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Cambria Press Book Review – Perennial Empires: Postcolonial, Transnational, and Literary Perspectives

Cambria Press congratulates Professors Chantal Zabus and Silvia Nagy-Zekmi on the recent excellent review by Transnational Literature on Perennial Empires: Postcolonial, Transnational, and Literary Perspectives. The journal praises “this welcome collection of essays” because it “is a salutary reminder that imperialism, far from having ended some time in the last century, is still with us.” The review further adds that “the argument,...

Read the author interview with Professor William Dalessio on his recently published book, Are We What We Eat?

Cambria Press is pleased to announce that Are We What We Eat? Food and Identity in Late Twentieth-Century American Literature by William Dalessio is now available. Below is a transcript of the Q&A session with Professor Dalessio.  ************************ 1. Why did you decide to write this book? I decided to write Are We What We Eat? Food and Identity in...

Sacred Display by Miriam Robbins Dexter and Victor H. Mair Wins the Sarasvati Award for the Best Nonfiction Book in Women and Mythology!

Cambria Press congratulates Professors Miriam Robbins Dexter and Victor H. Mair on their book, Sacred Display: Divine and Magical Female Figures of Eurasia, winning the Sarasvati Award for the Best Nonfiction Book in Women and Mythology! This book which discusses erotic and magical goddesses and heroines in several ancient cultures; such a wide-ranging cross-cultural and cross-temporal view of this genre...

Book Highlights for Latin American Studies (LASA 2012)

Cambria Press would like to highlight a few books, which have garnered excellent book reviews, for scholars in Latin American studies. These books would be valuable additions to academic libraries not only for their Latin American studies collections but also for their history and literature collections as well. In addition to the two recent posted reviews on Cuban–Latin American Relations...

Great Review for What Is Eating Latin American Women Writers: Food, Weight, and Eating Disorders

Cambria Press congratulates Professor Renée S. Scott on the outstanding review by Feminist Collections of her book, What Is Eating Latin American Women Writers: Food, Weight, and Eating Disorders. The journal commends the study because “Scott’s work navigates a great geographical swath, and so it has much to offer beginners and specialists alike.” The review also adds that “this book might...

Rave Review for Genus Envy: Nationalities, Identities, and the Performing Body of Work

Cambria Press congratulates Professor Thomas Connolly on the rave review by the Eugene O’Neill Review of his book, Genus Envy: Nationalities, Identities, and the Performing Body of Work. The book is commended for being “erudite, provocative, and witty,” which is not surprising given that “Connolly is well known to enthusiasts of O’Neill and to fans of NoëlCoward as well, being...

Excellent Journal Review for The Traumatic Imagination: Histories of Violence in Magical Realist Fiction

Cambria Press congratulates Dr. Eugene Arva on the recent outstanding review by Transnational Literature of his book, The Traumatic Imagination: Histories of Violence in Magical Realist Fiction. The journal commends the work because it shows that “Arva’s knowledge is extensive and comprehensive” and he “introduces innovative concepts of his own while remaining faithful to their original literary, cultural and critical...

NEW PUBLICATION: Gangster Rap and Its Social Cost is now available! Read the rave reviews by scholars for this book!

Cambria Press is pleased to announce that Gangster Rap and Its Social Cost: Exploiting Hip Hop and Using Racial Stereotypes to Entertain America by Professor Benjamin P. Bowser is now available. Rap music and its gangster rap variant are now far too important and influential in American life to be ignored by the general public and research communities alike. Artists...

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