American Studies

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Key to the Northern Country

Offers nearly forty years of interdisciplinary scholarship on the Hudson River Valley’s role in the American Revolution.

Love, Rōshi

Robert Baker Aitken’s correspondence with Buddhist sympathizers and solo practitioners reveals a significant, little-understood aspect of American Buddhism.

Native Recognition

Offers a new interpretation of the century-long relationship between the Western film genre and Native American filmmaking.

From the Shahs to Los Angeles

A fascinating look at the lives, culture, and religious and ritual observance of three generations of Iranian Jewish women in the United States.

Roving Mariners

A comprehensive history of Australian Aboriginal whaling and sealing.

The Graphic Art of Robert Cimbalo

A selection of lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and drawings by Robert Cimbalo.

Red Ink

Reexamines the writings of early indigenous authors in the northeastern United States.

Amskapi Pikuni

A contemporary history of one of the best-known American Indian nations.

Tuscarora

The definitive history of the Tuscaroras and their return to western New York.

Conversations with Remarkable Native Americans

Entertaining and enlightening interviews with some of today’s most important Native Americans.

Strong Hearts, Native Lands

Uplifting account of the struggle between the Grassy Narrows First Nation and the Canadian logging industry.

Becoming an Ancestor

A striking look at the death rituals of an indigenous community in North America.

After Artest

Explores how the NBA moved to govern black players and the expression of blackness after the “Palace Brawl” of 2004.

Potent Mana

Brilliant study of the effects of colonialism on the physical, mental, and spiritual health of Native Hawaiians, and their efforts to decolonize through healing and remembering.

American Exceptionalisms

Wide ranging, interdisciplinary look at the emergence and persistence of the concept of American Exceptionalism in US culture and history.

Maurice Kenny

Edited by Penelope Myrtle Kelsey
Foreword by Joseph Bruchac
Subjects: American Studies

Explores the work of Maurice Kenny, a pivotal figure in American Indian literature from the 1950s to the present.

Archaic Societies

Essential overview of American Indian societies during the Archaic period across central North America.

The Sadness of Antonioni

An American adventure in the Antonioni vein—visually rich and emotionally mysterious.

Shrouds of White Earth

--Pointed, absorbing novel about an indigenous artist’s long journey of creativity and coming-of-awareness from White Earth Reservation to Paris

The Tonawanda Senecas' Heroic Battle Against Removal

The definitive eighteenth- and nineteenth-century history of the Tonawanda Senecas of western New York State.

How Mockingbirds Are

Brilliant analysis of the power of ritual orations in a southwestern American Indian community.

Corbino

A biography of one of America’s neglected grand masters.

Memory Matters

Edited by Daniel M. Cobb & Helen Sheumaker
Subjects: History

Explores how the process of memorialization keeps the past alive in the present and shapes the way we imagine our possible futures.

Cooking with Chef Silvio

A guided tour of the cuisine, culture, and rich culinary history of the Campania region of Italy.

Multicultural Geographies

Geographical perspectives on the changing patterns of race and ethnicity in the United States.