Adorno and the need in thinking: new critical essays; edited by Donald A. Burke … [et al.]. University of Toronto Press, 2007. 365p $65.00
The authors of these essays explore some facets of the thought of 20th century philosopher Theodor Adorno that have not been thoroughly investigated in the past. Among the topics are: Adorno’s dialectics of language; non-identity thinking; and, Adorno’s aesthetics of the ugly.
LCCN 2008-353694; ISBN 978-0-8020-9214-4

Benson, Melanie R. Disturbing calculations: the economics of identity in postcolonial Southern literature, 1912-2002. University of Georgia Press, 2008. 263p $69.95; $24.95 (pa) (The new Southern studies)
The author examines the use of mathematical reckoning in works by Southern writers, and explores the ways in which numerical calculations are employed to reinforce or challenge the status quo and the social hierarchy. Among the writers discussed are William Faulkner, Katherine Anne Porter, and Alice Walker.
LCCN 2007-45060; ISBN 978-0-8203-2972-7; 978-0-8203-3112-6 (pa)

Cheng, Eileen Ka-May. The plain and noble garb of truth: nationalism & impartiality in American historical writing, 1784-1860. University of Georgia Press, 2008. 368p $44.95
The author describes how antebellum American historians anticipated the attitudes and methodologies of modern historiography, and shows how their insightful and innovative approaches to history were overshadowed by subsequent romantic and propagandistic treatments of American history by other writers. Among the historians discussed are George Bancroft, William Prescott, and David Ramsay.
LCCN 2008-10715; ISBN 978-0-8203-3073-0

Conrod, Frederic. Loyola’s greater narrative: the architecture of The spiritual exercises in golden age and Enlightenment literature. P. Lang, 2008. 255p $73.95; $39.95 (pa) (American university studies. Series II, Romance languages and literature, v229)
The meditations, prayers, and mental exercises that made up Ignatius Loyola’s Spritual exercises (1547) were a source spiritual and temporal guidance in the early Counter-Reformation, and had a lasting impact on Catholic thought in subsequent centuries. The author shows how Miguel de Cervantes and the Marquis de Sade were among the writers influenced by Loyola.
LCCN 2008-6201; ISBN 978-1-4331-0249-3; 978-1-4331-0497-8 (pa)

Differences, deceits and desires: murder and mayhem in Italian crime fiction; edited by Mirna Cicioni and Nicoletta Di Ciolla. University of Delaware Press, 2008. 228p $30.00
The modern genre of Italian fiction known as gialli, or crime fiction, has developed from humble pulp roots into a genuine literary form in recent years. The authors of these essays examine works by major writers such as Umberto Eco and Leonardo Sciascia, and describe the ways in which gialli authors both develop and subvert the traditions of the crime novel.
LCCN 2008-21050; ISBN 978-0-87413-0515

Dixie emporium: tourism, foodways, and consumer culture in the American South; edited by Anthony J. Stanonis. University of Georgia Press, 2008. 296p $5.95; $24.95 (pa)
These essays explore the ways in which southerners have marketed themselves to tourists and outsiders, and have helped to correct or sometimes to perpetuate stereotypical images of southern culture. Among the topics discussed are: the varieties of roadside souvenirs that make use of Confederate imagery; the southern-style hospitality offered at tourist destinations such as the Branson, Missouri, entertainment center and South Carolina’s South of the Border motel complex; and, the popularity of franchised southern foods such as Kentucky Fried Chicken and Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
LCCN 2008-7308; ISBN 978-0-8203-3169-0; 978-0-8203-3169-0 (pa)

Garett, Charles Hiroshi. Struggling to define a nation: American music and the twentieth century. University of California Press, 2008. 291p $60.00; $24.95 (pa) (Roth Family Foundation Music in America imprint)
The many varieties of American music reflect the diversity of American identities. The author explores the genres of art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music, focusing on key musicians such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin.
LCCN 2008-14157; ISBN 978-0-520-25486-2; 978-0-520-25487-9 (pa)

Genealogies of orientalism: history, theory, politics; edited by Edmund Burke III and David Prochaska. University of Nebraska Press, 2008. 446p $29.95
These essays continue the discussion of western perceptions of Middle Eastern and Asian cultures initiated by Edward Said in his seminal 1978 work Orientalism. Among the topics are: language issues in colonial India; orientalism and Chinese history; and, the French tradition of Islamic sociology.
LCCN 2008-2929; ISBN 978-0-8032-1342-5

