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Texts of Power Emerging Disciplines in Colonial Bengal Partha Chatterjee, Editor 1995 Fall: The case of Bengal illustrates the interaction of colonialism and modernity.
Landscape Approaches in Mammalian Ecology and Conservation William Z. Lidicker Jr., Editor 1995 Fall: This book explores the latest ideas about landscapes as they apply to mammalian ecology and conservation. The contributors examine the contributions of mammalian field studies and experimental model systems to landscape ecology, and then present data on the use of such experimental protocols. With its international perspective and its incisive coverage, this volume will be an essential resource for anyone concerned with mammalian and landscape ecology. Contributors: Gary W. Barrett, J. A. Bissonette, Sim Broekhuizen, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Michael S. Gaines, Lennart Hansson, Steven J. Harper, Robert D. Holt, M. Kozakiewicz, William F. Laurance, H. Gray Merriam, Tarja Oksanen, John D. Peles, M. Schneider, N. Slade, J. Szacki.
Water Lilies An Anthology of Spanish Women Writers from the Fifteenth through the Nineteenth Century Amy K. Kaminsky, Editor 1995 Fall: Poetry and prose by Spanish women presented here in both English and Spanish.
Snow on the Cane Fields Women’s Writing and Creole Subjectivity Judith Raiskin 1995 Fall: Cultural colonialism seen through the writing of English-speaking creole women.
Resolutions Contemporary Video Practices Michael Renov and Erika Suderburg, Editors 1995 Fall: Explores the state of the art, practice, and theory of video.
Deconstructive Variations Music and Reason in Western Society Rose Rosengard Subotnik 1995 Fall: A new volume by one of America’s leading musicologists.
The Hidden Foundation Cinema and the Question of Class David E. James and Rick Berg, Editors 1996 Spring: Argues that issues of class are central to film history.
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.
Rape Warfare The Hidden Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia Beverly Allen 1996 Spring: A shocking and impassioned exposé of new and horrifying methods of war in the Balkans.
Word’s Out Gay Men’s English William L. Leap 1996 Spring: The first book-length analysis of the language used by gay men.
Beyond Sovereign Territory The Space of Ecopolitics Thom Kuehls 1996 Spring: An ecological critique of political thought that insists on the centrality of ethics.
Capital Times Tales from the Conquest of Time Éric Alliez 1995 Fall: Explores the connection between money and time in Western culture.
Deconstructing Communication Representation, Subject, and Economies of Exchange Briankle G. Chang 1996 Spring: A philosophical critique of modern communication theories.
Too Much of a Good Thing Mae West as Cultural Icon Ramona Curry 1996 Spring: The first examination of Mae West's meaning in American popular culture.
The Torments of Love Hélisenne de Crenne Lisa Neal, Editor 1996 Spring: This autobiographical novel of a married woman’s passion for a younger man is the first translation into English of a landmark text. Originally published in 1538, The Torments of Love tells a colorful tale of adulterous love and romantic adventure from a woman's point of view.
The Ethnic Eye Latino Media Arts Chon A. Noriega and Ana M. Lopez, Editors 1996 Spring: The first in-depth treatment of Latino film and video.
The Lie of the Land Migrant Workers and the California Landscape Don Mitchell 1996 Spring: A hard-hitting look at the story behind California's famous scenery.
The Picaresque Tradition and Displacement Giancarlo Maiorino 1996 Spring: Brings the insights of contemporary literary and cultural theory to the study of the picaresque.
In Place/Out of Place Geography, Ideology, and Transgression Tim Cresswell 1996 Spring: Argues that space and place are key factors in the definition of both deviance and propriety.
Writing Permitted in Designated Areas Only Linda Brodkey 1996 Spring: One teacher's dispatches from the front lines of the culture wars.
Rethinking Borders John C. Welchman, Editor 1996 Spring: The first guide to the new aesthetic practices of “border theory.”
Getting a Life Everyday Uses of Autobiography Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson, Editors 1996 Spring: From résumés to personal ads, from talk shows to self-help groups, autobiographical storytelling has become a central theme of American culture. Getting a Life is an innovative examination of how personal narratives have become central in circulating multiple, overlapping, provisional identities-and how those identities are negotiated or resisted in everyday life. Contributors: Linda Martin Alcoff, Philip E. Baruth, H-Dirksen L. Bauman, Michael Blitz, Traci Carroll, William Chaloupka, Salome Chasnoff, Kay K. Cook, Martin A. Danahay, Laura Gray-Rosendale, Linda S. Kauffman, Louise Krasniewicz, Helena Michie, Sandra Patton, Janice Peck, Robyn R. Warhol, Susan Ostrov Weisser.
The Contemplation of the World Figures of Community Style Michel Maffesoli 1996 Spring: A provocative guide to the distinctive style of postmodernity.
