RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Goldwork
A new, larger format edition of the classic reference work on goldwork embroidery by the Royal School of Needlework (RSN).¿The Essential Stitch Guides provide a set of definitive works on traditional embroidery techniques.¿ Written by Helen McCook...
Coffee Is not Forever
The global coffee industry, which fuels the livelihoods of farmers, entrepreneurs, and consumers around the world, rests on fragile ecological foundations. In Coffee Is Not Forever, Stuart McCook explores the transnational story of this essential ...
States of Nature
The process of nation-building in Latin America transformed the relations between the state, the economy, and nature. Between 1760 and 1940, the economies of most countries in the Spanish Caribbean came to depend heavily on the export of plant pro...
No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change
In just a few decades, sport has undergone a radical gender transformation. However, Cheryl Cooky and Michael A. Messner suggest that the progress toward gender equity in sports is far from complete. The continuing barriers to full and equal parti...