Focusing on the Anglophone Caribbean, this book describes the rise and gradual consolidation of the visual arts avant-garde, which... Læs mere
Offers the first multidisciplinary analysis of the heated debate about free-roaming cats. The debate pits conservationists against cat lovers, who disagree both on the ecological damage caused by the cats and the best way to manage them.
Whereas all texts produced in Iberia during the early modern period reflect the distinct social, political, and cultural... Læs mere
This fifth volume of the C-SPAN Archives research focuses on the Trump presidency in the first term. Chapters address his moral... Læs mere
A true story about German opposition and resistance to Hitler as revealed through the early lives of Eva Lewinski Pfister and Otto... Læs mere
Takes a literary and cultural studies model to explain the textual representation of the Galápagos Islands from their discovery to... Læs mere
A collection of essays that continues Steven Kellman's work in the fertile field of translingualism, focusing on the phenomenon of switching languages.... Læs mere
Depicts a profound, intergenerational struggle between a powerful, politically engaged mother, Rose, and her spiritually inclined poet and writer daughter, Kim. Framing this collision are two other generations: Rose's mother from the shtetl, and Kim's daughter.
Provides a biography of a great twentieth century writer that treats his activism during the 1940s as the central drama of his life. The book details the story of how Ben Hecht earned admiration as a humanitarian and vilification as an extremist at this pivotal moment in history.
Looking at questions of testimony, confession, trauma, sexuality, and violence in (semi-) autobiographical works, this book explores the co-construction of personal and collective identities by women writers in the age of self-disclosure and mass media.
Explores ways in which libraries can reach new levels of service, quality, and efficiency... Læs mere
This translation of Mark Hengerer's Kaiser Ferdinand III: 1608- 1657 is based on an analysis of reports sent by the papal nuncio's office to... Læs mere