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Her account of Lincoln’s troubled relationship with the...
Her account of Lincoln’s troubled relationship with the press and its role in the Civil War is one that speaks powerfully to our current political crises: fake news, profiteering, constitutional conflict, and a president at war with the press.
To preserve their economic and social gains, this planter class...
To preserve their economic and social gains, this planter class inscribed racial slavery into law. The ensuing racial and class tensions led elite planters to mythologize their position as gentlemen of pastoral virtue immune to competition and corruption.
In 2010, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger released a photo-sharing...
In 2010, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger released a photo-sharing app called Instagram, with one simple but irresistible feature: it would make anything you captured look more beautiful.
The author gives attention not only to geography, meteorology,...
The author gives attention not only to geography, meteorology, and the details of travel, but also to the ships themselves, including a discussion of the origin of stitched planking and of the lateen fore-and-aft sails.
If you are human, you are biased. From this fundamental truth,...
If you are human, you are biased. From this fundamental truth, diversity expert Howard Ross explores the biases we each carry within us.
With its focus on the degradation of food and the emergent...
With its focus on the degradation of food and the emergent struggle for healthful eating, this book encourages us to reflect on the state of our food environments and to create realistic and innovative strategies that can lead to a healthier future.
Following the stream of Mexican, Chinese, and African American...
Following the stream of Mexican, Chinese, and African American migration, Julian Lim presents a fresh study of the multiracial intersections of the borderlands, where diverse peoples crossed multiple boundaries in search of new economic opportunities and social relations.
In segregated ‘Negro Units’ set up under the FTP,...
In segregated ‘Negro Units’ set up under the FTP, African American artists took on theatre work usually reserved for whites, staged black versions of 'white’ classics, and developed radical new dramas.
Faced with dwindling resources and the challenge of climate...
Faced with dwindling resources and the challenge of climate change, companies are seeking to enhance production while consuming fewer resources. At the same time, consumers are altering their behaviors by seeking local production or bulk buying products.
Controversially, he supports jury nullification–or voting...
Controversially, he supports jury nullification–or voting “not guilty” out of principle–as a way for everyday people to take a stand against unfair laws, and he joins with the “Stop Snitching” movement, arguing that the reliance on informants leads to shoddy police work and distrust within communities.
She argues that modern conceptions of war insist on and exploit...
She argues that modern conceptions of war insist on and exploit a specific and static notion of the child: that the child, though the embodiment of vulnerability and innocence, nonetheless possesses an inherent will to war, and that this seemingly contradictory creature demonstrates what it means to be human.
In Exclusion and Judgment in Fellowship Meals, Lanuwabang Jamir...
In Exclusion and Judgment in Fellowship Meals, Lanuwabang Jamir seeks to demonstrate that the tradition of fellowship meals in the ancient world form the background against which the Lord’s Supper must be understood.
In this provocative book she explores how adults mistreat...
In this provocative book she explores how adults mistreat children, focusing on adults not only as hostile characters in fairy tales themselves but also as real people who use frightening stories to discipline young listeners.
Learning from his hosts and striving to engage in collaborative,...
Learning from his hosts and striving to engage in collaborative, applied, ethical-based research, writing, and classroom pedagogy, his experiences present a model for connecting with tribal groups.
St. Louis was a staging post for Indian removal and imperial...
St. Louis was a staging post for Indian removal and imperial expansion, and its wealth grew on the backs of its poor black residents, from slavery through redlining and urban renewal.
Garth identifies the locales that served as the basis for...
Garth identifies the locales that served as the basis for Hobbiton, the elven valley of Rivendell, the Glittering Caves of Helm’s Deep, and many other settings in Middle-earth, from mountains and forests to rivers, lakes, and shorelands.
Dilbeck explores how Union soldiers abided by official just-war...
Dilbeck explores how Union soldiers abided by official just-war policies as they battled guerrillas, occupied cities, retaliated against enemy soldiers, and came into contact with Confederate civilians.
Danny Dorling uses compelling visualizations to illustrate how...
Danny Dorling uses compelling visualizations to illustrate how fertility rates, growth in GDP per person, and even the frequency of new social movements have all steadily declined over the last few generations.
As a young female public defender led a thrilling legal battle...
As a young female public defender led a thrilling legal battle to free the detainees, Nixon and his men took their first steps down the road to the Watergate scandal and the implosion of the presidency.