Books published by Rutgers University Press

Looking at such iconic heroes as Superman, Spider-Man, and The Hulk, alongside such lesser-studied characters as Valkyrie, Dr. Fate, and Steven Universe, the essays in this collection contend with the multitude of ways that mixed-race identity has been represented in superhero comics, films, television, and literature.

Explores the last six novels by Spains most honoured contemporary woman writer. Its scholarship is enriched by the voice of Calila herself - as Brown called MartIn Gaite, who was a dear friend - as they conversed and exchanged letters during the composition of the novels.

Explores representations of late seventeenth- to mid-nineteenth-century transatlantic women travellers. The volume highlights the resilience of women who ventured voluntarily and by force across the Atlantic - some seeking mobility, adventure, knowledge, wealth, and freedom, and others surviving subjugation, capture, and enslavement.

For two centuries, scholars have considered the ephemeral writing of James Boswell - his periodical writing, his pamphlets, and his broadsides - unworthy of serious critical attention because it is too topical, too superficial, or too trivial to advance our study of Boswell or his literary career. This volume challenges that assessment.

Brings together eleven scholars who suggest new and unfamiliar ways of thinking about this most familiar of works, and who ask us to consider the enduring appeal of 'Crusoe', more recognisable today than ever before.

Laurence Sterne's A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy continues to be as widely read and admired as upon its first appearance. This volume offers fresh perspectives on Sterne's novel that will appeal to students and critics alike.

Laurence Sterne's A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy continues to be as widely read and admired as upon its first appearance. This volume offers fresh perspectives on Sterne's novel that will appeal to students and critics alike.

Analyses literary constructions of locality from the early 1990s to the mid-2010s. Raynor reads work by Luiz Ruffato, Wilson Bueno, Roberto Bolano, Joao Gilberto Noll, Joao Gilberto Noll, and Bernardo Carvalho to reveal representations of the human experience that unsettle conventionally understood links between locality and geographical place.

Explores Colombia's violent colonial history by examining three seventeenth-century historical accounts of the New Kingdom of Granada (modern-day Colombia and Venezuela), each of which reveals the colonizing elite's reliance on a constant threat of violence for sustaining colonial order.

Few studies have highlighted the stories of middle-class children of immigrants who move to their ancestral homelands. Chasing the American Dream in China addresses this gap by examining the lives of highly educated American-born Chinese professionals who 'return' to the People's Republic of China to build their careers.

Moves beyond the stereotypes that conflate arranged marriages with forced marriages. Using in-depth interviews and participant observations, this book assembles a rich and diverse array of everyday marriage narratives and trajectories and highlights how considerations of romantic love are woven into traditional arranged marriage practices.

Known internationally as a symbol of elegance and luxury, Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria is one of the world's most famous hotels. David Freeland takes us behind the glittering image to reveal the full extent of the Waldorf's contribution as a shaper of twentieth-century life and culture.