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"A sweeping picture of a mega-talent who was overlooked during her lifetime." —Vanity FairRelatively unknown during her life, Kathleen Collins emerged on the literary scene in 2016 with the posthumous publication of the short-story collection Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? Said Zadie Smith, "To be this good and yet to be ignored is shameful, but her rediscovery is a great piece of luck for us."That rediscovery continues in Notes from a Black Woman''s Diary, which spans genres to reveal the breadth and depth of the late author''s talent. The compilation is anchored by more of Collins''s striking short stories. Also collected here is the work Collins wrote for the screen and stage, including the screenplay of her pioneering film Losing Ground and the script for The Brothers, which powerfully illuminate the particular joys, challenges, and heartbreaks rendered by the African American experience. And finally, it is in Collins''s raw and prescient diaries that her nascent ideas about race, gender, marriage, and motherhood first play out on the page.By turns empowering, exuberant, sexy, and poignant, Notes from a Black Woman''s Diary is a brilliant compendium of the works of an inimitable talent, and a rich portrait of a writer hard at work."Dazzling. . . . [Collins''] voice and vision are idiosyncratic and pitiless, combining mischief and crisp authority, formal experimentation and deep feeling . . . [A] stylish, morally disheveling work." —New York Times"Collins proves her literary power across mediums." —Time"Searing commentary on race and gender." —Library Journal, starred review"A timely reclamation of a remarkable voice." —Booklist

A sweeping history of Islamism in Central Asia from the Russian Revolution to the present through Soviet-era archival documents, oral histories, and a trove of interviews and focus groups.Few observers anticipated a surge of Islamism in Central Asia, after seventy years of forced communist atheism. Muslims do not inevitably support Islamism, a modern political ideology of Islam. Yet, Islamism became the dominant form of political opposition in post-Soviet Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In Politicizing Islam in Central Asia, Kathleen Collins explores the causes, dynamics, and variation in Islamist movements-first within the USSR, and then in the post-Soviet states of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Drawing upon extensive ethnographic and historical research on Islamist mobilization, she explains the strategies and relative success of each Central Asian Islamist movement. Collins argues that in each case, state repression of Islam, by Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, together with the diffusion of religious ideologies, motivated Islamist mobilization. Sweeping in scope, this book traces the dynamics of Central Asian Islamist movements from the Soviet era through the Tajik civil war, the Afghan jihad against the US, and the foreign fighter movement joining the Syrian jihad.

A sweeping history of Islamism in Central Asia from the Russian Revolution to the present through Soviet-era archival documents, oral histories, and a trove of interviews and focus groups.Few observers anticipated a surge of Islamism in Central Asia, after seventy years of forced communist atheism. Muslims do not inevitably support Islamism, a modern political ideology of Islam. Yet, Islamism became the dominant form of political opposition in post-Soviet Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In Politicizing Islam in Central Asia, Kathleen Collins explores the causes, dynamics, and variation in Islamist movements-first within the USSR, and then in the post-Soviet states of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Drawing upon extensive ethnographic and historical research on Islamist mobilization, she explains the strategies and relative success of each Central Asian Islamist movement. Collins argues that in each case, state repression of Islam, by Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, together with the diffusion of religious ideologies, motivated Islamist mobilization. Sweeping in scope, this book traces the dynamics of Central Asian Islamist movements from the Soviet era through the Tajik civil war, the Afghan jihad against the US, and the foreign fighter movement joining the Syrian jihad.

A sweeping history of Islamism in Central Asia from the Russian Revolution to the present through Soviet-era archival documents, oral histories, and a trove of interviews and focus groups.Few observers anticipated a surge of Islamism in Central Asia, after seventy years of forced communist atheism. Muslims do not inevitably support Islamism, a modern political ideology of Islam. Yet, Islamism became the dominant form of political opposition in post-Soviet Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In Politicizing Islam in Central Asia, Kathleen Collins explores the causes, dynamics, and variation in Islamist movements-first within the USSR, and then in the post-Soviet states of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Drawing upon extensive ethnographic and historical research on Islamist mobilization, she explains the strategies and relative success of each Central Asian Islamist movement. Collins argues that in each case, state repression of Islam, by Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, together with the diffusion of religious ideologies, motivated Islamist mobilization. Sweeping in scope, this book traces the dynamics of Central Asian Islamist movements from the Soviet era through the Tajik civil war, the Afghan jihad against the US, and the foreign fighter movement joining the Syrian jihad.

