An historical study of the polarity between the centripetal power in the capital and the centrifugal federalism of the Mexican states. It examines the crucial post-independence... Læs mere
Using Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's concept of the rhizome, this book shows how the West (or west-ness) continually breaks away from a mainstream notion of American "rootedness" and renews and transforms itself in various cultural forms.
Paul Ardoin asks how texts might work to unsettle readers at a moment when unwelcome information is rejected as fake news or rebutted with alternative facts.
Covering the early eighteenth century through the present, Histories of French Sexuality reveals how attention to the history of sexuality deepens, changes, challenges, supports, and otherwise complicates the major narratives of French history.
Popular English travel guides from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries asserted that women who wandered too far afield were... Læs mere
Written by participants and eyewitnesses, white and Indian, this work presents the accounts of the surrender of Geronimo and Chiricahua chief Naiche in September 1886 and its aftermath.
Covers the first year following the author's rise to fame. This title recounts her struggles with celebrity, middle-class... Læs mere
A collection of critical and polemical essays. It features such essays as: "Refusal to Inter", "Legitimate Defense", "Surrealism and the Treatment of Mental Illness", "Introduction to the Strange Tales of Achim von Arnim", and "Picasso in His Element".
Loiterature distracts attention the way a street conjurer diverts us with his sleight of hand
An exploration of competing parental, cultural, and educational interests affecting the hundreds of white missionary children born and raised in the Hawaiian Islands during the nineteenth century, and the impact these children had on U.S. foreign policy of the era.
Explores how Upton Sinclair engaged in one cause after another, some surprisingly relevant today. This biography will forever alter our picture... Læs mere