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As bullying can have such far-reaching consequences and...
As bullying can have such far-reaching consequences and sometimes tragic outcomes, it is vital to grasp how and why it happens, and The Psychology of School Bullying shows how improved knowledge and understanding can lead to effective interventions.
At a moment when agency over our childbirth experiences is...
At a moment when agency over our childbirth experiences is increasingly centralised in the hands of professional elites, Birth Work as Care Work presents creative new ways to reimagine the trajectory of our reproductive processes.
We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we...
We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the United States is an “empire,” exercising power around the world. But what about the actual territories–the islands, atolls, and archipelagos–this country has governed and inhabited?
In Workers’ Tales, acclaimed critic and author Michael...
In Workers’ Tales, acclaimed critic and author Michael Rosen brings together more than forty of the best and most enduring examples of these stories in one beautiful volume. Throughout, the tales in this collection exemplify themes and ideas related to work and the class system, sometimes in wish-fulfilling ways.
Poetry. We Have With Us Your Sky is a ransom note from the...
Poetry. We Have With Us Your Sky is a ransom note from the oppressor, a love note from the collective, and a cryptic indicator of the ability of language to express and destroy the self.
The book that has taught millions of students to present their...
The book that has taught millions of students to present their arguments as a response to what “they say” has been expanded to define as broadly as possible who’s included in “they.”
From experiencing the 1948 “Austerity Olympics” in...
From experiencing the 1948 “Austerity Olympics” in London as a young spectator to working as a journalist in the Boston Marathon media center at the moment of the 2013 bombings, Robinson offers a fascinating first-person account of the tragic and triumphant moments that impacted the world and shaped the modern sport.
The book establishes that the Athenian population grew very...
The book establishes that the Athenian population grew very large in the fifth century BC, before falling dramatically in the final three decades of that century. These changes had important immediate consequences but the city of the fourth century was shaped in fundamental ways by the demographic upheavals of its past.
He explores slavery’s effects on victims, including...
He explores slavery’s effects on victims, including violence, isolation, humiliation, and the master-slave relationship, and discusses the methods traffickers use to lure the vulnerable, especially children, into slavery.
Each captivating story plunges headfirst into the lives of...
Each captivating story plunges headfirst into the lives of utterly original characters. Some are darkly humorous–two mothers exchanging snide remarks through notes in their kids’ backpacks–while others are devastatingly poignant.
Within the ancient texts, Boudica is also used as an internal...
Within the ancient texts, Boudica is also used as an internal commentator on the failures of the emperor Nero, and her revolt epitomizes ongoing conflicts of gender and power at the end of the Juilio-Claudian era.
Views plastic not only as a known environmental and health...
Views plastic not only as a known environmental and health hazard but as a material critical to our future and therefore worth revising for future use.
Strauss examines this enduring heritage through the lives of...
Strauss examines this enduring heritage through the lives of the men who shaped it: Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Diocletian and Constantine. Over the ages, they learned to maintain the family business–the government of an empire–by adapting when necessary and always persevering no matter the cost.
Octopuses have varied personalities and intelligence they show...
Octopuses have varied personalities and intelligence they show in myriad ways: endless trickery to escape enclosures and get food; jetting water playfully to bounce objects like balls; and evading caretakers by using a scoop net as a trampoline and running around the floor on eight arms.
Focusing especially on the cultural scene of Northeast Los...
Focusing especially on the cultural scene of Northeast Los Angeles, Lin shows how these gentrifying communities help satisfy a white middle-class consumer demand for authentic experiences of “living on the edge” and a spirit of cultural rebellion.
With enslaved people fully engaged as actors, emancipation...
With enslaved people fully engaged as actors, emancipation necessitated a fundamental reordering of a way of life whose implications stretched well beyond the former slave states. Slavery did not die quietly or quickly, nor did freedom fulfill every dream of the enslaved or their allies.
What kind of fear gets lodged in connective tissue when there...
What kind of fear gets lodged in connective tissue when there is an underlying anxiety that certain aspects of our world are in danger of falling apart?
Citizens use media technologies in playful ways to engage in...
Citizens use media technologies in playful ways to engage in creative knowledge production and to alter professional roles and power structures.
The work presented in this volume attests to the innovative...
The work presented in this volume attests to the innovative and successful educational alternatives designed and implemented by Catholic religious groups to improve educational, career, and life outcomes for urban children, adolescents, and adults placed at risk.
Citizens have coped with extreme hardship through great...
Citizens have coped with extreme hardship through great resourcefulness. But by making bad situations more tolerable in the short term, these coping strategies may hinder the emergence of the democratic values needed to sustain the country’s transition to a more open political environment.
Last updated by Susan M. Birkenseer on September 13, 2019