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An autobiographical account of one soldier's experiences as he fought in the Vietnam war.

C.L.R. James (1901-1989) made important contributions in a range of fields - literature, criticism, cultural studies, political theory, history and philosophy, serving as a mentor to two generations of international intellectuals. These essays offer a fresh perspective on his life and writings.

This study demonstrates the complex interaction between Frost's life and work. Based not only on the poetry, but on letters, notebooks, recorded interviews and public appearances as well, it treats the most significant aspects of Frost's life and poetry.

First presented at an international conference, these essays discuss the experiences of Caribbean women writers, their reasons for becoming writers and their choice of subjects. Some excerpts from writings are included and are placed in an historical, social and literary context.

"This masterfully edited collection of some of the essays, papers, and addresses of the leading social and political thinker of the African diaspora during the first half of the twentieth century is worth every exhilarating moment that one spends perusing it."?-Journal of American History

First published in France as Le Pagne Noir: Contes Africains in 1955. The writing of such chronicles of an African childhood was the author's way of coming to terms with the questions every sensitive colonized person educated in the Western tradition would sooner or later have to ask: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?

A revealing analysis of the origins and evolution of homelessness in a major American city

An analysis of how culture, class and gender shaped American foreign policy during the Cold War. The author examines the institutions that shaped the members of the US foreign policy establishment, including all-male prep schools and Ivy-League universities.

The second edition of the selected poems of Nicolas Guillen, who died in 1989, includes an extensive new introductory essay by Roberto Marquez, an authority on Caribbean and Latin-American literature. Celebrated as Cuba's national poet, Guillen also attracted an international following.

Designed as an introductory survey, this book examines the rise of American music over the 20th century. It starts with a look at music as a business, exploring various popular genres. Moving beyond outdated music-industry categories, it recovers and reinforces the blackness of much popular music.

This volume presents a survey of the rich heritage of the city of Massachusetts, showing how it has long exerted an influence disproportionate to its size. The authors argue that the experiences of the people of Massachusetts have been emblematic of larger themes in American history.

An examination of the effect of ""suicidal literature"" on readers - novels and poems that depict, and sometimes glorify, the act of suicide. In particular it explores the work of Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Anne Sexton, Kate Chopin and William Styron.

This volume brings together the best-known works of the 19th-century Indian writer William Apess, including the first extended autobiography by a Native American. This abridged classroom edition is drawn from ""On Our Own Ground"" and has a new introduction.

Scholar, author, editor, teacher, reformer and civil rights leader, W.E.B. Du Bois (1888-1963) was a major figure in American life and one of the earliest proponents of equality for black Americans. This is the second volume of three and incorporates correspondence from 1934 to 1944.

This study examines the affinity for anarchism that developed among late 19th-century writers, and shows that anarchism is the key aesthetic principle informing the work of modernist figures. Weir concludes that anarchism is still with us as cultural condition, if not a political one.

Appadocca is intent on wreaking revenge on his father for abandoning him and his mother. Through his anger, he sails the seas with a band of pirates on a ship named the ""Black Schooner"". The text is enriched with Appadocca's reflections on nature, racism, slavery, colonialism and retribution.

An examination of the interchange between popular and learned cultures, and the practices of reading and writing. The essays reflect Hall's belief that the better the production and consumption of books is understood, the closer readers can come to a social history of culture.