A sweeping history of Islamism in Central Asia from the Russian Revolution to the present through Soviet-era archival documents, oral histories, and a trove of interviews and focus groups.Few observers anticipated a surge of Islamism in Central Asia, after seventy years of forced communist atheism. Muslims do not inevitably support Islamism, a modern political ideology of Islam. Yet, Islamism became the dominant form of political opposition in post-Soviet Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In Politicizing Islam in Central Asia, Kathleen Collins explores the causes, dynamics, and variation in Islamist movements-first within the USSR, and then in the post-Soviet states of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Drawing upon extensive ethnographic and historical research on Islamist mobilization, she explains the strategies and relative success of each Central Asian Islamist movement. Collins argues that in each case, state repression of Islam, by Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, together with the diffusion of religious ideologies, motivated Islamist mobilization. Sweeping in scope, this book traces the dynamics of Central Asian Islamist movements from the Soviet era through the Tajik civil war, the Afghan jihad against the US, and the foreign fighter movement joining the Syrian jihad.

A landmark collection restoring Black luminary Kathleen Collins’s visionary plays and screenplays to their rightful place in American film and literature.The writer and filmmaker Kathleen Collins was a groundbreaking figure in the Black arts and literary cultures of the 1970s and 1980s, yet her work has only recently begun receiving the mainstream recognition it deserves. For the first time, Women, Sisters and Friends shares the plays and screenplays that were central to Collins’s creative practice, which illuminated Black women’s lives, artistic ambitions, intimacies, and losses with remarkable emotional depth. These evocative works reveal why Collins inspired contemporaries such as Toni Morrison and Julie Dash and paved the way for generations of Black feminist creators.Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, this richly illustrated volume pairs Collins’s scripts with contextual essays, archival materials, and reflections from family members, collaborators, and fellow artists. Arriving amid a major revival of Collins’s work—with acclaimed volumes of her fiction, national film screenings, new stage productions, and renewed popular interest—Women, Sisters and Friends is both an essential act of restorative history and a vital contribution to American culture.

A landmark collection restoring Black luminary Kathleen Collins’s visionary plays and screenplays to their rightful place in American film and literature.The writer and filmmaker Kathleen Collins was a groundbreaking figure in the Black arts and literary cultures of the 1970s and 1980s, yet her work has only recently begun receiving the mainstream recognition it deserves. For the first time, Women, Sisters and Friends shares the plays and screenplays that were central to Collins’s creative practice, which illuminated Black women’s lives, artistic ambitions, intimacies, and losses with remarkable emotional depth. These evocative works reveal why Collins inspired contemporaries such as Toni Morrison and Julie Dash and paved the way for generations of Black feminist creators.Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, this richly illustrated volume pairs Collins’s scripts with contextual essays, archival materials, and reflections from family members, collaborators, and fellow artists. Arriving amid a major revival of Collins’s work—with acclaimed volumes of her fiction, national film screenings, new stage productions, and renewed popular interest—Women, Sisters and Friends is both an essential act of restorative history and a vital contribution to American culture.

This book is a study of the role of clan networks in Central Asia from the early twentieth century through 2004. Exploring the social, economic, and historical roots of clans, and their political role and political transformation in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, it argues that clans are informal political actors that are critical to understanding politics in this region. The book demonstrates that the Soviet system was far less successful in transforming and controlling Central Asian society, and in its policy of eradicating clan identities, than has often been assumed. In order to understand Central Asian politics and their economies, scholars and policy makers must take into account the powerful role of these informal groups, how they adapt and change over time, and how they may constrain or undermine democratization in this strategic region.