Narratives of Agency Self-Making in China, India, and Japan Wimal Dissanayake, Editor 1996 Spring: A groundbreaking reconsideration of agency in Asian culture.
Sovereigns, Quasi Sovereigns, and Africans Race and Self-Determination in International Law Siba N’Zatioula Grovogui 1996 Spring: Examines the relationship between international law and decolonization in Africa.
Computers, Surveillance, and Privacy David Lyon and Elia Zureik, Editors 1996 Spring: Looks at the ways new technologies contribute to social control.
Manual for Using the MMPI-2 as a Therapeutic Intervention Stephen E. Finn 1996 Spring: An original method for using the MMPI-2 in treatment.
From Cannibals to Radicals Figures and Limits of Exoticism Roger Célestin 1996 Spring: In this fascinating analysis, Roger Célestin examines the concept of exoticism from a historical and literary perspective. Through close readings of works by Montaigne, Diderot, Flaubert, Barthes, and Naipaul, Célestin examines the way these writers have challenged representations of cultural identity in their time.
Public History, Private Stories Italian Women’s Autobiography Graziella Parati 1996 Spring: Explores the way Italian women writers craft identities through writing.
Diasporic Mediations Between Home and Location Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan 1996 Spring: A series of meditations on the relationship between theory and practice.
Postcolonial Subjects Francophone Women Writers Mary Jean Green, Karen Gould, Micheline Rice-Maximin, Jack A. Yeager and Keith L. Walker, Editors 1996 Spring: Explores French-language writing by women outside France.
Imperial Encounters The Politics of Representation in North-South Relations Roxanne Lynn Doty 1996 Spring: Offers a fresh perspective on power relationships in global politics.
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.
A Hunger so Wide and so Deep A Multiracial View of Women’s Eating Problems Becky W. Thompson 1996 Fall: A new feminist classic--now in paper!
Ethnic Nationalism The Tragic Death of Yugoslavia Bogdan Denitch 1996 Fall: Provides a cogent, comprehensive historical analysis of Yugoslavia’s demise, one that clearly identifies events and trends that urgently demand the world’s attention. The role of timing in the sequence of events; the consequences of an unworkable constitutional situation; the responsibility of the West; and, above all, the self-transformation of Communist regimes that presaged undemocratic outcomes: each is duly considered as Denitch gives a detailed description of Yugoslavia’s descent into murderous inter-ethnic wars. “... a major contribution to the literature on the death of Yugoslavia.” --W. Kendall Myers, Johns Hopkins University
The Snow Lotus Exploring the Eternal Moment Peter M. Leschak 1996 Fall: An engaging new volume by the author of Letters from Side Lake and Seeing the Raven.
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.
Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization Joan M. Hummel 1996 Fall: A best-selling resource on nonprofit management
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.
Reclaiming the Heartland Lesbian and Gay Voices from the Midwest Karen Lee Osborne and William J. Spurlin, Editors None None: A look at lesbian and gay life from a unique vantage point-that of the Midwest.
International Adaptations of the MMPI-2 Research and Clinical Applications James N. Butcher, Editor 1996 Fall: The first cross-cultural guide to the world's most widely used personality test.
The Laws of Hostility Politics, Violence, and the Enlightenment Pierre Saint-Amand 1996 Fall: Exposes the hostility lurking below the surface of French Enlightenment texts.
Palestine and Jewish History Criticism at the Borders of Ethnography Jonathan Boyarin 1996 Fall: This provocative and personal series of meditations on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict argues that it represents a struggle not as much about land and history as about space, time, and memory. Palestine and Jewish History enacts rather than reports on Boyarin’s process of error, pain, impatience, uncertainty, self-criticism, intellectual struggle, and dawning awareness, challenging and engaging us in the process of discovery.
Critical Geopolitics The Politics of Writing Global Space Gearóid O’Tuathail 1996 Fall: Uses new concepts of mapping and space to challenge traditional geopolitical assumptions.
Identity Papers Contested Nationhood in Twentieth-Century France Steven Ungar and Tom Conley, Editors 1996 Fall: Examines the interplay of national identity and cultural practices in France today.
Reconstructing Architecture Critical Discourses and Social Practices Thomas A. Dutton and Lian Hurst Mann, Editors 1996 Fall: Questions the meaning and purpose of architecture in relation to democratic public life.
Representing the Woman Cinema and Psychoanalysis Elizabeth Cowie 1996 Fall: Examines the politics of film representation using psychoanalytic and feminist theory.
Aesthetic Ideology Paul de Man Andrzej Warminski, Editor 1996 Fall: An important reconsideration of ideology by one of this century’s most eminent theorists.
Women, Guerrillas, and Love Understanding War in Central America Ileana Rodriguez 1996 Fall: Offers readings of Latin American “politically committed” literature.
Power Keith Dowding 1996 Fall: A concise introduction to the concept of power and the debates surrounding it.