From the mid-eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century, the Gamtoos floodplain in South Africa has... Læs mere
The Rwandan Genocide of 1994, in which eight hundred thousand Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed, was the final phase of a... Læs mere
This book explores how nineteenth-century literature shaped modern democratic dissent through fiction, poetry, and... Læs mere
Cyclonic Lives explores how cyclones in Mauritius shape identity, memory, and power. Blending history, myth, and state archives, it shows disasters as ongoing processes that redefine race, gender, and governance amid climate change.
Growing up, Judith Resnik didn’t dream of space-but she became one of NASA’s first female astronauts and the second American woman in orbit. Brilliant, determined, and... Læs mere
Coffee Is Not Forever assesses the global spread of a dire existential threat—coffee rust—to a crop consumers take for granted. In... Læs mere
In 1985, the Sohio oil company commissioned Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen to design and construct a large outdoor sculpture for its... Læs mere
This book explores Angolan women’s vital role in nation building through maternalist nationalism. Challenging male-centered war... Læs mere