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Tracing the evolution of Mexican literary and cultural production following the Tlatelolco massacre, this book shows its progression from a homogeneous construct set on establishing the “true” histo……続きを見る

Sam DeStefano was a Chicago mobster known for torturing his enemies, and those who owed him money. He became the first loan shark in the city's history. Crooked policemen would bring to criminals De……続きを見る

George Cvek was a congenial drifter and hitchhiker who roamed up and down US Highway 1 from Maine to Washington until he was apprehended in March 1941. Cvek attacked, raped and strangled at least 14……続きを見る

Elmer Trigger Burke was an Army Ranger who took out a troop of Germans during World War II. Highly decorated Burke returned to a life of crime when the war ended and he came back to the United State……続きを見る

Knowing who you are is one of the quintessential parts of life. If you do not know where you come then you do not know who you are. In today's time the African-American community is suffering from a……続きを見る

Angelo Caruso was a criminal who was involved with numerous rackets such as prostitution, kidnapping and shaking down and coercion of merchants. Caruso was handpicked as underboss by Salvatore Maran……続きを見る

Gaetano Reina's murder on February 26, 1930 led to gang warfare that pitted thugs loyal to Salvatore Maranzano and those who backed Giuseppe Masseria. Reina was a wealthy Bronx ice dealer who was a ……続きを見る

The Castellammarese War involved two ambitious rivals who vowed to become the Boss of Bosses in New York City. Salvatore Maranzano was a very sophisticated Sicilian who spoke seven languages and loo……続きを見る

As relations between the United States and China move into a period of intense activity and sensitivity, this timely book addresses the impact of domestic factors in both countries on their post-Col……続きを見る

Johnny Guista was a powerful force behind the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) in the years before his death in May 1931. Guistra was from Calabria like Carmelo Liconti, his partner in……続きを見る

Nathan Kaplan, also known as Kid Dropper, was one of a number of powerful gangsters who were active in the pre-Prohibition era of New York City history. He was probably the most noteworthy racketeer……続きを見る

Be the best you can be' urge self-help books and makeover TV shows, but what kind of self is imagined as needing a makeover and what kind of self is imagined as the happy result? Drawing on recent s……続きを見る

Race and Identity in D. H. Lawrence is a wide-ranging examination of Lawrence's adoption and adaptation of stereotypes about minorities, with a focus on three particular 'racial' groups. This book e……続きを見る

This book examines, in Andean national contexts, the impacts of the 'Latin American multicultural turn' of the past two decades on Afro Andean cultural politics, emphasizing both transformations and……続きを見る

Through detailed analyses of major and newly available datasets, this study examines the utility of a public probity-focused approach to understanding citizen disaffection with politicians. It shows……続きを見る

Through explorations of six cases taken from various Latino ethnic groups, this book advances our understanding about meanings of Latino manhood and masculinities. The studies range from theatre and……続きを見る

Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner have been partners in life and work for more than 40 years. Over those years they have been comedic pioneers in television, sound recording, film, theater, and animation.……続きを見る

Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli aka Paul Kelly was a notorious gang leader in New York City beginning in the 1890s. The son of Italian immigrants he legally changed his name to Paul Kelly when he became in……続きを見る

Carmine and Ralph Palizzano were Italian-Americans who were born in the United States. Both of them served in the U.S. Army during World War II. My e-book looks at their criminal connections and the……続きを見る

Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Islam after the Arab Spring offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact that new and draft constitutions and amendments - such as those in Jordan, Morocco, Syr……続きを見る

Vito Genovese was the most well known of ten people who were prosecuted for an international narcotics conspiracy at the end of the 1950s. Genovese was the mastermind but he had substantial help. A ……続きを見る

A July 1932 U.S. Government investigative report of the Al Capone syndicate identified Hymie Levine as a collector and lieutenant of Jack Greasy Thumb Guzik. Hymie was multifaceted in what he did. A……続きを見る

Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues that economic, political, and cultural forces pres……続きを見る

In the rich tradition of oral storytelling, Chief Irving Powless Jr. of the Beaver Clan of the Onondaga Nation reminds us of an ancient treaty. It promises that the Haudenosaunee people and non-Indi……続きを見る

An incident of horse doping at a stable inside Jamaica Racetrack in 1938 brought to mind the laxity with which the sport of horse racing was addressing the doping issue. By the early 20th Century jo……続きを見る

Responding to the rapid growth of personal narrative as a method of inquiry among qualitative scholars, Bud Goodall offers a concise volume of practical advice for scholars and students seeking to w……続きを見る

The contributors to this volume have undertaken an assessment of the Soviet Union as it enters the last decade of the 20th century. Organized to cover each major area of policy initiative (or respon……続きを見る

Why do some states enact stronger pollution control progammes than others? And, do stronger controls have identifiable impacts on environmental quality in these states? This work seeks to answer the……続きを見る

Originally published in 1948, this book tells the story of the three fateful days of Gettysburg in the words of the men and women who lived it. No mere chronicle of troop movements and military deci……続きを見る

Canadians greeted the disruptions in Native-newcomer relations that occasionally erupted during the 1990s with incomprehension. Politicians, journalists, and ordinary citizens understood neither how……続きを見る