Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

A combustible mix of fury and radicalism, pathos and pain, wit and love--Terrence Tucker calls it "comic rage," and he shows how it has been used by African American artists to aggressively critique America's racial divide.

Focusing on the works of Edith Wharton and her contemporaries, Melanie Dawson discusses representations of modern American identities past early youth in twentieth-century literature. Dawson sets Wharton’s work at the center of a vital debate about the contested privileges associated with age in contemporary culture.  

Focusing on material culture, the authors in the collection explore the tensions that exist among various groups-elite landowners, the National Park Service, preservationists, minority groups-who compete for control over the interpretation of American pub

Two renowned horticulturists provide invaluable tips to help identify, cultivate, and care for 200+ species in this entertaining, easy-to-use guide. 64 color photos, 296 b&w illustrations, glossary, index.

This book tells the story of how NASA transformed Florida's East Coast from an economy based on agriculture and tourism to one of the nation's most influential centers of technology.

In&nbsp;<em>Joyce and Militarism</em>, Greg Winston considers Joyce's masterworks in light of the longstanding shadows that military culture and ideology cast over the society in which the writer lived and wrote.

<em>Sustainable Gardening for the Southeast</em>&nbsp;is a vividly illustrated guide that offers simple techniques to help conserve water, reduce pollutants, and mitigate climate change while increasing biodiversity and attracting pollinators and wildlife.

This book tells the story of the emergence of Jacksonville, Florida, at the center of the film industry in the early 1900s. By 1928 Jacksonville was home to fifteen major production companies and the location for filming hundreds of movies, including the first Technicolor picture ever made.