Wood (Latin American studies, U. of Florida) and agronomist Porro present an interdisciplinary collection of 14 essays that connect historical, economic, and political causes to patterns of land use a
Amy Levy was a talented Anglo-Jewish writer who committed suicide at the age of 28 in 1889. During her brief career she published essays, short stories, three novels, and three collections of poetry
“Fundamentally alters the received wisdom which tends to award Paris a far more central place in the making of Joyce the modernist.”—John McCourt, author of The Years of Bloom: James Joyce in Trieste
Even people with the barest interest in Broadway can recognize the unique, angular, sensual style of Bob Fosse. With its small gestures and isolated movements, it is frequently copied--and often misin
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“A diverse and thorough encyclopedia of terms, places, people, and issues relevant to Caribbean archaeology, past and present.”—Todd J. Braje, author of Modern Oceans, Ancient Sites “Spanning the Baha
"Giardina presents a history of the women's liberation movement that captures the early excitement of collective feminist activity. Grounded in rich details, Giardina's study uncovers how a small grou
?When Jerry Uelsmann composes Yosemite National Park, rocks float.? So do clocks and flamingos.? Nudes glide through white water rapids.? Acclaimed as an international master of photomontage, Uelsmann
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“Provides us with a masterful account of how socially marginalized segments of the African and Indian communities of Trinidad and Tobago developed trance-based religious cults linked with differing cu
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This collection of essays is the first in 15 years to review the current state of theory on James Joyce’s Ulysses, and this volume comes more than 100 years after the fictitious Leopold Bloom steps in
“Maguire’s close readings of women ethnographers like Lydia Cabrera and Zora Neale Hurston result in a very original approach to dealing with the topic of race and how it overlaps with the
Five environmental scientists with different specialties, all currently or formerly with the South Florida Water Management District, have reconstructed from historical sources a scientifically useful
"An impressive book by an authoritative interpreter of Christine de Pizan, written with brilliance and wry humor."--Lori J. Walters, Harry F. Williams Professor of French, Florida St
"Latin America in the twenty-first century is no longer the way we have always imagined it, and nowhere are the region’s vast changes more evident than in the field of religion. Ed Cleary bri
