The pioneering essays in Teaching Western American Literature give instructors entrée into the classrooms, syllabi, and assignments of leading scholars in the field.
Inspired by a deep passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a land somewhat wilder than his home in southern France, Robert V. Camuto set out to explore... Læs mere
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Although the dream of flying is as old as the human imagination, the notion of rocketing into space may have originated with Chinese gunpowder experiments during the... Læs mere
Moves toward an examination of the institutions, theories, and social networks of scholars as never before, maintaining a healthy scepticism toward anthropologists' views of their own methods and theories
Abalone, Arizona, is a sleepy southwestern town whose chief concerns are boredom and surviving the Great Depressionûthat is, until the circus of Dr. Lao arrives and immensely and... Læs mere
Presents in a critical and scholarly edition the complete letters of one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language
Describes a love between two women in its totality, experienced as both a physical presence and a sense of infinity. This book also notes the contemporary emphasis on 'fictions of presence'.
Contains twenty-three meditations on key passages from the Bible, which were delivered as addresses at colleges and universities. They are short, powerful, and persuasive examinations of... Læs mere
Giordano Bruno's most representative work, "Spaccio de la bestia trionfante", published in an atmosphere of secrecy in 1584, was singled out by the church tribunal... Læs mere
Borderlands violence, so explosive in our time, has deep roots in history. Lance R. Blyth's study of Chiricahua... Læs mere
The Navajo Code was the only battlefield code that Japan never deciphered. This book details the history of the men who created this secret code and used it on the battlefield to help the United States win World War II in the Pacific.