Illinois Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Labor's Outcasts: Migrant Farmworkers and Unions in North America, 1934-1966
Andrew J. HazeltonLABOR'S OUTCASTS examines the NAWU's opposition to the Bracero Program against the backdrop of Mexican migration and the transformation of North American agriculture. Andrew J. Hazelton's new book is now available! https://t.co/EVzM1P6wid cc: @txamiu https://t.co/B9mZeAEuU2
Paperback, 2022
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Democracy's Rebirth: The View from Chicago
Dick Simpson"Simpson’s book provides a thorough diagnosis for what’s gone wrong with the country’s democratic ideals." --@newcity Explore Dick Simpson's (@uicpols) timely book, DEMOCRACY'S REBIRTH, via the link below⬇️ https://t.co/mqm3swLnhO 2/2
Hardcover, 2022
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Untying the Gordian Knot: Process, Reality, and Context
Timothy E. EastmanIn "Untying the Gordian Knot: Process, Reality, and Context," Timothy E. Eastman offers the “Logoi framework” as a meta-theory. Read the review by @ThouArtThat in Process Studies Volume 51, Issue 2. cc: @ctr4process https://t.co/DF9CLpXepX https://t.co/J1ZJ9XDh4R
Paperback, 2022
$45.99Member price:$43.69 + Free shipping5% off
Jazzing: New York City's Unseen Scene
Thomas H. GreenlandCheck out some of the media reviews from Ethnomusicology Vol. 67, Iss. 1: 📖@mikeallemana on "Jazzing: New York's City Unseen Scene" by Thomas Greenland (@IllinoisPress) https://t.co/L0GG7tEhLa 🎥@daniedoesmusic on @summerofsoul movie from @questlove https://t.co/00M3uhltRT https://t.co/CIiLRI0XQQ
Paperback, 2016
$28.00Member price:$28.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Sophonisba Breckinridge: Championing Women's Activism in Modern America
Anya JabourYou're so great, Anya! And so is your book -- SOPHONISBA BRECKINRIDGE: CHAMPIONING WOMEN'S ACTIVISM IN MODERN AMERICA https://t.co/1c6nheieca https://t.co/r2ZrDsiRR8
Paperback, 2019
$29.95Member price:$29.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Manifest Technique: Hip Hop, Empire, and Visionary Filipino American Culture Volume 1
Mark R. VillegasJoin authors @DrGinaVelasco (QUEERING THE GLOBAL FILIPINA BODY -- https://t.co/JcE36gm0gz) & Mark Villegas (@FandMCollege; MANIFEST TECHNIQUE -- https://t.co/sxFcUyoRya) for a Filipinx book party *today*! cc: @AAAStudies https://t.co/vXI8J2VNmK
Paperback, 2021
$26.00Member price:$26.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Sister Carrie
Theodore DreiserIn American Literary Realism (Vol. 55, Iss. 2), @jbretmaney (@LehmanCollege) argues that Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" should be understood as a reworking for the American scene of the 19th century European realist novel of ambition. Read more: https://t.co/FHbuDvr9f6
Paperback, 2009
$13.95Member price:$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Music as Mao's Weapon: Remembering the Cultural Revolution
Lei X. OuyangMUSIC AS MAO'S WEAPON Remembering the Cultural Revolution By Lei X. Ouyang https://t.co/HZuOFrHUTn 🧵3/4 @Choice_Reviews #ChoiceOATS2022 https://t.co/l35PvjiAGr
Paperback, 2022
$28.00Member price:$28.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Joseph Smith's Translation: The Words and Worlds of Early Mormonism
Samuel Morris BrownChristian Swenson reviews @DrSamuelBrown's book "Joseph Smith's Translation: The Words and Worlds of Early Mormonism" (@OxUniPress, 2020) in vol. 31 of Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. The book is divided into "Contexts" and "Texts"—worlds and words. https://t.co/h0y8SIw28G
Hardcover, 2020
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An Ethical Critique of Fur Factory Farming
Andrew LinzeyJournal of Animal Ethics editors Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey have published a new report, "An Ethical Critique of Fur Factory Farming," as a part of @Palgrave's 40-volume Animal Ethics Series. https://t.co/dGBjYKl991 #JournalofAnimalEthics
Hardcover, 2022
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