Latin American Jewish Studies Association Best Edited Volume “Opens new avenues of discovery and inquiry into the Jewish experience. Spanning both the centuries and the diverse geography of the Jewish presence in the Americas, this volume provides the reader with a greater appreciation for the historical, political, and cultural forces that helped to shape societies … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Jewish Experiences across the Americas
New Paperback Release: Ancestors of Worthy Life
“Teresa Moyer’s book serves as an important bridge between the work of history, archaeology and modern activism: it gives a structure of how to begin to change the telling of the past.”—Anthropology Book Forum “Moyer’s case study of the historic house museum of Mount Clare plantation is a boldly put, compelling call to action that … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Ancestors of Worthy Life
Free eBooks for July 2023
Looking for a good summer read? We are making ten eBooks available for free during the month of July. These books are among the many titles that are now available in both paperback and digital formats as part of our Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) grant from the National Endowment for … Continue reading Free eBooks for July 2023
New Paperback Release: Atlantic Passages
“An innovative addition to the growing body of scholarship on Liberian colonization. . . . Required reading for anyone interested in the colonization movement or identity formation in the nineteenth century Atlantic World.”—Journal of Social History “A compelling narrative of Atlantic and American racialization in West Africa. . . . People interested in the histories of … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Atlantic Passages
From Death Row to Freedom
“A detailed, riveting, and shocking narration of how two Black men in Florida’s Panhandle were terrorized by police into falsely confessing to murder and then convicted in a racist court. The defense attorney author describes the struggle in the courts to correct this injustice. A gripping true story of how racial injustice in the law … Continue reading From Death Row to Freedom
New Paperback Release: Picturing Black New Orleans
“Fascinating.”—LA Weekly “[An] alluring book.”—New Orleans Magazine “Anthony delivers a warm and detailed portrait of Collins and some facets of New Orleans’ rich and richly complicated culture in the early 20th century.”—Gambit “Readers will appreciate amusing and emotional anecdotes while also gaining a strong sense of what New Orleans was like in those 20th-century decades for … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Picturing Black New Orleans
New Paperback Release: Digital Humanities in Latin America
“A series of dynamic essays that investigate and problematise the impact of technology and digital culture on Latinx America. . . . While ambitious in scope, the volume offers a diversity of perspectives and case studies that highlight the unique affordances and consequences of the digital divide throughout parts of the United States and Latin … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Digital Humanities in Latin America
Blackness in Mexico
“A robust, compelling engagement with ideas about and the existence of Blackness in modern Mexico and its vexed relationship to contemporary Mexican citizenship.”—Herman L. Bennett, author of Colonial Blackness: A History of Afro-Mexico Through historical and ethnographic research, Blackness in Mexico delves into the ongoing movement toward recognizing Black Mexicans as a cultural group within a nation that … Continue reading Blackness in Mexico
New Paperback Release: Univision, Telemundo, and the Rise of Spanish-Language Television in the United States
“This first comprehensive scholarly history of Spanish-language television reimagines the birth of US television as not solely English speaking, geographically centered in New York, nor dominated by the big three English-language networks. . . . A good resource for scholars working in media studies, communication, marketing, and popular culture.”—Hispania “A comprehensive, detailed, and well-written history of … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Univision, Telemundo, and the Rise of Spanish-Language Television in the United States
Mary McLeod Bethune the Pan-Africanist
“Preston’s original treatment of Mary McLeod Bethune as an international figure greatly expands the extant narrative. This exciting book not only substantiates current attention on Bethune as a major public figure, but also situates her in the geographic context of Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and Liberia—moving beyond her impact in the United States.”—Stephanie Y. Evans, … Continue reading Mary McLeod Bethune the Pan-Africanist
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