uscpress.com - Cultural Studies & Sociology https://uscpress.com/ Muslim Medical Ethics https://uscpress.com/book-post/3772763/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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Gullah Spirit https://uscpress.com/book-post/3773363/Gullah-Spirit
A celebration of the life and culture of the Gullah people of the South Carolina Lowcountry in 179 new paintings

Jonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of the Gullah li…]]>
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Charleston Belles Abroad https://uscpress.com/book-post/3773308/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/3773275/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/3773253/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/3772824/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/3772775/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/3772772/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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Millways of Kent https://uscpress.com/book-post/3772737/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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Townways of Kent https://uscpress.com/book-post/3772738/Townways-of-Kent
The long-awaited publication of the third volume in the Kent Trilogy's study of social stratification in the small-town South

Immersion into town life in York, South Carolina, was an ea…]]>
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