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Winner of the Robert Penn Warren Award for 2017
A close look at Albert Einstein’s evolving pacifism in response to World War I
Winner of the Irish Times’s Poetry Now prize
“Bustani tackles the 'big issues' of modern life with imagination and originality.”—Los Angeles Review of Books
"Spotlights Joe DiMaggio . . . and many other notables . . . to uncover the mythmaking behind the legend." —Foreword Reviews
Winner of the Theatre Library Association’s Richard Wall Memorial Award for an exemplary work in broadcast or recorded performance
Syracuse University Press
Celebrating 75 years SPORTS HISTORY | RUNNING
When Running Made History Roger Robinson Hardcover $55.00s 978-0-8156-3578-9 Paper $24.95 978-0-8156-1100-4
Ebook 978-0-8156-5443-8
6 x 9, 320 pages, 30 black-and-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index Series: Sports and Entertainment APRIL 2018
A vivid eye-witness account of twenty-one running events that influenced the world.
“Robinson takes us through 60 years of significant moments in running history observed through his own eyes. . . . I couldn’t put it down and came away inspired.”
Roger Robinson is a world-class runner and journalist. He is the editor and author of numerous books, including Running in Literature. He was a senior writer for Running Times and is a frequent contributor to Runner’s World and Canadian Running. He is emeritus professor of English at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Roger lives in New Paltz, New York, and Wellington, New Zealand, with his wife, women’s running activist Kathrine Switzer.
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—Jonathan Beverly, author of Run Strong, Stay Hungry
Robinson takes readers on a globe-trotting tour that combines a historian’s insight with vivid personal memories going back to just after World War II. From experiencing the 1948 “Austerity Olympics” in London as a young spectator to working as a journalist in the Boston Marathon media center at the moment of the 2013 bombings, Robinson offers a fascinating first-person account of the tragic and triumphant moments that impacted the world and shaped the modern sport. He chronicles the beginnings of the American running boom, the emergence of women's running, the end of the old amateur rules, and the redefinition of aging for athletes and amateurs. With an intimate perspective and insightful reporting, Robinson captures major historical events through the lens of running. He recounts running in Berlin at the time of German reunification in 1990, organizing a replacement track meet in New Zealand after the disastrous 2011 earthquake, and the triumph of Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila in the 1960 Olympics in Rome. As an avid runner, journalist, and fan, Robinson brings these global events to life and reveals the intimate and powerful ways in which running has intersected with recent history.
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“Rubinstein’s work richly documents the life and work of an artist of significance in the history of American graphic arts. That significance is two-fold. First, Palmer was for many years a leading artist— arguably the leading artist—among the several who worked for the firm of Currier & Ives. . . . Second, Palmer was a great rarity in nineteenth–century America: a successful and prolific woman artist.” —David Tatham, author of Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks
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BIOGRAPHY | AMERICAN ART
Fanny Palmer The Life and Works of a Currier & ives arTisT Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein Edited by Diann Benti Cloth $60.00 978-0-8156-1095-3 11 x 11, 424 pages, 190 color and 180 black-and-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index APRIL 2018
A captivating biography of one of the nineteenth century’s pioneering printmakers.
“The author set out to place Palmer’s work in its historical and art historical contexts and has accomplished her aim.” —Georgia Barnhill, curator emerita, American Antiquarian Society
Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein (1922–2013) was an artist, scholar, and art educator. She is the author of American Women Artists: From Early Indian Times to the Present and American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions. Diann Benti is a supervising librarian at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. She previously worked at the American Antiquarian Society and the Harvard University Archives.
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As one of Currier & Ives’s leading artists, Frances (“Fanny”) Bond Palmer (1812–1876) was a major lithographer whose prints found their way into homes, schools, barns, taverns, business offices, yacht clubs, and elsewhere, reaching a mass audience during her day. Her life was a true American fable—the story of an immigrant who came to the United States to start a new life for herself and her family and rose to the top of her profession. In Fanny Palmer: The Life and Works of a Currier & Ives Artist, Rubinstein chronicles the details of Palmer’s life, situating her work as the product of her own merit rather than as an achievement of Currier & Ives, and portraying the artist as an enterprising professional and one of the most versatile and prolific lithographers of her day. Largely ignored by art historians because of her status as a graphic artist and as an employee of famous male publishers, Palmer’s work was nonetheless a staple in nineteenth-century culture. Palmer was interested in recording all subjects that made up American life: her images of railroads, clipper ships, New York City, Civil War battle scenes, pictures of domestic bliss, and vistas of the newly opened West comprised at least two hundred of the company’s signed prints. A long-time employee of Currier & Ives, she also collaborated anonymously with other staff artists, supplying landscape backgrounds and architectural elements to countless compositions. The first full-length biography of Palmer’s life and work, as well as the first illustrated, annotated catalog of her drawings and prints, including a number of works that are new to the public and to scholars, Rubinstein’s book shines a spotlight on this accomplished artist, arguing for her long overdue recognition as a pioneer in the history of women artists.
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“A most welcome addition for exploring the development of the Adirondacks as a tourist and recreation destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Wooley captured the beauty and life of the region and inspired generations of visitors.” —Jeffrey Horrell, author of Seneca Ray Stoddard: Transforming the Adirondack Wilderness in Text and Image
Canoe fleet at Adirondack camp. Photography courtesy of the Matt Finley collection.
