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By exploring the role of Oberlin - the college and the community - in fighting against slavery and for social equality, J. Brent Morris establishes this "hotbed of abolitionism" as the core of the antislavery movement in the US West and as one of the most influential reform groups in antebellum America.

From the 1870s to the 1930s, the Lake Superior Ojibwes of Minnesota and Wisconsin faced dramatic economic, political, and social changes. Examining a period that began with the tribe's removal to reservations and closed with the Indian New Deal, Chantal Norrgard explores the critical link between Ojibwes' efforts to maintain their tribal sovereignty and their labor traditions and practices.

Federal Fathers and Mothers: A Social History of the United States Indian Service, 1869-1933

American Synthetic Organic Chemicals Industry: War and Politics, 1910-1930

A history of the Protestant evangelization of Jews in America from 1880 to 2000. Based on research in missionary archives as well as Jewish writings, it analyzes the theology and activities of both the missions and the converts, and describes the reactions of the Jewish community.

Around 1900, the Southern states embarked on a series of political campaigns aimed at disfranchising large numbers of voters. This volume presents a systematic study of the history of disfranchisement in the South, examining the origins, objectives and process of the movement.

Presents an account of the Ocracoke brogue - the vibrant dialect of the maritime community on Ocracoke island. The text traces its development, identifies the elements of pronunciation, vocabulary and syntax, and provide a glossary and quiz to enhance the reader's knowledge of ""Ocracokisms"".

Age of Youth in Argentina: Culture, Politics, and Sexuality from Peron to Videla"

Offers the clearest explanation of the process by which the Communist party directs scholarly activity that has appeared to date. Tillett has plunged into the brambles of Soviet historiography, has found his way skilfully through them, and has emerged with a study that will be an important addition to the growing literature on the Soviet Union.

This work draws on Nelson A. Rockefeller's personal papers and research in Latin American archives to detail Rockefeller's efforts to promote economic development in Latin America, particularly Venezuela, from the late 1930s through to the 1950s.

With sales of more than one-half million copies since its original publication in 1951, Marion Brown's Southern Cook Book is one of the most popular regional cookbooks available. Here are nearly 1,000 recipes from the South's finest kitchens. This edition incorporates many new recipes sent to Mrs. Brown by enthusiastic users of the first edition.

Focusing on the intersection of Christianity and politics in the American penitentiary system, this explores evangelical Protestants' efforts to make religion central to emerging practices and philosophies of prison discipline from the 1790s to the 1850s.

Dixie Highway: Road Building and the Making of the Modern South, 1900-1930

Indicted South: Public Criticism, Southern Inferiority, and the Politics of Whiteness

Revolution Is for the Children: The Politics of Childhood in Havana and Miami, 1959-1962

This publication provides a history of black exclusion from accounting and the pioneering efforts of the first black CPAs. It chronicles the determination of African Americans who sought to enter the field and gives a broad understanding of links between race, education and economics.

When Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil's Workers' Party soared to power in 2003, he promised to end hunger in the nation. In a vivid ethnography with an innovative approach to Brazilian politics, Aaron Ansell assesses President Lula's flagship antipoverty programme, Zero Hunger (Fome Zero), focusing on its rollout among agricultural workers in the poor northeastern state of Piaui.

The first published catalogue of old Moravian music manuscripts used in performance, this thematic catalogue is part of the Moravian Music Foundation's continuing work to make accessible the Moravian musical heritage in America. The introduction provides background, related primary sources, and a chronology.

Using the history of Orthodox Jewish suburbanization in Toronto, this work explores the different components of the North American suburban Jewish community. It covers sacred spaces, synagogues, schools, kosher homes, and social networks.

Weston Sisters: An American Abolitionist Family

Progressive Evangelicals and the Pursuit of Social Justice

Adventure Carolinas: Your Go-To Guide for Multi-Sport Outdoor Recreation

Talkin' Tar Heel: How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina

An illustrated cultural history of the apparel worn by American Catholics, Sally Dwyer-McNulty's Common Threads reveals the transnational origins and homegrown significance of clothing in developing identity, unity, and a sense of respectability for a major religious group that had long struggled for its footing in a Protestant-dominated society often openly hostile to Catholics.

Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers

Crisis of Community: The Trials and Transformation of a New England Town, 1815-1848

Learning from the Wounded: The Civil War and the Rise of American Medical Science

In an analysis of Whitman as a quintessential American icon, Price shows how his ubiquity and his extraordinarily malleable identity have contributed to the ongoing process of shaping the character of the United States. Price examines Whitman's writings as well as those of writers who were influenced by him.

In World War II, the civilian Office of Censorship supervised a huge and surprisingly successful programme of news management: the voluntary self-censorship of the American press. This work examines that censorship programme, analyzing the reasons for its success, using archival sources.