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The Horse Fair

…buy, to study one another, to touch the foundation upon which we build our temporary habitations. | Robin Becker| Pitt Poetry Series| Poetry / American / General Poetry / General…

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Sentencing Canudos

…slaves, mestizos, landless farmers, and uprooted Indians, followed a man known as Antonio Conselheiro (“The Counselor”), who promoted a communal existence, free of taxes and oppression. To the fledgling republic…

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Irish Presbyterians and the Shaping of Western Pennsylvania, 1770-1830

|9780822966678| Irish Presbyterians and the Shaping of Western Pennsylvania, 1770–1830 is a historical study examining the religious culture of Irish immigrants in the early years of America. Despite fractious relations…

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Slave Emancipation and Transformations in Brazilian Political Citizenship

…sugar planters’ mobilizations in the Brazilian northeast. The book highlights the extensive interactions between enslaved and free people in the construction of abolitionism, and reveals how Brazil’s first social movement…

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How Does Social Science Work?

…a fresh look at their field. An extensive bibliography provides a wealth of references across an array of social science disciplines. | Paul Diesing|| Social Science / Essays Social Science…

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