Recent scholarship on slavery has explored the lives of enslaved people beyond the watchful eye of their masters. Building on this work and the study of space, social relations, gender, and power i...więcej »
From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools i...więcej »
The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. From the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast and from the ...więcej »
For many Cubans, Fidel Castro's Revolution represented deliverance from a legacy of inequality and national disappointment. For others—especially those exiled in the United States—Cuba'...więcej »
The historical memory of the Civil War and Reconstruction has earned increasing attention from scholars. Only recently, however, have historians begun to explore African American efforts to interpr...więcej »
Downright Bizarre Games pokes fun at the video game industry, an entertainment business that often takes itself much too seriously. This is a hilarious look at the odd side of the industry, from ga...więcej »
Historic articles and catalogs for the research of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) with a number of previously untranslated French and German references for the English enthusiast or student.więcej »
The Ecuador Poster Bienal 2016 official book features over 700 posters from all around the world. From the beautiful work of Peter Bankov to 101 iconic Swiss posters and much more.więcej »
This book is a review of modern ethical theory, designed for a rigorous approach to studying and comprehending sundry aspects of moral philosophy. An extensive bibliography is provided for further ...więcej »
Foundational text for Semiology as a scientific discipline; after a brief review of the history of this field of study , it identifies with precision the exclusive object and general problem for se...więcej »
For good reason, the second and third days of the Battle of Gettysburg have received the lion's share of attention from historians. With this book, however, the critical first day's fighting finall...więcej »
With 7 major families of workflows, 4 competing distribution formats, 5 display technologies and more on the way, it is easy to get lost in the "jungle" of HDR.
This guide, the result of 4 years o...więcej »
Each year, tens of thousands of people flock to Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and to more than two hundred other locations across the country to attend Scottish Highland Games and Gathering...więcej »
In this work, Anderson Blanton illuminates how prayer, faith, and healing are intertwined with technologies of sound reproduction and material culture in the charismatic Christian worship of southe...więcej »
Deserve[s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.--New York Times Book Review
"[Trulock] brings her subject alive and escorts him through a brilliant career. One can easily say tha...więcej »
Viewing contemporary history from the perspective of the AIDS crisis, Jennifer Brier provides rich, new understandings of the United States' complex social and political trends in the post-1960s er...więcej »
This is an all in one Instagram Marketing Book. This book will take you from beginner to advanced in your journey to creating a successful brand or business. This book includes so many features, su...więcej »
This is a concise and practical manual of instruction for the guidance and training of interviewers gathering data for all types of surveys. It clearly presents specific principles and techniques f...więcej »
In this great set of 5 user guides, we get you started on using your Mac, then introduce you to a range of its great apps and features - including a comprehensive guide to the Photos app.
Discove...więcej »
Jose Marti, great Cuban patriot, wrote Spanish articles on the United States during the eighties. In the present sketch, the author has presented Marti to the country he interpreted so sympathetica...więcej »