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Hansebooks Handbuch der Geschichte Österreichs
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£25.55
Hansebooks Indonesien oder die Inseln des Malayischen
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£39.80
Hansebooks Ostfriesland in Bildern und Skizzen: Land und
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£24.22
Hansebooks Bilder aus Japan
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£35.62
Hansebooks Persien das Land und seine Bewohner:
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£32.78
Brill Fink Karl Marx: Philosophie Für Einsteiger
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£18.90
Brill Fink Geschichte Der Sozialen Arbeit: Eine Illustrierte
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£23.65
Transcript Verlag Fragments of Solidarity: An Ethnography of an
Book SynopsisHow is solidarity understood by the people who practice it actively and daily? What is the role of solidarity in reconciling the relationship of individuals with the collective demands of communities that fight for the rights of others? Based on a variety of anthropological, sociological, and philosophical writings as well as ethnographic research, Maria Giannoula takes an elaborated look at the emotional and spiritual aspects of political participation within an activist group in Greece in the 2010s. This study is a valuable resource for those researching social movements and alternative communities, focusing on the ways in which individuals organise their own forms of activism.
£42.50
Sternberg Press Bad Infinity: Selected Writings
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Tuttle Publishing The Widow, The Priest and The Octopus Hunter:
Book SynopsisGet to know the inhabitants of a tiny Japanese island—and their unusual stories and secrets—through this fascinating, intimate collection of portraits."This book beautifully describes the residents of tiny Shiraishi Island as well as telling how Amy herself came to be in such a fascinating little corner of Japan…Amy herself, with this book, has shown herself an integral part of this preservation. —Rebecca Otowa, author of At Home in JapanWhen American journalist Amy Chavez moved to the tiny island of Shiraishi (population 430), she rented a house from an elderly woman named Eiko, who left many of her most cherished possessions in the house—including a portrait of Emperor Hirohito and a family altar bearing the spirit tablet of her late husband. Why did she abandon these things? And why did her tombstone later bear the name of a daughter no one knew? These are just some of the mysteries Amy pursues as she explores the lives of Shiraishi's elusive residents. The 31 revealing accounts in this book include: The story of 40-year-old fisherman Hiro, one of two octopus hunters left on the island, who moved back to his home island to fill a void left by his brother who died in a boating accident. A Buddhist priest, eighty-eight, who reflects on his childhood during the war years, witnessing fighter pilots hiding in bunkers on the back side of the island. A "pufferfish widow," so named because her husband died after accidentally eating a poisonous pufferfish. The ex-postmaster who talks about hiking over the mountains at night to deliver telegrams at a time when there were only 17 telephone numbers on the island. Interspersed with the author's reflections on her own life on the island, these stories paint an evocative picture of the dramatic changes which have taken place in Japanese society across nearly a century. Fascinating insights into local superstitions and folklore, memories of the war and the bombing of nearby Hiroshima, and of Shiraishi's heyday as a resort in the 1960s and 70s are interspersed with accounts of common modern-day problems like the collapse of the local economy and a rapidly-aging community which has fewer residents each year.Trade Review"When it comes to writers on Japan, Amy Chavez is as good as it gets. Her works convey such energy, enthusiasm and richness of detail that everything she writes is a joy to read." --Robert Whiting, author of You Gotta Have Wa"The chat will surely be a treat for fans of Amy's work. For those stumbling across her work for the first time, I am certain you'll enjoy all that is discussed and covered in this compelling talk." -- The Life As A…Podcast"Once in a great while, you come across a book so compelling, interesting, and important that you want to share it with everyone. Such is the case with the latest book from author Amy Chavez, entitled The Widow, The Priest and The Octopus Hunter: Discovering a Lost Way of Life on a Secluded Japanese Island…" -- Dr. Jessie Voigts, Wandering Educators
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Zubaan A Passionate Life – Writings by and on Kamladevi
Book SynopsisKamaladevi Chattopadhyay was a remarkable woman a gifted writer and an activist central to the making of the modern Indian nation. India's representative to the Global South for many years after independence, Kamaladevi figured prominently in discussions of and studies on Indian women and independence. But in more mainstream histories she remains relatively unknown. A Passionate Life brings together for the first time a collection of Kamaladevi's writings on the subjects closest to her heart. These essays include a close look at the lives of tribal peoples in India, the sustaining of handicrafts and handicraft workers, and issues of history. In doing so, the volume questions not only our methods of writing and recovering history which leave out lives as important as hers but also shows how the surfacing of histories like Kamaladevi's can enrich, expand, and add nuance to our understanding of the making of modern India. Crucial new essays and commentary by the editors accompany Kamaladevi's writings.
