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In Ruthless Democracy, Timothy Powell reimagines the canonical origins of "American" identity by juxtaposing authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, and Thoreau with Native American, African American, and women authors. Taking his title from Melville, Powell identifies an unresolvable conflict between America's multicultural history and its violent will to monoculturalism. Powell challenges existing perceptions of the American Renaissance--the period at the heart of the American canon and its evolutions--by expanding the parameters of American identity.

Drawing on the...

Essential Papers on the Psychology of Aging contains the classic papers on the period of human development that begins with young adulthood and ends with old age and death. Including material on theory and methodology; basic psychological processes; personality and social psychology; and clinical, applied, and health psychology, the volume presents the best work published in the field, from classic papers to cutting-edge research.

Contributors to the volume include P. B. Baltes, J. E. Birren, W. E. Henry, K. F. Riegel, K. W. Schaie, D. Arenberg, H. P. Bahrick, L. K. Hall, D....

"A rediscovered novel portrays Cherokees in transition"

John Milton Oskison was a mixed-blood Cherokee known for his writing and his activism on behalf of Indian causes. "The Singing Bird," never before published, is quite possibly the first historical novel written by a Cherokee.

Set in the 1840s and 50s, when conflict erupted between the Eastern and Western Cherokees after their removal to Indian Territory, "The Singing Bird" relates the adventures and tangled relationships of missionaries to the Cherokees, including the promiscuous, selfish Ellen, the Singing Bird of the title. The...