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The material legacies of slavery across the Atlantic world Atlantic slavery has bequeathed architectural legacies from the plantation ruins that fill the valleys of Cuba to the servant's quarters of middle-class apartment housing in Brazil; from picturesque New England waterfronts to the modernist ranch-house suburbs of Savannah; and from the castle-studded coastline of Ghana to steel-framed commercial high-rises in South Carolina. The stories of these places are woven together by historical threads stretched across the past five hundred years, connecting them first through empire and forced migration, then by modern economic development and heritage tourism. Architectures of Slavery brings new clarity and critical insight to these visible injustices that still haunt so many societies in the Atlantic world, empowering its people to build more democratic and just places in the future.

A timely analysis of the historic 2024 elections from some of the leading minds in US political science Continuing a tradition begun in 1984, and for every presidential election year since, renowned political scientist Michael Nelson and a team of scholars have put together a comprehensive, scholarly, and compelling account of the 2024 elections. This diverse cast of experts scrutinizes every stage of the presidential race as well as the concurrent congressional elections in all their aspects, from campaigning to media coverage to PACs and fundraising. This timely volume even analyzes the impact of the pending lawsuits against Donald Trump. Supplemented by critical data gathered from exit polling and voting results from primaries, caucuses, and the general election, this volume weighs the consequences of the 2024 elections not only for the presidency but for Congress and our entire political ecosystem. Contributors Michael Nelson, Rhodes College * William G. Mayer, Northeastern University * Marc J. Hetherington, University of North Carolina * Charles Hunt, Boise State University * Marjorie Randon Hershey, Indiana University * Paul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia * Gary C. Jacobson, University of California, San Diego * Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College * Gerald M. Pomper, Rutgers University

A timely analysis of the historic 2024 elections from some of the leading minds in US political science Continuing a tradition begun in 1984, and for every presidential election year since, renowned political scientist Michael Nelson and a team of scholars have put together a comprehensive, scholarly, and compelling account of the 2024 elections. This diverse cast of experts scrutinizes every stage of the presidential race as well as the concurrent congressional elections in all their aspects, from campaigning to media coverage to PACs and fundraising. This timely volume even analyzes the impact of the pending lawsuits against Donald Trump. Supplemented by critical data gathered from exit polling and voting results from primaries, caucuses, and the general election, this volume weighs the consequences of the 2024 elections not only for the presidency but for Congress and our entire political ecosystem. Contributors Michael Nelson, Rhodes College * William G. Mayer, Northeastern University * Marc J. Hetherington, University of North Carolina * Charles Hunt, Boise State University * Marjorie Randon Hershey, Indiana University * Paul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia * Gary C. Jacobson, University of California, San Diego * Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College * Gerald M. Pomper, Rutgers University

Covers documents from the life and career of James Madison from 1 April 1807 to 30 September 1807.

"A memoir of one woman's extraordinary personal journey in the US military and her work to honor her predecessors with the Congressional Gold Medal. Chronicling Cummings's unlikely but successful path to leadership roles in the US Army and afterward, this book also tells the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (known as the Six Triple Eight)-a trailblazing African American World War II Women's Army Corps unit-and of the grassroots campaign Cummings led to honor them"--

An expansive study of the brutal rites of initiation at elite institutions that shaped young men into military leaders Informed by his own experience as a cadet at West Point, John Morris offers the first transnational history of student life at elite military preparatory institutions in Europe and America and the unofficial, underground rituals, practices, and codes that formed a crucial part of the education there. Comparing British public schools, the monarchical cadet schools in Imperial Germany, Austria, and Russia, and the US Military Academy over the course of the nineteenth and into the twentieth century and the world wars, Morris presents critical insights on the unsanctioned methods employed to transform young students into leaders of men. Extracurricular traditions--including but not limited to severe hazing--Morris argues, shaped the officers-in-training much more than their official courses of study. He also shows how romantic and sexual relations between boys facilitated the cultivation of hypermasculinity at these institutions. Students to Soldiers offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the budding military elites of Europe and America, both unpacking the arcane rituals that eventually became codified into honored traditions and analyzing their influence over the long term.

The incredible true story of a blind musician, a brutal crime, and the making of an American folk legend In June 1936 James Lee Strother performed thirteen songs at the Virginia State Prison Farm for famed folklorist John Lomax and the Library of Congress. Rooted in the rich soil of the Piedmont region, Strother's repertoire epitomized the Black songsters who defy easy classification. Blinded in a steel mill explosion, which only intensified his drive to connect to the world through song, Strother drew on old spirituals and country breakdowns as readily as he explored emerging genres like blues and ragtime. Biographer Gregg Kimball revives this elusive but singular talent and the creative and historical worlds in which his dramatic life unfolded. Myths surround Strother but, as Kimball reveals, the facts of Strother's life are just as compelling as the fanciful embellishments proffered by early folklorists. Musician, murderer, and beloved family member-Strother somehow played each of these roles, and more. And while the songster's comedic ditties, spirituals, and blues tunes reached a wide range of listeners (and were later covered by musicians like Pete Seeger and Jefferson Airplane), they carried a dark undercurrent that spoke directly to the experiences of Black Americans: sundown towns, Jim Crow segregation, and labor exploitation. As Kimball shows, Strother's powerful songs and remarkable, tumultuous life continue to influence and remain deeply relevant to American culture to this day.

A singular architectural landmark bridging western Europe and the American South How did the Belgian Friendship Building, originally constructed for the 1939 New York World's Fair--and one of only a few surviving buildings from that celebrated exhibition--end up on the campus of an HBCU in Richmond, Virginia? In this richly illustrated book, Kathleen James-Chakraborty, Katherine Kuenzli, and Bryan Clark Green relate the fascinating story, spanning three continents, of a distinctly modern structure that has towered over Virginia Union University, in a city characterized by its traditional architecture, for more than eighty years. It is a structure whose original purposes--to present modern Belgian design and to extol its racist, colonial regime--stand in stark contrast to its dedication in 1941 to Robert L. Vann, longtime editor of one of America's most illustrious historic Black newspapers. The Belgian Friendship Building is an enduring example of prewar modernism designed by a team of Belgian architects under the direction of Henry van de Velde that has until now been all but forgotten in histories of modern architecture. This indispensable, multifaceted account ties together the history of modern European architecture, colonial exploitation, and African American achievement in a brilliant and compelling case study.

"Explores how Wendell Berry, Carlo Petrini, and Alice Waters changed America's relationship with food over the past fifty years, weaving in stories of the author's experiences farming in Wisconsin, visiting food producers in Italy, and cooking in France in pursuit of his own "ideal meal." Considers what a sustainable food system might look like and the power of the written word to change our world for the better"--