£28.50
Hansib Publishing (Caribbean) Ltd The Empty Sleeve
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£11.35
Independently Published Scoperti i Guerrieri di Terracotta
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£13.33
Independently Published Paul Reeve on Race & Priesthood
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£12.11
Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company) Origins of the Civil Rights Movements
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£18.66
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Bearing the Cross
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£20.69
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Memorial Drive
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£23.79
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Such Good Girls
Book SynopsisEdgar Award-winning mystery novelist R. D. Rosen tells the story of the hidden children who survived the Holocaust through the lives of three girls hidden in three different countries—among the less than 10 percent of Jewish children in Europe to survive World War II—who went on to lead remarkable lives in New York City.Only one in ten Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust, many in hiding. In Such Good Girls, R. D. Rosen tells the story of these survivors through the true experiences of three girls.Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, who spent the war years believing she was an anti-Semitic Catholic schoolgirl, eventually became an esteemed radiation oncologist. Flora Hogman, protected by a succession of Christians, emerged from the war a lonely, lost orphan, but became a psychologist who pioneered the study of hidden child survivors. Unlike Anne Frank, Carla Lessing made it through the war concealed with her
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Where You Are Is Not Who You Are
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Run, don’t walk, to buy this book about the amazing life and career of Ursula Burns, who rose to lead and help save the Fortune 500 company, Xerox. If you’re looking for life and business lessons about how to navigate both as a black woman, this book is for you. If you’re wondering why girls should study STEM subjects and become engineers in our changing economy, you’ll understand why. And if you’re ready to be inspired during this difficult time in America, Ursula’s story of being a poor immigrant’s daughter delivers.” — Hillary Rodham Clinton “Ursula Burns’ journey toward becoming the first Black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company is fascinating and surprising. And, her views of the corporate landscape as it relates to our personal lives is priceless. Wish I’d had this enlightening memoir at the start of my business career. It’s perfect for any person who dreams big and wants more for the world in terms of greater human compassion.” — Katrina Adams, author of Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One “Often, when we think of big business we think money, power, and product. But, when Ursula Burns speaks of the corporate world she celebrates and brings to light the people—the human component—that makes all things possible. This book is a wonderful tribute to the American worker.” — Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation “With its focus on business and leadership, Burns' writing is refreshingly lucid, crisp, and jargon-free, making readers feel as if in conversation with the author, hearing about her time at Xerox and other fascinating stories, such as her meetings with former President Obama. Readers will find this business memoir through the lens of a Black woman to be both engrossing and eye-opening.” — Booklist
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Raceless
Book SynopsisA Bustle Most Anticipated Debut of the YearFreshly fascinating. [Lawton] is a particularly astute observer of the psychological dislocation caused by growing up mixed race... and she writes beautifully about questions of identity and belonging, so central to each of us in finding our particular place in the world.” -New York Times Book ReviewFrom The Guardian’s Georgina Lawton, a moving examination of how racial identity is constructed—through the author’s own journey grappling with secrets and stereotypes, having been raised by white parents with no explanation as to why she looked black.Raised in sleepy English suburbia, Georgina Lawton was no stranger to homogeneity. Her parents were white; her friends were white; there was no reason for her to think she was any different. But over time her brown skin and dark, kinky hair frequently made her a t
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HarperCollins The Twilight Garden
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£25.50
Pearson Education Limited Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader Documents
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the American civil rights movement.A record of one of the greatest and most turbulent movements of this century, The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader is essential for anyone interested in learning how far the American civil rights movements has come and how far it has to go.Included are the Supreme Court's Brown vs Board of Education decision in its entirety; speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., and his famous Letter from Birmingham City Jail; an interview with Rosa Parks; selections from Malcolm X Speaks; Black Panther Bobby Seale's Seize the Time; Ralph Abernathy's controversial And the Walls Came Tumbling Down; a piece by Herman Badillo on the infamous Attica prison uprising; addresses by Harold Washington, Jesse Jackson, Nelson Mandel, and much more. “An important volume for students and professionals whTrade Review“An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil rights movement and how it changed America in fundamental ways.” —Aldon Morris, Northwestern University“A remarkable collection . . . Indispensable.” —William H. Harris, Texas Southern UniversityTable of ContentsPrologueWe the People: The Long Journey Toward a More Perfect Unionby Vincent HardingChapter One:Awakenings (1954-1956)Introduction by Vincent HardingArticles on the Emmett Till Case"Coming of Age in Mississippi," by Anne MoodyA Letter from the Women's Political Council to the Mayor of Montgomery, AlabamaInterview with Rosa Parks"The Movement Gathers Momentum," by Martin Luther King, Jr.Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., at Holt Street Baptist Church"At Holt Street Baptist Church," by joe AzbellResolution of the Citizens' Mass Meeting, December 5, 1955"Desegregation at Last," by Martin Luther King, Jr.Chapter Two:Fighting Back (1957-1962)Introduction by Darlene Clark HineBrown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al."How Children Learn About Race," by Kenneth B. Clark"The Atlanta Decalration," by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"Black Monday: Segregation or Amalgamation...America Has Its Choice," by Tom P. BradyBrown v. Board of Education-The Implementation Descision"The Long Shadow of Little Rock," by Daisy BatesA Roundtable DiscussionChapter Three:Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)Introduction by Clayborne Carson"Is Violence Necessary in Combat Injustice? For the Positive: Williams Says 'We Must Fight Back,'" by Robert F. Williams"The Social Organization of Non Violence," by Martin Luther King, Jr.Interview with Franklin McCain"An Appeal for Human Rights""Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Statement of Purpose""Bigger than a Hamburger," by Ella J. Baker"A Conference on the Sit-Ins," by Ted Dienstfrey"In Pursuit of Freedom," by William MahoneyInterview with Robert Zellner"Eve of Nonviolent Revolution?," by James M. Lawson, Jr.Chapter Four:No Easy Walk (1961-1963)Introduction by David J. GarrowOrganizing in Albany, Georgia, by Charles SherrodLetter from the Albany Movement to the Albany City Commission, January 23, 1962Interview with Bernice ReagonLetter from Albany Merchant Leonard Gilberg to Albany Police Chief Laurie Prichett, July 23, 1962"Birmingham: People in Motion," by the Alambama Christian Movement for Human RightsWiretap Transcript of Phone Connversation Between Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, April 15, 1963"Letter from Birmingham City Jail," by Martin Luther King, Jr.The Birmingham Truce Agreement, May 10, 1963President John F. Kennedy's Nationally Televised Speech, June 11, 1963Original Text of Speech to Be Delivered at the Lincoln Memorial, by John LewisChapter Four:Mississippi: Is This America? (1962-1964)Introduction by Clayborne Carson"Mississippi: 1961-1962," by Robert Moses"To Praise our Bridges," by Fannie Lou Hamer"Interim Report of the United States Commision on Civil Rights, April 16, 1963""Freedom Summer," by Sally Belfrage"Mississippi at Atlantic City," by Charles M. SherrodStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Brief Report on Guinea, by James Forman"The Trip," by John Lewis and Donald Harris"To Mississippi Youth," by Malcolm X"From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement," by Bayard RustinChapter Six:Bridge to Freedom (1965)Introduction by David J. Garrow"Early Attempts at Betterment," by Amelia Platts Boynton"A Letter from a Selma, Alabama, Jail," by Martin Luther King, Jr."A Midnight Plane to Alabama: Journey of Conscience," by George B. LeonardSNCC-SCLC Relations, by James FormanPersonal Letter from Murial and Art Lewis to Her Mother, Selma, Alabama, March 19, 1965"Our God is Marching On!," by Martin Luther King, Jr.Interlude:We The People: The Struggle Continuesby Vincent HardingChapter Eleven:The Time Has Come (1964-1966)Introduction by Clayborne Carson"Message to the Grass Roots," by Malcolm X"Malcolm," by Sonia Sanchez"Black Belt Election: New Day A'Coming," by Stokely Charmichael and Charles V. HamiltonLowndes County Freedom Organization Pamphlet"How the Black Panther Party Was Organized," by John Hulett"From Black Consciousness to Black Power," by Cleveland Sellers and Robert Terrell"What We Want," by Stokely Charmichael"Black Power: A Voice Within," by Ruth Turner PerotChapter Eight:Two Societies (1965-1968)Introduction by Darlene Clark Hine"A Proposal by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of the Development of a Nonviolent Action Movement for the Greater Chicago Area"Demands Placed on the Door of Chicago City Hall by Martin Luther King, Jr., July 10, 1966"Agreement of the Subcommittee to the Conference on Fair Housing Convened by the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race"Interview with Kinda Bryant Hall"Profiles of Disorder...Detroit""A Man's Life," by Roger WilkinsChapter Nine:Power! (1966-1968)Introduction by Gerald Gill"Taking Over," by Carl B. StokesInterview with Thompson J. "Mike" GainesInterview with Geraldine Williams"The Founding of the Black Panther Party" and "Patrolling," by Huey P. Newton"Seize the Time," by Bobby SealeInterview with Delores Torres"A JHS 271 Teacher Tell It Like He Sees It," by Charles S. IsaacsInterview with Karriema Jordan"Anti-Semitism?-A Statement by the Teachers of Ocean Hill-Brownsville to the People of New York"Chapter Ten:The Promised Land (1967-1968)Introduction by David J. Garrow"A Time to Break Silence," by Martin Luther King, Jr."Conversation with Martin Luther King""I See the Promised Land," by Martin Luther King, Jr."My Last Letter to Martin," by Ralph David Abernathy"On the Case in Resurrection City," by Charlayne A. HunterChapter Eleven:Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-1972)Introduction by Gerald Gill"...I'm the Greatest,' a poem by Cassius Clay""The Greatest," by Muhammad Ali with Richard Durham"Muhammad Ali-The Measure of a Man," from FreedomwaysInterview with Paula GiddingsAn Open Letter Sent to Howard President James M. NabritInterview with Tony Gittens"The Nature and Needs of the Black University," by Gerald McWorter"It's Nation Time," by Amari Baraka"We Must Pave the Way: An Independent Black Political Thrust," by Richard Hatcher"National Black Political Agenda. The Gary Declaration: Black Politics at the Crossroads"Chapter Twelve:A Nation of Law?Introduction by Gerald Gill"Fred Speaks"Interview with Akua Njere (Deborah Johnson)"Search and Destroy: A Report by the Commission of Inquiry into the Black Panthers and the Police," Roy Wilkins and Ramsey Clark, Chairmen"The FBI's Efforts to Disrupt and Neutralize the Black Panther Party""Angela Davis: An Autobiography"Letter From George JacksonAttica Prisoners' Demands"Negotiations and Failure," by Herman Badillo and Milton Haynes"The Brothers of Attica," by Richard X. ClarkChapter Thirteen:The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-1980)Introduction by Gerald GillStatement to the Boston School Committee, June 11, 1963"Death at an Early Age," by Jonathan KozulTallulah Morgan et al. v. James W. Hennigan et al.Commencement Address as Howard University by Lyndon B. JohnsonInaugural Address by Mayor Maynard Jackson"Can Atlanta Succeed Where America Has Failed? An Exclusive Atlanta Magazine Interview with Mayor Maynard Jackson as He Completes Hits First 500 Days in Office"Amicus Curiae Brief in Regents of University of Californias v. Allan BakkeRegents University of California v. Allan Bakke (The Supreme Court Judgement), June 28, 1978Regents University of California v. Allan Bakke (Justice Marshall's Dissent), June 28, 1978"Whites Say I Must Be on Easy Street," by Nell Irvin PainterChapter Fourteen:Back to the Movement (1979-mid-1980s)Introduction by Vincent Harding"A Historic Look at Our Neighborhoods," by the Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida"Death Watch," by Marvin Dunn"Confronting racial Isolation in Miami," by the U.S. Commission on Civil RightsInterview with Edward GardnerHarold Washington's Announcement of Candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for Mayor of Chicago"Harold Washington: uniting Chicago for All People"Harold Washington's Inaugural Speech"Of Harold Washington," by Gwendolyn Brooks"Address by the Reverend Jesse Jackson," Democratic National Connvention, San Francisco, July 17, 1984Interview with Unita Blackwell"Platform Presentation by Mayor Henry G. Cisneros," Democratic National Convention, San Francisco, July 17, 1984Address to the National College and University Student Conference, Shen TongAddress by Nelson MandelaAbout the General AuthorsThe Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader Publishing Project StaffEyes on the Prize: The Film and Publishing ProjectNotes on SourcesIndex
