Transnational Continuity and National Fragmentation in the Hmong Diaspor
The Hmong diaspora radiates from Southeast Asia to include far-flung nations like the United States, New Zealand, and Argentina. Sangmi Lee draws on the concept of diasporic identity to explore the contemporary experiences of Hmong people living in Vang Vieng, Laos, and Sacramento, California. Hmong form a sense of belonging based on two types of ......
How Digital Media Is Transforming Journalistic Labor
Using a framework of online connection and disconnection, The Paradox of Connection examines how journalists' practices are formed, negotiated, and maintained in dynamic social media environments. The interactions of journalists with the technological, social, and cultural features of online and social media environments have shaped new values and ......
People in the Ozarks have long told humorous vignettes that make sense of triumph and tragedy, relay family and local history, and of course entertain. Benjamin G. Rader's memoir offers a loving portrait of the Ozarks of his youth, where his grandfather midwifed babies and his great uncle Jerry Rader laughed so hard at one of his own stories that ......
Maerten de Vos, Antwerp Print, and the Early Modern Globe
As a social phenomenon and a commonplace of internet culture, virality provides a critical vocabulary for addressing questions raised by the global mobility and reproduction of early modern artworks. This book uses the concept of virality to study artworks' role in the uneven processes of early modern globalization. Drawing from archival research ......
Redefines modern lyric poetry at the intersection of literary and media studies. In The Lyre Book, Matthew Kilbane urges literary scholars to consider lyric not as a genre or a reading practice but as a media condition: the generative tension between writing and sound. In addition to clarifying issues central to the study of modern ......
A Conversation on the Myths and Mysteries of Cancer
A compelling guide to understanding cancer and embracing life. Rogue Cells is the essential guide to navigating cancer diagnosis and treatment. Coauthored by Dr. Richard J. Jones, an internationally renowned cancer physician and researcher, and T. Michael McCormick, this guide provides the important information that patients and physicians need ......
A Practical Guide to Understanding the Grant Application Process and Wri
An essential guide for those who wish to hone their skills in writing successful grant applications. The book helps readers develop and strengthen their ability to navigate the grant application process - ultimately enabling them to achieve 'grant literacy.
Recipes for every occasion...all made in a versatile 13"x9" pan. Whether it's aluminum or steel, glass or ceramic, you'll find yourself reaching for your favorite pan all the time.
Meals in Minutes has helped cooks answer the question, "What's for dinner?" It features over 250 dishes that are ready under in an hour. The newly-designed 10th anniversary edition includes 20 new recipes. It is a favorite cookbook because of its over 160 tips offering shortcuts and time-saving tricks to making mealtime relaxing and fun!
