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Michigan and the Great Lakes

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Hurt, Baby, Hurt

By William Walter Scott
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Race and Ethnicity, African American Studies

Starting the 1967 Detroit Rebellion

Stephanie Dinkins

On Love & Data

By Srimoyee Mitra
Subjects: Media Studies, New Media, American Studies, Class Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Urban Studies

Art’s power to challenge inequities and build inclusive dialogues

Arthur Miller

1962-2005

By Christopher Bigsby
Subjects: Theater and Performance, Biography, Literary Studies, American Literature, Michigan and the Great Lakes

The second volume in the definitive biography of the acclaimed playwright

Mary Schafer, American Quilt Maker

By Gwen Marston
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Biography

The story of the woman who helped create the modern American quilting revival

Borne of the Wind

Michigan Sand Dunes

By Dennis Albert
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment, Natural Resources

An introduction to the ecology of Michigan's sand dunes

Land of Opportunity

One Family's Quest for the American Dream in the Age of Crack

By William M. Adler
Subjects: African American Studies, American Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes

The story of the Chambers brothers’ crack cocaine empire and the city that made them

Sit-Down

The General Motors Strike of 1936-1937

With a New Foreword by Kim Moody

By Sidney Fine
Subjects: History, American History, Class Studies, American Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes, History
Series: Class : Culture

Studies the most significant American labor conflict of the 20th century

Jazz from Detroit

By Mark Stryker
Subjects: Music, Jazz, Michigan and the Great Lakes

Mark Stryker celebrates Detroit’s profound influence on jazz from the mid-20th century through the present day.

Mountains Without Handrails

Reflections on the National Parks

With a New Foreword by Holly Doremus

By Joseph L. Sax
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Nature, Nature/Environment, Environmental Studies, Law

A controversial, informed, and important look at the protection and management of America’s national parks

Discarded, Discovered, Collected

The University of Michigan Papyrus Collection

By Arthur Verhoogt
Subjects: Classical Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Ann Arbor/University of Michigan

The first-ever history of Michigan’s celebrated collection of papyri offers nonspecialists an inviting encounter with the ancient world

 

A Setting For Excellence, Part II

The Story of the Planning and Development of the Ann Arbor Campus of the University of Michigan

By Frederick W. Mayer
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, History, American History, Education, Higher Education, Urban Studies

An important contribution to understanding the evolution of the American university
 

A Setting For Excellence, Part II

The Story of the Planning and Development of the Ann Arbor Campus of the University of Michigan

By Frederick W. Mayer
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, History, American History, Education, Higher Education, Urban Studies

An important contribution to understanding the evolution of the American university
 

I Hear a Symphony

Motown and Crossover R&B

By Andrew Flory
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Music, American Studies, African American Studies
Series: Tracking Pop

Investigates how the music of Motown Records functioned as the center of the company’s creative and economic impact worldwide

A Setting For Excellence

The Story of the Planning and Development of the Ann Arbor Campus of the University of Michigan

By Frederick W. Mayer
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes

An important contribution to understanding the evolution of the American university

The Black Musician and the White City

Race and Music in Chicago, 1900-1967

By Amy Absher
Subjects: African American Studies, Music, American Studies, History, American History, Urban Studies, Sociology, African American History, Michigan and the Great Lakes

An exploration of the history of African American musicians in Chicago during the mid-20th century

Butch Queens Up in Pumps

Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit

By Marlon M. Bailey
Subjects: Sexuality Studies, American Studies, African American Studies, Theater and Performance, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Dance
Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance

20 years after Paris Is Burning, a rare look at Ballroom culture—from the inside

Dameronia

The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron

By Paul Combs
Subjects: African American Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Music, Jazz, Biography
Series: Jazz Perspectives

The first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron

The Unreal Estate Guide to Detroit

By Andrew Herscher
Subjects: American Studies, Art, Architecture, Class Studies, Cultural Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Urban Studies

A guide to the emergence of alternative urban cultures in the wake of Detroit's economic decline

The Life and Work of Francis Willey Kelsey

Archaeology, Antiquity, and the Arts

By John G Pedley
Subjects: American Studies, Archaeology, Biography, Classical Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes

If Indiana Jones had relied on trains . . .

Building Tall

My Life and the Invention of Construction Management

By John L. Tishman & Tom Shachtman
Subjects: Memoir, Business, Business Management and Leadership, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Ann Arbor/University of Michigan

The memoir of the Construction Manager for some of the world's most famous high-rises

Rhythms of the Afro-Atlantic World

Rituals and Remembrances

Edited by Ifeoma C.K. Nwankwo & Mamadou Diouf
Subjects: African American Studies, Caribbean Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Music, Ethnomusicology, African Studies

Collected essays exploring the origins and evolution of music and dance in Afro-Atlantic culture

Soul Music

Tracking the Spiritual Roots of Pop from Plato to Motown

By Joel Rudinow
Subjects: African American Studies, American Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Music, Philosophy
Series: Tracking Pop

A meditative exploration of the essence of soul in popular music

Arthur Miller's America

Theater and Culture in a Time of Change

Edited by Enoch Brater
Subjects: Theater and Performance, Literary Studies, American Literature, American Studies, Michigan and the Great Lakes
Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance

International critics explore Arthur Miller's longstanding commitment to forging a uniquely American theater

Faith in the City

Preaching Radical Social Change in Detroit

By Angela Denise Dillard
Subjects: History, American History, African American Studies, American Studies, Religion, Michigan and the Great Lakes

A milestone study of religion's place in Detroit's protest communities, from the 1930s to the 1960s

Guitars, Bars, and Motown Superstars

By Dennis Coffey
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Art and Culture, Music

Inside stories of the pop-music scenes of the 60s and 70s from one of the fathers of the Motown sound

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