Kinship, Community, and Self

Kinship, Community, and Self: Essays in Honor of David Warren Sabean

David Warren Sabean was a pioneer in the historical-anthropological…
The Dominican Republic Reader

The Dominican Republic Reader: History, Culture, Politics

Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism,…
Making Aztlán

Making Aztlán: Ideology and Culture of the Chicana and Chicano Movement, 1966-1977

This book provides a long-needed overview of the Chicana and…
City Girls

City Girls – The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950

Even before wartime incarceration, Japanese Americans largely…
The Folklore of the Freeway

The Folklore of the Freeway – Race and Revolt in the Modernist City

When the interstate highway program connected America’s cities,…
Sephardi Lives

Sephardi Lives: A Documentary History, 1700-1950

This ground-breaking documentary history contains over 150 primary…
Writing History in the Global Era

Writing History in the Global Era

FLeading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in…
The American West

The American West: A Very Short Introduction

Part geographical location, part time period, and part state…
Leçons Indiennes

Leçons Indiennes: Itinéraires d’un historien, Delhi, Lisbonne, Paris, Los Angeles

Born in New Delhi in 1961 in a family of civil servants and intellectuals…
The Other Special Relationship

The Other Special Relationship: Race, Rights and Riots in Britain and the United States

The close diplomatic, economic, and military ties that comprising…