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Unvarnishing Reality draws original insight to the literature, politics, history, and culture of the cold war by closely examining the themes and goals of American and Russian satirical fictio…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534467/Understanding-Don-DeLillo
Henry Veggian introduces readers to one of the most influential American writers of the last half-century. Winner of the National Book Award, American Book Award, and the first Library of Cong…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534608/Textual-Curation
A study of the roles community, financial support, texts, information structures, interfaces, and technology play in collaborative works

Wikipedia is arguably the most famous collaborat…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534677/Claiming-Freedom
An exploration of the political and social experiences of African Americans in transition from enslaved to citizen

Claiming Freedom is a noteworthy and dynamic analysis of the transitio…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534712/Trade-Politics-and-Revolution
A study of early transatlantic trade in South Carolina that exposes the divisive complexity that led to war

London's "Carolina traders," a little-known group of transatlantic merchants,…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534739/Jesting-in-Earnest
A critical analysis of Percival Everett's oeuvre through the lens of Menippean satire

Percival Everett, a distinguished professor of English at the University of Southern California, is…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534756/Queering-Romantic-Engagement-in-the-Postal-Age
Romantic letters are central to understanding same-sex romantic relationships from the past, with debates about so-called romantic friendship turning on conflicting interpretations of letters.…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534821/Carolina-Currents-Studies-in-South-Carolina-Culture-Volume-1
Introducing an annual collection of essays devoted to South Carolina history and culture.

From the Piedmont to the Lowcountry, South Carolina is the site of countless engaging stories.…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534827/In-the-Service-of-God-and-Humanity
An analysis of Black activist Martin R. Delany's humanist vision for a world where everyone feels validated and empowered

Martin R. Delany (1812-1885) was one of the leading and most in…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534844/Honorable-and-Brilliant-Labors
A primary source collection that offers a window into the mind of nineteenth-century author and public intellectual, William Gilmore Simms.

William Gilmore Simms was in his lifetime co…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700