PHOTOGRAPHY | NEW YORK STATE HISTORY
J. S. Wooley adirondaCk PhoTograPher Edited by Richard Timberlake and Philip Terrie Cloth $49.95 978-0-8156-1096-0 11 x 81/2, 168 pages, 19 color, 100 duotone, and 18 black-and-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index MAY 2018
Tells the story of a gifted and prolific Adirondack photographer and his craft at the turn of the twentieth century. In 1880, Jesse Sumner Wooley, an energetic and entrepreneurial thirteen-year-old farm boy from Saratoga County, took a job as an errand boy for a pair of town photographers. This summer job led to a career that would define Wooley’s life. From that early start, Wooley went on to become a prominent businessman and inventive photographer in Upstate New York. This volume tells the fascinating story of Wooley’s rise from his impoverished rural roots to a position of success and prosperity as an artist who illuminated twentiethcentury bourgeois American culture through his photography. Including more than one hundred color and duotone photographs from his corpus, including a gallery of images from Matt Finley’s private collection, the book reveals the range of Wooley’s work: Adirondack panoramas, architectural studies, travel shows depicting the American west and Europe, and documentary photographs of contemporary events. Wooley’s career is situated within the context of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century town photography, a field dominated by male commercial photographers who captured the day-to-day events of rural and town life. Like many of these professional photographers, Wooley embraced innovations in cameras, producing photo postcards and panoramic photography to satisfy the growing demand for images as souvenirs. J. S. Wooley showcases the beauty of the Adirondack region as Wooley experienced it, the vital importance of town photographers, and the emergence of photography as a powerful medium to expose the American landscape.
Philip Terrie is professor emeritus of American culture studies and environmental studies at Bowling Green State University. He is the author of Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks.
Adirondack Vernacular The Photography of Henry M. Beach Robert Bogdan "You should run, not walk, to the nearest bookstore to purchase this beautiful, well-written, and wellresearched excursion into the uncharted territory of the real photo postcard."—The Postcard Collector Cloth $49.95 978-0-8156-0781-6
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Richard Timberlake is owner and operator of Timberlake Photos in Saratoga Springs, NY.
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REGIONAL HISTORY
Graves of Upstate New York A Guide to 100 Notable Resting Places Second Edition Chuck D’Imperio Hardcover $60.00s 978-0-8156-3575-8 Paper $27.95 978-0-8156-1097-7
Ebook 978-0-8156-5440-7
6 x 9, 392 pages, 109 black-and-white illustrations MARCH 2018
A cultural tour of the final resting places of 100 famous and infamous Americans in Upstate New York.
“A fun and fascinating book! It is great reading and extremely engaging all at the same time. This book gives us a whole new interpretation of dearly departed destinations." —Patricia Schultz, New York Times best-selling author of 1,000 Places to See before You Die
"Chuck D’Imperio is an Upstate New York treasure who proves time and again his encyclopedic knowledge of Upstate and all its charms. . . . From ‘Queen of Comedy’ Lucille Ball’s heart-engraved headstone in Jamestown to abolitionist John Brown’s glassenclosed marker in North Elba to industrialist/ philanthropist Andrew Carnegie’s Scottish stone monument in Sleepy Hollow and points in between, this fascinating travel guide will inspire the reader to hit the road and tour these intriguing historic sites and their communities. Highly recommended!" — Lori Chien, chief librarian, Jervis Public Library
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Graves of Upstate New York presents a fascinating look at the lives and deaths of 100 legendary Americans who are laid to rest in Upstate New York. D’Imperio takes readers on a journey across the state, visiting an array of famous New York grave sites, from Mark Twain, Harriet Tubman, and James Fenimore Cooper to Helen Hayes, Lucille Ball, four US presidents, a Kentucky Derby–winning horse, and the most famous one-legged tap dancer in the world. D’Imperio tells the story of each individual, along with photographs and detailed information about the cemetery. From West Point to Lake Placid to Buffalo and all points north, south, east, and west, Graves of Upstate New York offers a cultural tour across the great expanse of Upstate New York in search of its famous residents and their lasting legacies. Chuck D’Imperio is the author of several books about Upstate New York. His most recent titles include Unknown Museums of Upstate New York: A Guide to 50 Treasures and A Taste of Upstate New York: The People and Stories behind 40 Food Favorites.
NEW YORK STATE | UTOPIANISM
The Ministers’ War John W. Mears, The oneida CoMMuniTy, and The C rusade for P uBLiC M oraLiTy Michael Doyle Hardcover $50.00s 978-0-8156-3576-5 Paper $19.95 978-0-8156-1098-4
Ebook 978-0-8156-5441-4
6 x 9, 224 pages, 5 black-and-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index MARCH 2018
A riveting account of Presbyterian minister John W. Mears's crusade against the Oneida Community.
“The first close-up examination of an interesting clash of moralities in central New York during the 1870s: a minister’s crusade led by Professor John Mears of Hamilton College against the nearby Oneida Community, a utopian commune infamous for free love.” —Anthony Wonderley, author of Oneida Utopia: A Community Searching for Human Happiness and Prosperity
“Many books have been written about the Oneida Community, but to my knowledge, this is the first that examines the anti–Oneida Community movements that sprung up during the nineteenth century. Doyle has done a tremendous job of coloring in the personalities of the huge number of clergymen, politicians, Oneida Community members, and reporters that pepper the narrative.” —Christian Goodwillie, director and curator of special collections and archives at the Burke Library, Hamilton College
Unbridled passions threatened nineteenth-century America, a vulnerable young nation already feeling beset by foreigners, corruption, and disease. Purifying crusaders like Hamilton College philosophy professor and Presbyterian minister John W. Mears mobilized to fight every sin and carnal lure, from liquor to free love. In Upstate New York’s famed Oneida Community, Mears encountered his stiffest challenge. Oneida’s founder and patriarch, John Humphrey Noyes, oversaw a radical Christian commune where men and women sexually mingled through the practice of “complex marriage.” While others struggled to dislodge the community that had evolved since 1848 into a successful business venture and congenial neighbor, it was Mears who, after years of trying, rallied New York’s church and university leaders for a final, concerted anti-Oneida campaign. In The Ministers’ War, Doyle traces the full story of Mears and the crusade against the Oneida Community. He explores the ways in which Mears’s multipurpose zeal reflected the passions behind the nineteenth-century temperance movement, the fight against obscenity, and the public animus toward unconventional thought. As an author, political candidate, and controversialist, Mears was a prominent moralizer at a time when public morality seemed to be most at risk. Michael Doyle is a reporter in Washington, DC, for E&E News, covering environmental issues. He formerly reported on the Supreme Court and California for the Washington bureau of the McClatchy newspapers. He has won awards for his reporting from the National Press Club and the Washington Press Club Foundation, among others. Doyle is the author of Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution and The Forestport Breaks: A Nineteenth-Century Conspiracy along the Black River Canal.
