Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

Opening a new dimension of Joycean scholarship, this book provides the premier study of Joyce's impact on German-language literature and literary criticism in the twentieth century.

This book discusses the range of ways the ancient Maya people expressed timekeeping in daily life through their architecture, arts, writing, beliefs, and practices.

Explores Seminole and Miccosukee culture through information provided by archaeology, ethnography, historical documents, and the oral histories of the Indians

Taking a close look at Zora Neale Hurston's historical and literary contexts, this book investigates why Hurston's writing fell out of favor during her lifetime only to be reclaimed and appreciated years after her death.

The islands of Alta and Baja California changed dramatically in the centuries after Spanish colonists arrived. Native populations were decimated by disease, and their lives were altered through forced assimilation and the cessation of traditional foraging practices. Overgrazing, overfishing, and the introduction of nonnative species depleted natural resources severely. Most scientists have assumed the islands were also relatively marginal for human habitation before European contact, but&nbsp;<em>An Archaeology of Abundance</em>&nbsp;reassesses this long-held belief, analyzing new lines of evidence suggesting that the California islands were rich in resources important to human populations.&nbsp;&nbsp;

One of the Coast Guard’s great heroes and the secret he kept hidden

In <em>Truth, Lies, and O-Rings</em>, McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center.