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Drunk the Night Before: An Anatomy of Intoxication Drunk the Night Before An Anatomy of Intoxication Marty Roth 2008 Fall
Exposes the secret history of drink, from creative stimulant to addictive poison
The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative The Truth About Stories A Native Narrative Thomas King 2008 Fall
Illuminates the relationship between storytelling and the Native North American experience
Argentina: Stories for a Nation Argentina Stories for a Nation Amy K. Kaminsky 2008 Spring
The many meanings “Argentina” holds both within and beyond its borders
The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism Estelle Tarica 2008 Spring
A timely examination of narratives of interethnic intimacy in twentieth-century Mexico, Bolivia, and Peru
Murder Most Modern: Detective Fiction and Japanese Culture Murder Most Modern Detective Fiction and Japanese Culture Sari Kawana 2008 Spring
Surveillance, sexuality, war, and censorship in Japanese detective fiction
Cuban Currency: The Dollar and “Special Period” Fiction Cuban Currency The Dollar and “Special Period” Fiction Esther Whitfield 2007 Fall
Explores the nostalgic fetishization of Cuban culture
Sinographies: Writing China Sinographies Writing China Eric Hayot, Haun Saussy and Steven G. Yao, Editors 2007 Fall
A new critical model for understanding China and its role in Western literary and political life
The Postcolonial and the Global The Postcolonial and the Global Revathi Krishnaswamy and John C. Hawley, Editors 2007 Fall
Connects postcolonial and global discourses in the humanities and social sciences
Imperial White: Race, Diaspora, and the British Empire Imperial White Race, Diaspora, and the British Empire Radhika Mohanram 2007 Fall
Analyzing whiteness in nineteenth-century British colonialism from India to Britain to Australia and New Zealand
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations The Third Space of Sovereignty The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations Kevin Bruyneel 2007 Fall
The struggle between indigenous resistance and American colonialism—within its own borders
Bandits, Captives, Heroines, and Saints: Cultural Icons of Mexico’s Northwest Borderlands Bandits, Captives, Heroines, and Saints Cultural Icons of Mexico’s Northwest Borderlands Robert McKee Irwin 2007 Spring
Reinvigorates the mythic figures of Mexico’s anomalous zone
Taking Their Word: Literature and the Signs of Central America Taking Their Word Literature and the Signs of Central America Arturo Arias 2007 Spring
Gives voice to the unique literature and culture of Central America.
Rethinking Global Sisterhood: Western Feminism and Iran Rethinking Global Sisterhood Western Feminism and Iran Nima Naghibi 2007 Spring
The first analysis of how Western and Iranian feminism both converge and conflict
The Poetics of DNA The Poetics of DNA Judith Roof 2007 Spring
Reveals the ideological effects of DNA metaphors and stories
Feminist Waves, Feminist Generations: Life Stories from the Academy Feminist Waves, Feminist Generations Life Stories from the Academy Hokulani K. Aikau, Karla A. Erickson and Jennifer L. Pierce, Editors 2007 Spring
Finding the “2.5 generation”—an alternative to binary feminist categories