By the mid-eighteenth century, observers of the emerging overseas British Empire thought that Jamaica was the most valuable of the American colonies. Based... Læs mere
Rumours of Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings have circulated for two centuries. In this text, the author sets out to... Læs mere
Widely debated in feminist, poststructuralist, and literary theory is the relationship between subjectivity and the body. This book states that yet,... Læs mere
Landscape architects do not situate their work in a vacuum. It exists in a state of constant change and is better understood as a... Læs mere
Bringing together new writing by some of the field's most compelling voices from the United States and Europe, this is the first book... Læs mere
Focuses on North Carolina to examine the role of lies and exaggeration in the creation of the Lost Cause narrative. In the process the book shows how these lies have long obscured the past and been used to buttress white supremacy in ways that resonate to this day.
Ian Hacking uses the Albert Dadas case to weigh the legitimacy of cultural influences versus physical symptoms in the diagnosis of... Læs mere