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Exposing the corporate structures behind exploitative migrant labour programs

An in-depth analysis of photography during the Japanese American incarceration during World War II

One community's response to globalization and deindustrialization

A perceptive analysis of the daring Danish filmmaker's oeuvre

Assessing the roles of religion, politics, and class in the golden decade of black business

An elaborate articulation of the connections between jazz, poetry and gender

A unique technique of guiding the body from everyday movements and into dance

A provocative triptych of black queer desire, articulated through aesthetic works and experiences

Untangling the ongoing consequences of Guatemala's 1954 coup d'etat

A pioneering, field-defining collection of essential texts exploring girlhood in the twentieth century

A pioneering, field-defining collection of essential texts exploring girlhood in the nineteenth century

The music, religion, and relationships of the exceptional Wesley family

A comprehensive guide to the texts and tunes of an American musical tradition

Interrogating the gendered nature of world's fairs throughout history

Confronts the consciousness of an absent (though perhaps still existent) God in the writings of Thomas De Quincey, Robert Browning, Emily Bront, Matthew Arnold, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. This title surveys the intellectual and material developments that conspired to cut man off from God.

An unprecedented inside view of the Hmong experience in America

Reveals the courage, hope, and grit of the American erotic experience as chronicled in the headlines of the nation's public press from the earliest issue of "The Boston News-Letter" to the major newspapers of today. This book provides a view of the events that have most influenced politics and culture.

The participatory tradition of Sacred Harp singing fosters a diverse musical community

A stimulating study of how antiunionism has shaped the hearts and minds of American workers

How racial and class differences influenced the modern women's movement

A tribute to Billy Conn, one of the greatest light-heavyweight boxing champions of all time

Tracing the international growth of a transformative Japanese dance form

A variety of viewpoints on Bach's oratorios, from contemporary repertory to analysis and theology

A salient take on psychoanalysis as a cultural phenomenon, intersecting with African American literature

Railroad brotherhoods' dynamic impact on American labor relations and national politics

A wide-ranging exploration of Asian immigrant religion

Is there such a thing as a 'feminist technology'? If so, what makes a technology feminist? Is it in the design process, in the thing itself, in the way it is marketed, or in the way it is used by women? This title considers these questions by examining a range of products, tools, and technologies that were specifically designed for women.

"Talking turkey" about the bird you thought you knew

Reflections from the legendary R & B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves

From table talk to farmers' markets, analyzing the cultural politics of what and how we eat