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Penguin Books Ltd The Autobiography of an ExColored Man
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1912, this novel was one of the first to present a frank picture of being black in AmericaMasked in the tradition of the literary confession practiced by such writers as St. Augustine and Rousseau, this autobiography purports to be a candid account of its narrator''s private views and feelings as well as an acknowledgement of the central secret of his life: that though he lives as a white man, he is, by heritage and experience, an African-American. Written by the first black executive secretary of the NAACP, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, in its depiction of turn-of-the-century New York, anticipates the social realism of the Harlem Renaissance writers. In its unprecedented analysis of the social causes of a black man''s denial of the best within himself, it is perhaps James Weldon Johnson''s greatest service to his race.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Table of ContentsIntroductionSuggestions for Further ReadingA Note on the TextPreface to the Original Edition of 1912THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MANExplanatory Notes
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Penguin Books Ltd Up from Slavery An Autobiography Classics S
Book SynopsisSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeIn Up from Slavery, Washington recounts the story of his life—from slave to educator. The early sections deal with his upbringing as a slave and his efforts to get an education. Washington details his transition from student to teacher, and outlines his own development as an educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. In the final chapters of Up From Slavery, Washington describes his career as a public speaker and civil rights activist.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary author
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Penguin Books Canada Ltd Returning To the Teachings
Book SynopsisIn his bestselling book Dancing with a Ghost, Rupert Ross began his exploration of Aboriginal approaches to justice and the visions of life that shape them. Returning to the Teachings takes this exploration further still. During a three-year secondment with Justice Canada, Ross travelled from the Yukon to Cape Breton Island, examining—and experiencing—the widespread Aboriginal preference for “peacemaker justice.” In this remarkable book, he invites us to accompany him as he moves past the pain and suffering that grip so many communities and into the exceptional promise of individual, family and community healing that traditional teachings are now restoring to Aboriginal Canada. He shares his confusion, frustrations and delights as Elders and other teachers guide him, in their unique and often puzzling ways, into ancient visions of Creation and our role with it. Returning to the Teachings is about Aboriginal justice and much more,
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Penguin Putnam Inc Malcolm X A Life of Reinvention
Book SynopsisWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for History and a New York Times bestseller, the definitive biography of Malcolm XHailed as a masterpiece (San Francisco Chronicle), Manning Marable's acclaimed biography of Malcolm X finally does justice to one of the most influential and controversial figures of twentieth-century American history. Filled with startling new information and shocking revelations, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism as followers of Marcus Garvey through his own work with the Nation of Islam and rise in the world of black nationalism, and culminates in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X is a stunning achievement, the definitive work on one of our greatest advocates for social change.
£21.25
Houghton Mifflin Black Pioneers of Science and Invention
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Oxford University Press Inc Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment
Book SynopsisThe Latinx population has experienced fast growth and is highly diverse, for example, in terms of immigration status, being born in the United States or other countries of origin, cultural variation, skin color, and language preference. Access to linguistically and culturally relevant services is crucial yet extremely limited. Assessment is an essential aspect of ethical mental health practice and has significant implications at the time it is conducted as well as in the future.Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively with Latinx Populations focuses on the practical application of culturally informed assessment approaches with Latinx persons in mental health settings. Drs. Mercado and Venta discuss the mental health needs of the Latinx population and provide guidance on the best practices to use when working with this cultural group, such as incorporating cultural humility and cultural awareness in psychological assessments and using cultural clinical intervTrade ReviewThe cultural differences of countless Latinx have repeatedly been misconstrued as psychopathology because of assessors' lack of cultural competencies. Dr. Alfonso Mercado and Dr. Amanda Venta's book entitled Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively With Latinx Populations is a significant step in effectively addressing this problem by presenting the most thorough set of assessment suggestions to date. * Martin J. La Roche, PhD, Director of Mental Health Training, Boston Children's Hospital at Martha Eliot; Professor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School *The outstanding scholars Alfonso Mercado and Amanda Venta have provided us with an invaluable contribution with Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively With Latinx Populations. They provide a comprehensive, highly informative volume that describes the tremendous diversity and complexity among Latinx groups, the phenomenon of acculturation, and immigration. They challenge various stereotypes and discuss issues such as the resiliency of the Latinx population despite health risks. Most importantly, they provide best practices for appropriate ethical psychological assessment and evaluation with Latinx populations and other cultural groups. They do so with expertise, knowledge, wisdom, and sensitivity of Latinx communities. This work is a highly essential and appealing must read for a broad range of scholars and practitioners. * Melba J. T. Vasquez, PhD, ABPP, Independent Practice, Austin, TX; Former President, American Psychological Association *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Chapter 1: Cultural Humility in the Testing Context Chapter 2: Understanding Latinx Cultural Perspectives in Relation to Assessment Chapter 3: Clinical Interviewing and Cultural Conceptualization Chapter 4: Psychometric Issues in Assessment with Latinx Persons Chapter 5: Instruments for Psychological Assessment with Latinx Persons Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Chapter 7: Future Directions in Psychological Assessment with Culturally Diverse Groups References Index
