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The University of Chicago Press Lions in the Balance ManEaters Manes and Men
Book SynopsisFrom flat-topped acacia trees to great migrations of wildebeest across an edgeless expanse of grass, the Serengeti is one of the world's most renowned ecosystems. And at the apex of this incredible landscape prowls its seemingly indomitable ruler: the Serengeti lion. These majestic mammals are skillful hunters, iconic, and integral to Serengeti health. But they also commit infanticide, eat local people and destroy local livelihoods, are a source of profit for those who make money shooting or conserving them (and sometimes both), and are in constant danger from the encroachments of another species: humans. With Lions in the Balance, celebrated lion researcher and conservationist Craig Packer takes us back into the complex, tooth-and-claw worlds of lion conservation and behavior. A sequel to Packer's Into Africa-which gave many readers their first experience of field work in Africa, of Tanzanian roads, of long hours spent identifying lions by their ear marks and scars, and of the joys of bootlegged Grateful Dead tapes beneath savannah moons-this diary-based chronicle of adventure, real-life danger, and corruption will both alarm and entertain. Packer's story offers a look into the future of the lion, one in which the politics of conservation will require survival strategies far more creative and powerful than any now possessed by the citizens of the savannah-humans included. Packer is sure to infuriate poachers, politicians, and conservationists alike as he minces no words about the problems he sees. But with a narrative stretching from Arusha to Washington, DC, and marked by Packer's signature humor and incredible candor, Lions in the Balance is a tale of courage against impossible odds, a masterly blend of science and storytelling, and an urgent call to action that will captivate a pride of readers.
£29.45
University of Toronto Press Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this beautifully illustrated textbook introduces students to the field of cultural anthropology and encourages them to think about current events and issues through an anthropological lens.
£45.05
John Wiley & Sons Waffle Cant Decide
Book SynopsisDeveloping solid decision-making skills is a fundamental milestone for children as they learn to navigate the world and all the choices in it. Simply said,Waffle Can''t Decide is a super relatable and engaging story about making decisions and being decisive. Blue socks! Red socks! Striped socks! Within a swirl of indecisiveness, Waffle just can?t decide what to do! And suddenly everythingturns into a deciding disaster! Every day we need to all make all kinds of decisions. Some are easy so we don?t need to think about them much. Others are tough and we need time to ponder. Decisions are important for bringing us joy, and they are crucial for survival. Everyday we make observations about the color of sky, the sound of waves, the smell of flowers, the taste of honey, but decision-making is more cerebral and abstract. As young brains develop, understanding how the brain thinks and chooses will help children better navigate the world and all the choices in it.
£999.99
MK - Stanford University Press Our Comrades in Havana
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The University of Chicago Press Slaughterhouse
Book SynopsisFrom the minute it opened-on Christmas Day in 1865-it was Chicago's must-see tourist attraction, drawing more than half a million visitors each year. Families, visiting dignitaries, even school groups all made trips to the South Side to tour the Union Stock Yard. There they got a firsthand look at the city's industrial prowess as they witnessed cattle, hogs, and sheep disassembled with breathtaking efficiency. At their height, the kill floors employed 50,000 workers and processed six hundred animals an hour, an astonishing spectacle of industrialized death. Slaughterhouse tells the story of the Union Stock Yard, chronicling the rise and fall of an industrial district that, for better or worse, served as the public face of Chicago for decades. Dominic A. Pacyga is a guide like no other-he grew up in the shadow of the stockyards, spent summers in their hog house and cattle yards, and maintains a long-standing connection with the working-class neighborhoods around them. Pacyga takes readers through the packinghouses as only an insider can, covering the rough and toxic life inside the plants and their lasting effects on the world outside. He shows how the yards shaped the surrounding neighborhoods and controlled the livelihoods of thousands of families. He looks at the Union Stock Yard's political and economic power and its sometimes volatile role in the city's race and labor relations. And he traces its decades of mechanized innovations, which introduced millions of consumers across the country to an industrialized food system. Although the Union Stock Yard closed in 1971, the story doesn't end there. Pacyga takes readers to present day, showing how the manufacturing spirit lives on. Ironically, today the site of the legendary stockyard stench is now home to some of Chicago's most successful green agriculture companies. Marking the hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the stockyards, Slaughterhouse is an engrossing story of one of the most important-and deadliest-square miles in American history.
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The University of Chicago Press The Book of Eggs A LifeSize Guide to the Eggs of
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The University of Chicago Press In Search of Cell History The Evolution of Lifes
Book SynopsisThe origin of cells remains one of the most fundamental problems in biology, one that over the past two decades has spawned a large body of research and debate. In this book, the author offers a comprehensive, impartial take on that research and the controversies that keep the field in turmoil.Trade Review"This book is a rare pleasure: a beautiful, rational, wise, and eloquent framing of life's greatest mysteries, what remains to be known, and how we might get there. It should be read by anyone who wonders, seriously, how we came to be. If it does not provide all the answers, that is because we honestly do not know." (Nick Lane, University College London)"
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The University of Chicago Press Serengeti IV
Book SynopsisExplores our species role as a source of both discord and balance in Serengeti ecosystem dynamics. This book shows how the people and landscapes surrounding crucial protected areas like Serengeti National Park can and must contribute to Serengeti conservation.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Himalayan Dialogue Tibetan Lamas and Gurung Shamans in Nepal
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The University of Chicago Press Two Arabs a Berber and a Jew
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The University of Chicago Press NonSovereign Futures French Caribbean Politics in
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The University of Chicago Press The Hidden Game of Baseball
Book SynopsisLong before Moneyball became a sensation, or Nate Silver turned the knowledge he'd honed on baseball into electoral gold, the authors were using statistics to shake the foundations of the game. In this book, they argue in favor of more subtle measurements that correlated much more closely to the ultimate goal: winning baseball games.Trade Review"The re-release of The Hidden Game of Baseball will expose a new generation of baseball fans to one of the most important baseball books ever written. Thorn and Palmer ranking Barry Bonds as the best player of all time in the new appendix just makes a great book even greater... and more ripe for fun debates." (Jonah Keri, author of The Extra 2 per cent and Up, Up, and Away)
£21.00
The University of Chicago Press Planet of the Bugs
