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University of Pennsylvania Press No Wood No Kingdom Political Ecology in the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[An] impressive history...No Wood, No Kingdom tells complex stories about the connections between Atlantic ecologies, introducing a vital sense of contingency rather than inevitability. In doing so, it opens up urgent questions about how scarcity, the state, conservation, commerce, and colonialism interacted to transform environments at the dawn of English empire." * Journal of British Studies *"No Wood, No Kingdom is a triumph of Atlantic environmental history. This book fits into an emerging body of scholarship on environmental history across vast early America [and]... is indispensable for scholars of the early English Atlantic, environmental history, and historical political ecology." * H-Early America *"Pluymers demonstrates dedicated historical research throughout and manages to humanize historical figures while writing in the objective fashion of a responsible researcher....[A]n admirably nuanced work of political ecology and environmental history." * Global Maritime History *"[T]his book expertly links the history of concerns about timber scarcity with English dreams about the value of the Atlantic empire during the 17th century. Readers interested in both the Atlantic World, ideas of scarcity and cornucopianism, ecological imperialism, and forests in the English Atlantic will find this book very useful." * Labour/Le Travail *"In this welcome study of early modern English forestry and the ‘wooden world’ it sustained, Keith Pluymers uses the ‘political ecology’ of wood as a lens with which to examine the problem of how and why the English kingdom became an Atlantic political society during the seventeenth century...The substantial achievement of seeing Atlantic society as a whole in ecological terms highlights the value of an approach based on ‘political ecology.’" * Agricultural History *"No Wood, No Kingdom represents a major addition to the growing body of literature on the nexus of labor, technology, and environment in the early modern Atlantic World. By illuminating the experiences of diverse participants-including Royal foresters, naval officials, timber speculators, planters, enslaved Africans, indentured servants, and indigenous peoples-the book offers a compelling analysis of English efforts to control and manage forests and vital timber reserves in Ireland, Virginia, New England, and the Caribbean. The writing is refreshingly robust, explicating complex ideas in clear, brisk language. Essential reading to understand the profound human and ecological impacts of colonization during the 'age of timber.'" * Jennifer Anderson, author of Mahogany: The Costs of Luxury in Early America *
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Sons of Ishmael
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University Press of Florida Shaping Identity in Medieval French Literature
Book SynopsisConsiders the multiplicity and instability of medieval French literary identity, arguing that it is fluid and represented in numerous ways. The works analysed span genres - epic, romance, lyric poetry, hagiography, fabliaux - and historical periods from the twelfth century to the late Middle Ages.
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University Press of Florida In the Vortex of the Cyclone Selected Poems by
Book SynopsisThe first-ever bilingual anthology by the Afro-Cuban poet Excilia Saldana contains a wide-ranging selection of her work, from lullabies to an erotic letter, from lengthy autobiographical poems to quiet reflections on her Caribbean island as the inspiration for her writing.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Lost Storytellers The Information Apocalypse in
Book SynopsisA chilling, incisive, and firsthand look at the landscape of community news today, Lost Storytellers argues that the decline of local journalism threatens the future of democracy. Lost Storytellers offers insights for all who feel confused about the media, politics, and the well-being of their communities in the information age.
