Books by Carrie Smith

The mythic American West, with its perilous frontiers, big skies, and vast resources, is frequently perceived as unchanging and timeless. This volume reveals an archaeological past that is distinct to the region, highlighting a western past characterized by rapid and ever-changing interactions between diverse groups of people across a wide range of environmental and economic situations.

Revolting Families places the literary depiction of familial and intimate relations in 1960s West Germany against the backdrop of public discourse on the political significance of the private sphere.