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Black and Indigenous: Garifuna Activism and Consumer Culture in Honduras Black and Indigenous Garifuna Activism and Consumer Culture in Honduras Mark Anderson 2009 Fall
Reveals that indigeneity can be a way of being more than a matter of blood
Black Body: Women, Colonialism, and Space Black Body Women, Colonialism, and Space Radhika Mohanram 1999 Fall
Asserts the centrality of space to racial identity.
Black Bolshevik: Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist Black Bolshevik Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist Harry Haywood None
Black Hunger: Soul Food and America Black Hunger Soul Food and America Doris Witt 2004 Fall
Explores the complex relationship between food and African American history
Black Star, Crescent Moon: The Muslim International and Black Freedom beyond America Black Star, Crescent Moon The Muslim International and Black Freedom beyond America Sohail Daulatzai 2012 Fall
Tracing the interactions between the Black radical imagination and the Muslim Third World from the 1950s to the present
Black Women against the Land Grab: The Fight for Racial Justice in Brazil Black Women against the Land Grab The Fight for Racial Justice in Brazil Keisha-Khan Y. Perry 2013 Fall
An in-depth look at black women’s significant role in land and housing rights struggles
Blacks and American Medical Care Blacks and American Medical Care Max Seham None
Blindness and Insight: Essays in the Rhetoric of Contemporary Criticism Blindness and Insight Essays in the Rhetoric of Contemporary Criticism Paul de Man 1983 Fall
A new edition of a classic work in contemporary criticism.
Blood of Requited Love Blood of Requited Love Manuel Puig 1999 Fall
Cruel love and heartbreak remembered.
Blue Guitar Highway Blue Guitar Highway Paul Metsa 2011 Fall
The legendary Minnesota musician tells the story of making music from folk outpost to pop paradise to stages shared with stars from Seeger to Springsteen
Blush: Faces of Shame Blush Faces of Shame Elspeth Probyn 2005 Spring
Exposes shame as a valuable emotion essential to our humanity
Bodies and Biases: Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures and Literatures Bodies and Biases Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures and Literatures David Foster and Roberto Reis, Editors 1996 Spring
A bold look at representations of sexual behavior in Hispanic culture.
Bodies and Disciplines: Intersections of Literature and History in Fifteenth-Century England Bodies and Disciplines Intersections of Literature and History in Fifteenth-Century England Barbara A. Hanawalt and David Wallace, Editors 1996 Spring
Brings the insights of cultural studies to medieval studies.
Bodies in Technology Bodies in Technology Don Ihde 2001 Fall
An original exploration of the ways cyberspace affects human experience.
Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination Body and Soul The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination Alondra Nelson 2013 Fall
The legacy of the Black Panther Party’s commitment to community health care, a central aspect of its fight for social justice
Body Art/Performing the Subject Body Art/Performing the Subject Amelia Jones 1998 Spring
An examination of the social and cultural significance of body art by a major new voice.
Body Drift: Butler, Hayles, Haraway Body Drift Butler, Hayles, Haraway Arthur Kroker 2012 Fall
Brings three major feminist theorists into critical dialogue for the first time
Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City Bombay Cinema An Archive of the City Ranjani Mazumdar 2007 Spring
The urban experience in India through the lens of popular Bombay cinema
Border Theory: The Limits of Cultural Politics Border Theory The Limits of Cultural Politics Scott Michaelsen and David E. Johnson 1997 Fall
Explores the expanding boundaries and discursive limits of the emerging field of border studies.
Border Women: Writing from La Frontera Border Women Writing from La Frontera Debra A. Castillo and María-Socorro Tabuenca Córdoba 2002 Fall
The first study to foreground writing by women who live at the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Border Writing: The Multidimensional Text Border Writing The Multidimensional Text D. Emily Hicks 1991 Fall
A paradigmatic contribution to literary theory and interpretation out of the writings of Latin America.
