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Revisits some of the sensational scandals of early Hollywood to evaluate their importance for our contemporary understanding of human deviance.
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Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. This work dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice.
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Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and... Læs mere
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Offers a study of Japanese cultural expression. This title reveals how a particular, often seemingly innocent aesthetic sensibility - present in novels, essays, popular... Læs mere
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Through a collection of interviews with elderly Armenians who survived the conflict, this study describes the genocidal campaign mounted by the Turks... Læs mere
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A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s. It focuses on five performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period: Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln "Stepin Fetchit" Perry, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Hattie McDaniel.
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Explores the Soviet government's failed experiment to create a socialist Jewish homeland. This book presents the story of the Soviet Zion. It sheds light on a host of important historical and contemporary issues regarding Jewish identity, community, and culture.
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In early 1920 in Hawaii, Japanese sugar cane workers, faced with spiraling living expenses, defiantly struck for a wage increase to $1.25 per day.... Læs mere
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Uses the story of Ruth Barnett, an abortionist in Portland, Oregon, between 1918 and 1968 to demonstrate that it was the law, not so-called back-alley practitioners, that most endangered women's lives in the years before abortion was legal.
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Presents a portrait of Karimpur, an Indian village, as it has changed over a sixty-year period. Using cultural documents such as songs and stories, as well as data on household budgets and farming practices, this title examines what it means to be poor or rich, female or male.
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With the emergence of Abstract Expressionism after World War II, the attention of the international art world turned from Paris to New York. In this book, Dore... Læs mere
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This work pieces together the complex story of the Shanghai Green Gang and its charismatic leader, Du Yuesheng. In analyzing the Green Gang's system of organized crime in Shanghai, the author aims to broaden understanding of a critical aspect of Chinese urban history.