This book is a study of the role of clan networks in Central Asia from the early twentieth century through 2004. Exploring the social, economic, and historical roots of clans, and their political role and political transformation in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, it argues that clans are informal political actors that are critical to understanding politics in this region. The book demonstrates that the Soviet system was far less successful in transforming and controlling Central Asian society, and in its policy of eradicating clan identities, than has often been assumed. In order to understand Central Asian politics and their economies, scholars and policy makers must take into account the powerful role of these informal groups, how they adapt and change over time, and how they may constrain or undermine democratization in this strategic region.

This captivating volume explains math fractions by means of musical notation. Includes an explanation of all basic musical terminology and an annotated breakdown of the sheet music for the classic "Aud Lang Syne."

This narrative explains all the steps a class went through in order to own a fish tank. A budget is explained, listing all the necessary equipment costs and the cost of the fish.

Since the first boxy black-and-white TV sets began to appear in American living rooms in the late 1940s, we have been watching people chop, saute, fillet, whisk, flip, pour, arrange and serve food on the small screen. More than just a how-to or an amusement, cooking shows are also a unique social barometer. Their legacy corresponds to the transition from women at home to women at work, from eight-hour to 24/7 workdays, from cooking as domestic labor to enjoyable leisure, and from clearly defined to more fluid gender roles. While variety shows, Westerns, and live, scripted dramas have gone the way of rabbit ear antennae, cooking shows are still being watched, often on high definition plasma screens via Tivo. "Watching What We Eat: The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows" illuminates how cooking shows have both reflected and shaped significant changes in American culture and will explore why it is that just about everybody still finds them irresistible.

A baker''s day begins very early so he or she can start making bread to sell to customers. Students will experience an exciting day in the life of a baker while learning how to tell time. Photographs of clocks help explain quarter hour increments.

Lewis and Clark were brave explorers who traveled great distances to map and take notes on much of the country. This book delves into the exciting history of their journey. Readers will also learn how to chart data on line graphs as they observe the number of miles the explorers traveled each month.

For the past several years, critics have been describing the present era as both ""the end of television"" and one of ""peak TV,"" referring to the unprecedented quality and volume and the waning of old technologies, formats, and habits. Television's projections and reflections have significantly contributed to who we are individually and culturally. From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole: A Life with Television reveals the reflections of a TV scholar and fan analyzing how her life as a consumer of television has intersected with the cultural and technological evolution of the medium itself. In a narrative bridging television studies, memoir, and comic, literary nonfiction, Kathleen Collins takes readers alongside her from the 1960s through to the present, reminiscing and commiserating about some of what has transpired over the last five decades in the US, in media culture, and in what constitutes a shared cultural history. In a personal, critical, and entertaining meditation on her relationship with TV-as avid consumer and critic-she considers the concept and institution of TV as well as reminiscing about beloved, derided, or completely forgotten content. She describes the shifting role of TV in her life, in a progression that is far from unique, but rather representative of a largely collective experience. It affords a parallel coming of age, that of the author and her coprotagonist, television. By turns playful and serious, wry and poignant, it is a testament to the profound and positive effect TV can have on a life and, by extrapolation, on the culture.

It is the long, hot summer of 1963 and New York is filled with lovers, dreamers and protestors. Young African-American women grow out their hair and discover the taste of new freedoms. Young men, white and black, travel south to fight against segregation, praying for a society in which love is colour-free. Written in the late 1960s and early 1970s but overlooked in Kathleen Collins's lifetime, these stories mark the debut of a masterful writer whose electrifying voice was almost lost to history.

In der hitzigen Atmosphäre der Bürgerrechtsbewegung ziehen Studenten und Aktivisten durch New York. Schwarzeund Weiße, die glauben, dass eine bessere Zukunft möglich ist, wenn man nur bereit ist, sich dafür einzusetzen. Junge schwarze Frauen reisen in den Süden, um gegen die Segregation zu kämpfen, für Gleichheit und Emanzipation. Sie lassen ihre Haare wachsen und entdecken neue Freiheiten, ihren Vätern gegenüber und ihren Liebhabern. So vieles scheint möglich in diesem Sommer. Alle träumen sie von einer Welt, in der das Leben nicht entweder schwarz oder weiß ist. Und die Liebe? Kennt sie wirklich keine Farben? Kann sie der Wirklichkeit standhalten?