Book SynopsisStarting in the shallow oceans of ancient Earth and ending in the far reaches of outer space - where, Shaw proposes, insect - like aliens may have achieved similar preeminence. This book spins an account of insects' evolution from humble arthropod ancestors into the bugs we know and love (or fear and hate) today.Trade Review"A very enjoyable read. Planet of the Bugs is packed full of really great information from a unique 'buggy' perspective and is done with humor and fun." -Dena M. Smith, University of Colorado at BoulderTable of ContentsPrologue. Time Travel with Insects 1. The Buggy Planet 2. Rise of the Arthropods The Cambrian period, 541 - 485 million years ago, and the Ordovician period, 485 - 444 million years ago 3. Silurian Landfall The Silurian period, 444 - 419 million years ago 4. Six Feet under the Moss The Devonian period, 419 - 359 million years ago 5. Dancing on Air The Carboniferous period, 359 - 299 million years ago 6. Paleozoic Holocaust The Permian period, 299 - 252 million years ago 7. Triassic Spring The Triassic period, 252 - 201 million years ago 8. Picnicking in Jurassic Park The Jurassic period, 201 - 145 million years ago 9. Cretaceous Bloom and Doom The Cretaceous period, 145 - 66 million years ago 10. Cenozoic Reflections The Cenozoic era, 66 million years ago to the present day Postscript. The Buggy Universe Hypothesis Acknowledgments About the Author Notes Suggested Reading Index
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The University of Chicago Press Tamil Brahmans The Making of a MiddleClass Caste
Book SynopsisA cruise along the streets of Chennai - or Silicon Valley - filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In this book, the authors examine one particularly striking group who have taken part in this development.Trade Review"Tamil Brahmans is a solid, original work that makes a major contribution to our understanding of a vitally important part of the world and of a unique group of people whose numbers in the United States are growing year by year and who are becoming increasingly influential at the highest professional levels in medicine, law, academia, business, and government." (Sylvia J. Vatuk, University of Illinois at Chicago)"
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MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Faulkner Welty Wright A Mississippi Confluence
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University of Texas Press Ballads of the Lords of New Spain
Book SynopsisCompiled in 1582, Ballads of the Lords of New Spain is one of the two principal sources of Nahuatl song, as well as a poetical window into the mindset of the Aztec people some sixty years after the conquest of Mexico. Presented as a cancionero, or anthology, in the mode of New Spain, the ballads show a reordering—but not an abandonment—of classic Aztec values. In the careful reading of John Bierhorst, the ballads reveal in no uncertain terms the pre-conquest Aztec belief in the warrior''s paradise and in the virtue of sacrifice.This volume contains an exact transcription of the thirty-six Nahuatl song texts, accompanied by authoritative English translations. Bierhorst includes all the numerals (which give interpretive clues) in the Nahuatl texts and also differentiates the text from scribal glosses. His translations are thoroughly annotated to help readers understand the imagery and allusions in the texts. The volume also includes a helpful introductTable of Contents Preface A Note on Orthography Using the Online Edition Introduction On the Translation of Aztec Poetry Guide to the Vocabulary Romances de los Señores de la Nueva España/Ballads of the Lords of New Spain Guide to the Transcription The Text in Nahuatl and in English Part 1 [I] 1. Friends, let us sing [II] 2. "I'm coming, I, Yoyontzin, craving flowers" [III] 3. Again they make music [IV] 4. God Self Maker's home is nowhere [V] 5. Friends, listen to this [VI] 6. "I come to guard the city" [VII] 7. The flower lords, the song bells [VIII] 8. Chalco's come to fight [IX] 9. Let's drink [X] 10. For a moment God's drums come forth [XI] 11. May your flesh, your hearts be leafy green [XII] 12. The flower trees are whirling [XIII] 13. In this flower house [XIV] 14. Princes, I've been hearing good songs Part 2 [XV] 1. Now let us begin [XVI] 2. A master of egrets makes these flowers move [XVII] 3. On this flower mat you paint your songs [XVIII] 4. Are You obliging? [XIX] 5. I'm born in vain [XX] 6. I strike up a song [XXI] 7. I stand up the drum [XXII] 8. Your flowers blossom as bracelets [XXIII] 9. My heart is greatly wanting flowers [XXIV] 10. Let there be comrades [XXV] 11. Strike it up beautifully [XXVI] 12. Eagle flowers, broad leafy ones, are sprouting [XXVII] 13. A shield-roaring blaze-smoke rises up [XXVIII] 14. Flowers are our only adornment Part 3 [XXIX] 1. [. . .] [XXIX-A] 1-A. You paint with flowers, with songs [XXX] 2. Your flowers are jade [XXXI] 3. Come forth and play our drum [XXXII] 4. In the house of pictures Part 4 [XXXIII] 1. Begin in beauty [XXXIV] 2. Like flowers [XXXV] 3. "Never with shields" [XXXVI] 4. Jade, turquoise: your chalk, [your] plumes Commentary Concordance to Proper Nouns Verbs, Particles, and Common Nouns Appendix I: Two Versions of the Myth of the Origin of Music Appendix II: Corrections for the Cantares Edition Bibliography Index
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MU - University of Texas Press Black Space
Book SynopsisAnalyzing many of the most popular and influential science fiction films of the past five decades, this book presents the most comprehensive work to date on how race and “blackness” are imagined in science fiction film.Trade Review"Black Space stands as fresh, insightful work that fills an obvious and significant gap in the critical and theoretical discussion of the African American absence/presence (along with the broader issues of race and difference) in science fiction cinema. Besides the occasional anthology essay or journal article, I can think of no work by a single author that presents such sustained, 'cover to cover' discussion of this vital and underexplored area in black representation." Ed Guerrero, New York University, author of Framing Blackness: The African American Image in Film and Do the Right ThingTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Structured Absence and Token Presence Chapter 2. Bad Blood: Fear of Racial Contamination Chapter 3. The Black Body: Figures of Distortion Chapter 4. Humans Unite! Race, Class, and Postindustrial Aliens Chapter 5. White Narratives, Black Allegories Chapter 6. Subverting the Genre: The Mothership Connection Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Texas Press Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador
Book SynopsisA detailed study of the hand weaving and dyeing techniques of the indigenous Andean peoples of Ecuador.Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Land and the People (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch) 1. Plain Weave on the Backstrap Loom Introduction (Ann P. Rowe) Poncho Weaving in Pualó, Cotopaxi Province (Laura M. Miller) The Vertical Loom in Carchi Province (Ann P. Rowe) 2. Warp-Resist-Patterned Wool Ponchos and Blankets Introduction (Ann P. Rowe) Ponchos in Chordeleg, Azuay Province (Lynn A. Meisch) Blankets in Quero, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller) Blankets in Pungalá, Eastern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller) Poncho Rosado in Paniquindra, Eastern Imbabura Province (Laura M. Miller) 3. Warp-Resist-Patterned Cotton Shawls and Ponchos Introduction (Ann P. Rowe) Macanas in Rumipamba de las Rosas, Cotopaxi Province (Laura M. Miller) Paños in the Gualaceo Area, Azuay Province (Ann P. Rowe) Kokomuro Poncho in Cacha Obraje, Central Chimborazo Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe) 4. Belts with Supplementary-Warp Patterning Introduction (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller) Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Saraguro, Loja Province (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch) Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Molobóg, Eastern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Nitón, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Collage, Cotopaxi Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Antonio Cando Camuendo, La Compañía, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Natabuela, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Carlos Conterón, Ilumán, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Chibuleo, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Bar Design, Collage, Cotopaxi Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Miguel Andrango, Agato, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, José Manuel Bautista, Agato, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe) Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Cacha, Central Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe) 5. Turn-Banded 2/1 Twill Belts Introduction (Ann P. Rowe) La Compañía, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe) Nitiluisa, Central Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller) 6. 