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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Gothic plays and American society, 1794-1830 Gothic plays and American society, 1794-1830 M. Susan Anthony "This first full-length study of early American Gothic drama examines the relationship between Gothic plays and the developing society in which they flourished. It discusses topics ranging from the n… OL11989091W
Urban space in contemporary Egyptian literature Urban space in contemporary Egyptian literature Mara Naaman "This book is an examination of how the space of the downtown served dual purposes as both a symbol of colonial influence and capital in Egypt, as well as a staging ground for the demonstrations of t… OL16151593W
Irresistible signs Irresistible signs Paola Gambarota "Language is now understood as a key component of cultural identity, but discourses on linguistic nationalism are only a few centuries old. In Irresistible Signs, Paola Gambarota investigates the con… OL16309778W
A poetics of relation A poetics of relation Odile Ferly "A Poetics of Relation fosters a dialogue across islands and languages between established and lesser-known authors, bringing together archipelagic and diasporic voices from the Francophone and Hispa… OL16415217W
Dislocating race and nation Dislocating race and nation Robert S. Levine American literary nationalism is traditionally understood as a cohesive literary tradition developed in the newly independent United States that emphasized the unique features of America and consciou… OL18353855W
Housman country Housman country Parker, Peter "A captivating exploration of A.E. Housman and the influence of his particular brand of Englishness"-- OL20058107W
Housman Country Housman Country Peter Parker x, 528, lxiii pages ; 20 cm OL20166576W
Republic of Imagination Republic of Imagination Azar Nafisi Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she tau… OL21101437W
Saying It Ain't So: American Values As Revealed in Children's Baseball Stories, 1880-1950 (American… Saying It Ain't So: American Values As Revealed in Children's Baseball Stories, 1880-1950 (American… Debra A. Dagavarian viii, 223 p. ; 23 cm OL4957807W
Transfiguring America Transfiguring America Jeffrey Steele "Transfiguring America is the product of more than ten years of research and numerous published articles on Margaret Fuller, arguably America's first feminist theorist and one of the most important w… OL4958848W
Histories, cultures, and national identities Histories, cultures, and national identities Christine Arkinstall "The processes and problematics of the construction of national identities have been a central concern in Hispanism in recent years. Much work remains to be done on women's contributions to Spanish n… OL6028320W
Mestizo Nations Mestizo Nations Juan E. De Castro "In Mestizo Nations, Juan De Castro explores the construction of nationality in Latin American and Chicano literature and thought during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focusing on the disco… OL8530596W