Course No. 4878 "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, ..." — U.S. Constitution While those words were written over 200 years ago, recent years have seen an explosion of interest in and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Its authority and stature are routinely invoked by voices from every point on the political spectrum who seek to defend their views on issues ranging from separation of powers to the proper role of the Supreme Court to legitimate interpretations of the Bill of Rights, with frequent references to the Founding Fathers and their true "intent."
Authors such as Gish Jen, Jhumpa Lahiri, Chang-rae Lee, Ha Jin, Amy Tan, and Maxine Hong Kingston are among the established authors and newly emerging voices profiled in Asian-American Writers. This new volume also discusses their acclaimed works to assist students studying these authors and their writings
Arab-American and Muslim Writers (Multicultural Voices)
Arab-American and Muslim Writers discusses the authors from this rich heritage that have made lasting contributions to the American literary landscape. Authors such as Claire Messud, Mohja Kahf, Samuel Hazo, Malcolm X, Amiri Baraka, and Kahlil Gibran are among the many profiled in this new offering, which also covers the now-canonical works frequently assigned in classrooms today.
Privilege vs. Equality: Civil-Military Relations in the Jacksonian Era, 1815-1845 (In War and in Peace: U.S. Civil-Military Relations)
Between 1815-1860, the tiny American army took on many new and often daunting tasks. In the face of civil opposition to the very existence of a professional military, the first battle officers and supporters had to win after 1815 was that of simply preserving some small professional force. As American interests expanded further west and conflict with Native Americans increased, the army was charged with the dual responsibility of peacekeeper and conqueror.
This volume is mostly about contemporary writers, many of whom have received little sustained attention from critics. For example, T. C. Boyle, Jim Harrison, Shelby Hearon, Bobbie Ann Mason, Cormac McCarthy, Gloria Naylor, Paul Theroux, and Oscar Hijuelos have been written about in the review pages of newspapers and magazines, but their work has yet to attract significant scholarship.