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FICTION
The Rebels and Other Short Fiction Richard Power Edited and with an Introduction by James MacKillop Hardcover $55.00L 978-0-8156-3568-0
Ebook 978-0-8156-5434-6
Paper $24.95 978-0-8156-3586-4 6 x 9 , 232 pages, glossary, bibliography Series: Irish Studies MAY 2018
A beautifully crafted collection that reflects the best of the Irish short story tradition.
“Richard Power is a gifted stylist whose literary voice shares the eloquent menace of William Trevor.” —The Irish Times
“A fascinating and vital collection. A joy to read.” —Elke D’hoker, author of Irish Women Writers and the Modern Short Story
“Power wrote a mean clean line both in Irish and in English. Although basically a city man, his knowledge of Irish helped him to get under the skin of the country and turn this sympathy to a feeling understanding of both the ordinary and the fragile who populate his fiction.” —Alan Titley, award-winning novelist and playwright
An accomplished novelist, short story writer, and playwright, Richard Power (1928–1970) was most well known for his 1969 novel The Hungry Grass. While many of his stories were published in the leading literary journals of the day, his premature death prevented his work from gaining the fame it deserved. Gathered together for the first time, Power’s subtle and poignant stories capture the daily lives of urban and rural dwellers in Ireland at the turn of the twentieth century. Coming of age, the tensions between tradition and modernity, and romantic love are some of the themes in these beautifully vivid tales. Power explores the interiority of an Irish mother and the thorny navigation of an adolescent girl's coming of age with pathos and humor. This memorable collection, thoughtfully arranged and introduced by James MacKillop, gives new life to an undeservedly neglected writer for fans and scholars of the Irish short story tradition.
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Richard Power was born in Ireland. He worked as a civil servant in Dublin and earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop. He is the author of The Hungry Grass as well as numerous short stories and plays. James MacKillop is the author of Fionn mac Cumhaill: Celtic Myth in English Literature and Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, and is coeditor of An Irish Literature Reader:
FICTION
Jerusalem Stands Alone Mahmoud Shukair Translated from the Arabic by Nicole Fares Paper $19.95 978-0-8156-1103-5
Ebook 978-0-8156-5446-9
5 x 8 , 192 pages Series: Middle East Literature in Translation APRIL 2018
An elliptical novel exploring the comical and absurd in the everyday lives of Jerusalem residents. By turns bleak, nostalgic, and lighthearted, Jerusalem Stands Alone explores the interconnected lives of its mostly Palestinian cast. This series of quickmoving vignettes tells the story of occupied Jerusalem—tales of the daily tribulations and personal revelations of its narrators. The stories, entwined around themes of family and identity, diverge in viewpoint and chronology but ultimately unite to reveal the tapestry of Palestinian Jerusalem. The settings evoke the past—churches, alleys, and people who are gone but whose spirits yearn to be remembered. The characters are sons and mothers, soldiers and wives, all of whom unveil themselves in sometimes poignant, sometimes bittersweet memories. As its history rises up through the present struggles and hopes of its people, the deepest, most personal layers of Jerusalem are revealed. Mahmoud Shukair is a Palestinian writer of short stories and novels for adults and teenagers. He is the author of forty-five books, six television series, and four plays, including Mordechai's Moustache and His Wife's Cats. In 2011, he was awarded the Mahmoud Darwish Prize for Freedom of Expression. He has spent his life between Beirut, Amman, and Prague and now lives in Jerusalem. Nicole Fares teaches world literature at the University of Arkansas and is a doctoral candidate in comparative literature and cultural studies. She has translated novels, short stories, and poetry from Arabic to English, including the novel 32, by Sahar Mandour. Also Available . . .
32 Sahar Mandour Translated from the Arabic by Nicole Fares “A refreshingly modern, fast-paced novella that is as comfortable talking about female independence as it is a barroom brawl.” —The National “Mandour conjures modern Beirut in all its frustrating and glorious complexity in this tale of five young women seeking to carve out their place in it.”—World Literature Today Paper $18.95 978-0-8156-1069-4 Ebook 978-0-8156-5370-7
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New in Paper MOROCCAN LITERATURE | FOLKTALES
Moroccan Folktales Jilali El Koudia Translated from the Arabic by Jilali El Koudia and Roger Allen With Critical Analysis by Hasan M. El-Shamy Paper $19.95 978-0-8156-1101-1
Ebook 978-0-8156-5444-5
5 /2 x 8 /2, 200 pages, appendixes, glossary 1
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Series: Middle East Literature in Translation FEBRUARY 2018
Folktales collected from Teuan, Al-Huceima, Taza, Fes, Marrakesh, and Tahanout.
“A charming variety of folktales from various regions of Morocco. The book’s value is greatly increased by the technical analysis of the tales by El-Shamy, a professional folklorist. . . . Recommended.” —Choice
Drawing on stories he heard as a boy from female relatives, El Koudia presents a cross section of utterly bewitching narratives. Filled with ghouls and fools, kind magic and wicked, eternal bonds and earthly wishes, these are mesmerizing stories to be savored, studied, or simply treasured. Varied genres include anecdotes, legends, and animal fables, and some tales bear strong resemblance to European counterparts; for example, Aamar and his Sister (Hansel and Gretel) and Nunja and the White Dove (Cinderella). All capture the heart of Morroco and the soul of its people. In an enlightening introduction, El Koudia mourns the loss of the teller of tales in the marketplace, and he makes it clear that storytelling, born of memory and oral tradition, could vanish in the face of mass and electronic media. Jilali El Koudia is an acclaimed Moroccan literary critic, writer, and translator. He is the author of Moroccan Short Stories and the translator of many Moroccan literary works. Roger Allen is emeritus professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania. His books include The Arabic Novel: An Historical and Critical Introduction, and a co-translation of In Search of Walid Masoud by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra. Hasan El-Shamy is emeritus professor of folklore in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. He is the editor and translator of Folktales of Egypt and editor of Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt.
