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Outlaw Culture Outlaw Culture Bell Hooks Bell hooks, one of America's leading black intellectuals, is also one of our most clear-eyed and penetrating analysts of culture. Outlaw culture--the culture of the margin, of women, of the disenfran… OL15053153W
A visionary nation A visionary nation Zachary Karabell "America is a nation based on an idea. For nearly four centuries, Americans have shared the conviction that a perfect world is within reach. Running through our history is the presumption that we can… OL15857770W
Alt-America Alt-America David A. Neiwert 456 pages ; 25 cm OL17892612W
The futures of American studies The futures of American studies Robyn Wiegman,Donald E. Pease Summary:Originating as a proponent of U.S. exceptionalism during the Cold War, American Studies has now reinvented itself, vigorously critiquing various kinds of critical hegemony and launching innov… OL17926619W
Situated lives Situated lives Helena Ragone,Patricia Zavella,Louise Lamphere "A lively collection of rich ethnographic accounts and first-person narratives, Situated Lives brings together the most important recent feminist and critical research that illuminates the everyday e… OL18178915W
The best of Slate The best of Slate David Plotz xix, 279 pages : 21 cm OL18765439W
The Gaga years The Gaga years Brett Duval Fromson x, 374 pages ; 23 cm OL18960800W
Worlds apart Worlds apart Cynthia M. Duncan First published in 1999, Worlds Apart examines poverty through the stories of real people in rural New England, Appalachia, and the Mississippi Delta. In this new edition, Duncan returns to her origi… OL19665723W
Making sense of the alt-right Making sense of the alt-right Hawley, George (Political scientist) x, 218 pages ; 23 cm OL19718834W
Mexican American children and families Mexican American children and families Yvonne M. Caldera,Eric W. Lindsey "Offering new insight on Mexican American culture and families, this book provides an interdisciplinary examination of this growing population. Contributors from psychology, education, health, and so… OL19994940W
The time of our lives The time of our lives Peggy Noonan Witty, incisive, at times prophetic, and always original, this collection offers the best of Peggy Noonan's writing. The book travels the path of her remarkable career, showing how she became one of … OL20012682W
Five easy theses Five easy theses James M. Stone America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving. Insurance executive and philanthropist James M. Stone presents spec… OL20032005W
Another day in the death of America Another day in the death of America Gary Younge "On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning Guardian journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of … OL20038030W
Cheers America Cheers America Justin Webb The editor for BBC television in America examines the nation that he spent the better part of a decade living in, looking at America's possibility and promise and exploring a new era in diplomacy and… OL22345204W
Taking sides Taking sides Kurt Finsterbusch,George McKenna This volume presents current controversial issues surrounding current controversial issues in the field of sociology in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critic… OL23030783W
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt Chris Hedges,Joe Sacco "In the vein of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Chris Hedges and American Book Award winning cartoonist Joe Sacco bring us a searing on-the-ground report on… OL24138394W
Truth and Consequences Truth and Consequences Keith Olbermann Short, sharp, and oftentimes shocking, Keith Olbermann's "Special Comments" have made his nightly MSNBC program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, must-see viewing--and the fastest-growing news show on… OL2868926W
The man who sold the world The man who sold the world William Kleinknecht,William Kleinknecht Since Ronald Reagan left office--and particularly after his death--his shadow has loomed large over American politics: Republicans and many Democrats have waxed nostalgic, extolling the Republican tr… OL2988582W
Everyone is entitled to my opinion Everyone is entitled to my opinion David Brinkley No matter how seriously we take our politics, Americans love a light touch, a raised eyebrow, a generous chuckle - which is why millions of us tune in to Sunday morning television for the bracing coc… OL3007408W
Mexican Americans & the U.S. economy Mexican Americans & the U.S. economy Arturo González The author argues that the economic conditions of Mexican Americans improves over generations. Gonzalez relies on data collected from the Current Population Survey to examine three generations of Mex… OL3704886W
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