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Oxford University Press Inc The Oxford Handbook of Latinx Christianities in
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Latinx Christianities in the United States provides an introduction to U.S. Latinx Christianities, helping readers better understand the largest minority group in the United States. The chapters are written by specialists in U.S. Latinx Christianities from fields such as history, theology, anthropology, and sociology and organized by theme. This volume is a go-to source for anyone interested in the role that religion, specificallyChristianity, plays in the lives of U.S. Latinxs.Table of ContentsI. Introduction A People's History of Perseverance and Resilience Una Historia de perseverancia y resiliencia de un pueblo: Kristy Nabhan-Warren II. Denominational, Ethno-Religious Historias Catholicisms 1. Mexican-descent Catholics: Timothy Matovina 2. Cuban-descent Catholics: Michelle A. Gonzales Maldonado 3. Puerto Rican Christianities in the United States: Alberto Ortíz Díaz 4. Afro-Cuban Catholicisms: Elizabeth Pérez 5. The Catholic Church and Central American Immigrants in the United States: Cecilia Menjívar Non-Catholic Christianities 6. Latino/a Protestantisms: Historical and Sociological Overviews: Gerardo Martí, Mark Mulder, and Aida Ramos 7. Latina/o Pentecostalism: Lloyd Barba 8. Latina/o/x Mormons: Sujey Vega III. Témas/Themes 9. Latinx Conversions to Islam: Harold Morales 10. Popular Religion Among Latinos/as: Place based expressions for understanding Latina/o Popular Catholicism Alberto Pulido 11. Ethics, Theology and Mestizaje: Néstor Medina 12. Latinos/as, Healing and Christianity: Brett Hendrickson 13. Latina/o/x Pilgrimage and Embodiment: Daisy Vargas 14. Occupying the Church: The Making of Latina/o Religious Politics: Felipe Hinojosa 15. Latino Men, Machismo, and Christianity: Luís Léon 16. Latinx Indigeneities and Christianity: Natalie Avalos 17. Prosperity Gospel and Latinos/as: Tony Tian-Ren Lin 18. Christianities and the Legitimacy of Latinx Ethnoracial Identities: Jonathan Calvillo
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Oxford University Press Inc Islamophobia and Acts of Violence The Targeting
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Oxford University Press Inc The Slave Community
Book SynopsisTaking into account the major recent studies, this volume presents an updated analysis of the life of the black slave--his African heritage, culture, family, acculturation, behavior, religion, and personality.Trade Review"Has excellent chapters to use regarding slave culture and community... Goes a long way in building a base in understanding the uniqueness of the Black experience in America."--Russell Wigginton, University of Illinois "This is probably the best introduction to American slavery available, perfectly suited to undergraduates, and indispensable to anyone interested in the subject."--Joseph Urgo, Bryant College "Students find the material very helpful in focusing on the differences between the cultural life of the slave labor system and that of the northern labor system, as ably presented in Sean Wilentz's Chants Democratic."--Wayne Cutler, University of Tennessee "My students always find this a fascinating introduction to the institution of slavery in the U.S. It spurs much discussion."--Nemata Blyden, University of Texas, Dallas "Excellent."--Katherine Barber Fromm, Iowa State University "An excellent and thorough study. The most useful volume available as a college text giving a 'black perspective' on the slave experience."--Robert F. Engs, University of Pennsylvania "It is doubly welcome, both for its intrinsic worth in describing slavery as it must have been for those inside and for its meaning and scholarship....A book all American historians could read with profit."--The Journal of American History "Has excellent chapters to use regarding slave culture and community... Goes a long way in building a base in understanding the uniqueness of the Black experience in America."--Russell Wigginton, University of Illinois "This is probably the best introduction to American slavery available, perfectly suited to undergraduates, and indispensable to anyone interested in the subject."--Joseph Urgo, Bryant College "Students find the material very helpful in focusing on the differences between the cultural life of the slave labor system and that of the northern labor system, as ably presented in Sean Wilentz's Chants Democratic."--Wayne Cutler, University of Tennessee "My students always find this a fascinating introduction to the institution of slavery in the U.S. It spurs much discussion."--Nemata Blyden, University of Texas, Dallas "Excellent."--Katherine Barber Fromm, Iowa State University "An excellent and thorough study. The most useful volume available as a college text giving a 'black perspective' on the slave experience."--Robert F. Engs, University of Pennsylvania "It is doubly welcome, both for its intrinsic worth in describing slavery as it must have been for those inside and for its meaning and scholarship....A book all American historians could read with profit."--The Journal of American History
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Oxford University Press Inc City of Song Music and the Making of Modern
