Anzaldua, Gloria. The Gloria Anzaldua reader; AnaLouise Keating, editor. Duke University Press, 2009. $84.95; $23.95 (pa) (Latin America otherwise)
This volume presents a collection of significant writings of the Mexican American feminist author, scholar, and political activist Gloria Anzaldua. More than half of the material is now in print for the first time.
ISBN 978-0-8223-4555-8; 978-0-8223-4564-0 (pa); LCCN 2009-29299

Approaches to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey; edited by Kostas Myrsiades. P. Lang, 2010. 262p $76.95 (American university studies. Series XIX, General literature, v38)
The essays in this volume explore various aspects of the epics of Homer. Among the topics are: Briseis and the theme of force in the Iliad; Homer’s depiction of the will of Zeus; and, assemblies and hospitality in the Cyclops sequence of the Odyssey.
ISBN 978-1-4331-0885-3; LCCN 2009-40980

Badir, Patricia. The Maudlin impression: English literary images of Mary Magdalene, 1550-1700. University of Notre Dame Press, 2009. 300p $38.00 (Reformations)
The author examines the various ways in which the New Testament figure Mary Magdelene was interpreted and represented in literature and theology during the English Reformation and post-Reformation.
ISBN 978-0-2680-2215-0; LCCN 2009-27702

Bergquist, James M. Daily life in immigrant America, 1820-1870: how the first great wave of immigrants made their way in America. I.R. Dee, 2009. 329p $16.95
This work explores the history of immigration to the United States in the nineteenth century, focusing on major ethnic groups such as Germans, Irish, English, Scandinavians, and Chinese. Among the topics are: the rules of conduct for steerage passengers in German ships sailing out of Bremen; the tight regulation and restrictions on the Chinese community in San Francisco; and, the cause and outcome of the New York Draft Riots of 1863.
ISBN 978-1-5666-3829-6; LCCN 2009-1370

Bringhurst, Robert. The tree of meaning: language, mind, and ecology. Counterpoint, 2008. 329p $28.00
This collection of essays focuses on the Native American Haida culture of the Pacific Northwest, and also examines the process of translation, oral tradition, storytelling, and the relationship between language and society.
ISBN 978-1-5937-6179-0; LCCN 2007-32981

The burden of remembering: recollections & representations of the twentieth century; edited by Ene Koresaar, Epp Lauk & Kristin Kuutma. Finnish Literature Society, 2009. 252p $42.14 (Studia historica, v77)
The role of memory in shaping ideology and national consciousness is examined in this work, focusing on the events of the twentieth century, especially World War II and the recent collapse of communist governments in Europe. Among the topics are: issues in Holocaust representation; monuments and history museums in post-communist Eastern Europe; and, recollections of the end of World War II in Finland.
ISBN 978-9-5222-2102-5; LCCN 2009-498735

Darkening peaks: glacier retreat, science, and society; edited by Ben Orlove, Ellen Wiegandt, and Brian H. Luckman. University of California Press, 2008. 282p $50.00
These essays explore the effect of climate change on glaciers. The authors examine how scientific observers evaluate glaciers, explore how climate change is altering the size and distribution of glaciers, and consider the social and economic consequences of glacier retreat.
ISBN 978-0-5202-5305-6; LCCN 2007-19338

DuBois, Page. Out of Athens: the new ancient Greeks. Harvard University Press, 2010. 236p $29.95
The author proposes an expanded view of classical Greek literature and civilization, which takes into account all the Greek states and the foreign peoples with whom they were in contact and moves beyond a limited focus on the achievements of ancient Athens alone. Among the modern commentators discussed are Jacques Ranciere, Alain Badiou, and Judith Butler.
ISBN 978-0-6740-3558-4; LCCN 2009-17347

Entertaining fear: rhetoric and the political economy of social control; edited by Catherine Chaput, Mary Jean Braun, Danika Brown. P. Lang, 2009. 290p $129.95; $34.95 (pa) (Frontiers in political communication, v18)
The authors of these essays explore how insecurity and the desire for certainty influence political and social life, particularly though politicians’ skillful use of rhetoric that capitalizes upon the public’s fears. Among the topics are: how U.S. government officials gained support for war though an insistence on the existence of weapons of mass destruction; the role of economic fear as a motivating factor for the pursuit of advanced degrees in higher education; and, an analysis of the expression of fear in the language of post 9/11 religious sermons.
ISBN 978-1-4331-0586-9; 978-1-4331-0585-2 (pa); LCCN 2009-41091