2/1 Herringbone Complementary-Warp Weave Ponchos of the Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe) 7. 3/1 Alternating Complementary-Warp Weave Belts Introduction (Ann P. Rowe) Banderilla Belt in Paniquindra, Eastern Imbabura Province (Laura M. Miller) Kawiña Belt in Central Chimborazo Province (Laura M. Miller) Cañari Belts, Cañar Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe) 8. Treadle-Loom Weaving Introduction (Ann P. Rowe) Santa Teresita, Northern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller) Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe) Belt Weaving in Ariasucu, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Lynn A. Meisch and Rudi Colloredo-Mansfield) 9. Natural Dyeing Techniques Introduction (Ann P. Rowe) Walnut (Ann P. Rowe) Indigo (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch) Cochineal in Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller) Conclusions (Ann P. Rowe) Notes Glossary References Cited Contributors Index
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MU - University of Texas Press From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi Our Embassy
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University of Texas Press Dreamtigers
Book SynopsisThis collection of poems, parables, and stories explores the mysterious territory that lies between the dreams of the creative artist and the "real" world.Trade ReviewOne feels in Dreamtigers a calm, an intimation of a truce, a tranquil fragility. Like so many last or near-last works... Dreamtigers preserves the author's life-long concerns, but drained of urgency; horror has yielded to a resigned humorousness -- John Updike * New Yorker *Table of Contents Introduction Part I To Leopoldo Lugones The Maker Dreamtigers Dialogue on a Dialogue Toenails The Draped Mirrors Argumentum Ornithologicum The Captive The Sham Delia Elena San Marco Dead Men's Dialogue The Plot A Problem A Yellow Rose The Witness Martin Fierro Mutations Parable of Cervantes and Don Quixote Paradiso, XXXI, 108 Parable of the Palace Everything and Nothing Ragnarök Inferno, I, 32 Borges and I Part II Poem about Gifts The Hourglass The Game of Chess Mirrors Elvira de Alvear Susana Soca The Moon The Rain On the Effigy of a Captain in Cromwell's Armies To an Old Poet The Other Tiger Blind Pew Referring to a Ghost of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Odd Referring to the Death of Colonel Francisco Borges (1835-1874) In Memoriam: A. R. The Borges To Luis de Camoëns Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Odd Ode Composed in 1960 Ariosto and the Arabs On Beginning the Study of Anglo-Saxon Grammar Luke XXIII Adrogué Ars Poetica Museum On Rigor in Science Quatrain Limits The Poet Declares His Renown The Magnanimous Enemy The Regret of Heraclitus Epilogue Appendix: Some Facts in the Life of Jorge Luis Borges
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University of Texas Press México Profundo
Book SynopsisThis translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life.For Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the 'de-Indianized' rural mestizo communities, and vast sectors of the poor urban population constitute the México profundo. Their lives and ways of understanding the world continue to be rooted in Mesoamerican civilization. An ancient agricultural complex provides their food supply, and work is understood as a way of maintaining a harmonious relationship with the natural world. Health is related to human conduct, and community service is often part of each individual''s life obligation. Time is circular, and humans fulfill their own cycle in relation to other cycles of the universe.Since the Conquest, Bonfil argues, the peoples of the México profundo have been dominated by an 'imaginary México' imposed by the West.Table of Contents Translator's Foreword Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Part I. A Civilization Denied 1. A Land of Millenarian Civilization 2. The Indian Recognized 3. De-Indianizing That Which Is Indian Part II. How We Came to Be Where We Are 4. The Problem of National Culture 5. The Colonial Order 6. Forging a Nation 7. Our (Revolutionized) Modern Times 8. The Paths of Indian Survival Part III. The National Program and the Civilizational Project 9. The Nation We Have Today 10. Civilization and Alternatives References Cited Bibliographic Appendix Index
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University of Texas Press Diodorus Siculus The Persian Wars to the Fall of
Book SynopsisBy one of the foremost historians and translators in the field of Classics, Peter Green—an authoritative, modern translation of a long-neglected historian whose work covers the most vital century in ancient Greek history.Table of Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction Diodorus Siculus: The Bibliothêkê Book 11: 480-451 BCE Book 12: 450-415 BCE Book 13: 415-405 BCE Book 14.1-34: 404-401 BCE Bibliography Index
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University of Texas Press The Concubine the Princess and the Teacher
Book SynopsisThree women who lived in the Ottoman imperial harem between 1876 and 1924 describe the lifeways of the imperial family, dispelling Western stereotypes of harem debauchery.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. The Concubine Filizten Part Two. The Princess Ayse Part Three. The Teacher Safiye Conclusion Notes Glossary of Names Glossary of Terms and Places Bibliography Index
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MR - University of Notre Dame Press Protestant Missionaries in China
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University of Washington Press The Drunken Mans Talk
Book SynopsisThis collection of short stories, anecdotes, and poems was likely compiled during the 13th century. Tales of romantic loveincluding courtship, marriage, and illicit affairsunify the collection and make it an essential primary source for literary and social history, since official Chinese history sources did not usually discuss family conflict or sexual matters. This volume, the first complete translation of The Drunken Man's Talk (Xinbian zuiweng tanlu) in any language, includes an introduction that explores the literary significance of the work as well as annotations explaining the symbolism and allusions found in the stories.Trade Review"This translation of Zuiweng tanlu deserves a larger audience beyond that of sinologists." -- Jacques Pimpaneau * T’oung Pao *"Inglis’s rendition of The Drunken Man’s Talk is a pleasant and enlightening read and highly recommended to anyone interested in medieval Chinese short stories." -- Xiao Rao, Standford University * Journal of the American Oriental Society *"a valuable contribution to the field of classical Chinese tales and may also be enjoyed by lay readers." * Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR) - Modern *"Discovered in 1940 in a private