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James is a Canadian writer, scholar, and musician. He is Professor of Humanities at Fairleigh Dickinson University. James works on genre fiction, transatlantic literature (British, American, Irish, & Canadian), prose & poetry, media studies, cultural studies, anarchism, radical political thought, & opera.

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	A Modernist Fantasy: Modernism, Anarchism, and the Radical Fantastic 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Modernisms: Anarchist Networks and the Later Avant-Gardes 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surrealism in Egypt by James Gifford (Goodreads Author), Sam Bardaouil, Till Fellrath it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cheaper by the Dozen at 75: A Reader's Companion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An elucidation of the unity of God, deduced from scripture and reason. Addressed to Christians of all denominations. ... By James Gifford, Esq. Third edition, with additions, &c. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Cut the Cord Already!: A Practical, Step-by-Step Guide for the Average Person 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Culture + the State, Volume 2: Disability Studies and Indigenous Studies by James Gifford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sealed Book of the Future: The Collected Prose of Edward Taylor Fletcher by James Gifford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Edward Taylor Fletcher 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culture + the State, Volume 1: Landscape and Ecology by James Gifford (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I’ve made a terrible mistake… As a scholar of modernist literature, the idea of reading monsters isn’t surprising. We accustom ourselves to knowing the great figures of our academic discipline can also be monsters. Some brilliant scholars play coy about Ezra Pound’s fascism and awareness of the atrocities of Nazi concentration camps and genocide, but I believe Matthew Fel

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The Game-Players of Titan

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My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer

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