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University Press of Florida The Paradox of Paternalism
Book SynopsisExplains how women activists from across the political spectrum engaged with the state by working within both authoritarian regimes and inter-American networks, founding modern Dominican feminism, and contributing to the rise of twentieth-century women's liberation movements in the Global South.Trade Review“This worthy addition to gender relations literature allows Manley to elaborate on her premise of the utility of female participatory experiences in authoritarian regimes as a vehicle for feminist progress. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice“Fills in the yawning lacunae concerning women’s roles during the reigns of the two infamous Dominican caudillos of the twentieth century. . . . This assiduously researched monograph deserves an audience beyond specialists in the Dominican Republic, to reach anyone interested in women and dictatorship.”—American Historical Review“Amply demonstrates the extent, limits, and iterations of maternalism, including Trujillista women’s promotion of state welfare for poor women and children, opposition women’s defense of their homes, families ripped apart by regime violence, and female governors’ community welfare activism under Balaguer.”—Hispanic American Historical Review”The book makes a significant contribution to the understanding of women’s political participation in the Dominican Republic during a long stretch of the twentieth century, focusing on women of both the right and the left, bot progovernment and antigovernment. The analysis is solid and methodical; the reading is engaging.”—New West Indian Guide""An exciting study that reveals the complexity of women's multiple political projects, as well as the importance of feminism--widely defined--as a powerful political force.""--Jadwiga E. Pieper Mooney, author of The Politics of Motherhood""An engaging overview of the role played by women in supporting and contesting authoritarian regimes in the twentieth-century Dominican Republic.""--Nicola Foote, coeditor of Immigration and National Identities in Latin America""Tells the very important story of women's participation in Dominican politics from 1928 to 1978. It will quickly become a classic in the field of Latin American women's history.""--Victoria González-Rivera, author of Before the Revolution
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John Wiley & Sons Collaborative and CommunityEngaged Archaeology
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University Press of Florida Cuban Cultural Heritage A Rebel Past for a
Book SynopsisExplores the role that cultural heritage and museums played in the construction of a national identity in postcolonial Cuba. Pablo Alonso Gonzalez illustrates how political and ideological shifts have influenced ideas about heritage and how, in turn, heritage has been used by different social actors to consolidate political regimes.
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University Press of Florida A Revolution in Movement Dancers Painters and
Book SynopsisThe first book to illuminate how collaborations between dancers and painters shaped Mexico’s postrevolutionary cultural identity. K. Mitchell Snow traces this relationship throughout nearly half a century of developments in Mexican dance.Trade Review“A deep dive into the dance and visual art worlds of Mexico from the 1920s through the 1960s.”—Dance TeacherSnow’s thorough research is evident.”—Choice“Provides fresh perspectives on postrevolutionary Mexican culture. . . . A useful jumping-off point for future discussions of race, gender, and choreography in Mexico. . . . An accessible, interdisciplinary contribution to several fields.”—Hispanic American Historical Review“A generous invitation to further inquiry. Every chapter signals a wealth of conceptual and aesthetic questions that have yet to be plumbed. . . . A Revolution in Movement gives voice to the artists, performers, and cultural ambassadors who have long been stewards of Mexican modernity but who, until now, have been obscured behind the curtain.”—Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture
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University Press of Florida Justice Pursued The Exoneration of Nathan Myers
Book SynopsisOffers an in-depth look at the reversal of a wrongful conviction in a noteworthy example of the justice system seeking to correct mistakes of the past. Journalist Bruce Horovitz describes in detail the events of the murder of Jeanette Williams and the one-sided trial, conviction, and life sentencing of Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams.Trade Review“A clear-eyed exploration of one case of justice deferred but ultimately achieved.”—Booklist
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University Press of Florida The Architecture of James Gamble Rogers II in
Book SynopsisThis well-illustrated book illuminates the life and career of one of Florida’s premier architects, whose elegant homes and design aesthetic shaped the architectural character of Winter Park and influenced urban development throughout central Florida.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida On a Rising Swell
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida From Rights to Economics The Ongoing Struggle
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Oshun Lemonade and Intertextuality
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John Wiley & Sons Before They Were the Black Sheep
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The Catholic University of America Press The Trinity An Introduction to Catholic Doctrine
Book SynopsisProvides a much-anticipated introduction to Catholic doctrine on the Trinity. The extensive research combined with lucid prose provides readers a resource to better understand the foundations of Trinitarian reflection. It is addressed to all who wish to benefit from an initiation to Trinitarian doctrine.Trade ReviewEven though it is an introduction, it is not simply the retelling of an oft-told tale, rather it is imaginative, insightful, and nuanced. . . Emery's treatment of the doctrine of the Trinity enhances the reader's understanding of the Trinity and so strengthens and deepens his or her faith." -The Thomist
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The Catholic University of America Press Language and Human Understanding The Roots of
Book SynopsisPhilosopher, psychologist and linguist are all concerned with natural language. Accordingly, in seeking a unified view, David Braine draws on insights from all these fields, sifting through the discordant schools of linguists. He concludes that one extended logic or “integrated semantic syntax” shapes grammar, but without constricting languages to being of one grammatical type.
