This deeply researched book provides an original history of Chinese women during the pivotal Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368). Bret Hinsch explores the most important aspects of female life in this era political power, family, work, inheritance, religious roles, and emotions and considers why the status of women declined during this period.
Pro-Japan Anti-Interventionists and the FBI on the Eve of the Pacific Wa
In this first full study of pro-Japan isolationists in the United States, Roger Jeans provides a detailed history of the Committee on Pacific Relations. Drawing on previously untapped sources-- personal letters of committee members and the dossiers the FBI compiled on them--he paints a rich picture of this little-known and often-ostracized group.
An Exploration of Hip-Hop Culture in the Francophone World
This edited volume presents an overview of the emergence and development of hip-hop culture in France, French Caribbean, Canada, and Francophone Africa from its origins until today. Contributors discuss the artists' interactions with media arts, social media, literature, race, political landscapes, as well as hip-hop based education.
California, Diplomacy, and Occupied Japan, 1945-1952
This book examines US-influenced initiatives to improve library services during the Allied Occupation of post-surrender Japan and looks at history of funding libraries abroad as a tool of cultural diplomacy.
Democracy's Medici: The Federal Reserve and the Art of Collecting is a profile of the central bank seen from the perspective of the author's unorthodox art-historical career as founding director of the Fine Arts Program of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC.
Understanding Communication and Moving beyond Blame
Exploring the nature of modern media, Friesem uses the fundamental principles of human communication to move away from the fear and blame that usually accompany discussions of new media technologies. The book employs the ACE model (from Awareness to Collaboration through Empathy) to build media literacy across professions and academic disciplines.
Black Millennials is a collection of writings by self-identified black millennials who engage with their own unique experiences of identity, career, and social engagement in modern society.
Encourage children to celebrate the special joys of each month of the year with these delightful verses and charming illustrations from Elsa Beskow. A collectable new edition of the classic picture book with a cloth spine.