Fumagalli, Maria Cristina. Caribbean perspectives on modernity: returning Medusa’s gaze. University of Virginia Press, 2009. 198p $59.50; $20.25 (pa) (New world studies)
The author examines the ways in which Caribbean authors understand the concept of modernity, in contrast to the ethnocentric European understanding of the modern which casts the Caribbean world in the role of the “other”. The authors discussed include Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Derek Walcott, and M.P. Shiel.
ISBN 978-0-8139-2857-9; 978-0-8139-2858-6 (pa); LCCN 2009-16455

Gaudreault, Andre. From Plato to Lumiere: narration and monstration in literature and cinema; translated by Timothy Barnard; preface by Paul Ricoeur; preface to the English-language edition by Tom Gunning. University of Toronto Press, 2009. 225p $65.00; $27.95 (pa)
The author explores the art of narratology in film, from the earliest days of cinema to recent times. The development of visual narrative, or monstration, is examined, with reference to literary narrative techniques that have been adapted for use in the cinema.
ISBN 978-0-8020-9885-6; 978-0-8020-9586-2 (pa); LCCN 2009-464579

Gilroy, Paul. Darker than blue: on the moral economies of Black Atlantic culture. Harvard University Press, 2010. 207p $22.95 (W.E.B. Du Bois lectures)
The author examines the political and intellectual legacy of African American thinker W.E.B. Du Bois in this assessment of the current state of black culture and the effect of modern consumerism on traditional black spiritual and social values. Among the popular musicians discussed are Chuck, Berry, Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Marley, and among the social critics are Michel Foucault, Primo Levi, and Frantz Fanon.
ISBN 978-0-6740-3570-6; LCCN 2009-22179

Klosterman, Chuck. Eating the dinosaur. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. Scribner, 2009. 245p $25.00
Social critic Chuck Klosterman comments on the contemporary scene, with emphasis on rock music, film, sports, and current events. Among the topics are: the afterlife of the 1980s Swedish rock group Abba; the published economic manifesto of convicted Unabomber Ted Kacynski; and, speculations on time travel and its depiction in film and science fiction.
ISBN 978-1-4165-4420-3; LCCN 2009-18719

Levy, Zeev. From Spinoza to Levinas: hermeneutical, ethical, and political issues in modern and contemporary Jewish philosophy; edited by Yudit Kornberg Greenberg. P. Lang, 2009. 181p $69.95 (Studies in Judaism, v4)
The author discusses the key ideas of influential Jewish thinkers in modern times, including Spinoza, Mendelssohn, and Levinas. Among the topics are: biblical hermeneutics; hermeneutics and demythologization; death and dying and the relationship of body and soul; and, the views of Levinas on state, revolution, utopia, and secularization.
ISBN 978-1-4331-0697-2; LCCN 2009-34698

The liturgical subject: subject, subjectivity, and the human person in contemporary liturgical discussion and critique; edited by James G. Leachman. University of Notre Dame Press, 2009. 268p $38.00 (Faith in reason)
These essays examine the form and function of the Roman Catholic liturgy since Vatican II, when the traditional Tridentine Latin mass was replaced by the vernacular Novo Ordo mass. The ongoing liturgical reform since Vatican II, and the influence of the current Pope Benedict XVI in liturgical matters, are explored.
ISBN 978-0-2680-3410-8; LCCN 2009-23273

Natural experiments of history; edited by Jared Diamond and James A. Robinson. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010. 275p $29.95
The authors of these essays use the comparative method to examine historical issues. Among the studies are: a comparison of Haiti and the Dominican Republic (which share the island of Hispaniola); comparisons of 81 Pacific islands; and, the causes and consequences of the African slave trade.
ISBN 978-0-6740-3557-7; LCCN 2009-12678

Niskanen, William A. Reflections of a political economist: selected articles on government policies and political processes. Cato Institute, 2008. 363p $24.95
The author examines public policy topics from an economic perspective. Among the topics are taxation, health and retirement funding, terrorism and military preparedness, and corporate governance.
ISBN 978-1-9339-9520-5; LCCN 2008-29684