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The Catholic University of America Press Kneeling Theology
Book SynopsisAnalyses the process and its consequences that gave rise to the religious and cultural developments of the past and the present. It is the book’s thesis that the essence of theology should flow from holiness.
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John Wiley & Sons St. Dominic and His Mission
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John Wiley & Sons Catholic Pacifist The Long and Lonely Quest of Gordon Zahn
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John Wiley & Sons Steven Spielbergs Children
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John Wiley & Sons Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland
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University of Virginia Press Exile according to Julia
Book SynopsisThis autobiographical novel of alienation and exile explores the alienation of a girl and her grandmother contending with life between two identities. As a young woman of colour and Caribbean ancestry - even though Paris-born - the girl is not accepted as not French enough.Trade Review[Pineau is] among the best of women writers from the Third World. L’exil selon Julia is one of the richest, most enjoyable books to appear recently from the group of remarkable women novelists from Guadeloupe." —World Literature Today"An exercise in humor and lucidity, L’exil selon Julia is a discreet invitation to reflect on today’s fundamental issues, the uprooting, acceptance, and mixing of populations." —Le Monde
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University of Virginia Press Orienting Virtue
Book SynopsisExamines how England’s sense of collective virtue was inflected and informed by Eastern empires. Bethany Williamson shows how England’s struggle to define and practice national virtue hinged on the difficulty of articulating an absolute concept of moral value amid dynamic global trade networks.
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University of Virginia Press Reading Character after Calvin Secularization
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Longleaf on Behalf of University of Virginia Balzac on the Barricades The Literary Origins of
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Spectacle Earth Media for Planetary Change
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia No Exit Contemporary American Literature and the
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Confessing the Flesh Reading Hopkins in Context
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John Wiley & Sons What We Mourn
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John Wiley & Sons The StarSpangled Republic
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John Wiley & Sons The Course of Human Events
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John Wiley & Sons Poetic Drive
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John Wiley & Sons In Flaming Letters
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John Wiley & Sons Barbary Entanglements
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John Wiley & Sons Comebacks The Return of the Aging Film Star
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John Wiley & Sons The Female Playback in Bombay Cinema Voice Body Technology
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MP-WST Wayne State Uni Press Appropriated Tales Race and the Disney FairyTale Mode
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John Wiley & Sons Arsenal of Democracy
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John Wiley & Sons Jane the Virgin
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John Wiley & Sons Albert Kahns Daylight
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New York University Press Society without God What the Least Religious
Book SynopsisDrawing on sociological theories and the author's own research, this title counters the claims of outspoken, conservative American Christians who argue that a society without God would be hell on earth. It states that it is crucial for Americans to know that society without God is not only possible, but it can be quite civil and pleasant.Trade Review"The book succeeds in documenting how the conditions of a liberal social welfare state promote contentment." * Choice *"While never presuming to offer a strictly generalizable snapshot, by focusing his attention on what are probably the least religious countries in the world (2), his provocative and engagingly written book is very effective in helping readers to examine numerous assumptions concerning the place of religion in the modern world... The real strength of this book is that, by challenging widespread analytical assumptions, it presents us with more complexity and with more nuanced questions regarding the nexus of the religious and the secular in contemporary life. To quote a famous Dane on this very point, There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. If, as Horatio should have done, we are to heed these words in terms of expanding the frameworks of our accordingly, it will be due in good measure to paying attention to thoughtful and creative books like this one. In my estimation, not to do so would be, well, a tragedy." * Sociology of Religion *"Society Without God" offers a unique perspective on the active debate regarding the necessity of religion . . . By turning to one of the most secular societies in the world, Scandanavia, Phil Zuckerman offers an empirically grounded account of a successful society where people are happy and content and help