"Bridging the fields of environmental history and American studies, Rendering Nature examines the surprising interconnections between nature and culture in distinct places, times, and contexts over the course of American history. Divided into four themes--animals, bodies, places…
A global history of restaurants beyond white tablecloths and ma tre d's, Dining Out presents restaurants both as businesses and as venues for a range of human experiences. From banquets in twelfth-century China to the medicinal roots of French restaurants, the origins of restaur…
"El tema del afecto y las emociones ha emergido como uno de los nuevos cuadrantes interpretativos de la literatura, la cultura y la sociedad. Este libro convoca a un selecto grupo de académicos y críticos culturales para el análisis del 'giro afectivo' en América Latina. Sus ens…