"A remarkably accessible account of individual tales, tellers, and the poem-as-a-whole, with a voice of such authority and appreciative command that it could be recommended to any undergraduate or gra
"Emphasizes the unique participation of African Americans in the CCC and their efforts to negate racism. . . . Extremely useful."--Charles Johnson, Jr., Morgan State UniversityBetween 1933 and 1942, n
In an examination of the prose and poetry of Irish women writers from the late eighteenth century through the present, contributors to this collection argue that a hidden tradition of women's comedy h
"Not only a fine collection on Florida itself, but also a model of what edited state histories of labor might look like in the future. It is as multiracial (also moving well beyond black and
In Latin America and the Caribbean, racial issues are extremely complex and fluid, particularly the nature of "blackness." What it means to be called "black" is still very different for an African Ame
Also from Four Courts PressIreland, Germany, and the Nazis: politics and diplomacy 1919-1939Emergency law in independent Ireland, 1922-48Ireland and the Second World War: politics, society and remembr
Foster (emeritus dance, DePaul U.) begins by explaining how well-trained ballet dancers cannot have the faintest idea how to teach: if they themselves had good teachers, the pedagogy would have been i
“Theoretically sound and well researched. Braziel has written a compelling book on the literatures of post-Duvalier Haiti.”--Millery Polyne, New York University“A very original study, a tour-de-force
Pengelly is a retired civil servant and amateur historian, and he analyzes the tactical mistakes of Samuel Hood during the Revolutionary War and discovers the "missed opportunities and gaffes" of this
Corrigan uses an intensive case study of Jacksonville, Florida, to examine the attitudes of Southern voters more broadly. As an urban Southern city that now votes solidly Republican, it reflects the p
Frederick Smith identifies key themes associated with alcohol production, distribution, and consumption. He discusses industrial and home production of alcoholic beverages and both public and clandest
Whelelan (anthropology, State U. of New York, Potsdam) takes a novel approach to HIV/AIDS instruction by aiming this textbook at liberal arts students who need to explore anthropological, social, poli
The Aztecs ruled much of Mexico from the thirteenth century until the Spanish conquest in 1521. Outside of the imperial capital of Tenochtitlan, various urban centers ruled the numerous city-states th
While covering all the major work produced by Geoffrey Chaucer in his pre-Canterbury Tales career, Chaucer from Prentice to Poet seeks to correct the traditional interpretations of these poems. Edwar
In the 1990s, churches across the southeastern United States were targeted and set ablaze. These arsonists predominately targeted African American congregations and captured the attention of the media
Protestants, Revolution, and the Cuba-U.S. Bond is a rare look at one aspect of civil society in Communist Cuba, the Protestant experience. Theron Corse examines the continuing links between Cuba and
Dean Saitta examines archaeology's success in reconstructing collective social actions of the past - mass protests, labor strikes, slave uprisings on plantations - and considers the implications of s
By focusing on specific communities, these essays examine the efforts of individuals and small groups to build their vision of the New South. Ranging across the region, from Texas to Virginia, the e
?In the very early 1600s, Shakespeare began writing plays that have proved troubling for audiences.?Measure for Measure, All’s Well That Ends Well, and Troilus and Cressida came to be known as the “th