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FICTION / MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
Contemporary Iraqi Fiction an anThoLogy Edited and Translated from the Arabic by Shakir Mustafa Paper $19.95 978-0-8156-1102-8
Ebook 978-0-8156-5445-2
6 x 9, 224 pages, headnotes, glossary Series: Middle East Literature in Translation FEBRUARY 2018
Shedding a bright light on the rich diversity of Iraqi experience.
“One of the most important books in 2008.” —The Bloomsbury Review
“Contemporary Iraqi Fiction contains thirty-four stories by sixteen writers and succeeds in demonstrating that modern Iraqi fiction contains excellence across a range of styles.” —Edinburgh Review
“A nuanced study of contemporary Iraqi fiction which touches on a rich tapestry of themes.” —Al Jadid
“A crucial cultural exchange between Iraqi writers and readers of English.” —Journal of Arabic Literature
Shakir Mustafa is a teaching professor of Arabic at Northeastern University. He coedited A Century of Irish Drama: Widening the Stage and Seventeenth-Century English Poetry: An Introductory Course.
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The first anthology of its kind in the West, Contemporary Iraqi Fiction gathers work from sixteen Iraqi writers, all translated from Arabic into English. Shedding a bright light on the rich diversity of Iraqi experience, Mustafa has included selections by Iraqi women, Iraqi Jews now living in Israel, and Christians and Muslims living both in Iraq and abroad. While each voice is distinct, they are united in writing about a homeland that has suffered under repression, censorship, war, and occupation. Many of the selections mirror these grim realities, forcing the writers to open up new narrative terrains and experiment with traditional forms. Muhammad Khodayyir’s surrealist portraits of his home city, Basra, in an excerpt from Basriyyatha and the magical realism of Mayselun Hadi’s "Calendars" both offer powerful expressions of the absurdity of everyday life. Themes range from childhood and family to war, political oppression, and interfaith relationships. Mustafa provides biographical sketches of the writers and an enlightening introduction chronicling the evolution of Iraqi literature.
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A Man Is Only as Good…
Hymn to the Reckless
(A Pocket Selected Poems)
Erin Fornoff
Pat Boran
Paper $15.00 978-1-910251-26-3
Paper $14.00 978-0-993172-61-8
51/2 x 81/2, 70 pages
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A Man Is Only As Good . . . is a pocket-sized introduction to the poetry of award-winning Irish poet and writer Pat Boran, drawing on five previous full-length collections and including the late Dennis O’Driscoll’s prose introduction to the poems. A Man Is Only as Good A man is only as good as what he says to a dog when he has to get up out of bed in the middle of a wintry night because some damned dog has been barking; and he goes and opens the door in his vest and boxer shorts and there on the pock-marked wasteground called a playing field out front he finds the mutt with one paw
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raised in expectation and an expression that says: Thank God for a minute there I thought there was no one awake but me in this goddamned town.
Hymn to the Reckless, the debut collection of poems by American-born Erin Fornoff, traces an arc from youthful adventures in the Appalachian Mountains to a confrontation with life’s complexities, not least in the radically transformed America of recent times. Small Town Synaesthesia At the station, slicks of oil tie-dye the puddles in the concrete, below the pumps, as they tick over the litres and gallons. They reflect the sun, turn it wild, hold it in the cracked dips of the ground. When he balances the till at the end of the shift the numbers throb coloured across the spectrum; they cast a lemon scent when the totals align. The streetlight haze makes him taste salt. Sneakers hum, make a pale green sound as players fight for the rebound.
The Eyes of Isaac Newton
Transmissions
Mark Roper
Iggy McGovern
Elaine Cosgrove
Paper $15.00 978-1-910251-24-9
Paper $15.00 978-1-910251-27-0
Paper $15.00 978-1-910251-25-6
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51/2 x 81/2, 70 pages
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The poems in Roper’s new collection present a series of variations on how we perceive and try to connect with the world. There are poems addressed to familiar companions such as the moon or a shadow, and poems that stem from travels abroad. Throughout, Roper’s alertness and subtlety of language frame his subject matter with consummate skill, allowing the reader to see, hear, and sense the vital presences far beyond the margins of the page.
In his fourth collection of poems, poet and physicist Iggy McGovern lets art and science intermingle in poems that range from the domestic to the ekphrastic. With trademark formality he runs his eye over an array of themes, some familiar, some less so, allowing for both conversation and collision.
A restless, probing imagination and a music lover’s ear are among the elements that drive the poems in Cosgrove’s much anticipated debut collection. Her wide range of interests are matched only by the startling variety of her approaches. These are energetic, youthful poems, alive with fresh vision and compelling rhythm.
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Moon Battered companion, your face a map of hurt no tear consoles. Closest friend, it would be so much harder without you. You come and go, punchdrunk, proud of your scars. Always ready for one more round, wanting the night never to end. Golden bowl, no matter how broken.
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The Eyes of Isaac Newton Let us salute the oddest of them all, who used a bodkin to investigate how pressure might affect his own eyeball yet came down on the right of the debate that sight is ‘intromittist’—light received and not that light from their captains’ piercing eyes caused soldiers to shield theirs, as was believed by the ancient Greeks who would philosophize upon the origins of that salute— and that this light was made up of corpuscles (a flyball that Einstein would one day catch), then played the private eye in hot pursuit of Chaloner; their last of many tussles would see the coiner’s bulging-eyed dispatch.
Small Town Synaesthesia At the station, slicks of oil tie-dye the puddles in the concrete, below the pumps, as they tick over the litres and gallons. They reflect the sun, turn it wild, hold it in the cracked dips of the ground. When he balances the till at the end of the shift the numbers throb coloured across the spectrum; they cast a lemon scent when the totals align. The streetlight haze makes him taste salt. Sneakers hum, make a pale green sound as players fight for the rebound.
