American Studies
The African Diaspora in the United States and Canada at the Dawn of the 21st Century
Offers important new perspectives on the African Diaspora in North America.
Disciplining Women
An interdisciplinary look Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the first historically Black sorority.
We Used to Own the Bronx
An inside story of privilege, inherited wealth, and the bizarre values and customs of the American upper crust.
Toward Filipino Self-Determination
Examines the project of Filipino self-determination in the context of capitalist globalization.
Hocąk Teaching Materials, Volume 2
Second volume of instructional materials for learning the original Hochunk language, featuring entire texts and a CD.
Hocak Teaching Materials, Volume 1
Comprehensive bilingual dictionary of the Hochunk language.
Nantucket and Other Native Places
An indispensable, up-to-date overview of the archaeology of the Native peoples and earliest settlers of eastern Massachusetts.
Native Authenticity
A survey of current critical perspectives on how North American indigenous peoples are viewed and represented transnationally.
The Dance of Person and Place
Uses the concept of "worldmaking" to provide an introduction to American Indian philosophy.
Interdisciplinarity and Social Justice
Considers the past, present, and future of interdisciplinary fields motivated by concerns for social justice.
American Buddhism as a Way of Life
Explores a range of Buddhist perspectives in a distinctly American context.
Fire Along the Sky
A wildly entertaining historical adventure, deep inside the crucible in which America was forged.
Cuban-American Literature and Art
Explores how Cuban Americans negotiate bicultural identities through cultural production.
The Other Loyalists
Fascinating stories of ordinary people in the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to the Crown.
Caribbean Genesis
Philosophical exploration of Jamaica Kincaid’s entire literary oeuvre.
Measured Meals
Provides an alternative history of nutrition in the U.S. that focuses on the power of scientific language.
The Passionate Empiricist
Explores John Quincy Adams’s oratorical work in support of government-funded science.
The Italian Actress
A has-been American filmmaker encounters love, cruelty, and death in Italy.
By the Breath of Their Mouths
Examines the liberating power of speech and its influence on generations of Italian American writers.
Constructing the Nation
Philosophers and social theorists of color examine how racism can creep into defensive forms of nationalism.
Perpetual Adolescence
Explores the arrested development of American culture.
Womanist Forefathers
Traces a lineage of pro-feminist black men to two early radical proponents of female equality.
The Specter of Sex
Genealogy of the formation of race and gender hierarchies in the U.S.
Interior Landscapes, Second Edition
The classic autobiography of the famous Indigenous writer and critic Gerald Vizenor
Religious Festive Practices in Boston's North End
A comprehensive cultural and historical portrait of Italian American identities in Boston’s North End.