their neighbors without believing in God. The book is fluently written and highly illuminating. It offers an accessible entry to important questions in the study of religion and secularism." -- Michael Pagis * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *"Society without God is both a sociological analysis of irreligion and Zuckermans apologia pro vita sua. He wants us to know that, contrary to the deeply held beliefs of some Americans, a society without god can be a good society and an irreligious person can be a moral person, too. To his credit, Zuckerman provides enough nuance and detail to allow a skeptic like me to see what Peter Berger called & signals of transcendence in the society without god he portrays. Along with the volumes engaging writing style, this makes it ideal for classroom use. I know my students will enjoy reading and discussing Society without God." -- David Yamane,author of The Catholic Church in State Politics"[Zuckerman] tells of a magical land where life expectancy is high and infant mortality low, where wealth is spread and genders live in equity, where happy, fish-fed citizens score high in every quality-of-life index: economic competitiveness, healthcare, environmental protection, lack of corruption, educational investment, technological literacy . . . well, you get the idea. Zuckerman (who has explored the sociology of religion in two previous books) has managed to show what nonbelief looks like when its & normal, regular, mainstream, common. And hes gone at least partway to proving the central thesis of his book: & Religious faithwhile admittedly widespreadis not natural or innate to the human condition. Nor is religion a necessary ingredient for a healthy, peaceful, prosperous, and . . . deeply good society." -- Louis Bayard * Salon.com *"Most Americans are convinced that faith in God is the foundation of civil society. Society Without God reveals this to be nothing more than a well-subscribed, and strangely American, delusion. Even atheists living in the United States will be astonished to discover how unencumbered by religion most Danes and Swedes currently are. This glimpse of an alternate, secular reality is at once humbling and profoundly inspiring and it comes not a moment too soon. Zuckermans research is truly indispensable." -- Sam Harris * New York Times *"Puts to rest the belief that you need God in order to be a moral person, that irreligious societies are wracked by social problems, and that godless people are unhappy and unmoored. . . . In the case of Scandinavia: God may be dead, but Swedes and Danes lead rich, full lives. Society Without God is a colorful, provocative book that makes an original contribution to debates about atheism and religiosity. Ideal for classroom use, it will get students thinking about their own lives and choices." -- Arlene Stein,author of Shameless: Sexual Dissidence in American Culture"Despite this books weighty topic, with its conversational writing style, Society Without God is amazingly readable, even fun. It presents rigorous arguments that are deceptively simple to understand, but that are, when you think about them more deeply, quite transformative." * PopMatters *"In an anecdotal and eminently readable manner, Zuckerman offers a novel idea within the study of religious sociology." * Library Journal *"His reporting of previously published material is invaluable to persons not previously familiar with such information." * Humanism Ireland *"Much that he found will surprise many people, as it did him." * The New York Times *"For those interested in the burgeoning field of secular studies or for those curious about a world much different from the devout U.S.this book will offer some compelling reading." * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Society without God 2 Jens, Anne, and Christian 3 Fear of Death and the Meaning of Life4 Lene, Sonny, and Gitte 5 Being Secular 6 Why? 7 Dorthe, Laura, and Johanne 8 Cultural Religion 9 Back to the USA Appendix Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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Syracuse University Press Rastafari
Book SynopsisA look into the origins and practices of Rastafarianism. From the direct accounts of these early members, the author is able to reconstruct pivotal episodes in Rastafarian history to offer a look into a subgroup of Jamaican society whose beliefs took root in the social unrest of the 1930s.Trade ReviewVital for students of African American religions and Caribbean religions, but also of interest to anthropologists, sociologists, and historians. Highly recommended. Chevannes closely attends to the internal rifts and doctrinal disputes that caused denominational splits within the movement. As Rastafari moved into the larger world, some of its teachings, such as the strict observance of menstrual taboos, were attacked. Chevannes’s analysis of that growth and how it is changing present-day Rastafari is fascinating and illuminating. No fanbook for couch-bound ‘Waspafaris’ sitting around the plastic bong, this is a serious look at a living, growing religion. Rastafari is unquestionably the best guide to the historical and social connections between the Rasta movement and Jamaica’s peasant religious traditions. It is also the finest overview of the movement and worthwhile reading simply for the tales of the individuals who founded the movement. The most authoritative analysis of the Rastafarian movement to date. Chevannes combines an oral history account of the social origins of the movement in Jamaica with an ethnographic study of current processes among Rastafarians in the city of Kingston.
