Books by University of Wisconsin Press

This volume offers information on how, for 50 years, the bush Kaliai in Melanesia have worked the deserted cargo left by US Marines during World War II into their indigenous culture. The author seeks to show how cargo cults in general bring together past, present and future.

Mark Twain's ""Own Autobiography"" stands as the last of Twain's great yarns. This book covers a wealth of critical work done on Twain since 1990. It also includes a discussion of literary domesticity, locating the autobiography within the history of Twain's literary work and within Twain's own understanding and experience of domestic concerns.

Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional proverbs and trace variations of proverbs over time.