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This book tells the stranger-than-fiction story of how a poor...
This book tells the stranger-than-fiction story of how a poor white family from Indiana was scapegoated into prominence as America’s “worst” family by the eugenics movement in the early twentieth century, then “reinvented” in the 1970s as part of a vanguard of social rebellion.
In this so-called Internet of things–connecting everything...
In this so-called Internet of things–connecting everything from cars to cardiac monitors to home appliances–there is no longer a meaningful distinction between physical and virtual worlds. Everything is connected.
Baz Dreisinger goes behind bars in nine countries to investigate...
Baz Dreisinger goes behind bars in nine countries to investigate the current conditions in prisons worldwide. Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations is a first-person odyssey through the prison systems of the world.
With a keen eye towards justice, author Kathryn Moeller...
With a keen eye towards justice, author Kathryn Moeller concludes that these corporatized development practices de-politicize girls’ and women’s demands for fair labor practices and a just global economy.
Aggressors in Blue argues that this misconduct has its roots in...
Aggressors in Blue argues that this misconduct has its roots in the nature of the law enforcement occupation, and outlines the typical conditions which enables police sexual abuse to take place.
In his hard-hitting and controversial book, George Watson...
In his hard-hitting and controversial book, George Watson examines the foundation texts of socialism to find out what they really say; the result is blasphemy against socialism’s canon of saints.
Shows why we can’t rely on the employment tribunal system...
Shows why we can’t rely on the employment tribunal system to deliver fairness and highlights the changes required to protect workers’ rights.
However, 3.11 also drew worldwide attention to the negative...
However, 3.11 also drew worldwide attention to the negative aspects of Japanese government and society, thought to have caused the unresolved situation at Fukushima.
In Japan, “hibakusha” means “the people...
In Japan, “hibakusha” means “the people affected by the explosion–specifically, the explosion of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945.
Amy writes simply as one perhaps further along in her journey of...
Amy writes simply as one perhaps further along in her journey of womanhood than most, and she doesn’t write alone; she includes the stories of Biblical women, of friends young and old, and even more.
In a disturbing turn of events, governments are increasingly...
In a disturbing turn of events, governments are increasingly using disinformation to create their own false narratives, and democracies are proving not to be very good at fighting it.
In the hands of people and corporations who have prized profits...
In the hands of people and corporations who have prized profits above the health of consumers, food and drink have been tampered with in often horrifying ways–padded, diluted, contaminated, substituted, mislabeled, misnamed, or otherwise faked.
You may think you know the legendary story behind the beginning...
You may think you know the legendary story behind the beginning of Facebook by wunderkind Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, but those who were actually there on the inside molding this social media idea into a game-changing, Goliath-sized company know the experience was far more tumultuous and uncertain than one might expect.
Set against the backdrop of the great Russian revolutionary...
Set against the backdrop of the great Russian revolutionary experiment, Owen Hatherley tells the tragic-comedic story of the cinema, art and architecture of the early 20th Century and spotlights the unlikely intersections of East and West.
Debo’s classic work tells the tragic story of the...
Debo’s classic work tells the tragic story of the spoliation of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole nations at the turn of the last century in what is now the state of Oklahoma.
He also expresses reservations about traditional historical...
He also expresses reservations about traditional historical materialism, in the light of which he reconstructs the theory, and he studies the implications for historical materialism of the demise of the Soviet Union.
Oil companies and energy utilities must begin to adapt their...
Oil companies and energy utilities must begin to adapt their existing business models or face future irrelevancy.
Analyzing how Mafalda reflects generational conflicts, gender,...
Analyzing how Mafalda reflects generational conflicts, gender, modernization, the Cold War, authoritarianism, neoliberalism, and much more, Cosse demonstrates the unexpected power of humor to shape revolution and resistance.
Marina Mogilner places this story in the context of imperial...
Marina Mogilner places this story in the context of imperial self-modernization, political and cultural debates of the epoch, different reformist and revolutionary trends, and the growing challenge of modern nationalism.