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Reviews

Making Space

Review in H-Diplo:

“Byrnes’s study makes a critical intervention into the history and historiography of the postwar and postcolonial immigrant communities in France, exploring how and why municipalities such as Saint-Denis and others reacted to and created policies for and sometimes against the North Africans living in their midst.”

The Bower Atmosphere

Review in Western Historical Quarterly:

“Lamont has captured the ‘flavor’ of Bower’s words and life and has simultaneously captured the strength, talent, and never-ending efforts of Bower.”

They Came but Could Not Conquer

Review in Alaska History:

“Purvis delivers an essential overview of environmental justice in the Arctic that will benefit the fields of environmental, Indigenous, political, and Western History.”

Rise Up!

Review in Transmotion:

Rise Up! deserves praise for being an encouragement, an encouragement to listen, both to the stories Native musicians have to tell and, of course, to the music they are graciously sharing with the world.”

The Last Cows

Review in Booklist:

“Wilder’s stirring consideration of an often overlooked subject has great emotional resonance.”

Bribed with Our Own Money

Review in Oregan Historical Quarterly:

“Bribed with Our Own Money analyzes both successful and unsuccessful efforts by Native nations to oppose this policy within the larger context of long-standing federal abuse of tribal funds.”

Review in NAIS:

“The book features extensive references from archives throughout the U.S., photographs, maps, tables of Tribal termination laws, and ICC cases across the nation.”

In the Japanese Ballpark

Review in Booklist:

“Fitts’ interviews reveal a wealth of insights into the Japanese game . . . . An excellent addition to sports collections.”

Big Loosh

Review in Spitball Magazine:

“A proper testament and one of the best biographies of the year.”

Taking Charge, Making Change

Review in Western Historical Quarterly:

“It is a noteworthy contribution to the scholarship on the history of Native American education and an example of research by a historian who placed Native people as key participants in local, state, and national history.”

Return of the King

Review in Booklist:

“[Aiello] shares exciting details about the lead-up to the fight and descriptions of racism and political divisiveness that are hauntingly relevant. Even die-hard Ali fans will learn something from this book.”

Where Blackbirds Fly

Review in Montana State of the Arts:

“Underlying each of the five stories are complicated questions about human existence and survival, ranging from tension between the wilderness and city to leaving home to the connection between freedom and private property.”

The Naming

Review in Foreword:

“The is much to gain from African knowledge, not least an understanding of how one’s ancestors can bless a life. We learn as much from Nigerian poet Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto.”

Author Interviews

Tyler Alexander

Interview in Seven Days

Scott D. Seligman

Interview in New Books Network

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