Social & cultural history books

A warm-hearted, reflective, musical odyssey through the record labels, bands and music which shaped our lives.  Read More >>

Encompassing more than fifty years of film and television history, the conversations in this volume include first-person...  Read More >>

This culinary romp through 50 dishes that shaped human history will tickle the tastebuds of every food lover  Read More >>

This book examines the roots of hatred, genocide, and mass murder in psychology, history, politics, and economics,...  Read More >>

This essay collection describes multiple experiences of what it means to Black, female, and successful in a country...  Read More >>

Identity Orchestration demonstrates the particular importance of identity balance in behavioral health.  Read More >>

Written within the perspective of Africana critical studies, this book presents a transatlantic voyage and the depths...  Read More >>

This edited collection focuses on the uncelebrated insights and perspectives of women of color in a world where...  Read More >>

This book contributes to the ongoing debates concerning the canon in contemporary sociological theory by presenting...  Read More >>

Argues that in the years after the widespread hopefulness surrounding Barack Obama’s election as president waned,...  Read More >>

Oswyn Murray charts the shifting uses of the ancient past, showing how three centuries of scholars interpreted ancient...  Read More >>

"""And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body.""In a world where...  Read More >>

"""Feminism will make it possible for the first time for men to be free.""Step into the dynamic world of feminist...  Read More >>

Bouboulina and the Greek Revolution: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Heroine of 1821 offers a critical look...  Read More >>

This book examines the unique contribution of HBCUs, arguing that through their distinct public education, engagement,...  Read More >>

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This book presents a study of the history of ancient Chinese books, not only highlighting specific aspects of the...  Read More >>

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Argues that in the years after the widespread hopefulness surrounding Barack Obama’s election as president waned,...  Read More >>

Trailblazing women of Australian Public Broadcasting, 1945-1975 presents a compelling feminist perspective of Australian...  Read More >>

Muhammad Ali in Africana Cultural Memory is a comprehensive study of Ali's identity and superlative impact framed...  Read More >>

"""And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body.""In a world where...  Read More >>

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How do we remember the past? And what do we forget? This part-history, part-memoir examines how Hungarians and Austrians...  Read More >>