Book SynopsisIn City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem, author Michael A. Figueroa presents an extensive history of Zionist musical discourses around Jerusalem in the long 20th century (1880-2010s), reorienting our understanding of the city's place in the Israeli-Palestine crisis.Trade ReviewThe book charts how musical lyrics not only rally, memorialize, entertain, and shape political consciousness but also echo biblical prophecy of a longed-for messianic Jerusalem...this is solid a musical history of modern Jerusalem via the humanities. * D. B. Levy, CHOICE *Roaming the city's sonic spaces with histories managed and unmanaged by Zionist accounts, City of Song synthesizes Jerusalem the metaphorical and the material while traversing through its diasporic outposts, poetic longings, and contemporary anxieties. Read this book and you too will consider referring to Jerusalem in the plural. Jerusalems! * Assaf Shelleg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of Jewish Contiguities and the Soundtrack of Israeli History (OUP 2014) and Theological Stains: Art Music and the Zionist Project (OUP 2020) *City of Song is an important addition to the growing bookshelf on Israel/Palestine and its musics. Through his engaging dialogue with multiple disciplines, Figueroa exposes Jerusalem and its representation in Hebrew song as a treasure trove of contested meanings, historical narratives, and political imaginations. * Oded Erez, Bar-Ilan *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Musical Jerusalem: Listening to the City of Song 1 Metaphorical Jerusalem: Longing in Zionist Cultural Production 2 Forgotten Jerusalem: Zionism without Zion? 3 Haunted Jerusalem: Musical Memorialism and the Politics of Bereavement 4 Gilded Jerusalem: "The Song that Took a City" 5 Heterotopian Jerusalem: Politics of Difference in Dan Almagor's My Jerusalem Epilogue
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The University of Chicago Press Race at the Top Asian Americans and Whites in
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An absorbing work of ethnography. . . that looks at the complex power and social dynamics at work in a system where success seems both scarce and an absolute imperative. Strikes a nice balance between academic and popular audiences." * Chicago Tribune *"[Race at the Top] is particularly good at demonstrating the tensions that stem from striving for achievement, including the resentments and complaints of white families who feel that Asians are displacing them from top positions. This portrait of an educational race to the top is a deep investigation into how parents and communities compete in the zero-sum game of social mobility through education." * Choice *"[Warikoo] makes an important contribution to the critical study of class-specific processes of racialization in general and the ambivalent role of racism in upper-middle-class liberal milieus in particular." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *“This is an indispensable study for anyone — including scholars, policy makers, and educators — who yearns to better understand how race, culture, and educational choices play out in a rarefied suburban milieu.” * The Arts Fuse *“In her typically cogent and engaging writing style, Warikoo has also captured a fundamental shift in the academic status hierarchy.” * Prudence Carter, Brown University *"As uncomfortable as the question might be, we must ask whether changing demographics in America’s most competitive high schools and colleges will affect our educational values. In a truly postracial society, the answer would be no. But as Tufts University sociologist Natasha Warikoo argues in her new book, Race at the Top, an ethnography of how Asian and white parents approach childrearing, high-school education, and each other in the tony suburban community of Woodcrest', Asian immigrant parents differ strikingly from their native-born neighbors." * The Hedgehog Review *"In a time in immigrant integration/assimilation research that positions Asian Americans as White-adjacent and socioeconomically equivalent to Whites, Race at the Top presents an alternative account of how the racial dynamics between an immigrant group one could argue is approaching socioeconomic equivalence to Whites and Whites actually plays out." * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity *“In communities across the country, white and Asian parents argue over whose style of parenting is naturally better. Rather than consider such either/or questions, Warikoo effectively demonstrates that each group is making strategic choices that best advance their own children. As she passionately writes, the real argument should be how to support the children being left behind.” * Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College *“This powerful book is a significant addition to our understanding of envisioned pathways to success among Asian American immigrant parents and youth in the US, as well as the continued and contested power of whiteness in the current historic moment. Warikoo underscores key ways in which Asian parents benefit from the historically ‘locked in’ system of race exclusion that makes privileged spaces like Woodcrest possible in the first place.” * Lois Weis, author of "Class Warfare: Class, Race and College Admissions in Top-Tier Secondary Schools" *“Warikoo’s powerful new book is a must-read for all social scientists of immigration, education, and inequality in the US, as well as for parents who want to do ‘the best for their kids’ while creating an inclusive society. This first-rate analysis will be on course syllabi for years to come.” * Michèle Lamont, Harvard University *“A vivid portrait of a key class segment of American society; one that has the imprint of an immigrant influence, and that grapples with change as a result of that influence. Race at the Top is a game-changing study that deserves a wide audience.” * Tomás R. Jiménez, Stanford University *“In this eye-opening book, Warikoo deftly guides us through the difficult waters of race, class, and achievement pressure—and how they intersect—in an East Coast suburb. She brings to this exploration many talents, including the ability to vibrantly convey people's stories and a keen understanding of both parenting and research. This is a very insightful, engaging, and important book.” * Richard Weissbourd, author of "The Parents We Mean to Be" *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Good Parenting in an Age of Migration Chapter 1: Chasing Excellence in the Suburbs Chapter 2: Tensions over the "Right" Way to Achieve Academic Excellence Chapter 3: The Racial Divides of Extracurricular Excellence Chapter 4: Emotional Well-Being: Happiness and Status Chapter 5: The "Right" Way to Parent Conclusion: The Anxieties of Parenting and the American Dream Acknowledgments Appendix A: Research Methods Appendix B: Student and Parent Interview Questions Notes References Index
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The University of Chicago Press Pushing Cool Big Tobacco Racial Marketing and
