Imperial Leather chronicles the dangerous liaisons between gender; race and class that shaped British imperialism and its bloody dismantling. Spanning the century between Victorian Britain and the current struggle for power in South Africa; the book takes up the complex relationships between race and sexuality; fetishism and money; gender and violence; domesticity and the imperial market; and the gendering of nationalism within the zones of imperial and anti-imperial power.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. An eye openerBy MartinEvery town should have a book like this. Illuminates a part of history that most people benefit from every day; but arent at all aware of. The author deserves profound thanks for the research; photography; and writing that went into this book3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Despite the economic hardships and uncertainties of the Great Depression; government agencies like the Works Progress AdministraBy susan ivesHarvey Smiths well-researched book; "Berkeley and the New Deal;" includes narrative; interviews; and a trove of historic photos. During the Great Depression; federally funded programs provided millions of jobs for unemployed Americans in every part of the country. At a time of economic crisis and uncertainty; American workers hired by New Deal agencies like the Works Progress Administration and Federal Art Project strove to create lasting and glorious public spaces--theaters; schools; parks; post offices and civic buildings--many adorned with murals; sculptures; and mosaics. Smith offers many stunning examples in Berkeley-- emblematic of the thousands of New Deal projects still in use in cities and towns across America.The book is testimony to what can be achieved when America invests in its own. "Berkeley and the New Deal" is a must read for Berkeleyans; UC alums; and those interested in the New Deal--a time that; despite the hardships--is today widely regarded as an American cultural renaissance