Uncovering the more prurient aspects of nation-building, Erotic Citizens establishes the narrative of sexual ruin as a genre whose... Læs mere
This autobiographical novel of alienation and exile explores the alienation of a girl and her grandmother contending with life between two identities. As a young woman of colour and Caribbean ancestry - even though Paris-born - the girl is not accepted as not French enough.
Opens a window into Spanish-Language writing produced by Spanish American exiles, travellers, and immigrants who settled and... Læs mere
The oral poets of the amaXhosa people have long shaped understandings of history and offered a forum for grappling with change. This book... Læs mere
The oral poets of the amaXhosa people have long shaped understandings of history and offered a forum for grappling with change. This book... Læs mere
Responding to fears of African American and female political agency, this book shows how... Læs mere
From Zora Neale Hurston to Derek Walcott to Toni Morrison, New World black authors have written about... Læs mere
Examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined the fate of slavery and... Læs mere
Covers the period 1 November 1778 through 14 January 1779. This title begins with George Washington at Fredericksburg, New York, watching... Læs mere
The first thoroughly interdisciplinary study to examine how the transatlantic relationship between... Læs mere
Part of the ""Revolutionary War Series"", this work documents a period that includes the Continental Army's last weeks at Valley Forge, the British evacuation of... Læs mere