This book examines how the cosmopolitan bourgeoisie of the Eastern Mediterranean navigated the transition... Læs mere
The decades following World War I were a period of transformation for Central and Eastern Europe. This book considers the role of... Læs mere
In this moving new book, political theorist Lida Maxwell offers close readings that suggest Rachel Carson's relationship with Dorothy Freeman was central to her writing of Silent Spring—a work whose defense of vibrant nonhuman nature allowed love to flourish.
Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? In this book, Jessi Streib and Betsy Leondar-Wright offer a new way of understanding these questions and how inequalities persist by focusing on the individual judgment calls that lead us to decide what's racist, what's sexist, and what's not.
The history of queer politics in the United States since 1968 is commonly narrated as either a progressive campaign or... Læs mere
With penetrating insight, Robbins takes up literary representations of atrocity as Bartolomé de las Casas's account of his fellow Spaniards' atrocities, Slaughterhouse-Five,... Læs mere
This book explores the establishment and development of a multi-ethnic frontier society on the Habsburg–Ottoman border, in the historic region of the Banat. Olin follows the ethno-religious tensions that characterized the region through the twentieth century and beyond.