New Books in American Studies
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5001
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
5002
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
5003
Kent Blansett, "A Journey to Freedom: Richard O...
Richard Oakes was a natural born leader whom people followed seemingly on instinct...
86 min
5004
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
5005
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
5006
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
5007
Nico Slate, "Lord Cornwallis is Dead: The Strug...
Slate paints a picture of the two countries as learning perpetually from each other...
51 min
5008
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
5009
Martha S. Jones, "Birthright Citizens: A Histor...
Jones weaves together the legal and constitutional dimensions of citizenship...
51 min
5010
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
5011
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
5012
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
5013
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
5014
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
5015
Meredith McCarroll, "Unwhite: Appalachia, Race,...
If you mention Appalachia to many people, they may immediately respond with the "Deliverance" dueling banjos theme...
58 min
5016
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
5017
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
5018
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
5019
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
5020
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
5021
Trent MacNamara, "Birth Control and American Mo...
MacNamara traces the multiple avenues in which birth control entered the lives of everyday Americans and gained social acceptance...
50 min
5022
Greg Sargent, "An Uncivil War: Taking Back Our ...
Sargent, a writer and columnist at The Washington Post, takes seriously this broad question about democratic health...
30 min
5023
Ronald L. Lewis and Robert L. Zangrando, "Walte...
Though overshadowed today by more celebrated figures, Walter Francis White was one of the most prominent campaigners for civil rights in mid-20th-century America...
79 min
5024
Bernadete Barton, "Stripped: More Stories from ...
Women get into stripping for money, writes Dr. Bernadete Barton, and the experience the girls have throughout their career in exotic dancing varies...
56 min
5025
Matthew Bowman, "Christian: The Politics of a W...
The intersection of religion and politics in the United States is one of the nation's most enduring conversations...
58 min