Theoretical Futures
Edited by Grant Farred
A provocative collection committed to keeping the dynamism of the Africana Studies discipline alive
192 pages
| 6 x 9
Revised and Expanded Edition
Molefi Kete Asante
Asante's spirited engagement with culture warriors, neocons, and postmodernists updates this classic
256 pages
| 5.5 x 8.2
Universalist Aspirations in Modernist Literature and Art
Audrey Wu Clark
Examining early Asian American writers and artists as modernists
248 pages
| 6 x 9
| 10 figures
Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball
Yago Colás
Examining the nature, origin, and purpose of popular myths in basketball, past and present
228 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 color photo
Manila and Its Global Discontents
Edited by Martin F. Manalansan IV, Robert Diaz, and Rolando B. Tolentino
Diverse perspectives on Manila that suggest the city’s exhilarating sights and sounds broaden how Philippine histories are defined and understood
346 pages
| 6 x 9
| 22 halftones, 1 map
Toby Miller
A crisp and engaging book that proposes how to save the dying humanities
172 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 table, 1 figure
The Literature of Paule Marshall, Toni Morrison, and Gayl Jones
Stelamaris Coser
A powerful argument for extending the boundaries of what is categorized as American literature
240 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 figs.
Race, Sport, and Philosophy
Grant Farred
Probing the cultural and philosophical forces at play in three under-regarded moments in sports history
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 halftones
Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics
Jason Dittmer
A provocative exploration of the nationalist comic book superhero genre in the U.S., Canada, and Britain.
242 pages
| 6 x 9
| 26 halftones
Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae
Peter Manuel with Michael Largey
The classic introduction to the Caribbean's popular music brought up to date
360 pages
| 6 x 9
| 39 line drawings, 51 halftones, 1 map
Essays on Incorporation, Identity, and Citizenship
Edited by Margarita Cervantes-Rodriguez, Ramon Grosfoguel, and Eric H. Mielants
A novel and interdisciplinary volume on the dynamics of migration with comparative case studies of the Caribbean experience
270 pages
| 11 tables, 1 figure, 8 halftones, 2 maps
Edited by Catherine Portuges, and Peter John Bursell Hames
An examination of Eastern European cinema a generation after the end of the Cold War
288 pages
| 6 x 9
The New Cultural Conflict in Western Europe
Simon Bornschier
A comparative study of how historical cleavages and party strategies interact to shape the fortunes of the populist right in Western Europe
260 pages
| 6 x 9
| 28 tables, 35 figures, 1 halftone
Mass Culture in America's Decade of Disaster
Timothy Recuber
Examines the media’s coverage of four American disasters, arguing that media attention directs our concern for the suffering of others toward efforts to soothe our own emotional turmoil
228 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 5 tables
Key Themes
Darin Weinberg
A critical overview of scholarship in social constructionism
214 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25