by Stephen Febick | Jul 7, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry
To say that Weldon Kees is an obscure poet is an understatement – outside of the poetry world you won’t find anyone who’s heard of him, and even in poetry circles he is something of an obscurity. Yet he was a peer of Robert Lowell’s and right there in...
by Michael Barton | Apr 12, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Science & Technology
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] While there are many books that discuss the harm that humanity...
by Kevin Winter | Jul 22, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
When people think of the British Empire in India, they mostly believe it was a one-way street: the British brought culture, art and literature to India, and colonial India contributed little to British culture. In this work Daniel E. White attempts to correct that...
by Site Owner | Feb 4, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Poetry
Poetry and Politics By James Mulholland Johns Hopkins University Press, $58.50, 217 pages A long time ago poetry used to play a major role in society, in how it viewed itself and how others viewed it. During the rise of the British Empire, the role and concept of...
by Site Owner | Jan 21, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics
How the Military Changes its Role in Society By Maiah Jaskoski Johns Hopkins University Press, $55.00, 288 pages The role of the military in politics has a long, and checkered, history in many countries of the world. From staging coups, to interfering in politics, and...
