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Excerpt: In Praise of the Ancestors

June 27, 2022June 6, 2022 univnebpress

Susan Elizabeth Ramírez is the Neville G. Penrose Chair of History and Latin American Studies at Texas Christian University. She is the author of several books, including To Feed and Be Fed: The Cosmological Bases of Authority and Identity in the Andes and A History … Continue reading Excerpt: In Praise of the Ancestors

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Excerpt: Sports and Aging

June 20, 2022June 6, 2022 univnebpress

Gerald R. Gems is a professor emeritus of kinesiology at North Central College. He is the author and editor of several books, including Before Jackie Robinson: The Transcendent Role of Black Sporting Pioneers (Nebraska, 2017) and The Athletic Crusade: Sport and American Cultural Imperialism (Nebraska, … Continue reading Excerpt: Sports and Aging

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Excerpt: Assimilation, Resilience, and Survival

May 24, 2022May 18, 2022 univnebpress

Samantha M. Williams is a writer and historian who focuses on the history of the Native American boarding school system. She earned a PhD in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and served as a research consultant for the … Continue reading Excerpt: Assimilation, Resilience, and Survival

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Excerpt: Boarding School Voices

November 4, 2021October 28, 2021 univnebpress

Arnold Krupat is a professor emeritus of global studies and literature at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of numerous books, including All That Remains: Varieties of Indigenous Expression (Nebraska, 2009) and “That the People Might Live”: Loss and Renewal in Native American … Continue reading Excerpt: Boarding School Voices

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Excerpt: Bodies Built for Game

October 7, 2019October 1, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Bodies Built for Game edited by Natalie Diaz with associate editor Hannah Ensor (October 2019). From the introduction by Natalie Diaz: Before each of my basketball games, from rec league to high school, my mother told … Continue reading Excerpt: Bodies Built for Game

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Excerpt: Narrative Complexity

August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Narrative Complexity: Cognition, Embodiment, Evolution (August 2019), edited by Marina Grishakova and Maria Poulaki, new in the Frontiers of Narrative series.    Introduction A recent large-scale international study has shown that different societies tend … Continue reading Excerpt: Narrative Complexity

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Excerpt: Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl

April 17, 2019April 15, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl: How the 1985 Mets and Yankees Fought for New York’s Baseball Soul by Chris Donnelly (April 2019).   From Chapter 2: “Never Played the Game” Three years. That … Continue reading Excerpt: Doc, Donnie, the Kid, and Billy Brawl

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Excerpt: The Spanish Craze

March 14, 2019March 13, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from The Spanish Craze: America’s Fascination with the Spanish World, 1779-1939 (March 2019) by Richard L. Kagan.  The winter of 1899 was not an especially auspicious moment for any American tourist to visit Spain. Just a year earlier … Continue reading Excerpt: The Spanish Craze

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From the Desk of Richard Ravalli: The Translocated Otter

December 10, 2018December 9, 2018 univnebpress

Richard Ravalli teaches history at William Jessup University. He is the author of Sea Otters: A History which is now available. Elakha—the Clatsop-Chinookan word for sea otter—has been … Continue reading From the Desk of Richard Ravalli: The Translocated Otter

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EXCERPT: Discovering Second Temple Literature

November 28, 2018 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism by Malka Z. Simkovich (November 2018). The book will be launched at Sixth Street Community Synagogue tomorrow, November 29, at 7:00 p.m. Register … Continue reading EXCERPT: Discovering Second Temple Literature

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