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe.Trade Review"Léon Poliakov's work on antisemitism is of enormous importance. As a work of scholarship it is almost without peer. One could have imagined that Poliakov's study might have given a long overdue burial to the longest hatred. Sadly-tragically-it has taken on a new urgency in our time as the images and issues have been resurrected at the beginning of the twenty-first century." * Michael Berenbaum, Director, Sigi Ziering Institute *"Poliakov has demonstrated how widely and deeply versed he is in his subject." * Economist *"Poliakov has shown that anti-Semitism is no chance phenomenon but an emanation of European culture." * Times Literary Supplement *"A scholarly but eminently readable tracing of the sources and recurring themes of anti-Semitism." * Library Journal *
£27.90
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida The First Hollywood Florida and the Golden Age
Book SynopsisJacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. This book uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to present a little-known aspect of film history.Trade ReviewA compelling story of the rise and fall of Jacksonville, Florida, as a major motion picture studio rival to Hollywood. Along the way you'll meet visionaries, film pioneers, and famous names, as well as grifters and con men. - Richard Alan Nelson, author of Lights! Camera! Florida! ""Although nonfiction, at times it reads like a fast-paced novel, telling the story of how it was Jacksonville - not Hollywood - that served as this country's first film capital. A fascinating read."" - Patrick D. Smith, Pulitzer- and Nobel Prize - nominated author, Florida Artists Hall of Fame inductee
£20.66
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Conquistadors of the Sky
Book SynopsisHeralded by Brazilians as the 'Father of Flight', Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first of several spectacular flights in his lighter-than-air dirigible in France in 1901, two years before the Wright brothers' first fixed-wing flight in North Carolina. This illustrated book tells their story.
£22.46
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Moving Lessons Margaret HDoubler and the
Book SynopsisOffers an insightful look at the origins and influence of dance in American universities, focusing on Margaret H'Doubler, who established the first university courses and the first degree program in dance. Janice Ross shows how H'Doubler changed the way Americans thought, not just about female physicality but also about higher education for women.Trade ReviewPraise for the previous edition:"This detailed portrait of a singular woman will be of interest to dance, education, and women's studies collections." —Library Journal"Ross sketches the end of the constraints of the Victorian age and the feminist liberation through changes in fashion, health practices and physical education for women." —Dance Magazine"Highly recommended reading for its breadth of research and depth of analysis. Ross's scholarship is impressive." —Journal of Dance Education"Mak[es] the case that H'Doubler's life work led to an educational environment where empowerment of body, creative vision, and their synthesis through movement became a real option for American students. . . . A provocative and thoroughly engaging book." —Dance Research Journal"Engaging and well-researched. . . . The book is not only a history and biography but also a testimonial to Margaret H'Doubler's determination and tenacity." —Theatre Journal
£22.46
University Press of Florida Bertha MaxwellRoddey
Book SynopsisThis biography of educational activist and Black studies pioneer Bertha Maxwell-Roddey examines a life of remarkable achievements and leadership in the early years of the desegregated South. Sonya Ramsey describes how Maxwell-Roddey and her peers turned hard-won civil rights and feminist milestones into tangible accomplishments.
£26.06
University Press of Florida Mary McLeod Bethune the PanAfricanist
Book SynopsisExamines the pan-Africanism of Mary McLeod Bethune through her work, which internationalized the scope of Black women’s organisations to create solidarity among Africans throughout the diaspora.
£26.06
University Press of Florida Mary McLeod Bethune the PanAfricanist
Book SynopsisExamines the pan-Africanism of Mary McLeod Bethune through her work, which internationalized the scope of Black women’s organisations to create solidarity among Africans throughout the diaspora.
£56.95
University Press of Florida The Palmetto Book
Book SynopsisThe palmetto, also known as the cabbage palm or Sabal palmetto, is an iconic part of the southeastern American landscape and the state tree of Florida and South Carolina. In The Palmetto Book, Jono Miller offers surprising facts and dispels common myths about an important native plant that remains largely misunderstood.Trade ReviewA love letter to the cabbage palm."—Sarasota Magazine "The palmetto is the subject of a multitude of myths and truths. Miller separates one from the other in this tome filled with research and emotion."—Tampa Bay Magazine"With a droll wit, Miller takes on the raging debate over the palmetto’s classification, longevity and desirability. . . . Miller takes us on field trips from Key West to the Panhandle and up the Atlantic coast onto Virginia in search of cabbage palms."—The Gabber"The narrative is lively and brings the author’s curiosity and natural history knowledge vividly to the reader."—Choice
£20.66
University Press of Florida The Citizenship Education Program and Black
Book SynopsisDetails how African American women used literacy lessons to crack white supremacy and sow seeds for collective action during the civil rights movement. Deanna Gillespie traces the history of the Citizenship Education Program, an initiative that taught people to read and write in preparation for literacy tests required for voter registration.
£20.66
University Press of Florida GritTempered
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£22.46
MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer The Restoration of Gregorian Chant Solesmes and
Book SynopsisPresents the history of the Gregorian chant restoration. This book describes the strenuous efforts of personalities like Dom Joseph Pothier, Dom Andre Mocquereau, Fr Angelo de Santi, and Peter Wagner to carry out the wishes of the pope.
