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The Lyric Essay as Resistance

Truth from the Margins

Edited by Zoë Bossiere and Erica Trabold

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814349601

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2023

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

224 Pages

Their work demonstrates the power of the lyric essay to bring about change, both on the page and in our communities.

Divining, a Memoir in Trees

by Maureen Dunphy

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814348420

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2023

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

200 Pages

While technology, screens, and the stress of the modern world directs our attention elsewhere, Dunphy brings the reader back to the trees right outside our windows.

Hadha Baladuna

Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging

Edited by Ghassan Zeineddine, Nabeel Abraham and Sally Howell

Price: $25.99

ISBN: 9780814349250

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2022

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

248 Pages

This engaged stance is not a byproduct of culture, but a new way of thinking about the US in relation to one's homeland.

Raising Bean

Essays on Laughing and Living

by W. S. Penn

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814349304

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2022

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

232 Pages

Comical and engaging, the essays in Raising Bean will appeal to readers of all backgrounds and interests, especially those with a curiosity in language, perception, humor, and the ways in which Native people guide their families and friends with stories.

You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids

by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814349410

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2022

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

118 Pages

A notable work in the landscape of Asian American literature as well as Midwest and Michigan-based literature, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids features a clear and powerful voice that brings all people together in these political and pandemic times.

Mortality, with Friends

by Fleda Brown

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814348741

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2021

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

200 Pages

Readers with a fondness for memoir and appreciation for art will be dazzled by the beauty of this collection.

The Burden

African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery

Edited by Rochelle Riley

Foreword by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814348314

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2020

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

192 Pages

It is a must-read for every American.

Welcome to Replica Dodge

by Natalie Ruth Joynton

Illustrated by Emily Joynton

Price: $20.99

ISBN: 9780814345573

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2019

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

390 Pages

Anybody who has ever felt like they didn’t belong will take comfort in this enchanting memoir.

Elemental

A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction

Edited by Anne-Marie Oomen

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814345672

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: November 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

176 Pages

Fans of nonfiction that reads as beautifully as fiction will love this collection.

The Forgetting Tree

A Rememory

by Rae Paris

Price: $18.99

ISBN: 9780814344262

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

160 Pages

A perfect blend of prose, poetry, and images, The Forgetting Tree is a unique and thought-provoking collection that argues for a deeper understanding of past and present so that we might imagine a more hopeful, sustainable, and loving future.

Garden for the Blind

by Kelly Fordon

Price: $20.99

ISBN: 9780814341049

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2015

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

256 Pages

All readers of fiction will enjoy the nimble unfolding of Fordon's narrative in this collection.

Mapping Detroit

Land, Community, and Shaping a City

Edited by June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering

Foreword by Monica Ponce de Leon

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814340264

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2015

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

252 Pages

Containing some of the leading voices on Detroit's history and future, Mapping Detroit will be informative reading for anyone interested in urban studies, geography, and recent American history.

Making Callaloo in Detroit

by Lolita Hernandez

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814339695

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2014

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

184 Pages

All readers of fiction will enjoy this lush collection.

Pages from a Black Radical's Notebook

A James Boggs Reader

by James Boggs

Edited by Stephen M. Ward

Afterword by Grace Lee Boggs

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814332566

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2011

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

416 Pages

Readers interested in political and ideological struggles of the twentieth century will find Pages from a Black Radical's Notebook to be fascinating reading.

An American Map

by Anne-Marie Oomen

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814334201

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2010

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

224 Pages

Fans of Oomen’s writing, as well as all readers interested in travel writing, will appreciate the unique insights and diverse landscapes of An American Map.

Brothers and Beasts

An Anthology of Men on Fairy Tales

Edited by Kate Bernheimer

Foreword by Maria Tatar

Afterword by Jack Zipes

Price: $21.99

ISBN: 9780814332672

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2007

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

216 Pages

Students and teachers of fairy-tale and gender studies along with readers of contemporary literature will enjoy this accessible and intriguing volume.

The Arabian Nights in Transnational Perspective

Edited by Ulrich Marzolph

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814332870

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2007

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

384 Pages

In view of the tremendous impact of the Arabian Nights on Western creative imagination, this collection will appeal to literary scholars of many backgrounds.

The Arabian Nights Reader

Edited by Ulrich Marzolph

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814332597

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2006

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

392 Pages

The research presented here not only deepens our insight into this great work but heightens our awareness of the powerful communal forces of transnational narrative.

And Life Is Changed Forever

Holocaust Childhoods Remembered

Edited by Martin Ira Glassner and Robert Krell

Price: $31.99

ISBN: 9780814331736

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2006

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

376 Pages

And Life Is Changed Forever focuses on what these children became-teachers, engineers, physicians, entrepreneurs, librarians, parents, and grandparents-and explores the impact of the Holocaust on their later lives.

Communings of the Spirit

Exploring the Journals of Mordecai M. Kaplan, 1913-1934

by Mordecai M. Kaplan

Edited by Mel Scult

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814331163

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2002

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

560 Pages

Undeterred by attacks on his radical beliefs, he never wavered in the pursuit of a more dynamic Judaism.

Royal Subjects

Essays on the Writings of James Vi and I

Edited by Daniel Fischlin and Mark Fortier

Foreword by Kevin Sharpe

Price: $46.99

ISBN: 9780814328774

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2002

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

544 Pages

Through its unprecedented look at monarchic writing, Royal Subjects not only enriches our understanding of the reign of James VI and I but offers fruitful suggestions for approaches to other Renaissance texts and other periods.

Jewish Women in Historical Perspective

Edited by Judith R. Baskin

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814327135

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 1998

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

304 Pages

Each essay provides an overview of the period in question, and asks serious questions about the general situations of Jewish women and their activities in a male-dominated public and intellectual Jewish life, as well as in a larger non-Jewish cultural environment.

Which Direction for Organized Labor?

Essays on Organizing, Outreach, and Internal Transformations

Edited by Bruce Nissen

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814327791

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 1998

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

264 Pages

It analyzes the overall state of organized labor and examines the direction it should take in rebuilding its strength and influence.

Under the Influence of Water

Poems, Essays, and Stories

by Michael Delp

Illustrated by Ladislav R. Hanka

Price: $18.99

ISBN: 9780814323915

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 1992

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

96 Pages

If it's not, then you haven't really been on a river.

Ideas of Jewish History

by Michael A. Meyer

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814319512

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: January 1988

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

376 Pages

As the only volume of readings in the area of Jewish historiography and the philosophy of Jewish history, Ideas of Jewish History acquaints the reader with both the universal and the particular challenges inherent in the writing of Jewish history.

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