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The Second Generation of African American Pioneers in Anthropology

Edited by Ira E. Harrison, Deborah Johnson-Simon, and Erica Lorraine Williams

Return to the City of Joseph

Modern Mormonism's Contest for the Soul of Nauvoo

Scott C. Esplin

Reformation of the Senses

The Paradox of Religious Belief and Practice in Germany

Jacob M. Baum

Lana and Lilly Wachowski

Cáel M. Keegan

Alice in Pornoland

Hardcore Encounters with the Victorian Gothic

Laura Helen Marks

Hildegard of Bingen

Honey Meconi

Back to the Dance Itself

Phenomenologies of the Body in Performance

Edited with Essays by Sondra Fraleigh

Mascot Nation

The Controversy over Native American Representations in Sports

Andrew C. Billings and Jason Edward Black

Bach Perspectives, Volume 12

Bach and the Counterpoint of Religion

Edited by Robin A. Leaver

Voices of Drought

The Politics of Music and Environment in Northeastern Brazil

Michael B. Silvers

Women Have Always Worked

A Concise History

Alice Kessler-Harris

Big Sister

Feminism, Conservatism, and Conspiracy in the Heartland

Erin M. Kempker

When the Light Is Fire

Maasai Schoolgirls in Contemporary Kenya

Heather D. Switzer

Remembering Lattimer

Labor, Migration, and Race in Pennsylvania Anthracite Country

Paul A. Shackel

Disruption in Detroit

Autoworkers and the Elusive Postwar Boom

Daniel J. Clark

Women's Political Activism in Palestine

Peacebuilding, Resistance, and Survival

Sophie Richter-Devroe

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Chinatown Opera Theater in North America wins AMS Music in American Culture Award

We’re pleased to announce that Chinatown Opera Theater in North America by Nancy Yunhwa Rao has been awarded the AMS Music in American Culture Award. The Music in American Culture Award honors each year a book of exceptional merit that both … Continue reading →

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“Fake News” From the Journal of American Folklore, Part 7

This is the seventh and final installment of our blog series exploring the articles in the special issue on “Fake News” from the Journal of American Folklore (vol. 131, no. 522)! The special issue on “Fake News” from the Journal … Continue reading →

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Introducing Flame & Flight Books, A New Regional Trade Imprint

As we began our second hundred years of publishing, we wanted to affirm our dedication to our state and our region, and so Flame & Flight Books was born. Flame & Flight Books, the new trade imprint from the University … Continue reading →

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