Over the Threshold Kelly Decker Wilson and Dutton examine the

Wilson and Dutton examine the theories behind New Historicism and its celebrated impact in practice on Renaissance Drama

Perhaps no other nation is or has ever been as religiously diverse as the United States

one on the semantics of prepositions and another on the semantics of derivational affixes

With contributions from key scholars of Asian art and culture

Since the first version of the camera was invented in the 19th century

Over the Threshold Kelly Decker Wilson and Dutton examine theOver the Thresholdis the first in depth work to explore the topic of intimate violence in the American colonies and the early Republic. The essays examine domestic violence in both urban and frontier environments, between husbands and wives, parents and children, and masters and slaves. This compelling collection puts commonly held notions about intimate violence under strict historical scrutiny, often producing surprising results.