Analyses a new type of literature emerging from artists’ increased movement and cultural flows spawned by globalization. This... Læs mere
Libraries today provide a wider variety of services, collections, and tools than at any time in the past. This book explores how reference librarianship is changing to continue to help users find information they need in this shifting environment.
This essential guidebook for scholars interested in using C-SPAN visual materials in their research and teaching provides an introduction to the online video library, case studies of interesting current uses, and ideas for future application.
Drawing on original correspondence, this book sheds new light on the influential role played by five Habsburg princesses during the reforming reign of Joseph II. It also provides a vivid picture of aristocratic life in eighteenth-century Europe.
The nature of Jewish identity and the controversies surrounding who can and cannot be described as a Jew are the focus of this collected work. Contributions range widely across time and geographical context, revealing interesting historical patterns.
"Among the multiple approaches to be taken on an author as multifaceted and prolific as the recent Nobel Laureate Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, Guadalupe Marti-Pena."
This important new study is motivated by a desire to better understand and situate Bruck’s art as well as to advance (and, when necessary, to revise) the critical discourse on her considerable and eclectic body of work.
Traces the development of aeronautical navigation of the US airmail airways from 1917 to 1941. Chronologically organised, the book draws... Læs mere
Clarence “Cap” Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. This is the story of his fascinating life.
This book focuses on the hitherto unexplored Hungarian influence on the Habsburg Monarchy’s policy toward Serbia after the 1867... Læs mere
This is the first multi-author English-language critical analysis of the work of Mo Yan, recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. As well as exploring the Chinese writer's literary contributions, the authors reflect on his global influence and context.