An excerpt from Hero of the Crossing: How Anwar Sadat and the 1973 War Changed the World (January 2015, Potomac Books) by Thomas W. Lippman. Chapter 5 The Separate Peace Pressure Mounts on Sadat To the handful of American journalists who were giving … Continue reading EXCERPT: Hero of the Crossing
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Lamb, Chris, ed. From Jack Johnson to LeBron James: Sports, Media, and the Color Line. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2016. 648 pp. $35.00 paperback. Reviewed by Kate Aguilar On January 7, 2016,… Continue reading Review of From Jack Johnson to LeBron James: Sports, Media, and the Color Line
The Revenant just received twelve Oscar nominations, on the back of success at the Golden Globes for the film and its star, Leonardo DiCaprio. Michael Punke’s book, upon which the movie is based, has rapidly climbed up the Amazon rankings—I … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: Riding the Wave of Movie Tie-ins
Rosemary Vestal is the publicity manager for UNP. She recently purchased this shirt. Ever heard of a little movie called The Revenant? Of course you have. Not only is the movie based on a book (most good ones are), it … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: UNP might as well publish Leonardo DiCaprio
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Hayes, Kevin J. The Two-Wheeled World of George B. Thayer. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2015. Pp. xviii+257. Introduction, notes, bibliography, and index. Hardcover: $28.95 Reviewed by Ari de Wilde In his book,… Continue reading Review of The Two-Wheeled World of George B. Thayer
Books Redskins by C. Richard King Recommendation from Kirkus Reviews: “King shows why this controversy matters well beyond the football field.” The Blind Man and the Loon by Craig Mishler Praise from the Journal of Folklore Research: “. . . a complex, alluring folktale, and one could easily, gladly, and productively lose one’s way within it . . . The Blind Man and the Loon makes a fine classroom text and provides a model for scholars writing on traditional narrative.” When Are You Coming Home? by Bryn Chancellor Applause from the Colorado Review: “As someone who struggles to put together a story … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
Will Fowler is a professor of Latin American studies at the University of St Andrews where he is the current Head of the School of Modern Languages. He is the author and editor of over fifteen titles including Santa Anna … Continue reading From the desk of Will Fowler: Understanding Nineteenth-Century Mexican Insurrectionary Politics
Our bestselling books published in 2015 Departmental Highlights and News Alisa Plant, former acquisitions editor for Louisiana State University Press, was hired as new editor in chief. Tom Swanson was appointed as Potomac Books acquisitions editor. Marketing Manager Martyn … Continue reading 2015: A Year in Review
Brian E. Fogarty is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Saint Catherine University, St. Paul, MN. He is the author of Fascism: Why Not Here? (Potomac Books, 2011) and War, Peace, and the Social Order. He currently blogs at befogarty.wordpress.com. Imagine this scenario: the … Continue reading From the desk of Brian E. Fogarty: Fascism in America?
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