£30.56
Rutgers University Press Pain and Profits The History of the Headache and Its Remedies in the United States
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£27.90
MW - Rutgers University Press A Hundred Acres of America The Geography of
Book SynopsisMichael Hoberman combines literary history and geography to restore Jewish American writers to their roles as critical members of the American literary landscape from the 1850s to the present, and to argue that Jewish history, American literary history, and the inhabitation of American geography are, and always have been, contiguous entities. Trade Review"Michael Hoberman has opened up freshly the pathway in Jewish American writings about the sense of place, how Jewish life in America has come to be and feel at home." -- Jules Chametzky * professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; founder and editor of The Massachusetts Review *"At once critically imaginative and rigorously methodological, A Hundred Acres of America is a genuinely exciting, pathbreaking work of breathtaking historical, geographical, and cultural scope." -- Ranen Omer-Sherman * JHFE Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Louisville *"Hoberman brilliantly revises notions of how quintessentially American landscapes shaped American Jewish writing. Elegantly written and cogently argued, this study unsettles the stories we think we know about Jewish immigration and territorial belonging in America." -- Rachel Rubinstein * author of Members of the Tribe: Native America in the Jewish Imagination *"A Hundred Acres is a worthy and lucid genealogy of the under-explored Jewish American geographical imagination, presented convincingly as an engagement with as well as departure from certain forms of dominant U.S. spatiality. Hoberman's nimble treatment of key texts captures the Jewish stamp on iconic American places, from 'the frontier' to the city and the 'suburban pastoral' as well as the Americanization of Jewish spaces elsewhere and, importantly, contributes to a shift in Jewish American literary scholarship away from the classic topics of immigration and assimilation toward a multidimensional criticism." -- Dalia Kandiyoti * author of Migrant Sites: America, Place, and Diaspora Literatures *"The Jewish Preview of Books—December 2018" by Rachel Scheinerman * The Jewish Review of Books *"The book discusses a variety of places important to Americans, including the evolving West of the 19th century, the small towns of the Midwest and 20th-century suburbia. It ends with a landscape that has been significant to the Jewish people for thousands of years: Israel [and] suggests that the works it examines ask questions that aren’t easy to answer — but then asking hard questions is a sign of good literature." * Greenfield Reporter *"Highly recommended." * Choice *"Hoberman Reads from Book," mention in The Shelburne Falls and West County Independent * The Shelburne Falls/West County Independent *"June 8-9, 2019: Jewish American Journeys: Michael Hoberman’s Books" http://americanstudier.blogspot.com/2019/06/june-8-9-2019-jewish-american-journeys.html * American Studies Blog *"Hoberman’s study...challenges us to reconsider what the canon of our literature ought to be in a series of original readings of both obscure and major figures whose vision of landscape — above all sites of memory and myth — shaped their vision of America in rich and striking ways." * Jewish Book Council *"Carefully chosen, sensitively read, historically contextualized, and situated within the broader currents of American literature....An apt reminder that Jews’ engagement with place has always been fraught and that the places that we take for granted are always in the midst of being imagined and invented, a process that is almost never innocent." * Marginalia *"Hoberman engages effectively with many important voices in the study of Jewish American literature today. [A] stimulating study that significantly refigures Jewish American literature." * American Studies in Scandinavia *"The richness of Hoberman’s work is partly a feature of its extensive chronology, which includes 150 years of literary history, and partly due to his careful comparisons that are geographically, literarily, religiously and culturally diverse and bring together an uncommon range of places, authors, texts, and histories. Hoberman offers a fresh perspective on a body of literature." * MELUS *"Short, smart, and pithy." * Shofar *"Jews Out West 18th-century Jewish American writers described America’s vastness in lyrical—and liturgical—terms" by Michael Hoberman * Tablet Magazine *""Heterogeneous, well-researched, and well-written." * American Jewish History *"American Pastorals" by Michael Hoberman * Tablet Magazine *Table of ContentsContents Preface Introduction. “A Never Failing Source of Interest to Us”: Jewish American Literature and the Sense of Place—1-13 Chapter One. “In this vestibule of God’s holy temple”: the frontier accounts of Solomon Carvalho and Israel Joseph Benjamin, 1857-1862—14-55 Chapter Two. Colonial revival in the immigrant city: the invention of Jewish American urban history, 1870-1910—56-98 Chapter Three. “A rare good fortune to anyone”: Joseph Leiser’s and Edna Ferber’s reminiscences of small-town Jewish life, 1909-1939—99-144 Chapter Four. “The longed for pastoral”: images of exurban exile in Philip Roth’s American Pastoral (1997) and Allegra Goodman’s Kaaterskill Falls (1998)—145-186 Chapter Five. Return to the shtetl: following the “topological turn” in Rebecca Goldstein’s Mazel (1995) and Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything is Illuminated (2002)—187-227 Chapter Six. Turning dreamscapes into landscapes on the “Wild West Bank” frontier: Jon Papernick’s The Ascent of Eli Israel (2002) and Risa Miller’s Welcome to Heavenly Heights (2003)—228-266 Conclusion. Mystical encounters and ordinary places—267-276 Acknowledgements Notes Index
£25.19
Rutgers University Press Revolutionizing Womens Healthcare The Feminist
Book SynopsisTells the story of a feminist experiment: the self-help movement. This movement arose out of women's frustration, anger, and fear for their health. Hannah Dudley-Shotwell engagingly showcases the creative ways women came together to do for themselves what the mainstream healthcare system refused to do.Trade Review“By bringing self-help to the center of a historical analysis of the women’s health movement, Revolutionizing Women’s Healthcare crucially expands our understandings of theoretical and political debates within the feminist movement around issues such as racism and “intersectional” marginalization, a narrow focus on reproductive health versus “holistic” approaches, and debates around the values of “infiltration” of mainstream medical care versus “radical” independent feminist healthcare delivery.” -- Jennifer Nelson * author of More Than Medicine: A History of the Feminist Women's Health Movement *“Revolutionizing Women’s Healthcare provides an important exploration of how women’s health feminists in the late twentieth-century seized upon the larger cultural turn toward self-help and adapted it for liberatory ends. Dudley-Shotwell shows how women’s health activists adopted and transformed ideas of self-help to better understand their bodies, protest medicine as usual, and address the holistic health needs of women of color and indigenous women.” -- Judith A. Houck * author of Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in the United States *"This approach brings a new and unique perspective to a well-studied topic and provides a companion resource to complement previously published texts. Recommended." * Choice *Hannah Dudley-Shotwell interview with 'With Good Reason' podcast from Virginia Humanities * With Good Reason podcast *"[An] important study...