This rich theoretical analysis redefines and relocates the concept of universal citizenship at the revolutionary limits of the nation and identity.
A timely, transnational examination of the institutions in Mexico, Canada, and the United States that engage migrant populations in becoming agents of change for immigrant rights while holding government authorities accountable.
The first full-length work of the distinguished Yemeni writer Mohammad Abdul-Wali to appear in English
When they drove their Thunderbird off a cliff rather than surrender to the law, Thelma and Louise became icons of female rebellion,... Læs mere
Profiling ten pioneer African American space workers, including technicians, mathematicians, engineers, and an astronaut candidate, this book tells an inspiring, largely unknown story of how the space program served as a launching pad for a more integrate
Three leading experts offer a new, standard-setting interpretation of how the Classic Maya experienced and thought about the human body.
Allows an assessment of the Far East proceedings: with a few exceptions, the trials were carefully and fairly conducted, the... Læs mere
This is the first English-language book-length biography of ‘Izz al-Din al-Qassam, sometimes seen as a “Che Guevara of the Middle East”; understanding him is a key to understanding the region, particularly Palestinian nationalism.
Landed Internationals explores how postwar encounters in housing and planning helped transform the dynamics of international development and challenged American modernity.
With essays by multiple generations of Etruscan scholars, this volume offers the most complete English-language overview of Veii, an ancient Etruscan city that was the ally and rival of Rome for over three hundred years.
With new chapters covering Zero Dark Thirty, Homeland, and Argo, this critically acclaimed book interrogates the nature and extent of the CIA’s influence on film and television.
The essential companion to the 2019 Ken Burns documentary on country music, in which Bill Malone appears as a featured historian, this fiftieth-anniversary edition of Country Music USA traces the music from the early days of radio into the new millennium.