Takes a literary and cultural studies model to explain the textual representation of the Galápagos Islands from their discovery to... Læs mere
In the years between the historic first moon landing by Apollo 11 and his death in 2002, Neil Armstrong received hundreds of thousands of cards and letters from all over the world. Dear Neil Armstrong publishes a careful sampling of these letters.
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.
Contains over 900 picturesque images, most never-before-seen, of men, women, and children working on the farm, which... Læs mere
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.
Takes a practical, hands-on, project-oriented approach to exploring the techniques and procedures for developing an efficient facility layout. The book... Læs mere
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
Explores the human-animal relationship through the narratives of eleven people living with HIV and their animal companions. The narratives, based on a series... Læs mere
Delivers the first sustained study of how the Spanish masculine identity, of both homosexual and heterosexual men,... Læs mere