Since 1776, America’s Founding mythology has attempted to portray the Founding generation as creating a new world where... Læs mere
C C Pyle made several fortunes by representing professional football and tennis players before quickly losing everything and disappearing into history's dustbin. This work reevaluates Pyle's fast life and times while analyzing his extraordinary and enduring legacy.
A biographical dictionary which includes not only the world's great and almost-great artists, but also the unjustly neglected film designers.... Læs mere
Although feminist women have existed throughout history, the term 'New Woman' wasn't officially coined until 1894. This book contains an... Læs mere
Traces the history of mercury in popular culture, beginning in the early 18th century when Dr Thomas Dover, nicknamed ""Dr Quicksilver,"" prescribed doses of raw... Læs mere
American author, editor, and critic William Parker White, better known to most as Anthony Boucher, made countless contributions to the fields of mystery and science... Læs mere
The Greek film musical was the most popular film genre in Greece in the 1960s. Challenging assumptions that the Greek film musical was culturally... Læs mere
This first comprehensive study of Brooklyn’s old-time theatre describes the city’s early history, each of its many playhouses,... Læs mere
A study of French-language science fiction from Canada that provides an introduction to the subgenre known as 'SFQ' (science fiction from Quebec). It... Læs mere
Designed as a resource handbook for patients suffering from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, this work provides a guide to modern holistic, medical, and surgical... Læs mere
A compilation of essays that examines the rise of Western journalism in... Læs mere
Examines the cultural impact of photography in Argentina following the end of the country's military dictatorship in the early... Læs mere