The Ritz with a Shvitz Nicholas Onuf

The Ritz with a Shvitz Nicholas OnufThe shocking story of how a haven for the Lower East Side's Jewish population was destroyed by New York's rapacious real estate interests. There were few options for Jewish patrons looking for a place to stay or celebrate key life events in turn of the century New York City. To meet this need, entrepreneur Max Bernstein built Libby's Hotel and Baths, a magnificent $3 million, twelve story luxury palace that towered over the tenements of New York

Eastman recognized a need to right the record on indigenous American cultures

the authors aim to historicize and bring depth to contemporary debates in relation to both the return of material culture and human remains

Morrison offers modern readers a rare portrayal of the poorest class in 19th century London

Expert advice on how any citizen can fight government fraud

The contributors focus on several of Freud's most influential theories

Having discovered the “Everhard Manuscript

a town in southern France

Hughes once again paints a picture of when “the Negro was in vogue

the first large-scale

both clinically and financially

“To begin somewhere near the beginning

inviting readers to take a new look at their own sense of home