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James Reichert
Literature for the Masses

Literature for the Masses is the first English-language book on popular stories known in Japan alternatively as period fiction or mass literature. It highlights the important cultural and ideological work…

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Karida L Brown
The Battle for the Black Mind

"The Battle for the Black Mind delves into the complex history of Black education in the United States from the end of the Civil War in 1865 until the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Cou…

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A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Age of the Marvelous

How have fairy tales from around the world changed over the centuries? What do they tell us about different cultures and societies? Drawing on the contributions of scholars working on Italian, French, Eng…

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Yi Ding,
Observances, Feasts, and Scripts

Observances, Feasts, and Scripts is the first monograph written in English to offer a comprehensive analysis of the varieties of zhai, a multifaceted term with deep historical and religious significance i…

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Lionel Morrison, Liz Morrison
Footprints

With sharp intellect and warm humor, Lionel Morrison tells the story of the struggle for freedom in South Africa and beyond, revealing the intimate experience of grand geopolitical shiftsApartheid in Sout…

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Lionel Morrison, Liz Morrison
Footprints

With sharp intellect and warm humor, Lionel Morrison tells the story of the struggle for freedom in South Africa and beyond, revealing the intimate experience of grand geopolitical shiftsApartheid in Sout…

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Daniel Pieper
Cosmopolitan Memories, Vernacular Visions

Amid the global rise of Korean popular culture, interest in learning the Korean language has surged -- but few understand the complex history behind its modern form. This book traces the emergence of vern…

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A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Long Nineteenth Century

How have fairy tales from around the world changed over the centuries? What do they tell us about different cultures and societies?This volume explores the period when the European fairy tales conquered t…

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Joel Halldorf
Reading Matters

Traces earlier revolutions in the history of reading to orient our shift to the digital ageConsidered one of the greatest inventions of human civilization, writing has served as a pathway to culture and e…

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Andrea Horbinski
Manga's First Century

"Manga are big. And in the growing field of manga studies, Andrea Horbinski's work is a standout. With years of deep research, rich new insights, and sparkling prose, Manga's First Century will delig…

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A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Modern Age

How have fairy tales from around the world changed over the centuries? What do they tell us about different cultures and societies? Drawing together contributions from an international range of scholars i…

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Paula Fourie
Translating Swiss Theatre in Apartheid South Africa

Examines how Afrikaans translations of Frisch and Dürrenmatt's plays shaped identity and resistance in apartheid South Africa.In apartheid South Africa, the plays of the Swiss writers Max Frisch and Fried…

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Tal Lavin
Wild Faith

The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are enforcing on our democracy. "An investi…

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Sheneese Thompson
Oshun, Lemonade, and Intertextuality

Exploring how Afro-Atlantic religion has been used to portray Black womanhood by writers and artists from Beyoncé to Ntozake ShangeIn this book, Sheneese Thompson analyzes works of film and literature to …

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Sheneese Thompson
Oshun, Lemonade, and Intertextuality

Exploring how Afro-Atlantic religion has been used to portray Black womanhood by writers and artists from Beyoncé to Ntozake ShangeIn this book, Sheneese Thompson analyzes works of film and literature to …

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Joseph Mitchell,
The Bottom of the Harbor

A classic of literary reporting from one of The New Yorker's most iconic writers reveals the vibrant world of old New York and the ordinary people who made it great, now with illustrations by renowned art…

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Robert Cree
The Many Names of Robert Cree

"Fort McMurray First Nation chief Cree charts his path from a horrific childhood to a fulfilling life in this moving debut. [His] optimism rings true, even as his blunt account of state-sanctioned ab…

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Henry David Thoreau,
The Essays of Henry David Thoreau

A definitive collection of Henry David Thoreau's major essays, annotated and introduced by Lewis Hyde.Diverging from the long-standing custom of separating Thoreau's politics from his interest in nature, …

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Mary Beth Norton
I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer

"In the late seventeenth century, the bookseller John Dunton began soliciting anonymous questions for a new broadsheet periodical, The Athenian Mercury, that he hoped would provide entertainment and …

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Howard W French
The Second Emancipation

The Second Emancipation , the second work in a trilogy from best-selling author Howard W. French about Africa's pivotal role in shaping world history, underscores Adam Hochschild's contention that French …

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