This book comprehensively surveys the colorful history of mass hysteria and kindred phenomena in schools, documenting outbreaks of demonic possession during witchcraft scares, to modern incidents of collapsing bands, itching frenzies, ghost panics and mystery illnesses.
This book is about the fastest growing form of electronic game - the Massively Multiplayer Online Role... Læs mere
Analyzes the idealized interracial relationships, the heterosexual masculine roles within the ""Buddy films"", and the appearances of this kind of film in... Læs mere
On May 8, 1861, Matt Ransom resigned from the North Carolina House of Commons and accepted a commission as a Confederate officer. Like many North... Læs mere
Explores over 900 mass murders that took place in the US between 1900-1999. This volume explores factors that have influenced the prevalence of mass murder in the United States including characteristics of mass murderers and the circumstances surrounding their crimes.
At the end of World War I, during the armistice proceedings in Germany and at the Peace Conference after the war, French General Maxime... Læs mere
Examines the performance of masculinity in the animal stories produced... Læs mere
Starting in the early 1830s, American girls and women began to hold Old English May Day festivals, complete with maypole dances, the crowning of a May... Læs mere
Analyzes major concepts in the travel literature of Mark Twain and notes how his ouvre revolves around travel as a central issue. This book focuses... Læs mere