[a] welcome in the classroom and among historians of medicine, feminism, and social movements as well as other interested general readers." * American Historical Review *"Revolutionizing Women's Healthcare does its best work examining the divisions within the self-help movement [and] offers...a way of understanding some of the divisions, conflicts, and persistence activists encountered in their efforts to empower women. The book also reveals an ongoing dilemma that many of the women only slowly came to realize—that their efforts at self-help were necessary because society, and women themselves, put their needs last." * Journal of American History *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction 1 Enacting Feminism: The Origins of Gynecological Self-help 2 Revolutionizing Gynecology: Self-help in Feminist Clinics 3 Reforming Women’s Healthcare: Self-help as Feminist Activism 4 Radicalizing Healthcare: Advanced Uses for Gynecological Self-help 5 Looking Beyond the Speculum: Holistic Self-help 6 Reintroducing Menstrual Extraction: Self-help Abortion after Roe Epilogue Acknowledgements Bibliography Index
£26.09
Rutgers University Press Revolutionizing Womens Healthcare The Feminist
Book SynopsisTells the story of a feminist experiment: the self-help movement. This movement arose out of women's frustration, anger, and fear for their health. Hannah Dudley-Shotwell engagingly showcases the creative ways women came together to do for themselves what the mainstream healthcare system refused to do.Trade Review“By bringing self-help to the center of a historical analysis of the women’s health movement, Revolutionizing Women’s Healthcare crucially expands our understandings of theoretical and political debates within the feminist movement around issues such as racism and “intersectional” marginalization, a narrow focus on reproductive health versus “holistic” approaches, and debates around the values of “infiltration” of mainstream medical care versus “radical” independent feminist healthcare delivery.” -- Jennifer Nelson * author of More Than Medicine: A History of the Feminist Women's Health Movement *“Revolutionizing Women’s Healthcare provides an important exploration of how women’s health feminists in the late twentieth-century seized upon the larger cultural turn toward self-help and adapted it for liberatory ends. Dudley-Shotwell shows how women’s health activists adopted and transformed ideas of self-help to better understand their bodies, protest medicine as usual, and address the holistic health needs of women of color and indigenous women.” -- Judith A. Houck * author of Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in the United States *"This approach brings a new and unique perspective to a well-studied topic and provides a companion resource to complement previously published texts. Recommended." * Choice *Hannah Dudley-Shotwell interview with 'With Good Reason' podcast from Virginia Humanities * With Good Reason podcast *"[An] important study...[a] welcome in the classroom and among historians of medicine, feminism, and social movements as well as other interested general readers." * American Historical Review *"Revolutionizing Women's Healthcare does its best work examining the divisions within the self-help movement [and] offers...a way of understanding some of the divisions, conflicts, and persistence activists encountered in their efforts to empower women. The book also reveals an ongoing dilemma that many of the women only slowly came to realize—that their efforts at self-help were necessary because society, and women themselves, put their needs last." * Journal of American History *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction 1 Enacting Feminism: The Origins of Gynecological Self-help 2 Revolutionizing Gynecology: Self-help in Feminist Clinics 3 Reforming Women’s Healthcare: Self-help as Feminist Activism 4 Radicalizing Healthcare: Advanced Uses for Gynecological Self-help 5 Looking Beyond the Speculum: Holistic Self-help 6 Reintroducing Menstrual Extraction: Self-help Abortion after Roe Epilogue Acknowledgements Bibliography Index
£105.40
Rutgers University Press Youre Doing it Wrong Mothering Media and Medical
Book SynopsisInvestigates the storied history of mothering advice in the media, from the newspapers, magazines, doctors' records and personal papers of the nineteenth-century to today's websites, Facebook groups and Instagram feeds. Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan find surprising parallels between today's experts and their Victorian counterparts.Trade Review“Through analyses of historical and contemporary cases, especially the careful study of social media and smart phone apps, Johnson and Quinlan raise important questions about expertise and power relations in defining the good mother.” -- Rima D. Apple * author of Perfect Motherhood: Science and Childbearing in America *"You're Doing It Wrong!: Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise is a rare mix of historical, sociological, and media analysis that sheds light on the processes by which motherhood gets defined. We get a glimpse of the historical underpinnings of our relationship with medical expertise, and how media outlets create cultural consensus about mothering (if they do)." -- Julie Des Jardins * author of Women and the Historical Enterprise in America: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Memory *“Combining historical insights and of-the-minute analyses of social media platforms, Johnson and Quinlan persuasively argue for a rethinking of what we “know” about expertise and the often-fraught journey of early motherhood.” -- Kristin Celello * co-editor of Domestic Tensions, National Anxieties *“'You’re Doing It Wrong': the century-old roots of mom-shaming," by Anna North * Vox *"An amazingly refreshing look back at how the medical advice given in relation to raising children has changed over the ages. It really helps to put everything into perspective, and makes you realize…we probably aren’t doing such a bad job after all!" * Motherhood: The Real Deal *Defining Moments podcast interview with Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan https://woub.org/2019/06/24/post-partum-care-baby-milestones-and-mothering-historical-and-contemporary-challenges/ * Defining Moments *Mr. Dad "Positive Parenting" podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://mrdad.com/positiveparenting-afn/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-stress-switch/ * Mr. Dad "Positive Parenting" podcast *"A Tongue-in-Cheek History of Infertility" https://www.momcavetv.com/history-of-infertility/ * MomCave *"Psychologists Off The Clock" podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/youre-doing-it-wrong * Psychologists Off The Clock podcast *Self-care Series: Margaret M. Quinlan QA https://www.andbreathepostnatal.com/blog/2019/09/14/self-care-series-margaret-quinlan * & Breathe Post-Natal *“Yes, We Will Revise that RR”: Birthing and Writing in the “Publish-or-Perish” Paradigm – Guest Post http://theprofessorisin.com/2019/09/23/yes-we-will-revise-that-rr-birthing-and-writing-in-the-publish-or-perish-paradigm-guest-post/ * The Professor is In *Episode 67: Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan on “You’re Doing It Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise” https://engendered.us/episode-67-bethany-johnson-and-maggie-quinlan-on-youre-doing-it-wrong-mothering-media-and-medical-expertise/?fbclid=IwAR2HBiS9zhPmFNBD4hx6QBwWTHYJJ_V94S9HqhLerEqi33tAKJ69MzqI1fc * Engendered podcast *"Empowered Health" podcast interview with Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan https://empoweredhealthshow.com/ep-28-mothering-crowdsourcing-advice-and-judgment-with-dr-margaret-quinlan-and-bethany-johnson/ * Empowered Health podast *"The Pressures of Being a “Perfect Mom” and Information Overload: Author researcher Dr. Margaret Quinlan shares insights on this age-old feeling nearly every mom experiences" https://www.drstevesilvestro.com/the-pressures-of-being-a-perfect-mom-information-overwhelm-with-dr-margaret-quinlan * Dr. Steve Silvestro *“You’re Doing it Wrong” — The Long History of Mom Shaming https://www.healthline.com/health-news/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-problem-with-social-media-influencers-and-parenting * Healthline *"Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting Politics" podcast interview with Margaret Quinlan http://dcs.megaphone.fm/POD1018577234.mp3?key=484bc6c633d79e6845237ce5173862e2 * Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics *"Mtherhood in the media: an interview with Margaret Quinlan - Episode 199" https://parentingbytes.com/motherhood-is-hard-margaret-quinlan/ * Parenting Bytes *"You're Doing it Wrong! (Not!!)" The Happy Student podcast interview with Margaret Quinlan https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happy-student/id1180759474 * The Happy Student podcast *NYSSA: The Unmentionables podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://www.buzzsprout.com/291095/1892564 * NYSSA: The Unmentionables podcast *"Masters in Parenting Podcast" interview with Bethany Johnson https://www.chicagoparent.com/learn/podcast/masters-in-parenting-episode-32/ * Chicago Parent *"'You’re Doing It Wrong' Authors Dicuss Infertility" by Yasmine Singh https://lifeontheup.com/2019/11/08/youre-doing-it-wrong-authors-dicuss-infertility/ * Life on the Up *"Eugenics Theory, Better Baby Contests, and the Formation of Modern Parenting Advice" by Patrick A. Coleman https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/eugenics-history-parenting-advice/ * Fatherly *"Johnson and Quinlan offer a superb analysis of historical and contemporary renderings of both the lay and expert advice mothers receive." * Women & Language *Margaret Quinlan interview on Birth Words podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infertility-ii/id1470817610?i=1000457784715 * Birth Words *"Motherhood Has Never Been More Complicated — Here’s How to Simplify It" by Laura Donovan * She Knows *"You're Doing It Wrong! with Bethany L. JohnsonThe Can't Make This Up History Podcast" * They Can't Make This Up History Podcast *Academic Minute: New Mother Challenges interview with Margaret Quinlan https://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2020/02/13/new-mother-challenges * Inside Higher Education - Academic Minute *"Experiencing the Unimaginable: Part II: Pregnancy loss," by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202002/experiencing-the-unimaginable * Psychology Today *Under the Covers interview with Bethany Johnson https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/under-the-covers-with-bethany-johnson/#more-1582 * Under the Covers podcast *"Part III: When Someone Experiences the Unimaginable: Premature Birth and Child Loss" by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202003/part-iii-when-someone-experiences-the-unimaginable * Psychology Today *"EPISODE 91: MARGARET QUINLAN BETHANY JOHNSON: SOCIAL MEDIA MOTHERING" https://momdeconstructed.com/ep91/ * Mom Deconstructed Podcast *The Weekly Ritual interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan * The Weekly Ritual *Mable + Moxie interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan * Mable + Moxie *"Postpartum During a Pandemic: Postpartum is already challenging. What about COVID-19?" by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202004/postpartum-during-pandemic#_=_ * Psychology Today *"You’re doing it wrong: a conversation with Margaret Quinlan" https://www.expectingmore.org/2020/05/05/youre-doing-it-wrong-a-conversation-with-margaret-quinlan/ * Expecting More *"The Story with Charu" interview with Margaret M. Quinlan https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/The-Story-with-Charu-p1264598/ * The Story with Charu podcast *"[You're Doing it Wrong!] made me stop to think about the advice I give and the unsolicited advice I receive. Reading the book also made me more mindful of instances where I’ve judged someone else for the parenting decisions they’ve made." * Thistle Bee *"QC Life interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Margaret Quinlan" https://qclife.wbtv.com/youre-doing-it-wrong/ * QC Life *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 1" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-1/ * Puckermom, Part 1 *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 2" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-2/ * Puckermom, Part 2 *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 3" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-3/ * Puckermom, Part 3 *"New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies" interview with Bethany L. Johnson https://newbooksnetwork.com/b-l-johnson-and-m-m-quinlan-youre-doing-it-wrong%E2%80%AFmothering-media-and-medical-expertise-rutgers-up-2019/ * New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies *"“You’re Doing It Wrong!”: An Interview with Margaret M. Quinlan Bethany Johnson http://www.muthamagazine.com/2020/06/youre-doing-it-wrong-an-interview-with-margaret-m-quinlan-bethany-johnson/ * Mutha Magazine *"Ep. 14 – Mothering: Are We Doing It Wrong? – Bethany Johnson Margaret Quinlan" https://momafterhours.com/2020/07/02/ep-14-mothering-are-we-doing-it-wrong-bethany-johnson-margaret-quinlan/ * Mom After Hours podcast *"How Social Media Influences Your Motherhood with Authors Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan of You're Doing it Wrong!" https://generationmom.lnk.to/Number1MomPodcastWE * Generation Mom *"Mother Honestly podcast interview - The Historical Construction of Motherhood, Infertility, and Women’s Health with Dr. Margaret Quinlan (Ph.D)" https://motherhonestly.com/2020/07/28/the-historical-construction-of-motherhood-infertility-and-womens-health-with-dr-margaret-quinlan-ph-d/ * Mother Honestly podcast *"Episode 11: You're Doing It Wrong!" https://www.mightylittles.com/podcast/youre-doing-it-wrong * Mighty Littles podcast *Dr. Wendy Walsh interview with Margaret M. Quinlan https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-08-02-no-moms-youre-not-doing-it-wrong/ * Dr. Wendy Walsh *BYURadio, "Top of Mind with Julie Rose" - episoide "Belarus Protests, Conspiracy Theories, Mom-Shaming" http://www.byuradio.org/episode/3e66e302-21fc-421b-95f2-740c03e551f0/top-of-mind-with-julie-rose-belarus-protests-conspiracy-theories-mom-shaming?playhead=3164autoplay=true * BYURadio, "Top of Mind with Julie Rose" *"A Conversation with Margaret M. Quinlan" https://literarymama.com/articles/departments/2020/07/a-conversation-with-margaret-m-quinlan * Literary Mama *"Most importantly, [Johnson and Quinlan] dedicate chapters to health scares that parents often face—surrounding preconception, fertility, pregnancy and birth, the postpartum period, infant loss, and early childhood rearing—and discuss how related medical, technical, and nontraditional (what the authors term 'lay expert') advice is frequently contradictory and confusing. What it means to be a good mother may be less clear in a socially opinionated environment that offers varied levels of expert advice; however, the pressure to be a good