Nordiskt Sallskap for Metriska Studier. Conference (2008: Borgarfjarðarsysla, Iceland). Versatility in versification: multidisciplinary approaches to metrics; edited by Tonya Kim Dewey and Frog. P. Lang, 2009. 297p $81.95 (Berkeley insights in linguistics and semiotics, v74)
These essays grew out of presentations given at a conference dedicated to medieval Icelandic poetic culture, and cover a wide range of Germanic poetry and poetics. Among the topics are: the syntax of the verb in Old Icelandic; metrical feet in Old English; and, German poetic features reflected in Italian metrical poetry.
ISBN 978-1-4331-0578-4; LCCN 2009-30902

Patterson, Lee. Acts of recognition: essays on medieval culture. University of Notre Dame Press, 2010. 356p $38.00
The author presents fifteen essays on various aspects of medieval culture. Among the topics are: Chaucer studies in the light of modern historical criticism; the laconic manner of heroic speech in literature from Beowulf to modern times; and, an examination of the works of 14-15th century English poet Thomas Hoccleve.
ISBN 978-0-2680-3837-3; LCCN 2009-38115

Rokem, Freddie. Philosophers and thespians: thinking performance. Stanford University Press, 2010. 227p $60.00; $21.95 (pa) (Cultural memory in the present)
The author explores the interaction between philosophy and the theater. Among the topics are: the ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry expressed in Plato’s Symposium; Hamlet’s dual role as philosopher and thespian in Shakespeare’s Hamlet; and, Walter Benjamin and Bertolt Brecht on Franz Kafka.
ISBN 978-0-8047-6349-3; 978-0-8047-6350-9 (pa); LCCN 2009-15734

Ronald Johnson: life and works; edited by Joel Bettridge and Eric Murphy Selinger. National Poetry Foundation, 2008. 672p $49.95; $34.95 (pa)
This volume of essays explores the life and writings of American poet Ronald Johnson, whose major work Ark took twenty years to complete.
ISBN 978-0-9433-7376-8; 978-0-9433-7375-1 (pa); LCCN 2008-18071

Stessel, Zahava Szasz. Snow flowers: Hungarian Jewish women in an airplane factory, Markkleeberg, Germany. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2009. 438p $57.50
The author, a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor, describes her years during World War II as an inmate at a labor camp in the town of Markkleeberg, near Leipzig, where she was assigned to work in the aircraft factory of Junkers & Co. Each chapter describes an aspect of the life of the women civilian prisoners of war, who feared being sent to the extermination camp at nearby Buchewald if they did not perform their jobs satisfactorily.
ISBN 978-0-8386-4178-1; LCCN 2008-22599

Taubes, Jacob. From cult to culture: fragments towards a critique of historical reason; edited by Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert and Amir Engel; with a preface by Aleida and Jan Assmann. Stanford University Press, 2010. 397p $70.00; $22.45 (pa) (Cultural memory in the present)
This collection of essays by religious scholar and historian Jacob Taubes explores classical and modern Judaism, as well as Christianity and ancient Gnosticism. Among the topics are: Martin Buber and the philosophy of history; the unresolvable difference between Judaism and Christianity; and, the methodological principles of Paul Tillich’s theology.
ISBN 978-0-8047-3983-2; 978-0-8047-3984-9 (pa); LCCN 2009-13192

Voices from the heartland; edited by Carolyn Anne Taylor ... [et al.]. University of Oklahoma Press, 2007. 289p $19.95
This volume contains essays by women who are present or former residents of Oklahoma, who describe their contributions to the state. Among the authors are former Cherokee principal chief Wilma Mankiller, novelist Billie Letts, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief, and Oklahoma University basketball coach Sherri Coale.
ISBN 978-0-8061-3858-9; LCCN 2007-04150

Wiesing, Lambert. Artificial presence: philosophical studies in image theory; translated by Nils F. Schott. Stanford University Press, 2010. 148p $60.00; $17.12 (pa) (Cultural memory in the present)
These essays explore various aspects of image theory, including: Plato’s concept of mimesis; virtual reality; abstract photography; and the phenomenology of images as signs.
ISBN 978-0-8047-5940-3; 978-0-8047-5941-0 (pa); LCCN 2009-18393