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| 1. |  | Title: Standing ground: Yurok Indian spirituality, 1850-1990 Author: Buckley, Thomas C. T Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: American Studies | Anthropology | Native American Ethnicity Publisher's Description: This colorful, richly textured account of spiritual training and practice within an American Indian social network emphasizes narrative over analysis. Thomas Buckley's foregrounding of Yurok narratives creates one major level of dialogue in an innovative ethnography that features dialogue as its cen . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 2. |  | Title: Los Angeles and the automobile: the making of the modern city Author: Bottles, Scott L Published: University of California Press, 1987 Subjects: American Studies | Californian and Western History | Urban Studies | United States History | American Studies Publisher's Description: More comprehensive than any other book on this topic, Los Angeles and the Automobile places the evolution of Los Angeles within the context of American political and urban history. Similar Items |
| 3. |  | Title: The visual culture of American religions Author: Morgan, David 1957- Published: University of California Press, 2001 Subjects: Religion | Art | American Studies Publisher's Description: Contemporary artists have often clashed with conservative American evangelicals in recent years, giving the impression that art and religion are fundamentally at odds. Yet historically, artistic images have played a profound role in American religious life. This superb collection of essays, with its . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 4. |  | Title: Women and economics: a study of the economic relation between men and women as a factor in social evolution  Author: Gilman, Charlotte Perkins 1860-1935 Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: Gender Studies | History | American Studies | Women's Studies Publisher's Description: When Charlotte Perkins Gilman's first nonfiction book, Women and Economics , was published exactly a century ago, in 1898, she was immediately hailed as the leading intellectual in the women's movement. Her ideas were widely circulated and discussed; she was in great demand on the lecture circuit, a . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 5. |  | Title: A generation divided: the new left, the new right, and the 1960s Author: Klatch, Rebecca E Published: University of California Press, 1999 Subjects: Sociology | American Studies | Politics Publisher's Description: The 1960s was not just an era of civil rights, anti-war protest, women's liberation, hippies, marijuana, and rock festivals. The untold story of the 1960s is in fact about the New Right. For young conservatives the decade was about Barry Goldwater, Ayn Rand, an important war in the fight against com . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 6. |  | Title: It did happen here: recollections of political repression in America Author: Schultz, Ruth Published: University of California Press, 1990 Subjects: Politics | Sociology | American Studies | United States History Publisher's Description: In this moving book, two skilled oral historians collect the words of Americans who have been victims of political repression in their own country. Disturbing and provocative, It Did Happen Here is must-reading for everyone who cares about protecting the rights and liberties upon which this country . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 7. |  | Title: The faces of Buddhism in America Author: Prebish, Charles S Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: Religion | Buddhism | American Studies | Gender Studies Publisher's Description: Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the United States, with adherents estimated in the several millions. But what exactly defines a "Buddhist"? This has been a much-debated question in recent years, particularly in regard to the religion's bifurcation into two camps: the so-called "imported" . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 8. |  | Title: Chuck Jones: a flurry of drawings Author: Kenner, Hugh Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: American Studies | Film | Autobiographies and Biographies Publisher's Description: Creator of the mono-maniacal Wile E. Coyote and his elusive prey, the Road Runner, Chuck Jones has won three Academy Awards and been responsible for many classics of animation featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Elmer Fudd. Who better to do Chuck Jones than Hugh Kenner, master wordsmith . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 9. |  | Title: The Antislavery debate: capitalism and abolitionism as a problem in historical interpretation Author: Bender, Thomas Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: History | United States History | American Studies Publisher's Description: This volume brings together one of the most provocative debates among historians in recent years. The center of controversy is the emergence of the antislavery movement in the United States and Britain and the relation of capitalism to this development.The essays delve beyond these issues, however, . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 10. |  | Title: Murder in New York City Author: Monkkonen, Eric H 1942- Published: University of California Press, 2001 Subjects: American Studies | Psychology | Criminology | United States History Publisher's Description: Murder in New York City dramatically expands what we know about urban homicide, and challenges some of the things we think we know. Eric Monkkonen's unprecedented investigation covers two centuries of murder in America's biggest city, combining newly assembled statistical evidence with many other do . