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December 2011 - Posts
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Jim is observing the transition to the new year. This moment finds him in shameless entertainment mode: he's currently reading Sue Grafton's V Is for Vengeance , the 22nd installment of her abcedarian series featuring Kinsey Millhone. Grafton has slowed Read More...
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In Remixing the Civil War: Meditations on the Sesquicentennial, a group of scholars looks at the receding legacy of a great national drama The following review was posted recently on the Books page of the History News Network site. To say that the Civil Read More...
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This is an archive edition of AHN that first appeared in 2010. I recommend readers looking for fresh content have a look at this list of classic books about the American Dream . Best wishes to all for a happily restful weekend. Jim is observing Christmas. Read More...
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In Religion in America: A Political History , Denis Lacorne provides an overview of God in America with a French twist The following review was posted recently on the Books page of the History News Network site. This little book manages to do a lot in Read More...
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Streep's early '90s movies deconstructed notions of gender The following post is part of a series on Meryl Streep's vision of American history, part of a larger set of case studies. @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}@font-face { font-family: "Adobe Read More...
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Streep's greatest roles have been as (tragic) mothers. The following post is part of a series on Meryl Streep's vision of American history, part of a larger set of case studies. @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}@font-face { font-family: "Adobe Caslon Read More...
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With Memory of Lost Skin , Russell Banks provokes his readers to confront the implications of an intensifying national taboo surrounding sexual deviance The following review was posted earlier this week on the Books page of the History News Network . Read More...
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Streep's comic approach to middle-aged womanhood The following post is part of a series on Meryl Streep's vision of American history, part of a larger set of case studies. @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}@font-face { font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro";}p.MsoNormal, Read More...
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