Books published by Rutgers University Press

Explores forms of interconnectedness between Western and Eastern hemispheres during the long eighteenth century. In eight case studies and a substantial introduction, the volume examines relationships between individuals and institutions, precursors to modern networks that engaged in forms of intercultural exchange.

Recognising distance as a central concern of the Enlightenment, this volume offers eight essays on distance in art and literature; on cultural transmission and exchange over distance; and on distance as a topic in science, a theme in literature, and a central issue in modern research methods.

Recognising distance as a central concern of the Enlightenment, this volume offers eight essays on distance in art and literature; on cultural transmission and exchange over distance; and on distance as a topic in science, a theme in literature, and a central issue in modern research methods.

Explores the intersection between movies, reality, and fantasy; between subjective and objective representation. The book shows that surreal fantasies ground their images, sounds, and narratives in quotidian reality. On the other hand, even the most realistic documentaries rely on creative structures that are products of the human imagination.

In contemporary culture, existing audiovisual recordings are constantly reused and repurposed for various ends, raising questions regarding the ethics of such appropriations. Reuse, Misuse and Abuse surveys a range of contemporary films and videos that appropriate preexisting footage and attempts to theorize their ethical implications.

The Hudson River is one of the great rivers of the world. Covering the Hudson's natural history and human heritage, this book introduces readers to the river's diversity of plants and wildlife, to the geological forces that created it, to the people who explored and settled its banks, and to the battles waged over its environmental preservation.

Describes the features and facets of the strawberry industry as a harm industry, and explores author Dvera Saxton's activist ethnographic work with farmworkers in response to health and environmental injustices.

Throughout the twentieth century, there was seldom a sustained period when the supply of nurses was equal to demand. This book offers a historical analysis of the relationship between the development of nurse employment arrangements with patients and institutions and the appearance of nurse shortages from 1890-1950.

Qualities of Dutch national character and culture persisted in New York and New Jersey for more than 200 years after Dutch immigration ended. This book argues that it was due to the devotion of the Dutch Reformed Church to the doctrines and traditions of their religion.

The essays in this collection theorize the complicated intersection of the black female body and its Western symbolic meanings from the 19th century through to the present day.

This collection of Haig's papers provides an overview on what is known about genomic imprinting at the turn of the 21st century. The papers cover "paternal" and "maternal" active genes and how they are competing against each other, and fundamental theories about what it means to be an individal.

Focusing on three developments, this study chronicles the many failed efforts of the Chicago Housing Authority to combat crime and improve its high-rise developments. The authors reveal the dilemmas facing women and children who are often victims or witnesses of violent crime.