library in Japan, this long-lost The Drunken Man’s Talk (Xinbian zuiweng tanlu新編醉翁談錄) attracts readers’ attention primarily for two reasons: (1) its initial chap-ter offers a valuable introduction to professional storytelling, and (2) it is a rich collection in Classical Chinese that covers short stories from the Six Dynasties (420–581) to the Southern Song (1127–1279). Through Alister D. Inglis’s exquisite translation, English readers can enjoy these amazing stories today... [I]t provides readers with a full picture of a collection of anecdotal fiction (biji xiaoshuo筆記小說) in middle-period China." * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Translator’s Introduction 1. An Account of the Plowmen of the Tongue 2. A Legal Case Involving Illicit Love 3. Romantic Union 4. Women’s Verse 5. Humorous Tales from a Precious Window 6. Veritable Records from the Red-light District 7. Records from the Red-light District 8. Humorous Quips 9. The Characteristics of Ladies 10. Poems About Ladies 11. Romantic Union 12. Extraordinary Encounters with Immortals 13. Virtuous Women of the Inner Quarters 14. Legal Cases Involving Witty Verdicts 15. Felicitous Trysts with Immortals 16. Broken Promises 17. Romantic Betrayal 18. Extraordinary and Predestined Meetings 19. Old Stories of Reunion 1 20. Old Stories of Reunion 2 Appendix Notes Glossary of Chinese Characters Bibliography
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University of Washington Press Body Spirit
Book SynopsisFocuses on a set of contemporary paintings in the traditional technique by the Nepalese artist Romio Shrestha and his assistants in Kathmandu.Trade Review"Body and Spirit will not only be of great use to teachers and students of Asian studies and global medical history but will also give much pleasure to anyone interested in Asian Art." * Medical History *"…a beautifully produced catalogue…Body and Spirit makes available all seventy-nine paintings, giving a well translated short summary on each of them and an English rendering of all medical terms, drawing on the original seventeenth-century descriptions. Gyatso's erudite introduction adds greatly to the value of the book for academic and general readers alike…. Body and Spirit will not only be of great use to teachers and students of Asian studies and global medical history but will also give much pleasure to anyone interested in Asian art." * Medical History *"This new rendering of the subject has the distinct advantage of being affordable and accessible for a wider audience, including students. The subject is eclectic, and the curious-from medical professionals to scholars of art, culture, and religion-will benefit from exploring this new treatment." * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Map of Tibet Introduction / Janet Gyatso Medical Paintings Glossary Bibliography
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University of Texas Press Texian Iliad
Book SynopsisThe first complete military history of the Texas Revolution, drawing on many original Texan and Mexican sources and on-site inspections of almost every battlefield.Trade ReviewIn Texian Iliad you smell the smoke of battle. -- Paula Mitchell Marks * Texas Monthly *Hardin has succeeded admirably in writing a balanced military history of the revolution, making an important contribution to the extensive body of work on the struggle that eventually led to Texas' becoming part of the United States. -- Mike Cox * Austin American-Statesman *Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. "We Are All Captains and Have Our Views" 2. "Not Withstanding Peculiar Circumstances" 3. "We Flogged Them Like Hell" 4. "The Spectacle Becomes Appalling" 5. "Crude Bumpkins. Proud and Overbearing" 6. "Scoundrels Abroad and Scoundrels at Home" 7. "Determined Valor and Desperate Courage" 8. "We Are in a Critical Situation" 9. "The Enemy Are Laughing You to Scorn" 10. "Nock There Brains Out" Photographs and Portraits Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Disarmament Sketches Three Decades of Arms
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Graham's book is both a memoir and an excellent history of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, with which he was involved for more than 30 years. . . . [I]t is an intimate history of events in which he was a major player." * Choice *"The SALT, the START, the ABM—Graham had a role in them all, and his detailed descriptions of the skirmishes among presidents, cabinet secretaries, and members of Congress through six White House administrations make for a comprehensive history of American arms control." * Publishers Weekly *"Provides a fascinating composite picture of the limits and possibilities of the legal-diplomatic approach to security and arms control. Graham and his colleagues were constantly forced to maneuver between their determined Soviet counterparts and the equally strong-willed politicians and bureaucrats in Washington. . . . Also illuminating are his chapters on the failed SALT II during the Carter and Reagan years and the rise of hard-line critics of arms control, showing the origins of the split in American strategic thinking that continues today. More optimistically, Graham concludes by pointing to the most lasting arms control success: the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which made the acquisition of nuclear weapons an act of international outlawry." -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *"[This book] is a very important historical document and will undoubtedly be consulted by historians of arms control and American foreign policy in the late twentieth century. Students of bureaucratic politics and organizational behavior will also find in this book a rich mine of ase study material." * Political Science Quarterly *Table of ContentsForeword by Paul H. Nitze Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Politics, Louisville and Washington, D.C. 2. Chemical and Biological Weapons 3. SALT I 4. SALT II, Part One: The Nixon-Ford Years 5. SALT II, Part Two: The Carter Years 6. The Reagan Revolution and the INF and START Treaties 7. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 8. Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty 9. Survival of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 10. Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 11. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 12. NPT Aftermath and the End of the ACDA Epilogue Conclusions Glossary Index
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University of Washington Press The Boys of Boise
Book SynopsisA classic account of a 1950s sex scandal that depicts middle America's traditional response to homosexualityTrade Review"Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi's classic study depicts both middle America's traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country's history before the modern gay rights movement really got underway. Because much of what Gerassi wrote about persists in today's struggles over gay and lesbian issues, his book still has much to tell us about how contemporary society reacts to, and misunderstands, homosexuality." - from the new Foreword by Peter BoagTable of ContentsForeword to the 2001 Paperback Edition Preface to the 2001 Paperback Edition Introduction to the original Edition Chronology Crush the Monster The Repairman and the Banker The Client The Boys From Whores to Adults High Eagle The Curtain Falls The First Day of Reckoning The homosexual and the Analyst The Gay World The murderer and the West Point Cadet Public Poverty and Private Power Mormons, Negros and Birchers The second day of reckoning “The Communist Plot” The Trial-Round One The Trial-Round Two The Trial-Round Three and Knockout! Conclusion Appendix A: Motion for Withholding Judgment Appendix B: Motion for New Trial Appendix C: Smith’s Affidavit Appendix D: Dr. Butler’s Affidavit Appendix E: The Prejudice of the Press Appendix F: The Uninspected Confession Index
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University of Texas Press Independence in Latin America