mother is quite transparent. Recommended." * Choice *"This book is the perfect marriage of research, personal experiences, and interviews. It is well-written, thoughtful, relatable, and most importantly — enjoyable to read! I appreciated how inclusive the writing is. It will surely make you stop to think about the advice you give and the unsolicited advice you receive. We could all be a little more mindful and less judgmental." * LilHuman *WSGE Radio - "For Your Health and Wellbeing" interview * WSGE Radio - "For Your Health and Wellbeing" *The is Infertility podcast interview * This is Infertility podcast *"Fresh Take: You're Doing It Wrong! (with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan)" * What the Fresh Hell podcast *"It's Time to Leave the Term 'Pregnancy Brain' Behind" * InStyle Magazine *"'People are at their breaking points' | Pandemic brings new obstacles for working mothers" * WCNC Charlotte *"Our Society Has Been Shaming Moms For Centuries" interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Maggie M. Quinlan * Distraction Podcast (part 1) *"Save Your Advice and Offer Support Instead" interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Margaret M. Quinlan * Distraction Podcast (part 2) *"Baby formula shortage leaves local parents scrambling" * WSOC-TV *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Photographs Part I: Conception and (In)fertility Introduction Chapter 1: On Preconception, the Beginning of the Life-cycle of Early Motherhood Chapter 2: A State of Mind?: Fertility Treatment(s) and Expertise Part II: Pregnancy and Birth Chapter 3: Red Underwear, Genes and Monstrosity: Pregnancy, Behavior and Intergenerational Impact Chapter 4: “You Women Will Have to Fight for It”: Twilight Sleep and Transactional Childbirth Expertise in 20th-century America Part III: The Postpartum Period; The “Fourth Trimester” Chapter 5: “One of the Most Curious Charities in the World”: Infant Incubation as Sideshow and/or Medical Specialty Chapter 6: Not Just Baby Blues: Historical Realities and Social Media Accounts of Postpartum Care Today Part IV: Infant Loss and Early Childhood Chapter 7: Memento Mori in the Victorian Era and on Social Media: The “Right” (Way) to Grieve Chapter 8: “Better Babies:” Early 20th-century Scientific Babyhood and Constructions of 21st-century Infancy on Instagram Conclusion Methodological Appendix Master Reference List Selected Bibliography Index
£26.09
Rutgers University Press Youre Doing it Wrong Mothering Media and Medical
Book SynopsisInvestigates the storied history of mothering advice in the media, from the newspapers, magazines, doctors' records and personal papers of the nineteenth-century to today's websites, Facebook groups and Instagram feeds. Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan find surprising parallels between today's experts and their Victorian counterparts.Trade Review“Through analyses of historical and contemporary cases, especially the careful study of social media and smart phone apps, Johnson and Quinlan raise important questions about expertise and power relations in defining the good mother.” -- Rima D. Apple * author of Perfect Motherhood: Science and Childbearing in America *"You're Doing It Wrong!: Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise is a rare mix of historical, sociological, and media analysis that sheds light on the processes by which motherhood gets defined. We get a glimpse of the historical underpinnings of our relationship with medical expertise, and how media outlets create cultural consensus about mothering (if they do)." -- Julie Des Jardins * author of Women and the Historical Enterprise in America: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Memory *“Combining historical insights and of-the-minute analyses of social media platforms, Johnson and Quinlan persuasively argue for a rethinking of what we “know” about expertise and the often-fraught journey of early motherhood.” -- Kristin Celello * co-editor of Domestic Tensions, National Anxieties *“'You’re Doing It Wrong': the century-old roots of mom-shaming," by Anna North * Vox *"An amazingly refreshing look back at how the medical advice given in relation to raising children has changed over the ages. It really helps to put everything into perspective, and makes you realize…we probably aren’t doing such a bad job after all!" * Motherhood: The Real Deal *Defining Moments podcast interview with Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan https://woub.org/2019/06/24/post-partum-care-baby-milestones-and-mothering-historical-and-contemporary-challenges/ * Defining Moments *Mr. Dad "Positive Parenting" podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://mrdad.com/positiveparenting-afn/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-stress-switch/ * Mr. Dad "Positive Parenting" podcast *"A Tongue-in-Cheek History of Infertility" https://www.momcavetv.com/history-of-infertility/ * MomCave *"Psychologists Off The Clock" podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/youre-doing-it-wrong * Psychologists Off The Clock podcast *Self-care Series: Margaret M. Quinlan QA https://www.andbreathepostnatal.com/blog/2019/09/14/self-care-series-margaret-quinlan * & Breathe Post-Natal *“Yes, We Will Revise that RR”: Birthing and Writing in the “Publish-or-Perish” Paradigm – Guest Post http://theprofessorisin.com/2019/09/23/yes-we-will-revise-that-rr-birthing-and-writing-in-the-publish-or-perish-paradigm-guest-post/ * The Professor is In *Episode 67: Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan on “You’re Doing It Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise” https://engendered.us/episode-67-bethany-johnson-and-maggie-quinlan-on-youre-doing-it-wrong-mothering-media-and-medical-expertise/?fbclid=IwAR2HBiS9zhPmFNBD4hx6QBwWTHYJJ_V94S9HqhLerEqi33tAKJ69MzqI1fc * Engendered podcast *"Empowered Health" podcast interview with Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan https://empoweredhealthshow.com/ep-28-mothering-crowdsourcing-advice-and-judgment-with-dr-margaret-quinlan-and-bethany-johnson/ * Empowered Health podast *"The Pressures of Being a “Perfect Mom” and Information Overload: Author researcher Dr. Margaret Quinlan shares insights on this age-old feeling nearly every mom experiences" https://www.drstevesilvestro.com/the-pressures-of-being-a-perfect-mom-information-overwhelm-with-dr-margaret-quinlan * Dr. Steve Silvestro *“You’re Doing it Wrong” — The Long History of Mom Shaming https://www.healthline.com/health-news/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-problem-with-social-media-influencers-and-parenting * Healthline *"Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting Politics" podcast interview with Margaret Quinlan http://dcs.megaphone.fm/POD1018577234.mp3?key=484bc6c633d79e6845237ce5173862e2 * Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics *"Mtherhood in the media: an interview with Margaret Quinlan - Episode 199" https://parentingbytes.com/motherhood-is-hard-margaret-quinlan/ * Parenting Bytes *"You're Doing it Wrong! (Not!!)" The Happy Student podcast interview with Margaret Quinlan https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happy-student/id1180759474 * The Happy Student podcast *NYSSA: The Unmentionables podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://www.buzzsprout.com/291095/1892564 * NYSSA: The Unmentionables podcast *"Masters in Parenting Podcast" interview with Bethany Johnson https://www.chicagoparent.com/learn/podcast/masters-in-parenting-episode-32/ * Chicago Parent *"'You’re Doing It Wrong' Authors Dicuss Infertility" by Yasmine Singh