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MP-SYR Syracuse University P Resting among Us
Book SynopsisToo often, the lives and works of authors who called Upstate New York home are overshadowed by the icons of New York City. Resting among Us uncovers the region’s rich literary heritage through Steven Huff’s journeys to the graves of writers both famous and celebrated as well as those that have been forgotten.Trade ReviewOne of the many virtues of this book is that it will spark a renewed and deserved interest in some of these writers." - Bill Kauffman, author of Ain’t My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-ImperialismTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1East 1. Albany: Charles Fort 2. Auriesville: Daniel Berrigan 3. Austerlitz: Edna St. Vincent Millay 4. Cooperstown: James Fenimore Cooper, Susan Fenimore Cooper 5. Kingston: Walter B. Gibson 6. Roxbury: John Burroughs 7. Saratoga Springs: Mansfield Tracy Walworth, Charles Brackett 8. Stamford: Ned Buntline (Edward Zane Carroll Judson) 9. Woodstock: Howard Koch, Hervey White, Paula Danziger, Janine Pommy VegaCentral 10. Clinton: Alexander Woollcott 11. Elmira: Mark Twain 12. Fayetteville: Matilda Joslyn Gage 13. Geneva: Sarah Hopkins Bradford 14. Hamilton: Walter R. Brooks 15. Interlaken: Rod Serling 16. Ithaca: Carl Sagan, Deborah Tall, A. R. Ammons, William Strunk Jr.17. Lakemont: Paul Bowles 18. Newark: Charles R. Jackson 19. Ontario / Furnaceville: Jane Roberts 20. Port Byron: Clara Barrus 21. Syracuse: Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, Edward Noyes Westcott 22. Pulaski: Claude Bragdon 23. Utica: Harold Frederic 24. Watertown: Frederick ExleyWest 25. Allegany / Olean: Robert Lax 26. Arcade: Fran Striker 27. Batavia: John Gardner 28. Brockport: A. Poulin Jr., Mary Jane Holmes 29. Buffalo: Al Boasberg, Shirley Chisholm, Leslie Fiedler, Anna Katherine Green, Edward Caleb Randall, Edward Streeter 30. Canandaigua: Austin Steward, John Chapin Mosher 31. Coldspring: Governor Blacksnake 32. Fredonia: Grace S. Richmond, Olive Risley Seward 33. Geneseo: Carl Carmer 34. Kendall: Anthony Piccione 35. Mayville: Albion Tourgée 36. Rochester: Susan B. Anthony, Adelaide Crapsey, Algernon Crapsey, Frederick Douglass, Lewis Henry Morgan, Lillian Wald, Edward R. Crone, Louise Brooks, Henry Clune, Arch Merrill 37. Rushford: Philip Wylie
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John Wiley & Sons The Man of Middling Height
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MP-SYR Syracuse University P Wild Forest Lands Finding History and Meaning in the Adirondacks
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John Wiley & Sons Fitness for Freedom
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Syracuse University Press Tracing the Ether
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