Book SynopsisExtensively revised to incorporate the latest interpretations and address issues of race and gender as well as of economic interest, this is the only book that in such a short space covers the causes, events, and consequences of the wars of independence (1810–1825) in all of Latin America.Trade Review"Independence in Latin America is one of the most succinct, accurate, provocative, and comprehensive views on the historical 'big bang' that occurred in the Western world between 1776 and 1830... It would be hard to find, in so few pages, so much information so easily digestible." - Mauricio Tenorio, Professor of History, University of ChicagoTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Colonies in Flux Ruler and Ruled Trade with Whom? A Corporate Society Religion and the Enlightenment Haiti Chapter 2. Reactions to Change Argentina and Uruguay Chile Comparisons Venezuela Mexico Central America Comparisons Peru Brazil Comparisons Chapter 3. Toward War Who Wanted Change? European Events Spanish American Responses Chapter 4. The First War of Independence, 1810–1816 Argentina Uruguay Paraguay Chile Venezuela Colombia Peru and Bolivia Mexico Brazil Commonalities and Differences Chapter 5. The Second War of Independence, 1815–1825 Repercussion of European Events Venezuela and Colombia Argentina and Uruguay Chile, Peru, and Bolivia Mexico Central America Brazil Commonalities and Differences Chapter 6. What Changed? The Cost of War An Altered Cultural Reality Social Tensions Instability and the Caudillo Inclusion in the World Economy Documents For Further Reading Chronology Notes Glossary Illustration Credits Index
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University of Texas Press Sacred Leaves of Candomblé
Book SynopsisWinner, Hubert Herring Book Award, Pacific Coast Council on Latin American StudiesCandomblé, an African religious and healing tradition that spread to Brazil during the slave trade, relies heavily on the use of plants in its spiritual and medicinal practices. When its African adherents were forcibly transplanted to the New World, they faced the challenge not only of maintaining their culture and beliefs in the face of European domination but also of finding plants with similar properties to the ones they had used in Africa.This book traces the origin, diffusion, medicinal use, and meaning of Candomblé''s healing pharmacopoeia—the sacred leaves. Robert Voeks examines such topics as the biogeography of Africa and Brazil, the transference—and transformation—of Candomblé as its adherents encountered both native South American belief systems and European Christianity, and the African system of medicinal plant classification thatTrade Review...[A] creative contribution to Afro-Brazilian studies, ethnobotany, and environmental history.... Simply and engagingly written, it is both appropriate for introductory-level undergraduate courses and an important work for specialists on Afro-Brazilian religions. * Hispanic American Historical Review *Table of Contents Note on Orthography Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Bahian Landscape 3. Indians and Africans 4. Religion of the Orixás 5. Candomblé Medicine 6. Medicinal Plant Classification 7. The Candomblé Flora 8. African Religion in the Americas Appendix 1 Candomblé Species List Appendix 2 House Abô for Three Candomblé Terreiros Notes Glossary References Cited General Index Index of Scientific Names
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University of Texas Press Roman Aristocrats in Barbarian Gaul
Book SynopsisIn this pioneering study, Ralph W. Mathisen examines the "fall" in one part of the western Empire, Gaul, to better understand the shift from Roman to Germanic power that occurred in the region during the fifth century A.D.Trade ReviewI can warmly recommend Mathisen's latest book to all students of the western provinces in Late Antiquity. It is a well-planned, well-presented, lucid and illuminating work that confidently gathers together ideas that Mathisen and other scholars . . . have been floating for the last few years, and takes them to a very satisfying conclusion. In brief, Mathisen provides an excellent summary of recent research in his field . . . enlivened by his own interpretation of a number of important issues. * International Journal of the Classical Tradition *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction. The Barbarians in Gaul: In Search of an Identity Part One. Setting the Stage: Romans and Barbarians in Conflict Chapter One. The Aristocratic Background of Late Roman Gaul Chapter Two. Gaul, Italy, and Isolationism in the Fifth Century Chapter Three. The Barbarian Settlement: Impressions of Harassment, Interference, and Oppression Part Two. Immediate Responses: The Disruption of Old Institutions Chapter Four. The Intellectual Response: Conflicting Perceptions of the Barbarians Chapter Five. Gallic Traditionalists and the Continued Pursuit of the Roman Ideal Chapter Six. Flight and Dislocation, Emigrants and Exiles Chapter Seven. Between Romania and Barbaria: The Barbarian Alternative Chapter Eight. Conflicting Loyalties: Collaborators, Traitors, and the Betrayal of Territory Part Three. Coming to Terms with the Barbarians: The Restructuring of the Gallo-Roman Aristocracy Chapter Nine. The Acquisition of Church Office and the Rise of an Ecclesiastical Aristocracy Chapter Ten. The Pursuit of Literary Studies: A Unifying Element Chapter Eleven. Coming to Terms with the Barbarians Chapter Twelve. The Final Resolution: Aristocratic Options in Post-Roman Gaul Epilogue Appendix A. Roman Emperors Appendix B. Barbarian Rulers Glossary Abbreviations Notes Primary Bibliography Secondary Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Japan Envisions the West
Book SynopsisConsiders how Japan encountered the West and learned about and adopted their arts, culture, and science, and how the West discovered Japanese arts and culture. This book also features works of art from the Kobe City Museum, whose collection focuses on Western-style Japanese art created between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.Trade Review"Featuring a splendid variety of exquisite Japanese works of art from the Kobe City Museum, Japan Envisions the West provides a rare and intriguing window into interactions between Japan and the West." * Nichi Bei Times *"This is a brilliant study of Western influences on the arts and culture of Japan during the Edo period, going far beyond the standard analyses of formal elements such as perspective and three dimensions. . . . This is a crucial purchase for college and university libraries, since it will change considerably readers' understanding of this important period of East/West relations. Essential." * Choice *"Features a splendid variety of exquisite Japanese works of art from the Kobe City museum, proving a rare insight into interactions between Japan and the West for three centuries." * Umbrella *Table of ContentsForeword / Mimi Gardner Gates Curator's Statement / Yukiko Shirahara Introduction: The Painters of Japan and the West / Oka Yasumasa The Reception of Maps between Japan and the West / Onoda Kazuyuki Two Streams of Namban Painting / Narusawa Katsushi The Art Scene in and around Nagasaki / Narusawa Katsushi The Influence of Ransho on Western-style Painting / Katsumori Noriko The Early Copperplate Prints of Shiba Kokan and Aodo Denzen / Tsukahara Akira Hollandisme in Japanese Craftwork / Oka Yasumasa Japan and the West: Export Porcelain and Lacquerware / Christiaane J. A. Jorg The Opening of Japan and Its Visual Culture / Tsukahara Akira Further Reading Acknowledgments / Yukiko Shirahara Index Notes to the Reader
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Bandai UK Nanoblock Kirby Kirby
Book SynopsisKirby Vol.2 from Nanoblock's mininano series is an assortment of 6 characters for you to collect. Try your luck and collect them all.Line Up: Friend Heart Full Belly Kirby Star Rod King Dedede Chef Kawasaki Parasol Waddle DeeFeatures: 1.69 inches (4.29cm).
