“Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary-makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to the ground.”
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“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”
― The Living
― The Living
“We are at a point in our work when we can no longer ignore empires and the imperial context in our studies. (p. 5)”
― Culture and Imperialism
― Culture and Imperialism
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
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