Book Series
Studies in American Popular History and Culture
New & Published Titles:
When the Spirit Says Sing!
The Role of Freedom Songs in the Civil Rights Movement
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, such songs as "We Shall Overcome," "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize," and "Do What the Spirit… read more1995 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-2164-4 (Routledge)
Teatro Hispano!
Three Major New York Companies
The Hispanic Theater Movement has been contributing to the cultural heritage of the American theater for several decades. This study examines Hispanic Theater in… read more1995 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-1986-3 (Routledge)
Lolita in Peyton Place
Highbrow, Middlebrow, and LowBrow Novels of the 1950s
This book analyzes the differences in content, reader expectation, and social/moral/ethical functions of the three types of novels in America of the 1950s. It challenges… read more1995 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-2061-6 (Routledge)
At a Theater or Drive-In Near You
The History, Culture and Politics of the American Exploitation Film
Millions of Americans have been thrilled, scared, titillated, and shocked by exploitation movies, low budget films with many scenes of sex, violence, and other potentially… read more1995 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-1951-1 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: African American Reform Rhetoric and the Rise of a Modern Nation State
By Michael Stancliff
To be published April 15th 2010