Philippa Levine Libri

Focusing on the enforcement of contagious disease ordinances, the book explores the role of prostitutes in the British Empire from the 1860s to WWI. Philippa Levine examines how British authorities' actions were influenced by myths and prejudices surrounding the sexual practices of colonized peoples. This study highlights the punitive effects of these laws and how they reinforced the divide between colonizers and the colonized, revealing the intersection of colonialism, sexuality, and public health.

Focusing on the experiences of individuals under colonial rule, this book provides a detailed exploration of the British Empire's history from its origins to its decline. It intertwines personal narratives with broader historical events, offering insight into the complexities of life during colonialism and illustrating the impact of the empire on everyday lives. The analysis not only highlights significant events but also emphasizes the human stories that shaped and were shaped by the vast imperial landscape.

The narrative offers a humorous yet gritty look into the career of retired DEA Special Agent Philippa LeVine, focusing on her experiences investigating methamphetamine operations in 1980s San Diego. Through her sharp, sarcastic prose, she shares tales of chasing meth cooks and navigating the criminal underworld, including a gripping case involving a chemical supplier linked to murder for hire and buried treasure. LeVine's unique perspective sheds light on the challenges and absurdities faced in the war on drugs during a turbulent era.

The book explores the intersection of gender and empire, providing fresh insights into the roles of both men and women in imperial contexts. By integrating various fields such as politics, medicine, and religion, the collection of essays highlights how male dominance shaped imperial politics and the broader implications of this dynamic. This inclusive approach not only challenges traditional narratives but also raises new historical questions, making it a compelling read for those interested in the complexities of the British Empire.

This collection of essays explores diverse aspects of nineteenth and twentieth-century British culture, addressing significant topics such as prostitution, slavery, and the impact of war on fashion journalism. It delves into the Second World War and its lasting effects, as well as societal changes during postwar decolonization, including inter-racial marriage. The essays provide a vibrant examination of how these themes shaped British society and cultural identity during this transformative period.

A concise and gripping account of eugenics from its origins in the twentieth century and beyond

Now in paperback--the final collection of new poems from one of our finest and most beloved poets. The poems in this wonderful collection touch all of the events and places that meant the most to Philip Levine. There are lyrical poems about his family and childhood, the magic of nighttime and the power of dreaming; tough poems about the heavy shift work at Detroit's auto plants, the Nazis, and bosses of all kinds; telling poems about his heroes--jazz players, artists, and working people of every description, even children. Other poems celebrate places and things he loved: the gifts of winter, dawn, a wall in Naples, an English hilltop, Andalusia. And he makes peace with Detroit: "Slow learner that I am, it took me one night / to discover that rain in New York City / is just like rain in Detroit. It gets you wet." It is a peace that comes to full fruition in a moving goodbye to his home town in the final poem in the collection, "The Last Shift."

Now in paperback: essays, speeches, and journal entries from one of our most admired and best-loved poets that illuminate how he came to understand himself as a poet, the events and people that he wrote about, and the older poets who influenced him. In prose both as superbly rendered as his poetry and as down-to-earth and easy as speaking, Levine reveals the things that made him the poet he became. In the title essay, originally the final speech of his poet laureate year, he recounts how as a boy he composed little speeches walking in the night woods near his house and how he later realized these were his first poems. He wittily takes on the poets he studied with in the Iowa Writers' Workshop: John Berryman, who was his great teacher and lifelong friend, and Robert Lowell, who was neither. His deepest influences--jazz, Spain, the working people of Detroit--are reflected in many of the pieces. There are essays on the Spanish poets he admires, on William Carlos Williams, Wordsworth, Keats, and others. A wonderful, moving collection of writings that add to our knowledge and appreciation of Philip Levine--both the man and the poet.