Although Americans have traditionally treated race relations as a matter of black and white, race in this country is much more complex. "Beyond Black and White: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the U.S. South and Southwest" brings new perspectives to the oversimplification of racial categories and new insight into the complexity of social relationships in these two important regions. Although the topics covered range from law in the South in the nineteenth century to political activism by Mexican Americans in the twentieth century, they begin with a common viewpoint: If we are to understand the...
Although Americans have traditionally treated race relations as a matter of black and white, race in this country is much more complex. "Beyond Black ...
Although the origins, application, and socio-historical implications of the Jim Crow system have been studied and debated for at least the last three-quarters of a century, nuanced understanding of this complex cultural construct is still evolving, according to Stephanie Cole and Natalie J. Ring, coeditors of "The Folly of Jim Crow: " "Rethinking the Segregated South." Indeed, they suggest, scholars may profit from a careful examination of previous assumptions and conclusions along the lines suggested by the studies in this important new collection.Based on the March 2008 Walter Prescott Webb...
Although the origins, application, and socio-historical implications of the Jim Crow system have been studied and debated for at least the last three-...
Fully illustrated history of the pantomimes written by Henry Marshall and performed at Salisbury Playhouse (Wiltshire, England) between 1955 and 1985, including the full text of Marshall's gagbook, and reminiscences by many of the performers who went on to become famous nationally and internationally.
Fully illustrated history of the pantomimes written by Henry Marshall and performed at Salisbury Playhouse (Wiltshire, England) between 1955 and 1985,...
Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives engages current scholarship on women in Texas, the South, and the United States. It provides insights into Texas's singular geographic position, bordering on the West and sharing a unique history with Mexico, while analyzing the ways in which Texas stories mirror a larger American narrative. The biographies and essays illustrate an uncommon diversity among Texas women, reflecting experiences ranging from those of dispossessed enslaved women to wealthy patrons of the arts. That history also captures the ways in which women's lives reflect...
Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives engages current scholarship on women in Texas, the South, and the United States. It provides insig...
