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Re-Imagining Space and Society in Central and Eastern Europe

The end of what the GDR called "real existierender Sozialismus" in Europe at the beginning of the 1990s dramatically changed the geopolitical situation in Central and Eastern Europe. Five states…

U. S. Marine Band

Liberty For All: An Interactive CD Of History And Culture

Mimi Gladstein, Susana Lozano

Hispanic Roots of the Hollywood Western

"Hispanic Roots of the Hollywood Western explores how the Spanish history of the American Southwest influenced a movie genre that became a worldwide phenomenon: the Western. Numerous aspects of the H…

Why Bob Dylan Matters, Revised Edition

"The coolest class on campus" -- The New York Times***Revised and updated with a new Afterword from the author.***When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate r…

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects

A rich and compelling introduction to the history of Asian Pacific American communities as told through 101 objects, from a fortune cookie baking mold to the debut Ms. Marvel comic featuring Kamala Khan A…

Ulrike Herrmann

Deutschland, ein Wirtschaftsmärchen

Der deutsche Aufstieg von 1945 bis heuteDeutschland ist reich, aber die gängigen Erklärungen dafür sind falsch. So soll Ludwig Erhard der >>Vater<< des Wirtschaftswunders gewesen sein ¿ in Wah…

Angela Aleiss

Broken Arrow

An insightful history and analysis of the importance Delmer Daves' film Broken Arrow has in the western film genre. It was, for its time, a breakthrough in how Native Americans were depicted in the movies…

Alison Fields

Lone Star

A deft history and analysis of John Sayles' 1996 cinematic masterpiece. Alison Fields places Lone Star in a western film framework and emphasizes Lone Star's ability to highlight the conflicts between soc…

Chris Yogerst

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

A new offering in the nascent Reel West film history series that focuses on that quintessentially American cinematic art form, the western.Few lines of movie dialogue have had greater impact than the most…

Susan Kollin

Thelma & Louise

Thelma & Louise , the 1991 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, has been described as a road movie, a buddy movie, a feminist parable, and only incidentally as a …

Natalie Lauren Belisle

Caribbean Inhospitality

The Caribbean has a global reputation for extending unparalleled hospitality to foreign guests. Yet local citizens express feeling alienated from the Caribbean nations they call home. Here, Natalie Lauren…

Natalie Lauren Belisle

Caribbean Inhospitality

Caribbean Inhospitality juxtaposes the Caribbean's reputation for being hospitable to foreigners with the alienation of the Caribbean citizen-subject from nations they call home. Reading literary, cinemat…

Dipesh Chakrabarty

Europa als Provinz

Theorie und Gesellschaft Als Mitbegründer der "Subaltern Studies" ist der indische Historiker Dipesh Chakrabarty einer der Vorreiter der postkolonialen Geschichtsschreibung. Seine einflussreichen Schrifte…

Dionne Brand

A Map to the Door of No Return

"Now in its first American edition, Dionne Brand's groundbreaking A Map to the Door of No Return has emerged as a modern classic, a highly influential exploration of "being" in the Black di…

Chris Enss

Daughters of Daring

Discover the untold stories of the bold women who rode harder, roped faster, and stole the spotlight in early Hollywood.Since the famous "first" western movie, The Great Train Robbery , starring…

The Musicals of Cole Porter

A pivotal examination of one of America's greatest songwriters, his lyrics, and his lifelong attempt to define the nature of love

Moris Zekler - Fuzz & Soul Sega From 70's Mauritius

Product Information A tax haven and dream destination for wealthy travelers, the Republic of Mauritius is a multi-ethnic country that is currently experiencing full economic and social ascension. Bankin…

Moris Zekler - Fuzz & Soul Sega From 70's Mauritius

Product Information A tax haven and dream destination for wealthy travelers, the Republic of Mauritius is a multi-ethnic country that is currently experiencing full economic and social ascension. Bankin…

Philipp Blom

Die zerrissenen Jahre

Eine völlig neue Darstellung der Jahre, die in den Zweiten Weltkrieg führten 1918 ist der Krieg zu Ende, aber die Welt findet keinen Frieden. Alle Gewissheiten sind ins Wanken geraten, und so geht der Kam…