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Books for the Scholar Notable Books
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Association for Middle East Women’s Studies Book Award Honorable Mention
"A must-read for all Americans." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
"An invaluable resource for leaders and policy makers." —The Journal of Pan African Studies
"An enticing work that does not rely on emotion to convey the struggle for national liberation." —The Jerusalem Post
"Even in the 21st century, Wells still speaks to our fears and dreams." —The Washington Post
"A fascinating panoramic view of Palestinian artistic production in the past two decades. "—Jordan Times
JOURNALISM | GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
FOIL The LaW and The fuTure of PuBLiC inforMaTion in n eW y ork Brett Orzechowski Hardcover $65.00L 978-0-8156-3572-7 Paper $34.95s 978-0-8156-3590-1
Ebook 978-0-8156-5438-4
6 x 9, 328 pages, 2 tables, appendixes, notes, index APRIL 2018
A fascinating tour of a powerful New York State law that continues to impact residents.
“An engaging and informative read. Orzechowski deploys anecdotes skillfully, and he manages to bring the day-to-day workings of FOIL to life through a rich set of stories about requesters, reporters, public information officers, and the government officials whose records are sought.” —David Pozen, Columbia School of Law
“For 40 years, New York’s citizens and journalists have been using the Freedom of Information Law to pry open government’s secrets and cast light on what elected officials are up to. In this highly readable account, Brett Orzechowski tells their story, recounting their battles, large and small, to make New York government more open and accountable. Much remains to be done, but this book will be an inspiration to those who will carry on the fight for transparency for the next 40 years.”
Brett Orzechowski is assistant professor of management and media at Utica College. Previously, he served as CEO of The Connecticut Mirror, a public policy news organization covering Hartford and Washington, DC.
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—David E. McCraw, vice president and deputy general counsel, the New York Times Company
The Freedom of Information Law allows any person to request and obtain, without explanation or justification, existing, identifiable, and unpublished governmental records, including documents, data, and video. Signed into law in New York in 1974, FOIL remains a powerful public panacea in unlocking information and maintaining vital transparency in our state government. Databases detailing public employee compensation, online viewing of highway department agreements and school district superintendents’ contracts, and text message exchanges—all disclosed and made public through FOIL requests— are now common, as the last decade has ushered in an increased demand for public information. Orzechowski guides readers through the creation of the law and the concept of open government in the twenty-first century, offering a foundational understanding of how the legislation works, who is exempt, and how the law was created for every citizen of New York State. Dozens of perspectives—from state senators to a Pulitzer Prize winner to watchdog organizations—outline the impact of New York State’s law. Orzechowski examines the drafting of current legislation to strengthen the existing law and offers perspectives from those who are confronted with the real challenges of accessing public information every day: journalists, attorneys, and citizens. This exploration of FOIL, including narrative, scholarly examination, and how-to guides, serves as a tour of a law that continues to impact residents across the state.
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Iranian Studies Also Available . . . Democracy and the Nature of American Influence in Iran, 1941–1979 David R. Collier "An incredibly timely work." —Democratization Journal Paper $44.95s 978-0-8156-3512-3 * ebook 978-0-8156-5397-4
The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leadership of Khurasani Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh Winner of Phi Alpha Theta’s 2016 Best First Book Award from the National Honor Society
"A work of provocative and historical depth." —International Journal of Middle East Studies Hardcover $49.95s 978-0-8156-3388-4 ebook 978-0-8156-5311-0
Mirror for the Muslim Prince Islam and the Theory of Statecraft Edited by Mehrzad Boroujerdi "A timely work, designed to show the great diversity in Muslim thinking about the political arena and good governance."—Journal of Islamic Studies Paper $34.95s 978-0-8156-3511-6 * ebook 978-0-8156-5085-0
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“As an exhaustive and systematically organized compilation of data and reliable information on the postrevolutionary Iranian political elites (including their social and regional origins, career paths, and ideological orientations, family ties, etc.), as well as chronologies of major events and detailed descriptive statistics on key state institutions, political parties, and elections at all levels, this pioneering work will serve not only as an indispensable standard reference for the study of Iranian politics, but also as an invaluable source of data and ideas for empirically based studies by scholars and students of Iran for years to come.” —Ali Banuazizi, professor of political science, Boston College
IRANIAN STUDIES
Postrevolutionary Iran a PoLiTiCaL handBook Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani Hardcover $69.95s 978-0-8156-3574-1
Ebook 978-0-8156-5432-2
81/2 x 11, 1,000 pages, 22 black-and-white illustrations, 135 tables, notes, glossary, bibliography, index MAY 2018
A comprehensive, empirical study of Iranian political institutions and elites over the last four decades. The 1979 revolution fundamentally altered Iran’s political landscape as a generation of inexperienced clerics who did not hail from the ranks of the upper class— and were not tainted by association with the old regime—came to power. The actions and intentions of these truculent new leaders and their lay allies caused major international concern. Meanwhile, Iran’s domestic and foreign policy and its nuclear program have loomed large in daily news coverage. Despite global consternation, however, our knowledge about Iran’s political elite remains skeletal. Nearly four decades after the clergy became the state elite par excellence, there has been no empirical study of the recruitment, composition, and circulation of the Iranian ruling members after 1979. Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook provides the most comprehensive collection of data on political life in postrevolutionary Iran, including coverage of 36 national elections, more than 400 legal and outlawed political organizations, and family ties among the elite. It provides biographical sketches of more than 2,300 political personalities ranging from cabinet ministers and parliament deputies to clerical, judicial, and military leaders, much of this information previously unavailable in English. Providing a cartography of the complex structure of power in postrevolutionary Iran, this volume offers a window not only into the immediate years before and after the Iranian Revolution but also into what has happened during the last four turbulent decades. This volume and the data it contains will be invaluable to policymakers, researchers, and scholars of the Middle East alike. Mehrzad Boroujerdi is O’Hanley Faculty Scholar and professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, and former president of the International Society for Iranian Studies. He is the author of Iranian Intellectuals and the West: The Tormented Triumph of Nativism and editor of Mirror for the Muslim Prince: Islam and the Theory of Statecraft. Kourosh Rahimkhani is a doctoral candidate in political science at Binghamton University. His research focuses on politics of ethnoreligious identities, nondemocratic elections, and authoritarian politics.
