Shoelaces, nautical ropes, bits of string. For two decades Sheila Pepe has been transforming these items into transcendent works that can fit on a lap or fill a room. Her versatility, humor, and femin
This groundbreaking exploration of appropriation and institutional critique assembles a wide variety of artists and mediums to offer new insight and make unprecedented connections. Artists as wide-ran
The era of Big Data has brought a new analytical paradigm to statisticians and social scientists. This book is the first textbook to provide a practically oriented overview of the analytical and stati
Artist Kiki Smith has produced an astoundingly varied body of work that deals powerfully with the political, social, philosophical, and spiritual aspects of human nature-especially in the way they rel
Richard Wright, one of the early forceful and eloquent spokesmen for black Americans, author of the acclaimed Native Son and Black Boy, discovered the haiku in the last eighteen months of life. He att
Focused on existentialism, this issue explores current writers, thinkers, and texts affiliated with the movement In 1948, Yale French Studies devoted its inaugural issue to existentialism. This annive
In introducing nine chapters based on a seminar titled "Toward an Anthropology of Democracy" (2005), Paley (U. of Michigan)-- pictured with seminar participants--stresses the complexity of the concept
Celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics with The Marvel Encyclopedia! Fully updated with new images and text, this one-volume encyclopedia contains more than 1,000 of Marvel's greatest-from well-known ch
At a time of great loss, nothing heals like the power of friendshipTime heals all wounds, they say. But when your husband dies suddenly, on a glorious sunny day when all he did was go to work, it take
"A collection of traditional and updated Korean recipes for the American kitchen, based on the PBS cooking and culinary travel series The Kimchi Chronicles. Long a favorite of in-the-know foodies, Kor
In the fast-paced, hard-hitting, super cheeky, all-female world of banked track roller derby, two young women will need to balance the pull of budding relationships and family obligations with the dem
Written by a team of clinicians specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents, this professional guide offers a comprehensive, practical resource for implementing exposure therapy when tre
Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitu
Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitu
How were Jewish texts produceed and transmitted in late antiquity? What role did scribal practices play in the shaping of bothe scriptural and interpretive traditions, which are---as the Scrolls show