https://lifeontheup.com/2019/11/08/youre-doing-it-wrong-authors-dicuss-infertility/ * Life on the Up *"Eugenics Theory, Better Baby Contests, and the Formation of Modern Parenting Advice" by Patrick A. Coleman https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/eugenics-history-parenting-advice/ * Fatherly *"Johnson and Quinlan offer a superb analysis of historical and contemporary renderings of both the lay and expert advice mothers receive." * Women & Language *Margaret Quinlan interview on Birth Words podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infertility-ii/id1470817610?i=1000457784715 * Birth Words *"Motherhood Has Never Been More Complicated — Here’s How to Simplify It" by Laura Donovan * She Knows *"You're Doing It Wrong! with Bethany L. JohnsonThe Can't Make This Up History Podcast" * They Can't Make This Up History Podcast *Academic Minute: New Mother Challenges interview with Margaret Quinlan https://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2020/02/13/new-mother-challenges * Inside Higher Education - Academic Minute *"Experiencing the Unimaginable: Part II: Pregnancy loss," by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202002/experiencing-the-unimaginable * Psychology Today *Under the Covers interview with Bethany Johnson https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/under-the-covers-with-bethany-johnson/#more-1582 * Under the Covers podcast *"Part III: When Someone Experiences the Unimaginable: Premature Birth and Child Loss" by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202003/part-iii-when-someone-experiences-the-unimaginable * Psychology Today *"EPISODE 91: MARGARET QUINLAN BETHANY JOHNSON: SOCIAL MEDIA MOTHERING" https://momdeconstructed.com/ep91/ * Mom Deconstructed Podcast *The Weekly Ritual interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan * The Weekly Ritual *Mable + Moxie interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan * Mable + Moxie *"Postpartum During a Pandemic: Postpartum is already challenging. What about COVID-19?" by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202004/postpartum-during-pandemic#_=_ * Psychology Today *"You’re doing it wrong: a conversation with Margaret Quinlan" https://www.expectingmore.org/2020/05/05/youre-doing-it-wrong-a-conversation-with-margaret-quinlan/ * Expecting More *"The Story with Charu" interview with Margaret M. Quinlan https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/The-Story-with-Charu-p1264598/ * The Story with Charu podcast *"[You're Doing it Wrong!] made me stop to think about the advice I give and the unsolicited advice I receive. Reading the book also made me more mindful of instances where I’ve judged someone else for the parenting decisions they’ve made." * Thistle Bee *"QC Life interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Margaret Quinlan" https://qclife.wbtv.com/youre-doing-it-wrong/ * QC Life *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 1" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-1/ * Puckermom, Part 1 *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 2" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-2/ * Puckermom, Part 2 *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 3" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-3/ * Puckermom, Part 3 *"New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies" interview with Bethany L. Johnson https://newbooksnetwork.com/b-l-johnson-and-m-m-quinlan-youre-doing-it-wrong%E2%80%AFmothering-media-and-medical-expertise-rutgers-up-2019/ * New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies *"“You’re Doing It Wrong!”: An Interview with Margaret M. Quinlan Bethany Johnson http://www.muthamagazine.com/2020/06/youre-doing-it-wrong-an-interview-with-margaret-m-quinlan-bethany-johnson/ * Mutha Magazine *"Ep. 14 – Mothering: Are We Doing It Wrong? – Bethany Johnson Margaret Quinlan" https://momafterhours.com/2020/07/02/ep-14-mothering-are-we-doing-it-wrong-bethany-johnson-margaret-quinlan/ * Mom After Hours podcast *"How Social Media Influences Your Motherhood with Authors Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan of You're Doing it Wrong!" https://generationmom.lnk.to/Number1MomPodcastWE * Generation Mom *"Mother Honestly podcast interview - The Historical Construction of Motherhood, Infertility, and Women’s Health with Dr. Margaret Quinlan (Ph.D)" https://motherhonestly.com/2020/07/28/the-historical-construction-of-motherhood-infertility-and-womens-health-with-dr-margaret-quinlan-ph-d/ * Mother Honestly podcast *"Episode 11: You're Doing It Wrong!" https://www.mightylittles.com/podcast/youre-doing-it-wrong * Mighty Littles podcast *Dr. Wendy Walsh interview with Margaret M. Quinlan https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-08-02-no-moms-youre-not-doing-it-wrong/ * Dr. Wendy Walsh *BYURadio, "Top of Mind with Julie Rose" - episoide "Belarus Protests, Conspiracy Theories, Mom-Shaming" http://www.byuradio.org/episode/3e66e302-21fc-421b-95f2-740c03e551f0/top-of-mind-with-julie-rose-belarus-protests-conspiracy-theories-mom-shaming?playhead=3164autoplay=true * BYURadio, "Top of Mind with Julie Rose" *"A Conversation with Margaret M. Quinlan" https://literarymama.com/articles/departments/2020/07/a-conversation-with-margaret-m-quinlan * Literary Mama *"Most importantly, [Johnson and Quinlan] dedicate chapters to health scares that parents often face—surrounding preconception, fertility, pregnancy and birth, the postpartum period, infant loss, and early childhood rearing—and discuss how related medical, technical, and nontraditional (what the authors term 'lay expert') advice is frequently contradictory and confusing. What it means to be a good mother may be less clear in a socially opinionated environment that offers varied levels of expert advice; however, the pressure to be a good mother is quite transparent. Recommended." * Choice *"This book is the perfect marriage of research, personal experiences, and interviews. It is well-written, thoughtful, relatable, and most importantly — enjoyable to read! I appreciated how inclusive the writing is. It will surely make you stop to think about the advice you give and the unsolicited advice you receive. We could all be a little more mindful and less judgmental." * LilHuman *WSGE Radio - "For Your Health and Wellbeing" interview * WSGE Radio - "For Your Health and Wellbeing" *The is Infertility podcast interview * This is Infertility podcast *"Fresh Take: You're Doing It Wrong! (with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan)" * What the Fresh Hell podcast *"It's Time to Leave the Term 'Pregnancy Brain' Behind" * InStyle Magazine *"'People are at their breaking points' | Pandemic brings new obstacles for working mothers" * WCNC Charlotte *"Our Society Has Been Shaming Moms For Centuries" interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Maggie M. Quinlan * Distraction Podcast (part 1) *"Save Your Advice and Offer Support Instead" interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Margaret M. Quinlan * Distraction Podcast (part 2) *"Baby formula shortage leaves local parents scrambling" * WSOC-TV *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Photographs Part I: Conception and (In)fertility Introduction Chapter 1: On Preconception, the Beginning of the Life-cycle of Early Motherhood Chapter 2: A State of Mind?: Fertility Treatment(s) and Expertise Part II: Pregnancy and Birth Chapter 3: Red Underwear, Genes and Monstrosity: Pregnancy, Behavior and Intergenerational Impact Chapter 4: “You Women Will Have to Fight for It”: Twilight Sleep and Transactional Childbirth Expertise in 20th-century America Part III: The Postpartum Period; The “Fourth Trimester” Chapter 5: “One of the Most Curious Charities in the World”: Infant Incubation as Sideshow and/or Medical Specialty Chapter 6: Not Just Baby Blues: Historical Realities and Social Media Accounts of Postpartum Care Today Part IV: Infant Loss and Early Childhood Chapter 7: Memento Mori in the Victorian Era and on Social Media: The “Right” (Way) to Grieve Chapter 8: “Better Babies:” Early 20th-century Scientific Babyhood and Constructions of 21st-century Infancy on Instagram Conclusion Methodological Appendix Master Reference List Selected Bibliography Index