The global game: writers on soccer; edited by John Turnbull, Thom Satterlee & Alon Raab. University of Nebraska Press, 2008. 296p $19.95
These essays explore the social and cultural aspects of the world’s most popular sport: soccer, also known as association football or simply football. Included are memoirs, observations, and reflections of enthusiasts from Iceland, China, Sierra Leone, among many other places.
LCCN 2008-18138; ISBN 978-0-8032-1078-3

Global indigenous media: cultures, poetics, and politics; edited by Pamela Wilson and Michelle Stewart. Duke University Press, 2008. 362p $89.95; $24.95
These essays examine the emergence of media expression by native/indigenous peoples around the world. Included are essays on Maori cinema in New Zealand, activist community radio in Colombia, and Welsh-language television in the United Kingdom.
LCCN 2008-7704; ISBN 978-0-8223-4291-5; 978-0-8223-4308-0 (pa)

Inside the ropes: sportswriters get their game on; edited and with an introduction by Zachary Michael Jack. University of Nebraska Press, 2008. 480p $24.95
This is a collection of essays by sportswriters who seek to participate in the sports that they cover, or to “get inside the ropes” in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the drama on the field in the tradition of George Plimpton. Included is an essay by Plimpton on football, and essays by other authors on sports as diverse as baseball, boxing, and the running of the bulls in Pamplona.
LCCN 2008-20376; ISBN 978-0-8032-5997-3

International Shakespeare Association. World Congress (8th: 2006: Brisbane, Australia) Shakespeare’s world/world Shakespeares: the selected proceedings of the International Shakespeare Association World Congress Brisbane, 2006; edited by Richard Fotheringham, Christa Jansohn, and R.S. White. University of Delaware Press, 2008. 436p $69.50
This collection of papers from a 2006 conference examines the diversity of Shakespearean performance, adaptations, and interpretations in the modern world. Among the topics are: Victorian burlesques of The merchant of Venice; Shakespearean performances by the Jewish Cultural Association of Berlin during the Third Reich 1933-1941; and, the multiple film versions of Hamlet from the silent era to the present.
LCCN 2007-48267; ISBN 978-0-87413-989-1

Juana of Castile: history and myth of the mad queen; edited by Maria A. Gomez, Santiago Juan-Navarro, and Phyllis Zatlin. Buckness University Press, 2008. 267p $59.50
These essays explore the facts about the 16th century Spanish monarch Juana of Castile, as they relate to the legendary aspects of her life depicted in Spanish historical literature. Among the works of literature discussed are Manuel Tamayo y Baus’s La locura de amor, and Manuel Martinez Mediero’s Juana del amor hermoso.
LCCN 2007-47133; ISBN 978-0-8387-5704-8

Latin America’s struggle for democracy; edited by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Flattner, Diego Abente Brun. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 301p $45.00; $19.95 (pa)
The overthrow of authoritarian military governments, followed by the establishment of democratic governments in their place, was accomplished throughout Latin America in the second half of the twentieth century. The authors of these essays explore the forms of the new democracies in Latin America, with separate articles on Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, and Peru, among other nations.
LCCN 2008-21273; ISBN 978-0-8018-9058-1; 978-0-8018-9059-8 (pa)

Localism, landscape, and the ambiguities of place: German-speaking Central Europe, 1860-1930; edited by David Blackbourn and James Retallack. University of Toronto Press, 2007. 278p $65.00 (German and European studies, v7)
These essays explore cultural and political issues in German-speaking lands in the formative period from 1860 to 1930. Among the topics are: music and art, election politics, tourism, languages, and local identities.
LCCN 2008-360298; ISBN 978-0-8020-9318-9

Migration, homeland, and belonging in Eurasia; edited by Cynthia J. Buckley and Blair A. Ruble, with Erin Trouth Hofmann. Woodrow Wilson Center Press: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. 362p $65.00
Migration has become an important factor in the development of the post-Soviet world in the former Soviet republics and modern Russia. Formerly, government policy restricted the movement of populations; currently, there is an unprecedented freedom of movement in Central Eurasia and the Far East. The authors of these essays explore current trends as well as the history of Eurasian migration in earlier eras. Among the topics are: the recent movement of populations into the Irkutsk region of Siberia; the return of the Crimean Tatars to the Crimean Peninsula; and, identity issues in Kazakhstan.
LCCN 2008-15571; ISBN 978-0-8018-9075-8

