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Books of spring 2014

Books

Books: Spring 2014

By Michelle Bryant April 6, 2014 facebook twitter email

"Many Rivers to Cross" by Thomas Zigal.

Many Rivers to Cross
Texas Christian University Press, Sept. 2013
By Tom Zigal, BA, English ’70


"The World War I Diary of Jose De La Luz Saenz" edited and intro by Emilio Zamora. Translated by Emilio Zamora with Ben Maya.

The WWI Diary of José de la Luz Sáenz
Texas A&M University Press, March 2014
Edited and introduction by Emilio Zamora, professor, Department of History and Center for Mexican American Studies. Translated by Emilio Zamora with Ben Maya


"A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama's America" by Jacqueline Jones.

A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama’s America
Basic Books, Dec. 2013
By Jacqueline Jones, professor, Department of History


"Colonial Mediascapes: Sensory Worlds of the Early Americas" by Matt Cohen and Jeffrey Glover.

Colonial Mediascapes: Sensory Worlds of the Early Americas
University of Nebraska Press, April 2014
Edited by Matt Cohen, associate professor, Department of English; and Jeffrey Glover (Loyola University of Chicago)


"Slavery and Freedom in Savannah" edited by Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie M. Harris

Slavery and Freedom in Savannah
University of Georgia Press, Feb. 2014
Edited by Daina Ramey Berry, associate professor, Departments of History and African and African Diaspora Studies; and Leslie M. Harris (Emory University)


"Memoria Romana: Memory in Rome and Rome in Memory" by Karl Galinsky.

Memoria Romana: Memory in Rome and Rome in Memory
American Academy in Rome/University of Michigan Press, April 2014; edited by Karl Galinsky, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Classics


"Charlie Chaplin, Director" by Donna Kornhaber.

Charlie Chaplin, Director 
Northwestern University Press, March 2014
By Donna Kornhaber, assistant professor, Department of English


"Angaaray: The First-ever English translation of the Banned Short-Story Collection" by Snehal Shingavi.

Angaaray
Penguin Books, May 2014
Translated by Snehal Shingavi, assistant professor, Department of English


"Global Shell Games: Experiments in Transnational Relations, Crime, and Terrorism" by Mike Findley, Daniel Nielson, Jason Sharman.

Global Shell Games: Experiments in Transnational Relations, Crime, and Terrorism
Cambridge University Press, March 2014
By Mike Findley, assistant professor, Department of Government and LBJ School of Public Affairs; Daniel Nielson (Brigham Young) and Jason Sharman (Griffith University, Australia)


"Schooling in Modernity: the Politics of Sponsored Films in Postwar Italy" by Paola Bonifazio.

Schooling in Modernity: The Politics of Sponsored Films in Postwar Italy
University of Toronto Press, July 2014
By Paola Bonifazio, assistant professor, Department of French and Italian

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