Society & culture: general books

The racist roots of modern policing in Baltimore By the early twentieth century, postbellum assaults on civil...  Read More >>

'A vital call to arms that demands we confront ableism at every level of society.' Sophie Morgan 'I have never...  Read More >>

In the spring of 1933, Yugoslav Jewish communities founded several local aid committees for Jewish refugees from...  Read More >>

Right after the Gezi Resistance, a new tendency of authoritarianism rapidly emerged in Turkey and AKP government...  Read More >>

This open access book, supported by FEPS and Fondation Jean-Jaurès, centres on the work of contemporary progressive...  Read More >>

Drawing on a long tradition in the African Diaspora of ethical writings that put the Other first, this work shows...  Read More >>

What would you ask if you could speak directly to the Creator of the universe? Just Ask: God is Listening is a...  Read More >>

Woman Glow Up: Glow From the Inside Out; Body, Mind, and Spirit By Eunice Chinwe Awofala Every woman deserves to...  Read More >>

Reframing medieval art through the lens of queer theory, this pioneering volume sharpens our understanding of conceptions...  Read More >>

A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account--and how they became a cultural sensation...  Read More >>

From the author of When America Stopped Being Great, an insightful and urgent assessment of America’s past, present...  Read More >>

""Hi, I'm Allora. I'm 32, and I've never been kissed, never been asked out, and never been on a date."" That's...  Read More >>

Motherhood, mayhem & music collide in a laugh-out-loud story powered by an original soundtrack. Experience fiction...  Read More >>

At age twenty-two, Shigeko Ito immigrated to America to escape Japan's rigid society and a neglectful childhood...  Read More >>

In We Have Never Been Woke, Musa al-Gharbi argues that these trends are closely related, each tied to the rise of...  Read More >>

When the smoke clears, who will be left standing? A retreat in the redwoods turns deadly when a raging wildfire...  Read More >>

The world has staggering levels of inequality. Most people worry about this. Some, however, accept or even approve...  Read More >>

Time To Die is Book 2 in the Roach thriller series.  Read More >>

I am a coma survivor. I am also a medical doctor and a specialist in rehabilitation medicine (physiatry). I have...  Read More >>

The present study is concerned with investigating the sociolinguistic composition of Bremen in Germany; revealing...  Read More >>

This tenth volume in the Double Exposure series presents a variety of powerful photographs that feature the American...  Read More >>

""A must-read for adults with autism."" --Wendela Whitcomb Marsh, author of Independent Living with Autism Independent...  Read More >>

This volume provides a comprehensive account of understanding of philosophy as science in the 19th century. Brentano's...  Read More >>

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open intiative. This book explores the intersection...  Read More >>

The new action-packed thriller from James P. Sumner. He wakes with no memory. Forced to run from a past he doesn't...  Read More >>