£105.40
Wayne State University Press London Yiddishtown
Book SynopsisIn London Yiddishtown: East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930-1950, Vivi Lachs presents a selection of previously un-translated short stories and sketches by Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. Lisky, for the general reader and academic alike. These intriguing and entertaining tales build a picture of a lively East-End community of the 30s and 40s struggling with political, religious, and community concerns. Lachs includes a new history of the Yiddish literary milieu and biographies of the writers, with information gleaned from articles, reviews, and obituaries published in London''s Yiddish daily newspapers and periodicals. Lisky''s impassioned stories concern the East End''s clashing ideologies of communism, Zionism, fascism, and Jewish class difference. He shows anti-fascist activism, political debate in a kosher café, East-End extras on a film set, and a hunger march by the unemployed. Kaizer''s witty and satirical tales explore philanthropy,
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Wayne State University Press Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah
Book SynopsisMagic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact, are magic writings, magic artifacts? Originally published in Hebrew in 2010, Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah is a comprehensive study of early Jewish magic focusing on three major topics: Jewish magic inventiveness, the conflict with the culture it reflects, and the scientific study of both. The first part of the book analyzes the essence of magic in general and Jewish magic in particular. The book begins with theories addressing the relationship of magic and religion in fields like comparative study of religion, sociology of religion, history, and cultural anthropology, and considers the implications of the paradigm shift in the interdisciplinary understanding of magic for the study of Jewish magic. The second part of the book focuses on Jewish magic culture in late antiquity and in the early Islamic period. This section highlights the artifacts left behind by the magic practi
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John Wiley & Sons What Still Alive
Book SynopsisOffers a powerful and deeply affecting examination of the complex memories of Jewish survivors returning to their homes in Poland after the Holocaust. “What! Still Alive?!,” Rice investigates the transformation of survivors' memories from the first account after their initial return to Poland and later accounts, recorded at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
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MP-SYR Syracuse University P The Musical Tradition of the Eastern European Sy
Book SynopsisThis six-book set, is to date the most comprehensive annotated anthology of the authentic musical liturgy of the Eastern European synagogue Sabbath day services. Encyclopedic in scope, the thoroughness of its coverage is unprecedented.
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University of Arizona Press The Learned Ones
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University of Alabama Press New Perspectives on the Origins of Americanist Archaeology
Book SynopsisIn this text, based on a symposium presented at the 1998 meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, experienced scholars take a retrospective look at the developing routes that have brought American archaeologists into the 21st century.Trade ReviewThis is a unique collection of original, in-depth archival/manuscript research that is chock-full of new insights and information about the origins of American archaeology. More than providing substance, this inspirational volume sets the standard and provides the model for archaeologists interested in pursuing similar studies into the poorly lit corners of our discipline's past. - James Stoltman University of Wisconsin
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The University of Alabama Press Curators and Culture The Museum Movement in America 17401870 History of American Science and Technology History Amer Science Technol
Book SynopsisThe author researched ten museums founded prior to 1870, using primary sources. Those chosen comprised a geographically diverse sample of pre-1870 American museums and covered a range of disciplines, among them art, history, and natural science.Trade Review[Orosz's] great virtue is immersion in the records of 11 important 18th and 19th century institutions from the various Peale museums to the Wadsworth Atheneum, the academy of Natural Sciences, and the Smithsonian...[and] his depiction of a complex and contested cultural history marked both by periods of reaction and democratic faith. - Museum News
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The University of Alabama Press Samson Raphael Hirschs Religious Universalism and
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The University of Alabama Press Homelands Southern Jewish Identity in DurhamChapel Hill and North Carolina Judaic Studies
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The University of Alabama Press The Origins of Agriculture
Trade ReviewNowhere else are the diverse factors influencing the origins of agriculture summarized at comparably large scales and made accessible to a similar range of non-specialists. - American Anthropologist ""Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of cultivated plants.... A particularly effective textbook The chapters are each an excellent introduction to the history of plant cultivation and domestication in their region and include much data and many references."" - American Antiquity
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The University of Alabama Press Theatre History Studies v 28
Book SynopsisA journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-American Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. The purpose of the conference is to unite persons and organizations with an interest in theatre and to promote the growth and development of various forms of theatre.Trade ReviewThis established annual is a major contribution to the scholarly analysis and historical documentation of international drama. Refereed, immaculately printed and illustrated... the subject coverage ranges from the London season of 1883 to the influence of David Belasco on Eugene O'Neill. - CHOICE
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The University of Alabama Press The Pen Makes a Good Sword John Forsyth of the Mobile Register
Book SynopsisThis is a biography of Alabama native John Forsyth Jr. and documents his career as a southern newspaper editor during the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods. From 1837 to 1877 Forsyth wrote about many of the most important events of the 19th century. He used his various positions as an editor, Civil War field correspondent, and Reconstruction critic at the Mobile Register to advocate on behalf of both the South and the Democratic Party.
