# New Books in American Studies

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## Episodes
- [Alfie Marcus on How Great Companies Can Rise Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/alfie-marcus-on-how-great-companies-can-rise-again) — 2026-09-04T17:58:00+00:00
- [Deirdre Mayer Dougherty, "Race and Place: School Desegregation in Prince George's County, Maryland" (Rutgers UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/deirdre-mayer-dougherty-race-and-place-school-desegregation-in-prince-george-s-county-maryland-rutgers-up-2025) — 2026-09-04T08:00:00+00:00
- [Holly N. S. White, "Constructing American Childhood: Age-Based Laws and the Illusion of Protection in the Early United States" (U Virginia Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/holly-n-s-white-constructing-american-childhood-age-based-laws-and-the-illusion-of-protection-in-the-early-united-states-u-virginia-press-2026) — 2026-09-03T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Political Philosophy of Mark Twain: On His Absurd, Noble Americans with Ivan Kenneally](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/the-political-philosophy-of-mark-twain-on-his-absurd-noble-americans-with-ivan-kenneally) — 2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00
- [Filmmaker Peter Santenello on Your Fellow Americans: Dispatches from Across the Country We Call Home](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/filmmaker-peter-santenello-on-your-fellow-americans-dispatches-from-across-the-country-we-call-home) — 2026-09-02T00:44:00+00:00
- [Erin Osmon, "Won't Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America" (W. W. Norton, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/erin-osmon-won-t-back-down-heartland-rock-and-the-fight-for-america-w-w-norton-2026) — 2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [Kamau Ware, "Battle in the Margins: Black Experiences in New York City During the American Revolution" (Black Gotham Experience)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/kamau-ware-battle-in-the-margins-black-experiences-in-new-york-city-during-the-american-revolution-black-gotham-experience) — 2026-09-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [Eran A. Zelnik, "American Laughter, American Fury: Humor and the Making of a White Man's Democracy, 1750–1850" (JHU Press, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/eran-a-zelnik-american-laughter-american-fury-humor-and-the-making-of-a-white-man-s-democracy-1750-1850-jhu-press-2025) — 2026-08-31T08:00:00+00:00
- [Steven Herman: Behind the White House Curtain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/steven-herman-behind-the-white-house-curtain) — 2026-08-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels, "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law" (NYU Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/alejandro-e-camacho-and-brigham-daniels-lessons-for-a-warming-planet-a-vital-history-of-us-environmental-law-nyu-press-2026) — 2026-08-29T08:00:00+00:00
- [Courtney Weikle‑Mills, "Sugarcoated Ethics: Children’s Literature and Atlantic Enslavement" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/courtney-weikle-mills-sugarcoated-ethics-children-s-literature-and-atlantic-enslavement-johns-hopkins-up-2026) — 2026-08-29T08:00:00+00:00
- [John Davie, "Greek To Us: The Fascinating Ancient Greek That Shapes Our World" (Bloomsbury, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/john-davie-greek-to-us-the-fascinating-ancient-greek-that-shapes-our-world-bloomsbury-2026) — 2026-08-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [Jamie L. Brummitt, "Protestant Relics in Early America" (Oxford UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/jamie-l-brummitt-protestant-relics-in-early-america-oxford-up-2025) — 2026-08-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [Malcolm Murfett, "Eden's Alternative to Appeasement: The Anglo-American Strategy that Might Have Been, 1937–38" (Tithebarn Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/malcolm-murfett-eden-s-alternative-to-appeasement-the-anglo-american-strategy-that-might-have-been-1937-38-tithebarn-press-2026) — 2026-08-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [A.J.A. Woods, "The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West" (Verso, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/a-j-a-woods-the-cultural-marxism-conspiracy-why-the-right-blames-the-frankfurt-school-for-the-decline-of-the-west-verso-2026) — 2026-08-24T08:00:00+00:00
- [Eran Shalev, "The Star-Spangled Republic: Political Astronomy and the Rise of the American Constellation" (U Virginia Press, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/eran-shalev-the-star-spangled-republic-political-astronomy-and-the-rise-of-the-american-constellation-u-virginia-press-2025) — 2026-08-24T08:00:00+00:00
- [Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/sandeep-vaheesan-democracy-in-power-a-history-of-electrification-in-the-united-states-u-chicago-press-2024) — 2026-08-22T08:00:00+00:00
- [Mark Leonard, "Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail" (Polity Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/mark-leonard-surviving-chaos-geopolitics-when-the-rules-fail-polity-press-2026) — 2026-08-22T08:00:00+00:00
- [Ashanté M. Reese, "Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness" (W. W. Norton, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/ashant-m-reese-gather-black-food-nourishment-and-the-art-of-togetherness-w-w-norton-2026) — 2026-08-21T08:00:00+00:00
- [A. J. Murphy, "Pentagon Capitalism: How the Cold War US Military Modeled Itself on Private Business" (Harvard UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/a-j-murphy-pentagon-capitalism-how-the-cold-war-us-military-modeled-itself-on-private-business-harvard-up-2026) — 2026-08-21T08:00:00+00:00
- [Arturo Chang, "A New World of Revolutions: Popular Imaginations and Movements Across the Americas" (Princeton UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/arturo-chang-a-new-world-of-revolutions-popular-imaginations-and-movements-across-the-americas-princeton-up-2026) — 2026-08-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Seth Masket, "The Elephants in the Room: How Trump Voters Seized the Party from Republican Leaders" (Cambridge UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/seth-masket-the-elephants-in-the-room-how-trump-voters-seized-the-party-from-republican-leaders-cambridge-up-2026) — 2026-08-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration with Bruce Rutledge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/we-hereby-refuse-japanese-american-resistance-to-wartime-incarceration-with-bruce-rutledge) — 2026-08-19T08:00:00+00:00
- [Nancy Folbre, "Making Care Work: Why Our Economy Should Put People First" (U California Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/nancy-folbre-making-care-work-why-our-economy-should-put-people-first-u-california-press-2026) — 2026-08-19T08:00:00+00:00
- [Dan Du, "This World in a Teacup: Credit, Taste, and Power in the U. S.-China Tea Trade, 1784–1911" (U Nebraska Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-american-studies-1045748/dan-du-this-world-in-a-teacup-credit-taste-and-power-in-the-u-s-china-tea-trade-1784-1911-u-nebraska-press-2026) — 2026-08-18T08:00:00+00:00

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