Borderscapes: Hidden Geographies and Politics at Territory’s Edge Borderscapes Hidden Geographies and Politics at Territory’s Edge Prem Kumar Rajaram and Carl Grundy-Warr, Editors 2007 Fall
A multidisciplinary exploration of national borders—in theory and in practice
Borealis Borealis Jeff Humphries 2002 Fall
A poet and artist collaborate in a journey to the heart of the North Woods.
Born to Pull: The Glory of Sled Dogs Born to Pull The Glory of Sled Dogs Bob Cary 2009 Fall
Hike! That’s dogspeak for “Let’s go!”
Brain of the Earth’s Body: Art, Museums, and the Phantasms of Modernity Brain of the Earth’s Body Art, Museums, and the Phantasms of Modernity Donald Preziosi 2003 Spring
A major scholar considers the role of the museum in art history
Brand Aid: Shopping Well to Save the World Brand Aid Shopping Well to Save the World Lisa Ann Richey and Stefano Ponte 2011 Spring
A critical account of the rise of celebrity-driven “compassionate consumption”
Breaks in the Chain: What Immigrant Workers Can Teach America about Democracy Breaks in the Chain What Immigrant Workers Can Teach America about Democracy Paul Apostolidis 2010 Fall
How immigrants’ stories can transform social power
Britain, China, and the Antimissionary Riots, 1891-1900 Britain, China, and the Antimissionary Riots, 1891-1900 Edmund S. Wehrle None
British Broadcasting: Radio and Television in the United Kingdom British Broadcasting Radio and Television in the United Kingdom Burton Paulu None
British Broadcasting in Transition British Broadcasting in Transition Burton Paulu None
British Diplomacy and Swedish Politics, 1758-1773 British Diplomacy and Swedish Politics, 1758-1773 Michael Roberts None
Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento Maitland McDonagh 2010 Spring
The definitive guide to the cinema of Dario Argento
Browning’s Beginnings: The Art of Disclosure Browning’s Beginnings The Art of Disclosure Herbert F. Tucker Jr. None
Brutal Vision: The Neorealist Body in Postwar Italian Cinema Brutal Vision The Neorealist Body in Postwar Italian Cinema Karl Schoonover 2012 Spring
How spectacular visions of physical suffering in post–World War II Italian neorealist films redefined moviegoing as a form of political action
Building a Century of Progress: The Architecture of Chicago’s 1933–34 World’s Fair Building a Century of Progress The Architecture of Chicago’s 1933–34 World’s Fair Lisa D. Schrenk 2007 Spring
The first in-depth look at the architecture of the second Chicago World’s Fair
Building a Curriculum for General Education: A Description of the General College Program Building a Curriculum for General Education A Description of the General College Program Ivol Spafford None
Building a House in Heaven: Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt Building a House in Heaven Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt Mona Atia 2013 Fall
The merging of religion, capitalism, and politics in Islamic charities in Egypt
Building within Nature: A Guide for Home Owners, Contractors, and Architects Building within Nature A Guide for Home Owners, Contractors, and Architects Andy Wasowski and Sally Wasowski 2006 Spring
Opens up a world of natural options to the mowing, watering, and weeding of a traditional lawn
Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum Buildings & Landscapes Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum Marta Gutman and Louis P. Nelson, Editors 2008 Spring
The leading source for scholarly work on North American vernacular architecture
Built to Win: The Female Athlete as Cultural Icon Built to Win The Female Athlete as Cultural Icon Leslie Heywood and Shari L. Dworkin 2003 Spring
A timely look at the rise of women in sports
Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa James E. Mitchell 1990 Spring
A practical guide for health-care professionals to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of bulimia by a leading expert in the field of eating disorders.
Bureaucracy Bureaucracy David Beetham 1996 Fall
This revised edition is a useful introduction that provides a compelling analysis of one of the most pervasive, and yet poorly understood, features of contemporary society.
