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Latino Metropolis Latino Metropolis Victor M. Valle and Rodolfo D. Torres 2000 Fall
A readable look at culture and politics in Los Angeles through a Latino lens.
Wall to Wall America: Post Office Murals in the Great Depression Wall to Wall America Post Office Murals in the Great Depression Karal Ann Marling 2000 Spring
The Colossus of Roads: Myth and Symbol along the American Highway The Colossus of Roads Myth and Symbol along the American Highway Karal Ann Marling 2000 Spring
A rich and lively examination of this curious and pervasive tradition.
Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero Haunts of the Black Masseur The Swimmer as Hero Charles Sprawson 2000 Spring
A lustrous examination of life in the water from Percy Bysshe Shelley to Esther Williams.
Emile de Antonio: A Reader Emile de Antonio A Reader Douglas Kellner and Dan Streible, Editors 2000 Spring
An absorbing collection of writings by and about an American original.
Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema Shot in America Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema Chon A. Noriega 2000 Spring
Redefines media history through Chicano film and television.
Selling the Lower East Side: Culture, Real Estate, and Resistance in New York City Selling the Lower East Side Culture, Real Estate, and Resistance in New York City Christopher Mele 2000 Spring
Tracks the shifting views of the Lower East Side from ghetto to desirable urban niche.
Stadium Games: Fifty Years of Big League Greed and Bush League Boondoggles Stadium Games Fifty Years of Big League Greed and Bush League Boondoggles Jay Weiner 2000 Spring
The inside story of one state’s struggle with professional sports.
Hollywood Goes Shopping Hollywood Goes Shopping David Desser and Garth S. Jowett, Editors 2000 Spring
A groundbreaking exploration of the profound relationship between American cinema and consumer culture.
Homeward to Zion: The Mormon Migration from Scandinavia Homeward to Zion The Mormon Migration from Scandinavia William Mulder 2000 Spring
The classic history of this emblematic moment in U.S. immigration.
America's Shadow: An Anatomy of Empire America's Shadow An Anatomy of Empire William V. Spanos 1999 Fall
Examines the mind-set of Western imperialism from its origins in the Roman Empire to the Vietnam War.
Pretty Good for a Girl: An Athlete’s Story Pretty Good for a Girl An Athlete’s Story Leslie Heywood 2000 Spring
The gripping story of one woman’s drive to win-now in paperback.
Swinging Single: Representing Sexuality in the 1960s Swinging Single Representing Sexuality in the 1960s Hilary Radner and Moya Luckett, Editors 1999 Fall
Explores the portrayal of sexuality within the popular culture, events, and films of the 1960s.
The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology The Limits of Multiculturalism Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology Scott Michaelsen 1999 Fall
Traces anthropology’s Native American roots.
Red on Red: Native American Literary Separatism Red on Red Native American Literary Separatism Craig S. Womack and Hans Aarsleff 1999 Fall
An entertaining and enlightening proposal for a new way to read Native American literature.
Stirrings in the Jug: Black Politics in the Post-Segregation Era Stirrings in the Jug Black Politics in the Post-Segregation Era Adolph Reed Jr. 1999 Fall
A penetrating look at the state of racial politics by one of our nation’s most important writers on the subject.
Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics Disidentifications Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics José Esteban Muñoz 1999 Spring
An important new perspective on the ways outsiders negotiate mainstream culture.
SportCult SportCult Randy Martin and Toby Miller, Editors 1999 Spring
New approaches to the cultural politics of sport.
Active Radio: Pacifica’s Brash Experiment Active Radio Pacifica’s Brash Experiment Jeff Land 1999 Spring
The essential book on the origins of the influential Pacifica radio network, in time for its fiftieth anniversary.
The Fence and the River The Fence and the River Claire F. Fox 1999 Spring
Looks at literary and artistic representations of the U.S. border with Mexico.