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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Bridging Worlds
Poetry and Philosophy in the Works of Immanuel of Rome
A radical revisitation of Immanuel of Rome’s celestial tour, Mah?beret Ha-Tofet Ve-ha-‘Eden.
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Memory Spaces
Visualizing Identity in Jewish Women's Graphic Narratives
Jewish identity, memory, and place deftly revealed through the lens of Jewish women's graphic narratives.
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Paper Valley
The Fight for the Fox River Cleanup
The true story of the tumultuous fight for the $1 billion Superfund site cleanup – and how the corporate polluters were ultimately held accountable.
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Recollecting Collecting
A Film and Media Perspective
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Mad Men
A captivating and analytical compendium to the hit show - and its creation, story, and impact on contemporary media and popular culture.
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Parks and Recreation
"Treat yo’ self" to this captivating analysis of critically acclaimed, fan-favorite television series Parks and Recreation.
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Queer Imaginings
On Writing and Cinematic Friendship
Discovering the queer auteur and their seductive cinematic delights and possibilities.
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The Lyric Essay as Resistance
Truth from the Margins
Resistance and representation manifests in the subversive genre of the lyric essay.
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The Orchestra of Wind Chimes
Thought-provoking poems that challenge preconceptions of form and style while focusing on themes of everyday experience, class, politics, literature, and more.
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Funny, You Don't Look Funny
Judaism and Humor from the Silent Generation to Millennials
Across generations, humor has been a place for American Jews to explore the relationship between Jewish identity, practices, and history.
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From Left to Right
Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History
Intellectual biography of Holocaust historian Lucy S. Dawidowicz.
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Divining, A Memoir in Trees
Essays exploring the intimate yet universal intersection of one human life with trees.
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Jewish Revival Inside Out
Remaking Jewishness in a Transnational Age
Unravels the cultural tension inherent in projects of Jewish revival, renewal, and survival in the face of an uncertain future.
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ISBN: 9780814349182
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ISBN: 9780814349175
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ISBN: 9780814349496
stilettos in a rifle range
Poems about the joys and struggles of complex, contemporary life—and heartbreak.
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ISBN: 9780814350188
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ISBN: 9780814350195
Streisand
The Mirror of Difference
A blend of film reading with vocal analysis in appreciation of Barbra Streisand’s unmatched contribution to lyric drama on screen.
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ISBN: 9780814349090
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ISBN: 9780814349083
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ISBN: 9780814349106
The Enchanted Boot
Italian Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
A representative selection of tales from the Italian fairy-tale tradition, translated into English.
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ISBN: 9780814349205
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ISBN: 9780814334751
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ISBN: 9780814349212
Fearless Vulgarity
Jacqueline Susann's Queer Comedy and Camp Authorship
The enduring queer feminist engagement with Valley of the Dolls author Jacqueline Susann’s camp comedy legacy.
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ISBN: 9780814346037
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ISBN: 9780814346044
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ISBN: 9780814346051
Sepher Yosippon
A Tenth-Century History of Ancient Israel
The seminal medieval history of the Second Commonwealth period of ancient Jewish history.
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ISBN: 9780814349441
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ISBN: 9780814349434
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ISBN: 9780814349458
The Forgotten Iron King of the Great Lakes
Eber Brock Ward, 1811–1875
A Gilded Age industrialist - surrounded by scandal - becomes Michigan’s wealthiest resident and helps shape the nation.
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ISBN: 9780814349939
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ISBN: 9780814349946
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Queering Anti-Zionism
Academic Freedom, LGBTQ Intellectuals, and Israel/Palestine Campus Activism
A queer critique of anti-Zionism, exploring how the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement has undermined scholarly inquiry.
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ISBN: 9780814349991
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ISBN: 9780814349984
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ISBN: 9780814350003