Myths; Philosophy of language; South African literature

Myths & legends / Mari Griffith. London: National Gallery, 2005. (Click here to access resource)

An introduction to the philosophy of language / Michael Morris. Cambridge, Mass.: Cambridge University Press, 2007. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

A history of South African literature / Christopher Heywood. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Vietnam war; Slavery in the U.S.; American Civil War

The encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: a political, social, and military history / Spencer C. Tucker, editor. 2nd ed. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2011. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Slavery in the United States: a social, political, and historical encyclopedia / Junius P. Rodriguez, editor. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2007. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: a political, social, and military history / David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, editors ; foreword by James M. McPherson ; David J. Coles, associate editor ; Gary W. Gallagher, James M. McPherson, Mark E. Neely, Jr., editorial board. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2000. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

World history; world events; Eastern Europe

Time to jump back in to the posts on new materials!  As a reminder, the title information links to the corresponding catalog record.  I usually link to publisher’s information about the item on the publisher’s website, if it is available.  Finally, if it is an online item, I’ll provide a link to the item itself. (Please note that these online items are usually only available to the Salve Regina University community.  Users can view these materials off-campus by logging in with their name and library barcode, which appears on the Salve ID.)

The Hutchinson chronology of world history. Oxford, Eng. : Helicon, 2011. (Click here to access resource)

The 2011 Annual register: world events of 2010. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Proquest, 2011. (Click here to access resource)

Eastern Europe: an introduction to the people, lands, and culture / edited by Richard Frucht. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2005. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

History of conflicts; Minorities; Nonfiction classics

History behind the headlines: the origins of conflicts worldwide. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale Group, 2001-. (Click here to access resource)

Minorities: race and ethnicity in America / Melissa J. Doak. Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2007. (Click here to access resource)

Nonfiction classics for students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on nonfiction works. Detroit, MI : Gale Group, 2001. (Click here to access resource)

Indigenous peoples

Timpson, Annis May, ed. First Nations, first thoughts: the impact of indigenous thought in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Couper, Alastair. Sailors and traders: a maritime history of the Pacific peoples. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Santos-Granero, Fernando. Vital enemies: slavery, predation, and the Amerindian political economy of life. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Beard-Moose, Christina Taylor. Public Indians, private Cherokees: tourism and tradition on tribal ground. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Music

Johnson, Bruce, and Martin Cloonan. Dark side of the tune: popular music and violence. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2008. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Cooper, David. The musical traditions of Northern Ireland and its diaspora: community and conflict. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Peters, Gary. The philosophy of improvisation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Women and reading; the Coptic papacy; the new atheism

Sicherman, Barbara. Well-read lives: how books inspired a generation of American women. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Swanson, Mark N. The Coptic papacy in Islamic Egypt (641-1517). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Amarasingam, Amarnath, ed. Religion and the new atheism: a critical appraisal. Leiden: Brill, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Labor; Art and Apartheid; Grammar

Ross, Andrew. Nice work if you can get it: life and labor in precarious times. New York: new York University Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Peffer, John. Art and the end of Apartheid. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Sinclair, Christine. Grammar: a friendly approach. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

The ancient world

Netz, Reviel. The Archimedes Codex: how a medieval prayer book is revealing the true genius of antiquity’s greatest scientist. New York: Da Capo Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Looper, Matthew G. To be like gods: dance in ancient Maya civilization. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Champion, Timothy, et al. Prehistoric Europe. Walnut Creek, Calif.: Left Coast Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Gender and culture; music; World War I

Gordon, Sarah A. “Make it yourself”: home sewing, gender, and culture, 1890-1930. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Hodgdon, Tim. Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: masculinity in two countercultural communities, 1965-93. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Marchenkov, Vladimir L. The Orpheus myth and the powers of music. Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press, 20093.(Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Steuer, Kenneth. Pursuit of an “unparalleled opportunity”: American YMCA and prisoner of war diplomacy among the Central Power nations during World War I, 1914-1923. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)