New Books in American Studies

Interviews with Scholars of America about their New Books

Society & Culture
History
4801
Michael C. Desch, "Cult of the Irrelevant: The ...
In Cult of the Irrelevant, Desch traces the history of the relationship between the Washington and the academy across the 20th century...
24 min
4802
Discussion of Massive Online Peer Review and Op...
In the information age, knowledge is power. Hence, facilitating the access to knowledge to wider publics empowers citizens and makes societies more democratic...
29 min
4803
Keith Gave, "The Russian Five: A Story of Espio...
In the late 1980s, Gave was asked by the Detroit Red Wings to reach behind the Iron Curtain and initiate contact with the team's newest draft picks, two players on the Soviet Union's famed Red Army hockey club...
73 min
4804
S. M. Milkis and D. J. Tichenor, "Rivalry and R...
Rivalry and Reform explores the historical relationships between presidents and social movements.
25 min
4805
David A. Nichols, "Peoples of the Inland Sea: N...
Diverse in their languages and customs, the Native American peoples of the Great Lakes region—the Miamis, Ho-Chunks, Potawatomis, Ojibwas, and many others—shared a tumultuous history...
37 min
4806
Andrew T. Fede, "Homicide Justified: The Legali...
Professor Fede’s account traces the variations in restrictions on slave owners and third parties’ treatment upon the murder of a slave.
53 min
4807
Kellie Carter Jackson, "Force and Freedom: Blac...
"Force and Freedom" explores why for many Black abolitionists, slavery could only be obliterated through violent means.
55 min
4808
Kent Blansett, "A Journey to Freedom: Richard O...
Richard Oakes was a natural born leader whom people followed seemingly on instinct...
86 min
4809
Joseph Jarvis, "The Purple World: Healing the H...
Dr. Joseph Jarvis not only digs into how we got here and who is to blame, but he also lays out a solution for fixing the American healthcare system...
48 min
4810
Elizabeth Todd-Breland, "A Political Education:...
By highlighting the activism of local Black women and Black teachers, Todd-Breland uncovers hidden histories of how Black women have been at the forefront of this fight from the 1960s to the present...
64 min
4811
Pat Garofalo, "The Billionaire Boondoggle: How ...
Politicians love to woo entertainment corporations to their states and cities through subsidies and tax cities. But...
29 min
4812
Nico Slate, "Lord Cornwallis is Dead: The Strug...
Slate paints a picture of the two countries as learning perpetually from each other...
51 min
4813
Richard Drake, "Charles Austin Beard: The Retur...
Richard Drake traces the development of Beard’s ideas in this area and his involvement in the contemporary discourse over current events...
50 min
4814
Martha S. Jones, "Birthright Citizens: A Histor...
Jones weaves together the legal and constitutional dimensions of citizenship...
51 min
4815
David Colander and Craig Freedman, "Where Econo...
If you are reading this, you have probably run into the "Chicago" model at some point or another,..
40 min
4816
Darren Barany, "The New Welfare Consensus: Ideo...
The 1996 repeal of Aid to Families with Dependent Children -- the New Deal-era relief program for poor women with children -- was a seminal moment in the modern history of the US welfare state...
33 min
4817
Rick Van Noy, "Sudden Spring: Stories of Adapta...
Van Noy decided not to follow the well-trodden path of trying to prove climate change science, nor did he bark about an irreversible tipping point. Instead, he provides us with a much-needed focus on communities...
46 min
4818
Reece Peck, "Fox Populism: Branding Conservatis...
Peck traces the history of Fox's counter-elite brand from Murdoch to O’Reilly to Hannity...
21 min
4819
Daniel Immerwahr, "How to Hide an Empire: The H...
“Is America an Empire?” is a popular question for pundits and historians, likely because it sets off such a provocative debate...
75 min
4820
Meredith McCarroll, "Unwhite: Appalachia, Race,...
If you mention Appalachia to many people, they may immediately respond with the "Deliverance" dueling banjos theme...
58 min
4821
Joyce Antler, "Jewish Radical Feminism: Voices ...
The book demonstrates the rich contribution of Jewish values and identity had on the women’s liberation movement and how in turn they changed Jewish life in America...
49 min
4822
Scott Mobley, "Progressives in Navy Blue: Marit...
This episode of the New Books in Military History podcast is something of a sea change, so to speak, as we turn our attention to naval policy and strategy...
63 min
4823
James Schwoch, "Wired into Nature: The Telegrap...
It's been called the first Internet. In the nineteenth century, the telegraph spun a world wide web of cables and poles, carrying electronic signals with unprecedented speed...
47 min
4824
Margaret Hennefeld, "Specters of Slapstick and ...
In the early days of film, female comedians appeared in films that included both strange activities and slapstick....
67 min
4825
Janis Powers, "Health Care: Meet The American D...
In this book, Janis Powers offers a health care solution that is truly based on the American dream...
55 min