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Benjamin Rush, Civic Health, and Human Illness in the Early American Republic
Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) casts a long shadow over American medicine as well as over the social and political history of the American republic. The Philadelphia physician involved …
For the Lord of the Animals-Poems from The Telugu
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them …
Deep Map Country
Taking its name from the subtitle of William Least Heat-Moon’s PrairyErth (a deep map), the “deep-map” form of nonfiction and environmental writing defines an innovative and …
Reading the `New' Literatures in a Post-Colonial Era
Essays on the contribution of African, Caribbean, Asian and diaspora writers to 'English' literature. The 'new' literatures have most commonly been seen as a staging post en route …
If You Were Here
The story of a friendship that could've been told from the perspective of a rainbow/sunshine baby. If You Were Here is designed to initiate a safe dialogue between parents and …
Three Monks
On top of a huge mountain, there is a small temple where a young monk lives. Every day, he goes down the mountain to a river to fetch water. One day, a skinny monk comes to the …
Children of Fate
In modern Latin America, profound social inequalities have persisted despite the promise of equality. Nara B. Milanich argues that social and legal practices surrounding family and …
German Colonialism in a Global Age
This collection provides a comprehensive treatment of the German colonial empire and its significance. Leading scholars show not only how the colonies influenced metropolitan life …
The Chile Reader
The Chile Reader makes available a rich variety of documents spanning more than five hundred years of Chilean history. Most of the selections are by Chileans; many have never …
A Poem at the Right Moment
A Poem at the Right Moment collects, and preserves, poems—called catus—that have circulated orally for centuries in South India. The poems are remarkable for their wit and …