uscpress.com - Cultural Studies & Sociology https://uscpress.com/ Women of Conscience https://uscpress.com/book-post/2890897/Women-of-Conscience
An inspirational study of the role of women's groups in taming and reclaiming a small midwestern city

A case study in the evolution and influence of women's groups as they moved from th…]]>
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Charleston Belles Abroad https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891452/Charleston-Belles-Abroad
An examination of the influential role music played in the lives of elite southern women during the antebellum period

In Charleston Belles Abroad, Candace Bailey examines the vital role…]]>
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Hunting and the Ivory Tower https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891419/Hunting-and-the-Ivory-Tower
Seventeen hunter-scholars explore the hunting experience and question common negative stereotypes

Despite the academy having a reputation for supporting broad and open inquiry in schola…]]>
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Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement https://uscpress.com/book-post/2891397/Southern-Perspectives-on-the-Queer-Movement
A collection of essays by South Carolina activists on the development of the LGBTQ movement

In Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement: Committed to Home, Sheila R. Morris has colle…]]>
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Southern Folk Medicine, 1750-1820 https://uscpress.com/book-post/2890967/Southern-Folk-Medicine-1750-1820
Explores homespun remedies and medicinal herbs

Southern Folk Medicine, 1750-1820 explores methods of cure during a time when the South relied more heavily on homespun remedies than on p…]]>
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The Palmetto State https://uscpress.com/book-post/2890918/The-Palmetto-State
A concise approach to the major themes and events that define contemporary South Carolina

The captivating, colorful, and controversial history of South Carolina continues to warrant fre…]]>
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Voices of Our Ancestors https://uscpress.com/book-post/2890915/Voices-of-Our-Ancestors
The first detailed linguistic history of South Carolina, with a new preface by the author

In Voices of Our Ancestors Patricia Causey Nichols offers the first detailed linguistic history…]]>
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Muslim Medical Ethics https://uscpress.com/book-post/2890906/Muslim-Medical-Ethics
A timely exploration of balancing Islamic heritage with contemporary medical and health concerns

Muslim Medical Ethics draws on the work of historians, health-care professionals, theolo…]]>
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Fighting for Honor https://uscpress.com/book-post/2890875/Fighting-for-Honor
A groundbreaking investigation into the migration of martial arts techniques across continents and centuries

The presence of African influence and tradition in the Americas has long bee…]]>
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Millways of Kent https://uscpress.com/book-post/2890880/Millways-of-Kent
A compelling portrait of life in a Southern piedmont mill village after the Great Depression

The Kent Trilogy, consisting of Blackways of Kent (1955), Millways of Kent (1958), and the p…]]>
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