Book SynopsisSpanning a century, Pushing Cool reveals how the twin deceptions of health and Black affinity for menthol were crafted—and how the industry’s disturbingly powerful narrative has endured to this day.Trade Review"In Pushing Cool, Dr. Keith Wailoo presents a sixty-year history of menthol cigarettes becoming a racialized product. . . . Wailoo's powerful text reminds us that business and medical ethics do not exist outside of histories of racial exploitation and oppression." * Nursing Clio *“Wailoo examines how the tobacco industry framed Black people as a niche market and the industry’s evolution — its secrets, practices, and power. . . . [His] diligent research leaves little room for conjecture, making a coherent and engaging story out of a century of conversations, advertising, and activism for and against smoking. . . . Wailoo stands firmly on the side of the people, aiming to educate for the health and well-being of all.” * Los Angeles Review of Books *"Wailoo mines press reports through the decades, along with posters, billboards and troves of internal industry documentation that cigarette companies were forced to make public after a spate of lawsuits that ended in 1998. With deadly repetition, menthols have been silent players on the stage of US history, witnesses to epic flashpoints at which health and politics collide. The case is stronger for the specificity and rich detail that Wailoo weaves into it." * Nature *“Wailoo draws on collections of internal tobacco industry documents made public through litigation, along with other historical sources, to peer into the hidden world of tobacco marketing. . . . Demonstrate[s] how tobacco companies have long designed and reimagined their products to attract new customers.” * Science *"The saga of menthol tobacco is documented in Wailoo’s book Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette. This work neatly crystallises his position as a historian whose career has addressed issues of race, ethnicity, and identity, and how they intersect with health and health policy." * The Lancet *"Engrossing. . . [A] history of the evolution of targeted tobacco marketing and how the industry strategically created a demand and then peddled their product to Black America." * Salon *"Tracking the evolution of a century’s worth of targeted marketing, this history documents the sinister engineering of a Black consumer preference for menthol cigarettes. Wailoo details how Big Tobacco placed billboards in inner-city neighborhoods, strategically funded Black enterprises, and marshalled a vast network of influencers—from Ebony to the N.A.A.C.P.—to yoke ideas of Black authenticity to smoking menthols." * New Yorker *"Wailoo brings together COVID-19, police choke-holds, and a corner store—'the best place in town to find menthol cigarettes'—as the trifecta that ended George Floyd’s life, tragically symbolized by his famous last words: 'I can’t breathe'. . . Highly recommended." * Choice *“For decades, cigarette makers have used menthol to target Black Americans. Wailoo does an excellent job showing how Big Tobacco has used both its marketing muscle and political power to get mentholated smoke into African American lungs—with deadly consequences. An indispensable text for anyone who recognizes that Black lungs matter.” * Robert N. Proctor, Stanford University *“Pushing Cool unpacks the tobacco industry’s brilliant, deceptive, and diabolically successful strategy to hook African Americans on menthol cigarettes. Utilizing remarkable research and analysis, Wailoo demonstrates how the industry established a commercial choke hold on Black America, wantonly disregarding the devastating trail of disease and death that their product generated. If ever there was a case for banning menthol cigarettes, this is it.” * Allan M. Brandt, Harvard University *“With nuance and flare, Wailoo illuminates how a complex and deeply unsettling fabric of racial capitalism created a Black inner-city market for the most dangerous chemical flavor in the history of smoking. This is essential reading for historians, policy makers, ethicists, and social justice advocates reckoning with profound disparities as part of a tobacco end game.” * Amy L. Fairchild, The Ohio State University *“As Wailoo reveals in this astute and stunning work, menthol cigarettes are an acquired taste: an appetite deliberately cultivated by marketers, the media, and other influencers. Demographically targeted and racially exploitative marketing was unleashed as a strategy to captivate consumers in the face of growing public awareness of the health dangers of smoking. Pushing Cool is a brilliant, unsparing, and powerful rendering of Big Tobacco’s deadly racial predation.” * Alondra Nelson, Institute for Advanced Study *“This captivating, comprehensive book contains something to intrigue everyone—from lawyers to psychologists, marketers to historians. Pushing Cool is a unique and important work that deserves to be read widely.” * Andrea Freeman, University of Hawai’i at Manoa *“In Pushing Cool, Wailoo tells the fascinating story of how tobacco companies and advertising firms marketed menthol cigarettes, especially to African Americans. Diving deep into this untold history, he also brings essential insight into how the construction of pleasure-enhancing products and processes of racialization have enjoyed mutually informing histories well into the twentieth century.” * Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr., Columbia University *"Keith Wailoo tells the intricate and poignant story of menthol cigarettes for the first time. He pulls back the curtain to reveal the hidden persuaders who shaped menthol buying habits and racial markets across America: the world of tobacco marketers, consultants, psychologists, and social scientists, as well as Black lawmakers and civic groups including the NAACP. Today most Black smokers buy menthols, and calls to prohibit their circulation hinge on a history of the industry’s targeted racial marketing. In 2009, when Congress banned flavored cigarettes as criminal enticements to encourage youth smoking, menthol cigarettes were also slated to be banned. Through a detailed study of internal tobacco industry documents, Wailoo exposes why they weren’t and how they remain so popular with Black smokers." * New Books Network *"Pushing Cool is a timely history of how tobacco companies aggressively shaped the contours of Black consumerism through exploitative marketing practices." * Isis *"[an] excellent book that succeeds in telling not only the history of the marketing of menthol cigarettes in the United States but also how the tobacco industry shaped and exploited African American consumer culture." -- Daniel O’Neill * The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs *Table of ContentsPrologue: Pushers in the City of My Youth vii Introduction The Crooked Man: Influence, Exploitation, and Menthol’s Expanding Web 1 Selling the Menthol Sensation 2 For People Susceptible to Cancer Anxiety 3 Building a Black Franchise 4 Urban Hustles and Suburban Dreams 5 Uptown’s Aftertaste Conclusion Deception by Design: The Long Road to “I Can’t Breathe” Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Illinois Press Man of Fire
