Dancing from Past to Present - Nation culture identities
An inspiring collection of case studies in a series of impressive, long-term ethnographic inquiries. Dancing from Past to Present brings historiography of dance into colourful and exciting new landscapes, adding new territories to our knowledge.
A collection of 46 poems, including the top ten, which were chosen as favourites in a BBC listeners' poll. They include Kipling's "If", which received the highest number of votes, Wordsworth's "Daffodils", Tennyson's "The Lady of Shallot", and contemporary works such as Wendy Cope's "Bloody Men".
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
Wood's superb book brings together much of what historians now know about the first quarter-century of the nation's history under the Constitution. Acknowledged as the leading historian of the period, Wood brings authority and easy style to a tough task—wrestling into order a period of unusual anxiety, confusion, crisis and unbridled growth in the nation's affairs. The emergence of democracy and individualism is his overarching theme.
Published simultaneously with Roman Shakespeare: Warriors, Wounds and Women in the "Feminist Readings of Shakespeare" series, Engendering a Nation: A Feminist Account of Shakespeare's English Histories is the first full-length feminist study of Shakespeare's historical plays.
The Making of Modern America: The Nation from 1945 to the PresentBy far the best text available for post-1945 U.S. history courses. Donaldson deftly integrates political, diplomatic, social, and cultural history in a style that will engage undergraduates. Especially interesting is his treatment of science and medicine, important topics often receiving scant attention in textbooks. I plan to adopt The Making of Making of America in my own course. --Anthony O. Edmonds, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of History, Ball State University
