Firefly Ntongela Masilela The Twilight of Social Conservatism

The Twilight of Social Conservatism deftly analyzes the liberalizing trends that created the social and political culture America has today and that portend to the culture America will have in years to come

Challenging stereotypes about beauty

and key dimensions of Latino political attitudes

A century ago

Firefly Ntongela Masilela The Twilight of Social ConservatismOn a secluded hillside in Jamaica lies Firefly, Nol Coward's peaceful retreat. Here, between sundowners and sunsets, brandies and cigarettes, the seventy year old Coward whiles away his days a comforting, frustrating pattern of unwanted breakfasts, reluctant walks, graceless dips in the pool in the company of his manservant Patrice. Set over a series of summer days in the early 1970s, Firefly flits through Coward's dreams and memories, his successes