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American Studies Now: Resistance, Protest, and Solidarity

Oct 31 2023
The American Studies Now series refuses the distinction between politics and culture—focusing on historical cultures of power and protest on the one hand, or the political importance of cultural practices on the other. These short, timely books focus on the issues that matter today and are designed
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This is a “People Power” Moment: It’s Time for a Revolution in the Name of Democracy

Nov 13 2020
By Scott Kurashige, author of The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began in Detroit
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The Long Rebellion from the Late 1960s to the Present

Jun 01 2020
By Scott Kurashige, author of The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began in DetroitEngulfing cities in both literal and metaphorical flames, a wave of rebellions erupts across the nation amid a pandemic killing tens of thousands of people while unemployment surges to level
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