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Shadows on the Past
Studying popular Hollywood films from Gone With the Wind to Reds and such distinguished European films as La Marseillaise and The Rise to Power of Louis XIV, Leger Grindon examines …
Blow Up the Humanities
A short, sharp, and provocative book, Blow Up the Humanities has esteemed scholar Toby Miller declaring that there are two humanities in the United States. One is the venerable, …
From Black Power to Hip Hop
Despite legislation designed to eliminate unfair racial practices, the United States continues to struggle with a race problem. Some thinkers label this a "e;new"e; racism …
Pennsylvania Stories--Well Told
With a biting mix of wonder and pride, William Ecenbarger observes that in the quirky state of Pennsylvania, the town of Mauch Chunk changed its name to Jim Thorpe-even though the …
Mandates, Parties, and Voters
Most research on two-party elections has considered the outcome as a single, dichotomous event: either one or the other party wins. In this groundbreaking book, James Fowler and …
Defending Community
Randy Stoecker's intimate biography of Cedar-Riverside, nationally known for a period as "e;the Haight-Ashbury of the Mid-West,"e; contains important lessons about the …
Dance of Politics
Election campaigns, political events, and national celebration days in Malawi usually feature groups of women who dance and perform songs of praise for politicians and political …
Gender Knot
New Third Edition!The Gender Knot, Allan Johnson's response to the pain and confusion that men and women experience by living with gender inequality, explains what patriarchy is …
Once the American Dream
At one time, a move to the suburbs was the American Dream for many families. However, despite the success of Levittown, NY,impoverished "e;inner-ring"e; suburbs-those …
Environmental Change
Environmental Change examines the impact of hundreds of federal court decisions on the policies and administration of the EPA since its inception in 1970. Having surveyed over …
Sons And Daughters Of Los
Los Angeles. A city that is synonymous with celebrity and mass-market culture, is also, according to David James, synonymous with social alienation and dispersal. In the …
Music Talent & Performance
A provocative, perceptive study of the cultural dynamics of classical music in American society, Music, Talent, and Performance describes music as a metaphor of the society in …