Book SynopsisActivist, labor scholar, and organizer Ernesto Galarza (1905–1984) was a leading advocate for Mexican Americans and one of the most important Mexican American scholars and activists after World War II. This volume gathers Galarza''s key writings, reflecting an intellectual rigor, conceptual clarity, and a constructive concern for the working class in the face of America''s growing influence over Mexico''s economic system.Throughout his life, Galarza confronted and analyzed some of the most momentous social transformations of the twentieth century. Inspired by his youthful experience as a farm laborer in Sacramento, he dedicated his life to the struggle for justice for farm workers and urban working-class Latinos and helped build the first multiracial farm workers union, setting the foundation for the emergence of the United Farm Workers Union. He worked to change existing educational philosophies and curricula in schools, and his civil rightsTrade ReviewA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2013. "Ernesto Galarza was a prescient analyst and powerful writer, a scholar, poet, and social activist whose work has profoundly influenced and interested so many. This book will be of use to activists who interrogate political economy and develop strategies that address inequities in class and race."--Patricia Zavella, author of I'm Neither Here nor There: Mexicans' Quotidian Struggles with Migration and Poverty"This outstanding compilation of the selected writings of Ernesto Galarza features an excellent introduction, despite the fact that relatively little is known about Galarza's private life other than what he reveals in his autobiography. Highly Recommended."--Choice "Ibarra and Torres are to be commended for their efforts to provide students and scholars new access to the writings of Ernesto Galarza. Man on Fire serves as both an effective summation of his work and a starting point for detailed investigation of a scholar-activist whose output and activities have sadly fallen into undeserved obscurity." --Labor
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University of Washington Press Cops on Campus
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Random House USA Inc Hellhound On His Trail
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Random House USA Inc The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Random House USA Inc Black Titan
Book SynopsisThe grandson of slaves, born into poverty in 1892 in the Deep South, A. G. Gaston died more than a century later with a fortune worth well over $130 million and a business empire spanning communications, real estate, and insurance. Gaston was, by any measure, a heroic figure whose wealth and influence bore comparison to J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie. Here, for the first time, is the story of the life of this extraordinary pioneer, told by his niece and grandniece, the award-winning television journalist Carol Jenkins and her daughter Elizabeth Gardner Hines.Born at a time when the bitter legacy of slavery and Reconstruction still poisoned the lives of black Americans, Gaston was determined to make a difference for himself and his people. His first job, after serving in the celebrated all-black regiment during World War I, bound him to the near-slavery of an Alabama coal mine—but even here Gaston saw not only hope but opportunity. He launched a business selling lunches
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Mariner Books Ghosts of Gold Mountain The Epic Story of the
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Random House USA Inc The Heart of a Woman
Book SynopsisIn The Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to go to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and writers. Not since her childhood has she lived in an almost black environment, and she is surprised at the obsession her new friends have with the white world around them. She stays for a while with John and Grace Killens and begins to read her writing at the Harlem Writers Guild. She continues to sing, most notably at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, but more and more she begins to take part in the struggle of black Americans for their rightful place in the world. She helps organize a benefit cabaret for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and then is appointed Martin Luther Kings Northern Coordinator.Shortly after that, through her friend Abbey Lincoln, she takes one of the lead parts in Genet's The Blacks (it was a remarkable cast, including Godfrey Cambridge, Roscoe Lee Brown, James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, Raymond
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Random House USA Inc I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Book SynopsisHere is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned
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Random House USA Inc Soul on Ice
Book SynopsisThe classic memoir that shocked, outraged, and ultimately changed the way America looked at the civil rights movement and the black experience. With a preface by Ishmael Reed • “As with Malcolm X, Cleaver’s book is a spiritual autobiography. An odyssey of a soul in search of itself, groping toward a personal humanism which will give meaning to life.”—The Progressive By turns shocking and lyrical, unblinking and raw, the searingly honest memoirs of Eldridge Cleaver are a testament to his unique place in American history. Cleaver writes in Soul on Ice, “I’m perfectly aware that I’m in prison, that I’m a Negro, that I’ve been a rapist, and that I have a Higher Uneducation.” What Cleaver shows us, on the pages of this classic autobiography, is how much he was a man.
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Random House USA Inc Coming of Age in Mississippi
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Random House USA Inc God Dr. Buzzard and the Bolito Man
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Random House USA Inc Contempt of Court The TurnOfTheCentury Lynching
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WW Norton & Co Arnt I a Woman
Book Synopsis"One of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field." —Anne Firor Scott, Duke UniversityTrade Review"Told with human sympathy and professional skill…Ar'n't I a Woman? moves well beyond mere revisionism; it is as important as it is overdue." -- James Oakes, author of Freedom National"This small but important book should be read by everyone interested in the subjects of freedom and equality. Which means most of us." -- Kirkus Reviews
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WW Norton & Co Going Down Jericho Road
Book SynopsisThe definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade.Trade Review"...brilliant in the way it delineates the economic benefits to Southern society of American apartheid... it is also stirring in portraying the strike leaders, ordinary workers who risked everything to establish their basic rights in the face of arrogant and condescending power." Michael Carlson, The Spectator"
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