Offers compelling glimpses of modern Native American life and the different ways that Native Americans and whites interact, fight, and resolve their conflicts.
Introduces Ellen Webb, who lives in the dryland wheat country of central Montana during the early 1940s. This title is about growing up, becoming a woman, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and within the space of a year and a half.
This dazzling debut announces a not-so-new voice: that of the spoken-word poet Tjawangwa Dema. Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Dema's collection, The... Læs mere
Traces the evolution of the humanitarian hero, looking at the ways in which historians, politicians, and filmmakers have treated... Læs mere
The colorful story of the rebranding of the mid-nineties New York Islanders.
A comprehensive collection of Lacandon Maya oral literature, including narratives, myths, songs, and ritual speech.
Designed as a reader for undergraduate and graduate courses, Disability Studies and the Environmental Humanities employs... Læs mere
Presents a philosophical meditation on what warfare does to us. This book examines the reasons soldiers act as they do. It explains the attractions of battle -... Læs mere
Argues that narrative is simultaneously a cognitive style, a discourse genre, and a resource for writing. Because stories are strategies that help... Læs mere
A memoir of life, experience, and education of a Lakota child in the late 1800s. The author describes the home life and education of Indian children. Like other boys, he played with... Læs mere
Wooden Leg remembers the world of the Cheyennes before they were forced onto reservations. This title tells the story of Wooden Leg (1858-1940), one... Læs mere