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Black Cyclists: The Race for Inclusion

Black Cyclists: The Race for Inclusion

Author: Robert J. Turpin
ISBN: 9780252087851
Format: Paperback
$54.99

Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against...  Read More >>

Third Worlds Within: Multiethnic Movements and Transnational Solidarity

Third Worlds Within: Multiethnic Movements and Transnational...

Author: Daniel Widener ,  Vijay Prashad
ISBN: 9781478030164
Format: Paperback
$81.71

Daniel Widener expands conceptions of the struggle for racial justice by reframing twentieth- and twenty-first-century...  Read More >>

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Royal Collector's...

Author: Frederick Douglass
ISBN: 9781778784460
Format: Hardback
$105.47

This autobiography is not just a personal story but a powerful indictment of the institution of slavery, showcasing...  Read More >>

The Tectonic Shudder of October 7, 2023 in the Middle East: A Nation Fighting for Its Existential Legitimacy

The Tectonic Shudder of October 7, 2023 in the Middle...

Author: Raphael Israeli
ISBN: 9781682359914
Format: Paperback
$56.76

This volume describes the large gap between the image of the October 7 massacre by Hamas against Israelis and the...  Read More >>

Ha-Tov V'Ha-Meitiv: Contemporary Scholarship in Jewish Studies: Essays in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Touro University

Ha-Tov V'Ha-Meitiv: Contemporary Scholarship in Jewish...

Author: Simcha Fishbane ,  Eric M Levine
ISBN: 9798887194677
Format: Hardback
$199.00

The book presents a group of distinguished scholars who examine key themes in Jewish religious life. Their essays...  Read More >>

Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History

Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors...

Author: Laura Helton
ISBN: 9780231212748
Format: Hardback
$232.95

Scattered and Fugitive Things tells the stories of the Black collectors who dedicated themselves to documenting...  Read More >>

Mutuality in El Barrio: Stories of the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service

Mutuality in El Barrio: Stories of the Little Sisters...

Author: Carey Kasten ,  Brenna Moore
ISBN: 9781531506421
Format: Hardback
$186.99

"The stories of 18 immigrant families from East Harlem and their experiences with one of New York's deeply-rooted...  Read More >>

Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American Family

Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American...

Author: Rachel Jamison Webster
ISBN: 9781250871800
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A family reunion gives way to an unforgettable genealogical quest as relatives reconnect across lines of colour,...  Read More >>

Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin

Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century...

Author: Sergio M. González
ISBN: 9780252087943
Format: Paperback
$70.99

Hospitality practices grounded in religious belief have long exercised a profound influence on Wisconsin’s Latino...  Read More >>

Lost Country Houses of Derbyshire

Lost Country Houses of Derbyshire

Author: Maxwell Craven
ISBN: 9781398111424
Format: Paperback
$41.37

A fascinating description of the lost country houses of Derbyshire. This fascinating picture of an important but...  Read More >>

Bounds of Blackness: African Americans, Sudan, and the Politics of Solidarity

Bounds of Blackness: African Americans, Sudan, and the...

Author: Christopher Tounsel
ISBN: 9781501775628
Format: Hardback
$113.39

"""Beginning with Anglo-Egyptian colonialism and ending with Barack Obama's presidency, Bounds of Blackness explores...  Read More >>

Upsydown: Cartoons of Dorset Life

Upsydown: Cartoons of Dorset Life

Author: Lyndon Wall
ISBN: 9781398118256
Format: Paperback
$41.37

Humorous cartoons of Dorset life by local artist and cartoonist Lyndon Wall. All those who know and love this corner...  Read More >>

Approaches to Emotion in Middle English Literature

Approaches to Emotion in Middle English Literature

Author: Carolyne Larrington
ISBN: 9781526176134
Format: Hardback
$194.99

A significant new account of emotion in Middle English literature, proposing key methodologies for the analysis...  Read More >>

Ideas of Poverty in the Age of Enlightenment

Ideas of Poverty in the Age of Enlightenment

Author: Niall O’Flaherty ,  Robin Mills
ISBN: 9781526166777
Format: Hardback
$206.99

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Terror and Magnificence: The London Churches of Nicholas Hawksmoor

Terror and Magnificence: The London Churches of Nicholas...

Author: David Meara
ISBN: 9781398116283
Format: Paperback
$41.37

Former Archdeacon of London David Meara celebrates the beautiful churches designed by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor....  Read More >>

Re-membering the Reign of God: The Decolonial Witness of El Salvador's Church of the Poor

Re-membering the Reign of God: The Decolonial Witness...

Author: Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo ,  Laurel Marshall Potter
ISBN: 9781793618979
Format: Paperback
$113.49

Reflecting theologically on the 50-year history of ecclesial base communities in El Salvador, this book argues that...  Read More >>

The Supreme Court and the Philosopher: How John Stuart Mill Shaped US Free Speech Protections

The Supreme Court and the Philosopher: How John Stuart...

Author: Eric T. Kasper ,  Troy A. Kozma
ISBN: 9781501774515
Format: Hardback
$118.67

"""English philosopher John Stuart Mill's understanding of the freedom of speech has been increasingly adopted over...  Read More >>

Reclaiming Diasporic Identity: Transnational Continuity and National Fragmentation in the Hmong Diaspora

Reclaiming Diasporic Identity: Transnational Continuity...

Author: Sangmi Lee
ISBN: 9780252045769
Format: Hardback
$260.00

The Hmong diaspora radiates from Southeast Asia to include far-flung nations like the United States, New Zealand,...  Read More >>

Third Worlds Within: Multiethnic Movements and Transnational Solidarity

Third Worlds Within: Multiethnic Movements and Transnational...

Author: Daniel Widener ,  Vijay Prashad
ISBN: 9781478025917
Format: Hardback
$303.47

Daniel Widener expands conceptions of the struggle for racial justice by reframing twentieth- and twenty-first-century...  Read More >>

Have You Got Good Religion?: Black Women's Faith, Courage, and Moral Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement

Have You Got Good Religion?: Black Women's Faith, Courage,...

Author: AnneMarie Mingo
ISBN: 9780252045653
Format: Hardback
$260.00

What compels a person to risk her life to change deeply rooted systems of injustice in ways that may not benefit...  Read More >>

Jane Austen's Men

Jane Austen's Men

Author: Helen Amy
ISBN: 9781398110434
Format: Hardback
$59.49

The lives of the men in Austen’s life, her relationships, how typical they were of men of their time and their impact...  Read More >>

The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD

The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD...

Author: Shalene Gupta
ISBN: 9781250882899
Format: Hardback
$44.99

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Studies of Literature from Marginalized Nations in Modern China, with a Focus on Eastern European Literature

Studies of Literature from Marginalized Nations in Modern...

Author: Binghui Song ,  Haoxuan Zhang
ISBN: 9789819711987
Format: Hardback
$258.72

This book presents the first systematic study of the 100-year history of translation, research, reception, and influence...  Read More >>

American Educator, Activist, and Advocate: Eleanor Rebecca Powell Archer

American Educator, Activist, and Advocate: Eleanor Rebecca...

Author: Kay Ann Taylor
ISBN: 9781666920574
Format: Hardback
$177.00

American Educator, Activist, and Advocate provides in-depth research into Eleanor Archer’s life as one of the first...  Read More >>

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