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MV - University of Washington Press Refusing Settler Domesticity
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University of Chicago Press Novel Ecologies Nature Remade and the Illusions
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Indiana University Press The Limits of Interpretation
Book SynopsisFocuses on what the author once called 'the cancer of uncontrolled interpretation' - that is, the belief that many interpreters have gone too far in their domination of texts, thereby destroying meaning and the basis for communication. This book begins with four theoretical essays dealing with various aspects of interpretive theory.Trade Review"Instead of that tone of constipated envy we associate with criticism, Eco's essays read like letters from a friend, trying to share something he loves with someone he likes. Try it, you'll like it, it's easy, you can understand it. He doesn't teach, he shares... Read this brilliant, enjoyable, and possibly revolutionary book. --George J. Leonard, San Francisco Review of Books "... this book discourses brilliantly on Pirandello, on Joyce, on Borges, and rewards the attention paid to it with a wealth of insight and instruction." --J. O. Tate, National Review "Eco's essays read like letters from a friend, trying to share something he loves with someone he likes... Read this brilliant, enjoyable, and possibly revolutionary book." George J. Leonard, San Francisco Review of Books "If anyone can make [semiotics] clear, it's Professor Eco... Professor Eco's theme deserves respect; language should be used to communicate more easily without literary border guards." The New York Times "The limits of interpretation mark the limits of our world. Umberto Eco's new collection of essays touches deftly on such matters." Times Literary Supplement "It is a careful and challenging collection of essays that broach topics rarely considered with any seriousness by literary theorists." DiacriticsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Two Models of Interpretation 2. Unlimited Semiosis and Drift Pragmaticism vs. "Pragmatism" 3. Intentio Lectoris: The State of the Art 4. Small Worlds 5. Interpreting Serials 6. Interpreting Drama 7. Interpreting Animals 8. A Portrait of the Elder as a Young Pliny 9. Joyce, Semiosis, and Semiotics 10. Abduction in Uqbar 11. Pirandello Ridens 12. Fakes and Forgeries 13. Semantics, Pragmatics, and Text Semiotics 14. Presuppositions 15. On Truth: A Fiction References Index
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MV - University of Washington Press Gala PorrasKim The Weight of a Patina of Time
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University of Illinois Press Working Classics POEMS ON INDUSTRIAL LIFE
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A great feast of an anthology." -- The Nation. "Searing and unforgettable." -- Voice Literary Supplement.
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Indiana University Press The Sign of Three Dupin Holmes Peirce
Book SynopsisSuitable for armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection and Peirce scholars.Trade Review" ... fascinating throughout... the book is recreative in the highest sense." Arthur C. Danto, The New Republic "A gem for Holmes fans and armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection, and Peirce scholars." Library JournalTable of ContentsPreface: Umberto Eco and Thomas A. SebeokAbbreviations in the Text: Thomas A. Sebeok1. One, Two, Three Spells UBERTYThomas A. Sebeok2. You Know My Method: A Juxtaposition of Charles S. Pierce and Sherlock Holmes Thomas A. Sebeok and Jean Umiker-Sebeok3. Sherlock Holmes: Applied Social PsychologistMarcello Truzzi4. Morelli, Freud, and Sherlock Holmes: Clues and Scientific MethodCarlo Ginzburg5. To Guess or Not To Guess?Massimo A. Bonfantini and Giampaolo Proni6. Peirce, Holmes, PopperGian Palol Carettini7. Sherlock Holmes Confronts Modern Logic: Toward a Theory of Information-Seeking through Questioning Jaakko Hintikka and Merrill B. Hintikka8. Sherlock Holmes FormalizedJaakko-Hintikka9. The Body of the Dectective Model: Charles S. Peirce and Edgar Allan PoeNancy Harrowitz10. Horns, Hooves, Insteps: Some Hypothesis on Three Types of AbductionUmberto EcoReferences
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Indiana University Press Reframing Holocaust Testimony
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewShenker's book is a major addition to the scholarly literature on video testimony. His in-depth knowledge of the archival collections he examines enables him to provide a nuanced demonstration of the ways in which institutional imperatives regarding testimony act to shape the kinds of testimonies that are produced. * American Historical Review *[Shenker's] work contributes substantially to testimony studies, and, one hopes, will spark new debates. * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *Shenker's book is an invaluable resource for anyone working with the vast institutional repositories that will assume even greater importance as we shift to the post-survivor era. . . . Archivists and scholars alike would do well to read his careful analysis of the framing of testimony. * Journal of Jewish Identities *Table of ContentsPreface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Testimonies from the Grassroots: The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies2. The Centralization of Holocaust Testimony: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum3. The Cinematic Origins and the Digital Future of the USC Shoah Foundation4. Telling and Retelling Holocaust TestimoniesConclusion: Documenting Testimonies of Genocide through the Lens of the HolocaustNotesReferencesIndex
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Indiana University Press Levinass Ethical Politics
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSimply put, this is the best book on Levinas and political philosophy that is available in English. . . This book is essential reading not only for Levinas scholars, but for all political philosophers. Highly Recommended. not yet published * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefacePart I. Overview1. Tears the Civil Servant Cannot See: Ethics and Politics2. Judaism, Zionism, and the State of IsraelPart II. Philosophical Articulation3. The Third Party: Transcendental Ethics and Realistic Politics4. Ethics as Critique5. Responsibility for Others and the Discourse of Rights6. Liberalism and DemocracyPart III. Ethics, Politics, and Zionism7. Teaching Prophetic Politics: Ethics and Politics in Levinas's Talmudic Lessons8. Zionism and the Justification of a Jewish State9. Ethics, Politics, and Messianism10. Levinas's Notorious InterviewPart IV. Defense11. Levinas and His CriticsConclusionNotesIndex
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Indiana University Press Mourning Headband for Hue
