University of Illinois Press New Books

An American in Hitler?s Berlin: Abraham Plotkin's Diary, 1932-33

Edited and with an Introduction by Catherine Collomp and Bruno Groppo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

An American labor leader's eyewitness perspective on the rise of Nazi power in Weimar-era Berlin, now available in cloth and paper.

Chinese Street Opera in Singapore

Tong Soon Lee — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

Fostering national culture in Singapore through Chinese street opera performance, now available in cloth.

Culture Makers: Urban Performance and Literature in the 1920s

Amy Koritz — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

A wide-ranging study of the cultural, social, and technological developments of the 1920s and their effect on the performing arts and literature, now available in cloth.

Migration, Class, and Transnational Identities: Croatians in Australia and America

Val Colic-Peisker — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

A sophisticated study of transnational migration from the Balkans to Western Australia, now available in cloth.

Sufficiency of the Actual

Kevini Stein — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

Poems reflecting the rich panoply of personal and public life in modern America, from the Poet Laureate of Illinois, now available in cloth and paper.

The Crimes of Womanhood: Defining Femininity in a Court of Law

A. Cheree Carlson — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

A lively analysis of the scandalous cases of women on trial in turn-of-the-century America, now available in cloth.

Ancient Rome in Early Opera

Robert C. Ketterer — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

A grand portrait of early opera's use of Roman history, from the perspectives of classical literature and musical history, now available in cloth.

Embodying American Slavery in Contemporary Culture

Lisa Woolfork — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

A unique study of slavery reenactments and performances in African American literature and culture, now available in cloth.

Made-from-Bone: Trickster Myths, Music, and History from the Amazon

Jonathan D. Hill — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

Primordial, mythic narratives from the indigenous Wakuénai of South America, available in English for the first time ever , now available in cloth and paper.

Wartime Diary

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:30:00 CST

Provocative insights into Beauvoir's philosophical and personal development during wartime, now available in cloth.