Johns Hopkins University Press

The American Renaissance Reconsidered
The American Renaissance Reconsidered

The term American Renaissance designates a period in our nation's history when the literary "classic

Walter Benn Michaels

The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome
The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome

"Ancient or modern, the city is among man's most complex creations and probably the most illustrativ

Arnaldo Mornigliano

Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies
Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies

For children with food allergies, eating-one of the basic functions of life-can be a nightmare. Chil

Scott H.Sicherer

The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted: The California Frontier, 1863-1865 v.5
The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted: The California Frontier, 1863-1865 v.5

'The Years of Olmsted, Vaux & Company, 1865-1874' documents one of the most productive periods of Ol

Frederick Law Olmsted

Taxi!: A Social History of the New York City Cabdriver
Taxi!: A Social History of the New York City Cabdriver

Naturally identified with the Big Apple, New York City cabdrivers hold a special place in the Americ

Graham Russell Gao Hodges

Hawthorne's Shyness: Ethics, Politics, and the Question of Engagement
Hawthorne's Shyness: Ethics, Politics, and the Question of Engagement

In Hawthorne's Shyness, Clark Davis offers both a challenge to current trends in American literary

Clark Davis

Pandora's Daughters: Role and Status of Women in Greek and Roman Antiquity
Pandora's Daughters: Role and Status of Women in Greek and Roman Antiquity

Expanded and updated for this English-language translation, this book offers the first history of wo

Eva Cantarella

The Other Saber-tooths: Scimitar-tooth Cats of the Western Hemisphere
The Other Saber-tooths: Scimitar-tooth Cats of the Western Hemisphere

Like the better-known Smilodon, or saber-tooth cat, the scimitar-tooth cats of the New World were f

Virginia L.Naples

Hyper-Text-Theory
Hyper-Text-Theory

In his widely acclaimed book Hypertext George P. Landow described a radically new information techno

George P.Landow