Chris Hani was one of the most highly respected leaders of the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party, and uMkhonto we Sizwe. His assassination in 1993 threatened to upset the transition to democracy but also prompted an intervention by Nelson Mandela, which accelerated the process. This biography provides a concise presentation of this iconic political leader’s life.
Biography & Autobiography | Political · History | Africa | South | Republic of South Africa · Political Science, Africa · South Africa · Southern Africa · Africa · African Studies
A History of Tourism in Africa
Exoticization, Exploitation, and Enrichment
By Todd Cleveland
This book—ideal for African and world history classes, as well as for potential travelers to the continent—takes readers on a journey through the dynamics of Africa’s tourist history from the nineteenth century to the present to illuminate and challenge deeply ingrained (mis)perceptions about the continent and its peoples.
Business & Economics | Industries | Hospitality, Travel & Tourism · African History · Cultural Anthropology · African Studies · Africa
Ancient Creek
A Folktale
By Gurney Norman
In this new edition of Gurney Norman’s classic tale, the young hero, Jack, wages a revolutionary battle against an evil ruler to free his people, “the folks,” and their lands—the Hill Domain and magical Ancient Creek.
Night Garden
A Novel
By Carrie Mullins
Set in rural Kentucky and told from the perspective of seventeen-year-old Marie Massey, this gut-wrenching novel about addiction and family ties offers an unflinching look at the opioid crisis and its devastating effects on a generation of young Americans.
On the Plains in ’65
The 6th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry in the West
By George H. Holliday
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Edited by Glenn V. Longacre
This annotated edition of George H. Holliday’s military memoir features new research that captures the untold story of Appalachian Ohio’s soldiers and their experiences during the Civil War era at home and in the American West.
American History, West · Biography & Autobiography | Military · American Civil War
The Moxon Tennyson
A Landmark in Victorian Illustration
By Simon Cooke
Cooke’s analysis of this milestone Victorian publication reveals the fluctuating harmony and dissonance between Tennyson’s poems and their illustrations, the technical challenges and occupations involved in its manufacture, its readers’ contemporary reception, and its subsequent influence as a variously revered and reviled publication.
Literary Criticism, UK · Literary Criticism | Modern | 19th Century · Victorian Studies · Publishing
Motivation and the Primacy of Perception
Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Knowledge
By Peter Antich
Bridging phenomenology, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, Peter Antich asserts that the latter has long been hampered by an inadequate phenomenology of knowledge. However, a careful description of Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenon of motivation can offer compelling new ways to think about knowledge and longstanding epistemological questions.
Philosophy | Movements | Phenomenology · Philosophy | Epistemology · Philosophy | Aesthetics
Out of Nowhere
New and Selected Poems
By Mary Ann Taylor-Hall
Out of Nowhere is the first comprehensive collection of poetry by Kentucky writer Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, presenting sixty-six new poems and work from two previous letterpress collections.
Isaac Murphy
I Dedicate This Ride
By Frank X Walker
A new collection of persona poems from award-winning poet Frank X Walker that tell the untold story of legendary African American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (1861–1896).
Poetry | American | African American · History | African American · Sports | Equestrian · American South
Black Box
Poems
By Frank X Walker
In this collection of African American and Appalachian poetry, Frank X Walker continues the brilliant autobiographical journey of Affrilachia, Walker’s groundbreaking first volume of poems.
Poetry | American | African American · Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Places · Appalachia · Kentucky · Appalachian Studies
That’s it for January. If you’re curious about what’s coming out next month, you can get a sneak peek at February.