“Boroujerdi and Rahimkhani have mapped out, with impressive rigor and erudition, the often inter-locking military, clerical, and political elite that has ruled Iran for the last thirty seven years. As much a book about Who Rules Iran as a Who's Who in the halls of power in the Islamic Republic of Iran. An indispensable source for anyone studying modern Iranian society and politics.” —Abbas Milani, Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford University
“A monumental achievement. I am unaware of any other source that provides such a rich collection of political data about Iran. Western political scientists often complain about the lack of longitudinal data in order to apply modern analytical techniques to the politics of Third World countries. This compendium goes very far to respond to that need.” —Gary Sick, Columbia University
“This product of 14 years of teamwork is an indispensable reference source for anyone with serious interest in contemporary Iran. . . . The work can justly be placed among the best elite studies done recently anywhere in the world.” —Ervand Abrahamian, author of Iran between Two Revolutions
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MIDDLE EAST STUDIES | POLITICAL HISTORY
Emirate, Egyptian, Ethiopian Colonial Experiences in Late Nineteenth-Century Harar Avishai Ben-Dror Hardcover $70.00L 978-0-8156-3566-6 Paper 39.95s 978-0-8156-3584-0
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6 x 9, 352 pages, 8 maps, 3 tables, notes, bibliography, index Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East JUNE 2018
Provides new insights into the colonial history of Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa.
“A well-researched, theoretically informed, and nuanced investigation of this important but neglected topic that adds to the growing literature on Ottoman and Egyptian imperial ventures in Africa.” —James De Lorenzi, associate professor of history, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
“The research is solid and deep, and draws on British government records, French missionary archives, Arabic sources, oral histories, and more. This book contains abundant material and forges new ground.” —Heather J. Sharkey, professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
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In October 1875, two months after the takeover of the Somali coastal town of Zeila, an Egyptian force numbering 1,200 soldiers departed from the city to occupy Harar, a prominent Muslim hub in the Horn of Africa. In doing so, they turned this sovereign emirate into an Egyptian colony that became a focal meeting point of geopolitical interests, with interactions between Muslim Africans, European powers, and Christian Ethiopians. In Emirate, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Ben-Dror tells the story of TurcoEgyptian colonial ambitions and the processes that integrated Harar into the global system of commerce that had begun enveloping the Red Sea. This new colonial era in the city’s history inaugurated new standards of government, society, and religion. Drawing on previously untapped Egyptian, Harari, Ethiopian, and European archival sources, Ben-Dror reconstructs the political, social, economic, religious, and cultural history of the occupation, which included building roads, reorganizing the political structure, and converting many to Islam. He portrays the complexity of colonial interactions as an influx of European merchants and missionaries settled in Harar. By shedding light on the dynamic historical processes, Ben-Dror provides new perspectives on the important role of non-European imperialists in shaping the history of these regions. Avishai Ben-Dror is a research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a lecturer in the Department of History, Philosophy, and Judaic Studies at the Open University of Israel. He is also an adjunct lecturer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements Edited by Lester R. Kurtz and Lee A. Smithey Hardcover $65.00L 978-0-8156-3564-2 Paper $34.95s 978-0-8156-3582-6
Ebook 978-0-8156-5429-2
6 x 9, 368 pages, 4 black-and-white illustrations, 1 graph, 6 tables, notes, bibliography, index Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution MAY 2018
Explores the unintended effects of repression when employed to demobilize social movements.
“Moves our knowledge of this understudied yet critical aspect of nonviolent action forward in significant and compelling ways.” —Patrick G. Coy, director, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Kent State University
Political repression often paradoxically fuels popular movements rather than undermining resistance. When authorities respond to strategic nonviolent action with intimidation, coercion, and violence, they often undercut their own legitimacy, precipitating significant reforms or even governmental overthrow. Brutal repression of a movement is often a turning point in its history: Bloody Sunday in the March to Selma led to the passage of civil rights legislation by the US Congress, and the Amritsar Massacre in India showed the world the injustice of the British Empire’s use of force in maintaining control over its colonies. Activists in a wide range of movements have engaged in nonviolent strategies of repression management that can raise the likelihood that repression will cost those who use it. The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements brings scholars and activists together to address multiple dimensions and significant cases of this phenomenon, including the relational nature of nonviolent struggle and the cultural terrain on which it takes place, the psychological costs for agents of repression, and the importance of participation, creativity, and overcoming fear, whether in the streets or online. Lester R. Kurtz is professor of sociology at George Mason University. He is the editor of the three-volume Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict. Lee A. Smithey is associate professor of sociology at Swarthmore College. He is the author of Unionists, Loyalists, and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland.
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PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Peacekeeping in South Lebanon Credibility and Local Cooperation Vanessa F. Newby Hardcover $60.00L 978-0-8156-3571-0 Paper $29.95s 978-0-8156-3589-5
Ebook 978-0-8156-5437-7
6 x 9, 256 pages, 3 black-and-white illustrations, 1 map, 1 table, notes, bibliography, index Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution MAY 2018
Examines the critical role of credibility in successful peacekeeping operations.
“This book has huge value in contributing to an increasingly utilized— and for me a very productive—trend connecting the local to the international by borrowing from both anthropological observations as well as more conventional IR literature.” —Karim Makdisi, associate professor of political studies, American University of Beirut
Although the concept of credibility has been identified by the United Nations as a significant factor in successful peacekeeping operations, its role has largely been ignored in the literature on peacekeeping at the local level. In this book, Newby provides the first detailed examination of credibility’s essential place in peacekeeping. With empirically rich analysis, Newby explores the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its navigation of political tensions in one of the world’s geopolitical flashpoints, a place where the mission’s work is constrained by weak local legitimacy born of a complex political situation. Identifying four types of credibility—technical, material, security, and responsiveness—Newby traces the ways in which building credibility served UNIFIL and has enabled the mission to exercise its mandate despite significant challenges on the ground. Peacekeeping in South Lebanon unpacks the day-to-day business of running a peace mission and argues that credibility should be regarded as an independent construct when considering how a peacekeeping operation functions and survives.
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Vanessa F. Newby is a research fellow and teaching coordinator in the Department of International Relations at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University.
