Wayne State University Press
Wayne State University Press is a leading publisher of Great Lakes books, Judaica, and African American studies, as well as a wide range of other scholarly and general interest titles. The Press disseminates research, advances education, and serves the local community while expanding the international reputation of the Press and the University.
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The Yiddish Historians and the Struggle for a Jewish History of the Holocaust
Holocaust history written and researched by the Yiddish scholars who lived it.
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Cinemagritte
René Magritte within the Frame of Film History, Theory, and Practice
Examines the fascinating ties between Surrealist artist René Magritte and the cinema.
Printed Paper Cased
Paperback
eBOOK
Justice on Demand
True Crime in the Digital Streaming Era
Explores the proliferation of true crime audiovisual texts across multiple media platforms.
Printed Paper Cased
ISBN: 9780814347201
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814340639
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814340646
The Power of a Tale
Stories from the Israel Folktale Archives
English translations of over fifty stories from the Israel Folktale Archives.
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ISBN: 9780814342084
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814342091
Treme
Explores the urban context of post-Katrina New Orleans with which the TV show engages.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814341513
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814341520
The Shape of Regret
An authentic voice that is reflective of the author’s sincere appreciation for poetry.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814347249
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347256
The Queen Next Door
Aretha Franklin, An Intimate Portrait
Reflections on the life of Aretha Franklin captured in exclusive photographs by her friend, photojournalist Linda Solomon.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814347287
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347294
These are Love(d) Letters
Intimate and unwavering exploration of love, loss, and the queer possibilities inherent in artistic aspiration.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814347263
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347270
The Comedian as Confidence Man
Studies in Irony Fatigue
In this lively and fascinating analysis of humorists and their work, Will Kaufman breaks new ground with his irony fatigue theory.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814346792
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814346808
come see about me, marvin
An imagined personal exchange with Marvin Gaye, in verse, on life in Michigan.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814347225
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347232
Teacher/Pizza Guy
Explores the emotional and physical labor necessary to work nights as a pizza delivery driver and days as a high school English teacher.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814347157
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347164
Black Indian
A moving memoir exploring one family’s legacy of African Americans with American Indian roots.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814345801
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345818
Shades
Detroit Love Stories
Interconnected stories exploring life, love, and passion in an ever-changing community.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814346884
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814346891
Sing This at My Funeral
A Memoir of Fathers and Sons
A global journey of four generations of fathers and sons as they cope with grief and loss.
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ISBN: 9780814347218
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344866
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814344873
Holocaust Memory and Racism in the Postwar World
Traces the history of connections between Holocaust memory and the discourse of anti-racism.
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ISBN: 9780814345962
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814342695
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814342701
The Broken Spell
Indian Storytelling and the Romance Genre in Persian and Urdu
Reconstructs Indian storytellers’ lives and performance methods while recovering the marginalized worldview that popularized their art form.
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ISBN: 9780814345986
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814345993
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814346006
The Desk on the Sea
Meditations on life and death from the shores of Lake Superior to the North Sea.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814346655
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814346662
Craving Supernatural Creatures
German Fairy-Tale Figures in American Pop Culture
Analyzes the portrayal of German fairy-tale figures in contemporary North American media adaptations.
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ISBN: 9780814346013
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814341964
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814341971
The Legend of Safed
Life and Fantasy in the City of Kabbalah
Jewish life through the legends created and narrated in Safed in the sixteenth century.
Printed Paper Cased
ISBN: 9780814341100
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814346846
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814341117
The JDC at 100
A Century of Humanitarianism
The history of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee from its origins in 1914 through its first century.
Printed Paper Cased
ISBN: 9780814342343
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814342350