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Incest and the American Family
(2024)
One in four sexual crimes reported annually in the U.S. involves incest, yet few historians of social movements, sexual violence, childhood, or the family have touched the topic. “Incest and the American Family” examines ...
In the Shadow of Mexico: Mexican and Mexican American Conservatives during the Eras of U.S. Conquest and the Mexican Revolution, 1848-1940
(2024)
“In the Shadow of Mexico: Mexican and Mexican American Conservatives during the Eras of U.S. Conquest and the Mexican Revolution, 1848-1940” examines different forms of Mexican and Mexican American conservatism in Los ...
Inclination Toward Death: Suicide, Sacrifice, and State Collapse in First World War Germany
(2024)
“Inclination Toward Death: Suicide, Sacrifice, and State Collapse in First World War Germany” examines the history of self-destruction in German-controlled territory from 1914 to 1918. It reconstructs the historically-situated ...
Orthodoxy as a Way of Living: Religion, Sect, and Crisis in Lebanon
(2024)
Since 2019, Lebanon has grappled with a series of systemic breakdowns that ushered in multidimensional regimes of precarity. Drawing on ethnographic and archival research conducted from 2018 to 2021 in Beirut, this ...
The American Flag: An Exploration of a Historical and Popular Culture Icon
(2021-06-01)
The American flag was first an internationally recognized war sigil that later evolved into a popular culture icon. The flag is a complex symbol, its symbolic value varies from individual to individual and its dependent ...