PEDAGOGY | COMMUNITY WRITING
Prison Pedagogies Learning and TeaChing WiTh iMPrisoned WriTers Edited by Joe Lockard and Sherry Rankins-Robertson Hardcover $65.00L 978-0-8156-3563-5 Paper $34.95s 978-0-8156-3581-9
Ebook 978-0-8156-5428-5
6 x 9, 280 pages, 7 black-and-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index MAY 2018
Addresses contemporary educational practices and theories for teaching writing in prisons.
“Offers a much-needed resource for educators interested in teaching writing and literature in prisons, jails, and detention centers. Rather than relying solely on personal accounts of prison teaching, the authors in this compelling collection emphasize pedagogical practices that can be useful to other educators working in similar spaces.� —Patrick W. Berry, author of Doing Time, Writing Lives: Refiguring Literacy and Higher Education in Prison
In a time of increasing mass incarceration, US prisons and jails are becoming a major source of literary production. Prisoners write for themselves, fellow prisoners, family members, and teachers. However, too few write for college credit. In the dearth of well-organized higher education in US prisons, noncredit programs established by colleges and universities have served as a leading means of informal learning in these settings. Thousands of teachers have entered prisons, many teaching writing or relying on writing practices when teaching other subjects. Yet these teachers have few pedagogical resources. This groundbreaking collection of essays provides such a resource and establishes a framework upon which to develop prison writing programs. Prison Pedagogies does not champion any one prescriptive approach to writing education but instead recognizes a wide range of possibilities. Essay subjects include working-class consciousness and prison education; community and literature writing at different security levels in prisons; organized writing classes in jails and juvenile halls; cultural resistance through writing education; prison newspapers and writing archives as pedagogical resources; dialogical approaches to teaching prison writing classes; and more. The contributors within this volume share a belief that writing represents a form of intellectual and expressive self-development in prison, one whose pursuit has transformative potential. Joe Lockard is associate professor of English at Arizona State University. Sherry Rankins-Robertson is the associate professor of rhetoric and writing at University of Arkansas in Little Rock.
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IRISH STUDIES | LITERARY CRITICISM
Trauma and Recovery in the Twenty-First-Century Irish Novel Kathleen Costello-Sullivan Hardcover $55.00L 978-0-8156-3567-3 Paper $24.95s 978-0-8156-3585-7
Ebook 978-0-8156-5433-9
6 x 9, 200 pages, notes, bibliography, index Series: Irish Studies MAY 2018
Traces the treatment of trauma and recovery in the twenty-firstcentury Irish novel.
“Beautifully written, it is an accomplished and insightful piece of literary criticism, providing a comprehensive look at some of the most groundbreaking and important fiction produced by Irish writers in the twenty-first century.” —Claire Bracken, author of Irish Feminist Futures
The desire to engage and confront traumatic subjects was a facet of Irish literature for much of the twentieth century. Yet, just as Irish society has adopted a more direct and open approach to the past, so too have Irish authors evolved in their response to, and literary uses of, trauma. In Trauma and Recovery in the Twenty-First-Century Irish Novel, CostelloSullivan considers the ways in which the Irish canon not only represents an ongoing awareness of trauma as a literary and cultural force, but also how this representation has shifted since the end of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century. While earlier trauma narratives center predominantly on the role of silence and the individual and/or societal suffering that traumas induce, twenty-first-century Irish narratives increasingly turn from just the recognition of traumatic experiences toward exploring and representing the process of healing and recovery both structurally and narratively. Through a series of keenly observed close readings, Costello-Sullivan explores the work of Colm Tóibín, John Banville, Anne Enright, Emma Donohue, Colum McCann, and Sebastian Barry. In highlighting the power of narrative to amend and address memory and trauma, Costello-Sullivan argues that these works reflect a movement beyond merely representing trauma toward also representing the possibility of recovery from it.
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Kathleen Costello-Sullivan is professor of modern Irish literature at Le Moyne College. She is the author of Mother/Country: Politics of the Personal in the Fiction of Colm Tóibín and editor of Carmilla: A Critical Edition and a critical edition of Poor Women by Norah Hoult.
IRISH STUDIES | WOMEN’S STUDIES
Respectability and Reform Irish American Women’s Activism, 1880–1920 Tara M. McCarthy Hardcover $65.00L 978-0-8156-3570-3 Paper $34.95s 978-0-8156-3588-8
Ebook 978-0-8156-5436-0
6 x 9, 320 pages, 6 black-and-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index Series: Irish Studies MARCH 2018
An engaging historical and cultural account of Irish American women’s activism of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
“McCarthy elegantly connects the quest of Irish American women for respectability with their activism on behalf of their community.” —Hasia R. Diner, author of Erin’s Daughters in America
“McCarthy has broken new ground by unearthing women such as Maud Malone, who was well known in her time.”
Director’s Choice Respectability and Reform: Irish American Women’s Activism, 1880–1920 is a richly engaging historical and cultural account of Irish American women’s roles in various activist movements, including temperance, labor reform, suffrage, and Irish independence. It is the culmination of a prodigious amount of original archival research in which McCarthy elucidates, among other things, the motivations, beliefs, and strategies of many key Irish American women activists of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. McCarthy illuminates the fascinating and inspiring lives of these women, profoundly advancing our understanding of the contributions of Irish immigrant women to social, cultural, and national reform in both America and Ireland. I selected this book as my Director’s Choice because of the value of the research that McCarthy makes available, not only for Irish and Irish American history but for the history of women’s activism in America. —Alice Randel Pfeiffer, director
—Margaret Lynch-Brennan, author of The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1840–1930
In the late nineteenth century, an era in which women were expanding their influence outside the home, Irish American women carved out unique opportunities to serve the needs of their communities. For many women, this began with a commitment to Irish nationalism. In Respectability and Reform, McCarthy explores the contributions of a small group of Irish American women in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era who emerged as leaders, organizers, and activists. Profiles of these women suggest not only that Irish American women had a political tradition of their own but also that the diversity of the Irish American community fostered a range of priorities and approaches to activism. McCarthy focuses on three movements—the Irish nationalist movement, the labor movement, and the suffrage movement—to trace the development of women’s political roles. Highlighting familiar activists such as Fanny and Anna Parnell, as well as many lesser-known suffragists, McCarthy sheds light on the range of economic and social backgrounds found among the activists. She also shows that Irish American women’s commitment to social justice persisted from the Land War through the World War I era. In unearthing the rich and varied stories of these Irish American women, Respectablity and Reform deepens our understanding of their intersection with and contribution to the larger context of American women’s activism. 23 Tara M. McCarthy is associate professor of history at Central Michigan University. Her main research interests include American women, social reform movements, and immigration.
