Spotlights
- The Migration Factor in US History from the Civil War Era to the Present
- Topics in American Studies: History, Literature, and Culture 1
- Continuities and Discontinuities in Intercultural Dialogues
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The Migration Factor in US History from the Civil War Era to the Present
SpotlightRead MoreThis collection of studies aims to provide an overview of the intersection of migration and U.S. history—without claiming to be an exhaustive survey of this very broad field—and represents a well-researched, interesting, and detailed investigation of issues related to the correlation of migration and politics. The prevailing mode of analysis, which explores attitudes, mentalities, and how they shape the political arena, works well and represents a valid historiographical choice on the part of the author. The sections dealing with the United States within the chapter on global border...
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Topics in American Studies: History, Literature, and Culture 1
SpotlightRead MoreThis volume of Americana eBooks has been designed to explore the theme of crisis in US culture and history, showing specific concern with changes generated by critical periods in the country’s history. As well as spanning various periods, the chapters encompass a diversity of topics and approaches ranging from historical linguistics through contemporary popular culture and film studies. With few exceptions, they all revolve around the problem of change and transformation – a concomitant effect of crisis – probing into its wider significance in American culture.
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Continuities and Discontinuities in Intercultural Dialogues
SpotlightRead MoreContinuities and Discontinuities in Intercultural Dialogues: Essays Mapping the Manitoba-Szeged Partnership is the third volume of the partnership between the University of Manitoba and the University of Szeged. In 2026, we celebrate twenty-two years from the initiation of the Manitoba–Szeged cooperation and we are thrilled to see our partnership not only surviving but indeed thriving throughout the years. This long period of time reflects, among many other things, a significant commitment on both sides that prospers on trust, effort and conscious joint nurturing of a...