Burying Don Imus: Anatomy of a Scapegoat Burying Don Imus Anatomy of a Scapegoat Michael Awkward None
What the furor surrounding Don Imus shows us about unresolved race relations in the United States
Business Without Boundary: The Story of General Mills Business Without Boundary The Story of General Mills James Gray None
Buster Keaton: The Man Who Wouldn’t Lie Down Buster Keaton The Man Who Wouldn’t Lie Down Tom Dardis 2002 Spring
The definitive biography of the silent film great—now back in print!
By the Ore Docks: A Working People’s History of Duluth By the Ore Docks A Working People’s History of Duluth Richard Hudelson and Carl Ross 2006 Spring
A history of the people who built Duluth and their fight for fair labor
Cabinet of Curiosities: Mark Dion and the University as Installation Cabinet of Curiosities Mark Dion and the University as Installation Colleen J. Sheehy, Editor 2006 Fall
Mark Dion digs into the University of Minnesota
Caliban and Other Essays Caliban and Other Essays Roberto Fernández Retamar 1989 Spring
Cultural and literary essays by a Cuban poet, essayist, and professor of philology who is known for his meticulous efforts to dismantle Eurocentric colonial and neocolonial thought. “Caliban”—the first and longest of the five essays in this book—has become a kind of manifesto for Latin American and Caribbean writers; its central figure, the rude savage of Shakespeare’s Tempest, becomes in Retamar’s hands a powerful metaphor of their cultural situation—both in its marginality and its revolutionary potential.
Calibrations: Reading for the Social Calibrations Reading for the Social Ato Quayson 2003 Fall
Proposes an entirely new socially and politically conscious way of reading
Calling All Cars: Radio Dragnets and the Technology of Policing Calling All Cars Radio Dragnets and the Technology of Policing Kathleen Battles 2010 Spring
How the cops became more popular than the crooks
Camp Sights Camp Sights Sam Cook 2002 Fall
Unforgettable stories perfect for sharing around the campfire-now in paperback!
Cannibal Democracy: Race and Representation in the Literature of the Americas Cannibal Democracy Race and Representation in the Literature of the Americas Zita Nunes 2008 Spring
Cannibalism as a metaphor for racial assimilation in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil
Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country Florence Page Jaques 1999 Fall
Two legendary naturalists journey through the North Country’s seasons.
Canoe Country Camping: Wilderness Skills for the Boundary Waters and Quetico Canoe Country Camping Wilderness Skills for the Boundary Waters and Quetico 2002 Fall
In this complete and up-to-date guide, first-time campers will find answers to all their questions about where to go, how to pack, and what to do. Seasoned campers will find helpful tips to streamline their planning and make their next trip better than ever.
Canoe Country Flora: Plants and Trees of the North Woods and Boundary Waters Canoe Country Flora Plants and Trees of the North Woods and Boundary Waters Mark Stensaas 2003 Fall
Canoe Country Wildlife: A Field Guide to the North Woods and Boundary Waters Canoe Country Wildlife A Field Guide to the North Woods and Boundary Waters Mark Stensaas 2004 Spring
Canoe Country Wildlife, a friendly field guide, introduces the wildlife most seen travel in the North Woods. It describes these creatures and their habits.
Canonical States, Canonical Stages: Oedipus, Othering, and Seventeenth-Century Drama Canonical States, Canonical Stages Oedipus, Othering, and Seventeenth-Century Drama Mitchell Greenberg 1994 Spring
"Greenberg offers a powerful interpretation of the classical stage in its relationship to the emergence of absolutism in Europe....The originality and strength of the book reside in its fascinating integration of texts dealing with political theory, psychoanalysis, history, and literature....This book is one of the most important contributions to date on the study of the European classical stage." --Marie-Hélène Huet, University of Virginia
Cape Town after Apartheid: Crime and Governance in the Divided City Cape Town after Apartheid Crime and Governance in the Divided City Tony Roshan Samara 2011 Spring
Reveals how liberal democracy and free-market economics reproduce the inequalities of apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa
Capital Cities of Arab Islam Capital Cities of Arab Islam Philip K. Hitti None
Capital Fictions: The Literature of Latin America’s Export Age Capital Fictions The Literature of Latin America’s Export Age Ericka Beckman 2012 Fall
How literature interpreted Latin America’s first major period of capitalist expansion
Capital, Interrupted: Agrarian Development and the Politics of Work in India Capital, Interrupted Agrarian Development and the Politics of Work in India Vinay Gidwani 2008 Spring
Challenges the most fundamental assumptions of capitalism
Capital Times: Tales from the Conquest of Time Capital Times Tales from the Conquest of Time Éric Alliez 1995 Fall
Explores the connection between money and time in Western culture.