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Medical Bondage Race Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology
Book SynopsisExamines a wide range of scientific literature and less formal communications in which gynaecologists disseminated medical fictions about their patients. Even as they were advancing medicine, these doctors were legitimizing groundless theories related to whiteness and blackness, men and women, and the inferiority of other races.
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Women of Discriminating Taste White Sororities and the Making of American Ladyhood
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University of Pittsburgh Press London
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University of Pittsburgh Press Garbage In The Cities Refuse Reform and the Environment History of the Urban Environment
Book SynopsisThis revised edition of a seminal work in the field of urban environmental history traces the development of waste management and related technologies from the Progressive Era to the present.Trade ReviewA seminal examination of a too often neglected by-product of the technical and economic revolutions of the twentieth century. - Technology and Culture; ""Tells us much about American consumption, treatment of natural resources, social organization, and public spirit."" - Journal of American History; ""An important book on a vexing, critical problem.... This is an issue on which history has much to say, and we can benefit by learning from the littered path we have trod."" - Journal of Economic History; ""Whether a sign of poverty (then) or of abundance (now), trash has been and remains a primary by-product of urban life. With this reprint edition, a new generation of scholars will have ready access to a foundational study of solid waste management in American cities, a book that set out lines of inquiry on equity and environmental justice, on women and municipal housekeeping, on urban ecology that redefined urban studies. This is a classic."" - Greg Hise, University of Southern California
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University of Pittsburgh Press City Country Empire
Book SynopsisA collection of essays addressing the collaboration of human and natural forces in the creation of cities, the countryside, and empires.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Land of Sunshine
Book SynopsisComprised of essays by geologists, ecologists, and historians, this study examines the development of Los Angeles as an example of the complex interactions between urban planning and nature.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Salt and the Colombian State Local Society and
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University of Missouri Press The Missouri Supreme Court
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University of Missouri Press Colonization After Emancipation
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewProvides a nuanced and fair account of Lincoln's struggle with race relations and colonization and adds to the ever-growing body of Lincoln scholarship."" - The Journal of Southern History""The authors have done a fine job putting this tale together following an often-sketchy paper trail over three continents."" - Blue and Gray Magazine""A first-rate, well-researched book. The authors have a very firm command of the literature and the complex primary sources surrounding this topic, and I was impressed with their ability to trace the sometimes labyrinthine course of colonization policy."" - Brian Dirck, author of Lincoln the Lawyer""There is no doubt this book is going to attract a great deal of attention. Its strength lies in its nuanced analysis and the balanced conclusion it draws."" - R. J. M. Blackett, author of Divided Hearts: Britain and the American Civil War
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MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico Bunion Derby The 1928 Footrace Across America
Book SynopsisOn March 4, 1928, 199 men lined up in Los Angeles, California, to participate in a 3,400-mile transcontinental footrace to New York City. The Bunion Derby, as the press dubbed the event, was the brainchild of sports promoter Charles C Pyle. He promised a $25,000 grand prize and claimed the competition would immortalize US Highway Route 66.Trade ReviewIn a wild grab for glory, a cast of nobodies saw hope in the dust: blacks who escaped the poverty and terror of the Old South; first-generation immigrants with their mother tongue thick on their lips; Midwest farm boys with leather-brown tans. These men were the 'shadow runners,' men without fame, wealth, or sponsors, who came to Los Angeles to face the world's greatest runners and race walkers. This was a formidable field of past Olympic champions and professional racers that should have discouraged sane men from thinking they could win a transcontinental race to New York. Yet they came, flouting the odds. Charley Pyle's offer of free food and lodging to anyone who would take up the challenge opened the race to men of limited means. For some, it was a cry from the psyche of no-longer-young men, seeking a last grasp at greatness or a summons to do the impossible. This pulled men on the wrong side of thirty from blue-collar jobs and families. - from the Preface
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Living Stream
Book SynopsisA history of holy wells from the pagan cult of water to the Christian wells of the middle ages, and including a full gazetteer.The holy well is the absolute combination of mystery and utility. There are hundreds of them still to be found, some easily, others with good maps. This useful book lists them all, and in so doing takes us into the realm of a still little-known spiritual area... It also leads us through many exceedingly interesting though remote areas of Celtic and English Christian history. RONALD BLYTHE [TABLET] Holy wells are an ancient and mysterious part of the landscape, yet have been the subject of little serious study. James Rattue has been fascinated by them for many years, and has now written the first general history of wells and their religious and cultural associations. He begins the story in the ancient world, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water, then traces the distinctive development of the holy well in England, examining pagan wells and their Christianisation, the role played byecclesiastical history and institutions, the importance of saints' cults, and the social functions of wells in the middle ages.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vi Introduction 1 1 Wellsprings of Worship: The Origins of Hydrolatry 8 2 Fons Bandusiae: Wells in the Ancient World 21 3 The Water of Redemption: Wells and Christianity 33 4 The Saxon Settlement: Wells and the Conversion of England 45 5 Unam Ecclesiam: Wells and the Medieval Church 63 6 At the Heart of the Community: Wells and Medieval Society 89 7 Christ is Truth, not Custom: Wells and the Reformation 101 8 The Two Cultures: Wells, Class and the Great Change 112 9 'This sick earth, this sick race of man': Wells and Suburban Angst 132 Addenda 149 Bibliography 150 Index of Wells in English Counties 173 General Index 180
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