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X-Marks: Native Signatures of Assent X-Marks Native Signatures of Assent Scott Richard Lyons 2010 Spring
A provocative and deeply personal exploration of contemporary Indian identity, nationalism, and modernity
The Japan of Pure Invention: Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado The Japan of Pure Invention Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado Josephine Lee 2010 Spring
What the lightest of operas reveals about racial images and practices
Nature and Revelation: A History of Macalester College Nature and Revelation A History of Macalester College Jeanne Halgren Kilde 2010 Spring
Tells the story of one of the most prominent educational institutions in the Midwest
A Manufactured Wilderness: Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890–1960 A Manufactured Wilderness Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890–1960 Abigail A. Van Slyck 2010 Spring
An engrossing look at American summer camps—from mess halls to tents to fire circles
A Jumble of Needs: Women’s Activism and Neoliberalism in the Colonias of the Southwest A Jumble of Needs Women’s Activism and Neoliberalism in the Colonias of the Southwest Rebecca Dolhinow 2010 Spring
Why is it so difficult for NGOs to successfully bring about social transformation?
Carew Carew Rod Carew and Ira Berkow 2010 Spring
The candid and compelling memoir of Rod Carew, one of baseball’s greatest players
Ends of Empire: Asian American Critique and the Cold War Ends of Empire Asian American Critique and the Cold War Jodi Kim 2010 Spring
A bold examination of how the U.S. Cold War in Asia impacted the formation of Asian America
Unfastened: Globality and Asian North American Narratives Unfastened Globality and Asian North American Narratives Eleanor Ty 2010 Spring
Understanding Asian American literature, history, and culture in terms of globalization
Militarized Currents: Toward a Decolonized Future in Asia and the Pacific Militarized Currents Toward a Decolonized Future in Asia and the Pacific Setsu Shigematsu and Keith L. Camacho, Editors 2010 Spring
Exposing the consequences of U.S. and Japanese militarization
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
Famous Faces Yet Not Themselves: The Misfits and Icons of Postwar America Famous Faces Yet Not Themselves The Misfits and Icons of Postwar America George Kouvaros 2010 Spring
A revealing examination of the impact of photography on the image of postwar Hollywood acting
Migrants for Export: How the Philippine State Brokers Labor to the World Migrants for Export How the Philippine State Brokers Labor to the World Robyn Magalit Rodriguez 2010 Spring
How the Philippines transformed itself into the world’s leading labor brokerage state
We’re Gonna Win, Twins! We’re Gonna Win, Twins! Doug Grow 2010 Spring
From open air to the Dome to blue sky again in 2010, a half century of Twins baseball
Film Nation: Hollywood Looks at U.S. History, Revised Edition Film Nation Hollywood Looks at U.S. History, Revised Edition Robert Burgoyne 2010 Spring
Explores contemporary American films that challenge official history.
Cold War on the Home Front: The Soft Power of Midcentury Design Cold War on the Home Front The Soft Power of Midcentury Design Greg Castillo 2009 Fall
An illustrated history of the persuasive impact of model homes, appliances, and furniture in cold war propaganda
Prisons of Poverty Prisons of Poverty Loïc Wacquant 2009 Spring
An international best seller dissects the globalization of penal policies “made in U.S.A.” as part of the spread of neoliberalism
Manhood Factories: YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture Manhood Factories YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture Paula Lupkin 2009 Fall
How moral agendas shaped the look and feel of YMCAs
Suspended Apocalypse: White Supremacy, Genocide, and the Filipino Condition Suspended Apocalypse White Supremacy, Genocide, and the Filipino Condition Dylan Rodríguez 2009 Fall
Examines the Filipino American as a product of conquest, white supremacy, and racial empire
String, Felt, Thread: The Hierarchy of Art and Craft in American Art String, Felt, Thread The Hierarchy of Art and Craft in American Art Elissa Auther 2009 Fall
A beautifully illustrated history of the use of fiber in the American art world in the postwar era
The Decolonized Eye: Filipino American Art and Performance The Decolonized Eye Filipino American Art and Performance Sarita Echavez See 2009 Fall
Filipino American artists map and contest the United States’ amnesia about its colonization of the Philippines