Capitalism Capitalism Peter Saunders 1995 Fall
A compelling look at the future of capitalism in a postcommunist world.
Captive Women: Oblivion and Memory in Argentina Captive Women Oblivion and Memory in Argentina Susana Rotker 2002 Fall
An exposé of Argentina’s attempts to whitewash its national history.
Capturing the Criminal Image: From Mug Shot to Surveillance Society Capturing the Criminal Image From Mug Shot to Surveillance Society Jonathan Finn 2009 Fall
What do contemporary police procedures tell us about criminality?
Carew Carew Rod Carew and Ira Berkow 2010 Spring
The candid and compelling memoir of Rod Carew, one of baseball’s greatest players
Carl Sandburg - American Writers 97: University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Carl Sandburg - American Writers 97 University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Gay Wilson Allen 1972 Fall
Carmen Lomas Garza Carmen Lomas Garza Constance Cortez 2010 Fall
Explores the art of the celebrated Chicana artist who depicts her childhood in the Mexican American community of South Texas
Carnal Art: Orlan’s Refacing Carnal Art Orlan’s Refacing C. Jill O’Bryan 2004 Fall
An in-depth exploration of the surgical performances of the artist Orlan
Carnival Theater: Uruguay’s Popular Performers and National Culture Carnival Theater Uruguay’s Popular Performers and National Culture Gustavo Remedi 2003 Fall
Offers a new model for interpreting popular national culture through Uruguay’s carnival theater troupes
Caroline Gordon - American Writers 59: University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Caroline Gordon - American Writers 59 University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Frederick P.W. McDowell 1966 Fall
Carson McCullers: University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Carson McCullers University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Lawrence Graver 1969 Fall
Cartographic Cinema Cartographic Cinema Tom Conley 2006 Fall
Brings the theory of mapmaking to bear on the study of cinema
Casablanca: Movies and Memory Casablanca Movies and Memory Marc Augé 2009 Fall
A poetic and meditative essay on the impact of film on our personal and collective memories
Case Studies for Interpreting the MMPI-A Case Studies for Interpreting the MMPI-A Yossef S. Ben-Porath and Daniel L. Davis 1996 Fall
An important contribution to the growing interpretive lore on the MMPI-A, providing in-depth analysis of 16 clinically diverse cases.
Catalogue Raisonné as Memoir: A Composer’s Life Catalogue Raisonné as Memoir A Composer’s Life Dominick Argento 2004 Fall
An arresting and emotional tour of the life and work of the 2004 Grammy-winning composer
Catching Hell in the City of Angels: Life and Meanings of Blackness in South Central Los Angeles Catching Hell in the City of Angels Life and Meanings of Blackness in South Central Los Angeles Joao Costa Vargas 2006 Spring
A gripping account of South Central Los Angeles from the inside
Cattle, Priests, and Progress in Medicine Cattle, Priests, and Progress in Medicine Calvin W. Schwabe None
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker Celebrating Bird The Triumph of Charlie Parker Gary Giddins 2013 Fall
The critically acclaimed study of jazz giant Charlie Parker—the revised and definitive edition of an American classic
Celebrity and Power: Fame and Contemporary Culture Celebrity and Power Fame and Contemporary Culture P. David Marshall 1997 Spring
Looks at the reasons why our society is fascinated with stars.
