Jessica Nelson: 23 books

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing...

Once merely a footnote in Restoration and eighteenth-century studies and rarely taught, Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave (1688), by Aphra Behn, is now essential reading for scholars and a classroom favorite. It appears in general surveys and in courses on early modern British writers, postcolonial literature,...

Almost 12 million out-of-status aliens currently reside in the United States. The federal government does not require state and local agencies to carry out specific immigration enforcement actions; however, comprehensive immigration reform may do so in the near future. This paper describes variations in enforcement approaches and making their pros and cons more explicit.

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...

Representing Agency in Popular Culture: Children and Youth on Page, Screen and In-Between addresses the intersection of children’s and youth’s agency and popular culture. As scholars in childhood studies and beyond seek to expand understandings of agency, power, and voice in children’s lives,...

24 Heures. 24 nouvelles. La plus mythique des courses automobiles vue par les écrivains contemporains.

Herman Bavinck's four-volume Reformed Dogmatics is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century. Leading Bavinck expert John Bolt edited that work, which has received wide acclaim. Now Bolt brings forth a recently discovered manuscript from Bavinck, in print for the first time,...

Quand la création devient la priorité absolue d'une vie, quelles qu'en soient les conséquences. " Il va falloir parler de Lee, à présent. Statue fragile, rebelle infatigable, amazone aux boucles dorées, joyeuse et sur le précipice de la dépression, nuque distinguée et bouche de charretière,...

Et si en revêtant un masque on en disait plus sur soi, parce que enfin on se sent libre ? Elle ne se dénude pas vraiment. Elle garde tous ses vêtements. Et pourtant, devant les caméras, cet auteur d'un premier roman aura l'impression d'être à découvert. Que tous – les invités du plateau,...