New releases for February

America's Poor and the Great Recession
Kristin S. Seefeldt and John D. Graham
Foreword by Tavis Smiley

"This book is an important inquiry into the impact of 'The Great Recession' on America’s precious poor citizens. Don't miss it!" —Cornel West

The Imjin and Kapyong Battles, Korea, 1951
S. P. MacKenzie

"MacKenzie offers a fresh, exhaustively researched and clear-eyed account of a pair of complex battles and of the warring national historiographies to which they gave rise. A thorough tactical analysis is matched by a careful reading of the subsequent accounts and a fair-minded and judicious apportioning of praise and responsibility for the successes and failures in a critical period of the Korean War." —Jeffrey Grey, Australian Defence Force Academy

Euro Horror
Classic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture
Ian Olney

"Guaranteed to send scholars and fans running back to their DVD outlets, either to discover or revisit some of the oddest and most provocative horror films of all time." —Harry M. Benshoff, author of Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film

The 7 Sexes
Biology of Sex Determination
Elof Axel Carlson

"Carlson does an excellent job presenting the researchers who, over time, worked out the details of sex determination and differentiation. Highly informative and instructive." —Johan Verhulst, MD, Kinsey Institute

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Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy
Gennett Records and the Rise of America's Musical Grassroots
Revised and Expanded Edition
Rick Kennedy
Foreword by Ted Gioia

"Kennedy’s passion for and years of in depth research of the Starr Piano / Gennett Record label story shines brightly in the new edition of Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy. Not only is it the definitive account of the company’s history, but of the tipping point in both the birth of the modern record business and the introduction of American culture and music to the world." —Charlie B. Dahan, Associate Professor, Recording Industry Studies, Middle Tennessee State University

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Cruel City
A Novel
Mongo Beti
Translated by Pim Higginson

Signifying a pivotal moment in African literature and a new kind of writing, this novel tells the story of a young man's bold attempt to cope with capitalism and the rapid urbanization of his country despite enduring a series of misfortunes.

African Migrations
Patterns and Perspectives
Edited by Abdoulaye Kane and Todd H. Leedy

"Population movements have been one of the most important social processes unfolding on the African continent over the past century." —Michael Lambert, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Heidegger and Language
Edited by Jeffrey Powell

"A volume that reappraises the role of language in Heidegger's thought is a welcome addition to the literature." —François Raffoul, Louisiana State University

Now in paperback
Four Seminars
Martin Heidegger
Translated by Andrew Mitchell and François Raffoul

"[This] brilliant translation will prove indispensable for theory and criticism in English. . . . On Kant, Marx, and the meaning of technology, these seminars contain some of Heidegger's most thoughtful insights and arguments. . . . Highly recommended." —Choice

Plato's Laws
Force and Truth in Politics
Edited by Gregory Recco and Eric Sanday

"A diverse set of intelligent and original essays on the Laws featuring some of the best names in American scholarship." —Marina McCoy, Boston College

Genealogy as Critique
Foucault and the Problems of Modernity
Colin Koopman

"Colin Koopman rethinks Foucault's work from the ground up, re-reading his relationships to Kant, Nietzsche, Deleuze and Habermas. In so doing, he opens up fruitful new avenues for connecting Foucaultian genealogical critique to pragmatism and Habermasian critical theory. It is a must read for anyone interested in the relationship between Foucault and critical theory." —Amy R. Allen, Dartmouth College

Gadamer
A Philosophical Portrait
Donatella Di Cesare
Translated by Niall Keane

This sensitive and thoroughly readable philosophical portrait of Hans-Georg Gadamer highlights the central place of Greek philosophy in his work, brings out differences between his thought and that of Heidegger, and connects him with discussions and debates in pragmatism.

Shatterzone of Empires
Coexistence and Violence in the German, Habsburg, Russian, and Ottoman Borderlands
Edited by Omer Bartov and Eric D. Weitz

"It is hard to imagine that anyone in the field of central/eastern Europe will not buy this book. It will also be interesting to anyone working on the First or Second World War, or the history of violence, genocide, Judeocide. It's a big book . . . that will have a big impact." —Alison Frank, author of Oil Empire: Visions of Prosperity in Austrian Galicia

Picturing History at the Ottoman Court
Emine Fetvaci

The Ottoman court of the late 16th century produced an unprecedented number of sumptuously illustrated chronicles. While usually dismissed as imperial eulogies, Emine Fetvacı demonstrates that these books commented on contemporary events, promoted the political agendas of courtiers as well as the sultan, and presented their patrons and creators in ways that helped shape the perspectives of their elite audience.

Gods of the Mississippi
Edited by Michael Pasquier

Exploring the religious landscape along the Mississippi River, this book makes a compelling case for American religion in motion and contributes to a richer understanding of this diverse, dynamic, and fluid religious world.