Celia Alvarez Muñoz Celia Alvarez Muñoz Roberto Tejada 2009 Fall
Considers the work of this provocative and pioneering Chicana multimedia artist
Certain Language Skills in Children: Their Development and Interrelationships Certain Language Skills in Children Their Development and Interrelationships Mildred C. Templin None
Certainty: A Refutation of Scepticism Certainty A Refutation of Scepticism Peter D. Klein 1981 Fall
Cesar Chavez: Autobiography of La Causa Cesar Chavez Autobiography of La Causa Jacques E. Levy 2007 Fall
The only authorized biography of Cesar Chavez—featuring three reflective essays new to this edition
Chaining the Sun: Portraits by Jeremiah Gurney Chaining the Sun Portraits by Jeremiah Gurney Christian A. Peterson 1900 Spring
A major nineteenth-century photographer’s work is rediscovered.
Chains of Babylon: The Rise of Asian America Chains of Babylon The Rise of Asian America Daryl J. Maeda 2009 Fall
Traces for the first time the rise of the radically antiracist and antiwar Asian American movement
Challenging Authority: The Historical Study of Contentious Politics Challenging Authority The Historical Study of Contentious Politics Michael P. Hanagan, Leslie Page Moch and Wayne te Brake, Editors 1998 Fall
An overview of the issues involved with understanding conflict in politics.
Change and Harmonization in European Education Change and Harmonization in European Education Robert H. Beck None
Change Mummified: Cinema, Historicity, Theory Change Mummified Cinema, Historicity, Theory Philip Rosen 2001 Spring
An innovative study of the intersections between history and film.
Changing Corporate America from Inside Out: Lesbian and Gay Workplace Rights Changing Corporate America from Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Workplace Rights Nicole C. Raeburn 2004 Spring
Investigates how gays, lesbians, and bisexuals have succeeded in securing equitable benefits
Changing Life: Genomes, Ecologies, Bodies, Commodities Changing Life Genomes, Ecologies, Bodies, Commodities Peter J. Taylor, Saul E. Halfon and Paul N. Edwards, Editors 1997 Fall
A fascinating look at how the culture of today’s life sciences affects our culture.
Channels of Desire: Mass Images and the Shaping of American Consciousness Channels of Desire Mass Images and the Shaping of American Consciousness Stuart Ewen and Elizabeth Ewen 1992 Fall
The classic revised and updated.
Chaos and Governance in the Modern World System Chaos and Governance in the Modern World System Giovanni Arrighi and Beverly J. Silver 1999 Spring
Examines what historic transformations in power relationships can teach us about our own time--and about what lies ahead.
Charisma and Factionalism in the Nazi Party Charisma and Factionalism in the Nazi Party Joseph Nyomarkay None
Charisma and the Fictions of Black Leadership Charisma and the Fictions of Black Leadership Erica R. Edwards 2012 Spring
How a preoccupation with charismatic leadership in African American culture has influenced literature from World War I to the present
Charles Biederman Charles Biederman Susan C. Larsen and Patricia McDonnell 2003 Fall
The most comprehensive resource on this major American artist
Chaucer at Large: The Poet in the Modern Imagination Chaucer at Large The Poet in the Modern Imagination Steve Ellis 2000 Fall
A spirited look at the uses and abuses of Chaucer’s work in modern culture.
Chaucer’s England: Literature in Historical Context Chaucer’s England Literature in Historical Context Barbara A. Hanawalt, Editor 1992 Spring
Represents the first time that disciples of history and English literature have joined forces to present new interpretations of late fourteenth-century English society. Contributors: Caroline M. Barron, Michael J. Bennett, Lawrence M. Clopper, Susan Crane, Richard Firth Green, Nicholas Orme, Nigel Saul, Paul Strohm, and David Wallace.
Chaucer’s Queer Nation Chaucer’s Queer Nation Glenn Burger 2002 Fall
Draws parallels between questions of identity in Chaucer’s time and our own.
Chemistry and Medicine: Papers Presented at the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Medical School of the University of Minnesota Chemistry and Medicine Papers Presented at the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Medical School of the University of Minnesota Maurice B. Visscher None
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