Book SynopsisVietnam, January, 1968. As the citizens of Hue are preparing to celebrate Tet, the start of the Lunar New Year, Nha Ca arrives in the city to attend her father's funeral. Without warning, war erupts all around them, drastically changing or cutting short their lives. After a month of fighting, their beautiful city lies in ruins and thousands of people are dead. Mourning Headband for Hue tells the story of what happened during the fierce North Vietnamese offensive and is an unvarnished and riveting account of war as experienced by ordinary people caught up in the violence.Trade ReviewThe author's narrative burns with firsthand accounts, her own and those of others who shared their stories, as they all were trapped in blasted houses, churches and makeshift shelters, wounded, starving, sick and overrun by the Communists and their squads of vengeful executioners...[A] searing first-person account of the misery of war visited upon her family, neighbors and countrymen, caught in senseless, chaotic horror...A visceral reminder of war's intimate slaughter. * Kirkus Reviews *Nha Ca relates countless moments of terror she and her extended family members suffered and shares stories told to her by others who faced similarly dire circumstances. It's an intimate—and disturbing—account of war at its most brutal, told from the point of view of civilians trying to survive the maelstrom. * Publishers Weekly *To this day, her harrowing account—of war casualties, searches and arrests, ideological purges—generates intense debates about accountability during war time. * Shelf Awareness *...[A] searing eyewitness account...It makes for an intimate—and disturbing—account of war at its most brutal told from the point of view of civilians trying to survive the maelstrom. * VVA Veteran *This is a worthy addition to accounts that help readers understand the Vietnam War. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *On the whole, scholars will find this memoir invaluable for understanding the American War in Vietnam as an internal civil war between the Vietnamese. * H-Net Reviews H-War *In her translation of A Mourning Headband for Hue, Olga Dror has traversed the terrain of contemporary Vietnamese literature, selected a wonderful gem, Gii Khăn Sô Cho Hu by Nhã Ca, and made it accessible to an English readership. . . . It is simultaneously an account of the experience of civilians trapped in a city under siege and a literary response to the brutalities of war by a leading poet and writer of South Vietnam. * Journal of Vietnamese Studies *Mourning Headband for Hue is Nhã Ca's searing condemnation of the brutality of war. * Michigan War Studies Review *A work of great historical and literary value ideal for use in the classroom, Mourning Headband for Hue highlights overlooked voices and facets of the Vietnam War, meriting inclusion among the classics of wartime fiction. * Southeast Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on TranslationTranslator's IntroductionSmall Preface: Writing to Admit Guilt1. First Hours2. The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer3. Hodge-podge4. On a Boat Trip5. A Person from Tu Dam Comes Back and Tells His Story6. Going Back into the Hell of the Fighting7. Story from the Citadel8. Returning to the Old House9. A Dog in Midstream10. Little Child of, Hue Little Child of Vietnam, I Wish You Luck!
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University of Illinois Press The Life of P.T. Barnum
Book SynopsisAn autobiography of Phineas T Barnum that immortalizes the showman who hoodwinked customers into paying to hear the reminiscences of a woman presented as George Washington's 161-year-old nurse, the impresario who brought Jenny Lind to America and toured Europe with General Tom Thumb, and the grand entrepreneur of the American Museum of New York.
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Indiana University Press Jewish Poland Revisited Heritage Tourism in
Book SynopsisDemonstrates that Jews and Poles use spaces, institutions, interpersonal exchanges, and cultural representations to make sense of their historical inheritancesTrade ReviewIn Jewish Poland Revisited, [Lehrer] excavates forgotten history and discusses surprising recent developments—including the large number of Jewish tourists coming to Poland and the growing interest among non-Jewish Poles in Jews and Judaism. . . She boldly asserts that 'Poland—the epicenter of the destruction of European Jewry—is now a key site for the regeneration, rearticulation, and redefinition not only of a local Jewish community, but of inventive, hybrid ideas of post-Holocaust Jewishness itself.' 4/24/15 * Jewish Book Council *Lehrer's monograph is a refreshing approach to the subject of Jewish Poland. As a study in tourism and heritage, the book provides an interesting addition to a growing field. * Slavic Review *Jewish Poland Revisited is a valuable book for anyone headed to Poland-or perhaps to any 'heritage tourism' location. And because it raises profound questions about Jewish engagement with other ethnicities, I suspect it will provoke reflection even in those with no interest in leaving home.Fall 2015 * Jewish Book World *Erica Lehrer gives a detailed, extensive, and fascinating account of the making, unmaking, and remaking of Poland's Jewish heritage. * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Well researched and clearly written, Lehrer's book is a personal exploration and a learned analysis of a new and fascinating chapter in Polish Jewish history and society, and readers will gain a much deeper appreciation for recent developments in Poland as well as the country's ongoing role in contemporary Jewish culture and memory in North America, Israel, and other locales. . . . Indeed, this is one of those rare academic books that successfully fulfills the needs of both the popular and the academic communities. * Religious Studies Review *Lehrer offers a fresh and delightful portrait of Jewish renewal in Poland. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *The unquiet nature of Poland as a Jewish heritage place is changing rapidly, and Lehrer's Jewish Poland Revisited is an up-to-date and detailed guide to the shifting landscape. * Canadian Jewish News *[T]he main asset of Lehrer's work is its huge potential and argumentative power to influence and change the prevailing . . . negative attitudes towards Poland among many people in the international Jewish community. Thanks to her work perhaps more Jews will no longer conceive Poland only as the site of Holocaust and as a widely antisemitic country, but rather as a place full of hope and future for the recognition of Polish Jewish culture, history and heritage and for the Jewish communities here. * New Eastern Europe *Jewish Poland Revisited is appropriate for a wide readership from specialists in cultural anthropology, graduate students, and college students to well educated general audiences. * American Ethnologist *Recommended. . . * AJL Reviews *[O]ne of the most nuanced and enthralling studies on Jewish space, heritage tourism, and the role that memory and identity play in the complex post-Holocaust and post-Communist Polish society. . . Jewish Poland Revisited is unequivocally an obligatory reading . . .April 2015 * H-Poland *The result of Lehrer's twenty years of intense engagement with Kazimierz is a tour-de-force volume as important for Jewish studies as it is for tourism studies and heritage studies. * H-SAE *Often the history of the Jews in Poland and Polish history are written as two distinct narratives. On the one hand, this separation is necessary to accommodate the different experiences and trajectories of the historical actors. On the other, the split often provides a disjointed view of Polish-Jewish relations and lived experiences in Poland. Lehrer's book is an important point of intersection between these narratives and it highlights the problem of a Polish history lacking Jews, and the important role of Jews in Polish culture and vice versa. * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *Jewish Poland Revisited is an important and insightful study, one that will hopefully lead to a