SPORTS HISTORY
Fit for America
MaJor John L. griffiTh and The QuesT for aThLeTiCs and fiTness
First Taste of Freedom A CuLTuraL hisTory of BiCyCLe MarkeTing i n The u niTed s TaTes
Matthew Lindaman
Robert J. Turpin
Hardcover $60.00L 978-0-8156-3569-7 Ebook 978-0-8156-5435-3 Paper $29.95s 978-0-8156-3587-1
Hardcover $60.00L 978-0-8156-3573-4 Ebook 978-0-8156-5439-1 Paper $27.95s 978-0-8156-3591-8
6 x 9, 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index
6 x 9, 224 pages, 10 tables, notes, bibliography, index
Series: Sports and Entertainment
Series: Sports and Entertainment
MAY 2018
JUNE 2018
The life and philosophy of an early pioneer of intercollegiate athletics.
sFirst introduced in the United States in the 1830s, the bicycle reached its height of popularity in the 1890s as it evolved to become a popular form of locomotion for adults. Two decades later, ridership in the United States collapsed. As automobile consumption grew, bicycles were seen as backward and unbecoming—particularly for the white middle class. Turpin chronicles the story of how the bicycle’s image changed dramatically, shedding light on how American consumer patterns are shaped over time. Turpin identifies the creation and development of childhood consumerism as a key factor in the bicycle’s evolution. In an attempt to resurrect dwindling sales, sports marketers reimagined the bicycle as a child’s toy. By the 1950s, it had been firmly established as a symbol of boyhood adolescence, further accelerating the declining number of adult consumers. As a lens for viewing American history, the story of the bicycle deepens our understanding of our national culture and the forces that influence it.
“A fascinating intellectual biography of the Big Ten’s first commissioner, John L. Griffith.” —Brian M. Ingrassia, author of The Rise of Gridiron University
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SPORTS HISTORY | CYCLING
Fit for America is at once an intellectual biography of Major John L. Griffith, one of the preeminent intercollegiate athletics administrators of the twentieth century, and an in-depth look at how athletics shaped national military preparedness in a time of war and anticommunist sentiment. Lindaman traces Griffith’s forty-year career, one that spanned both world wars and included his appointment as the first Big Ten commissioner from 1922 until 1945. Griffith also served as NCAA president in the 1930s and later became the secretary-treasurer during World War II. Through these pages, Lindaman explores not only Griffith’s philosophy but also the emergence of a coaching and athletics administration network. Drawing on voluminous primary source material and the many writings Griffith left behind, Fit for America brings long-overdue attention to a figure who was instrumental in shaping the world of American intercollegiate sports. Matthew Lindaman is a professor at Winona State University.
Robert J. Turpin is assistant professor of history at Lees-McRae College in North Carolina.
JEWISH STUDIES
Jewish Libya MeMory and idenTiTy in TexT and iMage Edited by Jacques Roumani, David Meghnagi, and Judith Roumani Hardcover $55.00L 978-0-8156-3562-8 Paper $24.95s 978-0-8156-3580-2
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6 x 9, 360 pages, 41 color and 75 black-and-white illustrations, 9 tables, notes, bibliography, index Series: Modern Jewish History MAY 2018
A richly detailed and wide-ranging collection of essays exploring Libyan Jewish cultural heritage.
“There is really nothing comparable to this collection of essays either in temporal and topical scope or in character as a crossover volume aimed at both a scholarly audience and the educated reading public.” —Norman Stillman, Schusterman/Josey Chair of Judaic History Emeritus, University of Oklahoma
In June 2017, the Jews of Libya commemorated the jubilee of their complete exodus from this North African land in 1967, which began with a mass migration to Israel in 1948–49. Jews had resided in Libya since Phoenician times, seventeen centuries before their encounter with the Arab conquest in AD 644–646. Their disappearance from Libya, like most other Jewish communities in North Africa and the Middle East, led to their fragmentation across the globe as well as reconstitution in two major centers, Israel and Italy. Distinctive Libyan Jewish traditions and a broad cultural heritage have survived and prospered in different places in Israel and in Rome, Italy, where Libyan Jews are recognized for their vibrant contribution to Italian Jewry. Nevertheless, with the passage of time, memories fade among the younger generations and multiple identities begin to overshadow those inherited over the centuries. Capturing the essence of Libyan Jewish cultural heritage, this anthology aims to reawaken and preserve the memories of this community. Jewish Libya collects the work of scholars who explore the community’s history, its literature and dialect, topography and cuisine, and the difficult negotiation of trauma and memory. In shedding new light on this now-fragmented culture and society, this collection commemorates and celebrates vital elements of Libyan Jewish heritage and encourages a lively intergenerational exchange among the many Jews of Libyan origin worldwide. Jacques Roumani was a senior fellow at the Hebrew University’s Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace and a senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University. David Meghnagi is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Communication, and Theater at the University of Rome. Judith Roumani is director of the Jewish Institute of Pitigliano in Italy and editor of Sephardic Horizons.
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Christianity in American White Nationalism
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Gender and the Politics of Belonging in an Iraqi Refugee Network
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Youth Encounter Programs in Israel
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Oral Histories of Orthodox Jews in Stalinist Hungary
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Sándor Bacskai Translated by Eva Maria Thury
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Leyb Rashkin Translated by Jordan Finkin
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“A compelling narrative about struggles for personal and social transformation among ordinary young Jewish men and women in late 19th-century Russia.”—Polly Zavadivker, University of Delaware Paper $19.95 978-0-8156-1084-7 * Ebook 978-0-8156-5404-9
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Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls
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ON THE COVER: Cherry-Time. 1866. Printed and published by Currier & Ives. From Fanny Palmer: The Life and Works of a Currier & Ives Artist. See pages 2–3.