The National Museum of the American Indian: critical conversations; edited by Amy Lonetree and Amanda J. Cobb. University of Nebraska Press, 2008. 475p $29.95
These essays examine social and political issues associated with the new National Museum of the American Indian, which opened in Washington D.C. in 2004. The authors discuss aspects of the museum’s origin, exhibits, significance, and the relationship between Native Americans and museums.
LCCN 2008-21684; ISBN 978-0-8032-1111-7

Opening up education: the collective advancement of education through open technology, open content, and open knowledge; edited by Toru Iiyoshi and M.S. Vijay Kumar. MIT Press, 2008. xx, 477p $24.95
The use of the internet and other accessible modern technology as a fundamental component of “open education” (the free sharing of knowledge, ideas, and teaching methodologies) is the subject of these essays. The authors, who are leaders in the open education movement, focus on three areas: technology, content, and knowledge, in an effort to show how open education can improve the quality of education.
LCCN 2007-39375; ISBN 978-0-2620-3371-8

Reexamining Berkeley’s philosophy; edited by Stephen H. Daniel. University of Toronto Press, 2007. 235p $50.00 (Toronto studies in philosophy)
The authors of these essays examine the work of 18th century philosopher George Berkeley and the relationship between knowledge, experience, and ideas. Among the topics are: ideas and idealism in Berkeley’s thought; Berkeley’s views of John Locke’s epistemology; and, Berkeley’s four concepts of the soul.
LCCN 2007-532169; ISBN 978-0-8020-9348-6

Rutherford, Paul. A world made sexy: Freud to Madonna. University of Toronto Press, 2007. 371p $27.95
The use of erotic images in art, advertising, literature, and popular culture, is the subject of this book. Among the topics are: Playboy magazine; Barbie dolls; Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels and the films made from them; and the erotic performance style of singer Madonna.
LCCN 2007-532172; ISBN 978-0-8020-9466-7

Sexuality at the fin de siècle: the making of a “central problem”; edited by Peter Cryle and Christopher E. Forth. University of Delaware Press, 2008. 201p $50.00
The modern conception of sexuality was developed at the end of the 19th century through the research of Richard von Krafft-Ebing and Havelock Ellis, among others, who placed the sexual aspect of human nature at the center of their understanding of the human psyche. The essays in this volume explore late 19th century aspects of sexuality, including: French research on sexual anomalies, such as hermaphrodism; pederasty and popular fiction; and, photography and the female body.
LCCN 2008-6774; ISBN 978-0-87413-037-9

Sobanet, Andrew. Jail sentences: representing prison in twentieth-century French fiction. University of Nebraska Press, 2008. 254p $40.00 (Stages)
The prison as a setting for fiction has long been part of western literature, frequently having as its source the writer’s actual incarceration for political or other offenses. The author of this study focuses on the fiction of four French authors (Victor Serge, Jean Genet, Albertine Sarrazin, and Francois Bon) for whom prison and prison life was an important literary theme.
LCCN 2008-411; ISBN 978-0-8032-1379-1

Tellini, Gino. The invention of modern Italian literature: strategies of creative imagination; translation by Dawn Winterhalter and Gemma Dawkes. University of Toronto Press, 2007.169p $65.00; $27.95
The author of this study focuses on the lives and achievements of Italian authors who initiated the modern period in Italian literature. The works of authors such as Alfieri, Foscolo, Manzoni, Leopardi, Verga, and Pascoli are analyzed and assessed.
LCCN 2008-360300; ISBN 978-0-8020-9185-7; 978-0-8020-9186-4 (pa)

The wilderness debate rages on: continuing the great new wilderness debate; edited by Michael P. Nelson and J. Baird Callicott. University of Georgia Press, 2008. 723p $69.95; $34.95 (pa)
The publication of The great new wilderness debate (1998) introduced readers to the widely differing philosophies and practices relating to nature conservation. The same editors have followed up their earlier work with the present volume, which contains essays by authors on the theme of nature conservation in the 21st century.
LCCN 2008-7941; ISBN 978-0-8203-2740-2; 978-0-8203-3171-3 (pa)

World writing: poetics, ethics, globalization; edited by Mary Gallagher. University of Toronto Press, 2008. 262p $60.00; $27.95 (Cultural spaces)
The essays in this volume explore the boundaries and definitions of contemporary cultural studies. The globalization of the modern world has made it necessary to redefine culture itself, which can no longer be said to belong to a particular ethnic group in a specific geographical space speaking a single language. Among the topics are:literary works by Andre Malraux and Maurice Blanchot; the globalization of Moroccan literature; and, transnational languages in Edouard Glissant’s Toute-monde.
ISBN 978-0-8020-9747-7; 978-0-8020-9516-9 (pa)