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 11. |  | Title: Myths in stone: religious dimensions of Washington, D.C Author: Meyer, Jeffrey F Published: University of California Press, 2001 Subjects: Religion | American Studies | Christianity | United States History Publisher's Description: Washington, D.C., is a city of powerful symbols - from the dominance of the Capitol dome and Washington Monument to the authority of the Smithsonian. This book takes us on a fascinating and informative tour of the nation's capital as Jeffrey F. Meyer unravels the complex symbolism of the city and ex . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 12. |  | Title: Kitchens: the culture of restaurant work Author: Fine, Gary Alan Published: University of California Press, 1996 Subjects: Sociology | American Studies | Popular Culture | Social Theory Publisher's Description: Kitchens takes us into the robust, overheated, backstage world of the contemporary restaurant. In this rich, often surprising portrait of the real lives of kitchen workers, Gary Alan Fine brings their experiences, challenges, and satisfactions to colorful life. He provides a riveting exploration of . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 13. |  | Title: Movies as politics Author: Rosenbaum, Jonathan Published: University of California Press, 1997 Subjects: Cinema and Performance Arts | Film | American Studies | Gender Studies Publisher's Description: In this new collection of reviews and essays, Jonathan Rosenbaum focuses on the political and social dynamics of the contemporary movie scene. Rosenbaum, widely regarded as the most gifted contemporary American commentator on the cinema, explores the many links between film and our ideological ident . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 14. |  | Title: Reclaiming America: Nike, clean air, and the new national activism Author: Shaw, Randy 1956- Published: University of California Press, 1999 Subjects: American Studies | Politics | Public Policy Publisher's Description: Have activists taken the bumper-sticker adage "Think Globally, Act Locally" too literally? Randy Shaw argues that they have, with destructive consequences for America. Since the 1970s, activist participation in national struggles has steadily given way to a nearly exclusive focus on local issues. Am . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 15. |  | Title: Body work: beauty and self-image in American culture Author: Gimlin, Debra L 1967- Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: Sociology | Gender Studies | American Studies Publisher's Description: Today women are lifting weights to build muscle, wrapping their bodies in seaweed to reduce unwanted water retention, attending weigh-ins at diet centers, and devoting themselves to many other types of "body work." Filled with the voices of real women, this book unravels the complicated emotional an . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 16. |  | Title: On holiday: a history of vacationing Author: Löfgren, Orvar Published: University of California Press, 1999 Subjects: History | Anthropology | Travel | American Studies | Cultural Anthropology | Popular Culture | Criminology Publisher's Description: Löfgren takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of "learning to be a tourist" have shaped our own ways of vacationing. We see how fashions in destinations have changed through the years, with popular images (written, drawn, painted, and later photographed) teachin . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 17. |  | Title: The fourth estate and the Constitution: freedom of the press in America Author: Powe, L. A. Scot Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: Law | Politics | American Studies | Media Studies Similar Items |
| 18. |  | Title: The American musical landscape Author: Crawford, Richard 1935- Published: University of California Press, 1993 Subjects: Music | Musicology | American Studies | United States History Publisher's Description: In this refreshingly direct and engaging historical treatment of American music and musicology, Richard Crawford argues for the recognition of the distinct and vital character of American music. What is that character? How has musical life been supported in the United States and how have Americans u . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 19. |  | Title: Unequal childhoods: class, race, and family life Author: Lareau, Annette Published: University of California Press, 2003 Subjects: Sociology | American Studies | Ethnic Studies | Anthropology | Education Publisher's Description: Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Unequal Childhoods explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood today. Here are the frenetic families managing their . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 20. |  | Title: A critic writes: essays by Reyner Banham Author: Banham, Reyner Published: University of California Press, 1997 Subjects: Architecture | Art | American Studies | Popular Culture Publisher's Description: Few twentieth-century writers on architecture and design have enjoyed the renown of Reyner Banham. Born and trained in England and a U.S. resident starting in 1976, Banham wrote incisively about American and European buildings and culture. Now readers can enjoy a chronological cross-section of essay . . . [more] Similar Items |