BOOKS

Writers from the South Pacific
Norman Simms

This ambitious work presents biographical entries for nearly 500 of the leading Oceanic writers, as well as references to approximately 2,000 authors and 10,000 novels, anthologies, memoirs,    More >

Writing Disability: A Critical History
Sara Newman

What accounts for the differing ways that individuals and cultures have tried to make sense of mental and physical disabilities? Can we see a pattern of change over time? Sara Newman    More >

Writing the Book of Esther [a novel]
Henri Raczymow, translated from the French by Dori Katz

Mathieu, the narrator of this novel, is compelled by his older sister's suicide to confront the effects of his family's tragic past. Born after the war, Mathieu is left to grapple    More >

Wrongful Convictions of Women: When Innocence Isn’t Enough
Marvin D. Free, Jr., and Mitch Ruesink

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice.       More >

Wrongful Death Sentences: Rethinking Justice in Capital Cases
Cathleen Burnett

What acts truly deserve the death penalty? And how equitably do we apply this ultimate punishment? Cathleen Burnett explores wrongful capital sentencing to offer a sober yet searing critique    More >

Xi Jinping’s China: The Personal and the Political
Stig Stenslie and Marte Kjær Galtung

With steely determination, Xi Jinping has forged his way to absolute power at home, consolidated China's role as a global superpower, and promoted instrumental myths about his life. All    More >

Yambo Ouologuem: Postcolonial Writer, Islamic Militant
Christopher Wise, editor

From the appearance of Bound to Violence in the late 1960s, Yambo Ouologuem has been one of Africa's most controversial writers. For some critics, the young Malian signaled an entire new    More >

Yemen
Laurence Deonna, translated by Corinne Borel

Reportage and interviews by the first woman journalist allowed free access to the peoples and places of Yemen. Deonna offers both verbal and photographic images of this largely traditional    More >

Yoruba Hometowns: Community, Identity, and Development in Nigeria
Lillian Trager

The pattern of migrants maintaining strong ties with their home communities is particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has important social, cultural, political, and economic    More >

Young Families: Gender, Sexuality, and Care
Nolwazi Mkhwanazi and Deevia Bhana, eds.

The authors of Young Families present an unparalleled view of the realities of teenage pregnancy in South Africa. Drawing on empirical data, multilevel approaches, and interdisciplinary    More >

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