wider range of new works devoted to Polish-Jewish relations and heritage in Cracow and beyond. * Center for Interdisciplinary Studies *This book is of interest to a wider readership than might be suggested by its title. Not only does the work provide a detailed ethnographic monograph about Jewish heritage and tourism in Kazimierz in Kracow, Poland, but it also analyses the challenges of ethnographic research and heritage interpretation more generally. The context of Kracow, Auschwitz and Jewish heritage in Poland is, of course, by no means unfamiliar to anyone interested in the complexities of heritage interpretation in a 'dissonant' environment. However, Erica Lehrer provides many thought-provoking and (for some) controversial alternative narratives to the construction of Jewish culture, heritage and identities post-Holocaust. * Journal of Heritage Tourism *Table of ContentsPrologue: Scene of ArrivalIntroduction: Poles and Jews: Significant Others1. Making Sense of Place: History, Mythology, Authenticity2. The Mission: Mass Jewish Holocaust Pilgrimage3. The Quest: Scratching the Heart4. Shabbos Goyim: Polish Stewards of Jewish Spaces5. Traveling Tschotschkes and "Post-Jewish" Culture6. Jewish like an Adjective: Expanding the Collective SelfConclusion: Towards a Polish-Jewish milieu de mémoire
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University of Illinois Press Claire Denis
Book Synopsis Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and passionate filmmakers working in France today, Claire Denis has continued to make beautiful and challenging films since the 1988 release of her first feature,Chocolat. Judith Mayne''s comprehensive study traces Denis''s career and discusses her major feature films in rich detail. Born in Paris but raised in West Africa, Denis explores in her films the legacies of French colonialism and the complex relationships between sexuality, gender, and race. From the adult woman who observes her past as a child in Cameroon to the Lithuanian immigrant who arrives in Paris and watches a serial killer to the disgraced French Foreign Legionnaire attempting to make sense of his past, the subjects of Denis''s films continually revisit themes of watching, bearing witness, and making contact, as well as displacement, masculinity, and the migratory subject. Trade Review"Claire Denis is an essential volume on an important director from one of the very top scholars in feminist film criticism. Denis has proven herself to be a key figure in the development of contemporary French cinema beyond its New Wave background and into new directions that explore race, sexuality, desire, postcoloniality, urban life, and everyday culture. This is a book without competition."--Dana Polan, University of Southern California
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University of Illinois Press A Map of the Night
Book SynopsisPerceptive verses infused with vitality and wry witTrade ReviewWinner of the 2009 Washington State Book Award in Poetry. "Wagoner's juxtaposition of natural objects and processes with the human impulse to impose meaning shows both his command of natural imagery and his deep understanding of the rhythms of recurrence and resurgence in human life as it is lived out as part of the physical world."--Pleiades"A Map of the Night offers a generous helping of the work of one of America's most accomplished poets. A marvelous synthesis of sincerity and craft is apparent on these pages. In poem after poem, a disarming forthrightness is balanced by inventiveness and pure skill."--Billy Collins"For more than half a century, David Wagoner's poems have illuminated the landscape of our country and of our lives. The grace, clarity, and emotional depth of his work have been a constant model, and it is heartening to see that his most recent poems are his best. In them, he has the privilege of looking back with a rare wisdom, of looking down from the height of his rare gifts."--J. D. McClatchy"With generosity and wit, David Wagoner's A Map of the Night explores both the private but recognizable mysteries of childhood and the riddles of maturity. His poems invariably convey a sense of urgent discovery rendered with patience, and the energy and craft of this volume remind us that a frog pond is not 'the only house that sang all night.' Wagoner's light is on too, and there is no better guide than his pitch-perfect voice to help us navigate the darkness."--R. T. Smith
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University of Illinois Press A. Philip Randolph and the Struggle for Civil
Book SynopsisChronicling the development of Randolph's political and racial ideologyTrade Review"Bynum focuses on Randolph’s career in the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s, when he was formulating his ideas on social justice, race, and class. . . . The result is a deeper look at the ideals that drove Randolph."--Booklist"Bynum does an excellent job of discussing Randolph's attempts to secure bargaining for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. In doing so, he exposes the shameful behavior of the union movement in its unwillingness to accept blacks."--Labor Studies Journal"Bynum's well-researched monograph makes a useful contribution to the growing body of literature on the 'long' civil rights movement."--The Journal of American History"An intriguing intellectual history."--The Journal of Southern History"Bynum's book is lucid and an excellent work that can be used for both academic research and casual reading. . . . Bynum's research has opened a window to new scholarship on Randolph's thinking, his role in the civil rights movement, and his demands for accountability from the U.S. government."--H-1960s"Relating Randolph's racial, economic, and political thought to his efforts to address injustice, Bynum does an excellent job of positioning Randolph's ideology with that of his contemporaries on the political left. This study is ideal for students and scholars of twentieth-century African American history, labor history, and race relations."--Cary D. Wintz, editor of African American Political Thought, 1890–1930: Washington, Du Bois, Garvey, and RandolpTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction ixPart 1. Building Black Identity at the Turn of the Century 1. A. Philip Randolph, Racial Identity, and Family Relations: Tracing the Development of a Racial Self-Concept 3 2. Religious Faith and Black Empowerment: The AME Church and Randolph's Racial Identity and View of Social Justice 24Part 2. Constructing Class Consciousness in the Jazz Age 3. Black Radicalism in Harlem: Randolph's Racial and Political Consciousness 47 4. Crossing the Color Line: Randolph's Transition from Race to Class Consciousness 63Part 3. The Rise of the New Crowd Negroes 5. A New Crowd, A New Negro: The Messenger and New Negro Ideology in the 1920s 85 6. Black and White Unite: Randolph and the Divide between Class Theory and the Race Problem 101Part 4. Blending Race and Class 7 Ridin' the Rails: Randolph and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters' Struggle for Union Recognition 119 8. Where Class Consciousness Falls Short: Randolph and the Brotherhood's Standing in the House of Labor 136 9. Marching Toward Fair Employment: Randolph, the Race/Class Connection, and the March on Washington Movement 157 Epilogue: A. Philip Randolph's Reconciliation of Race and Class in African American Protest Politics 185 Notes 201 Bibliography 227 Index 237Illustrations follow page 82
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