In This Land of Plenty: Mickey Leland and Africa in American Politics, Paperback - Benjamin Talton

On August 7, 1989, Congressman Mickey Leland departed on a flight from Addis Ababa, with his thirteen-member delegation of Ethiopian and American r...

Reducere. A Family Saga through California's Rich History...When twenty-something Nicole Sinclair stumbles on DNA reports that document an ancestry far diffe...

What is causing American public opinion to move into increasingly alt-right terrain? The Everyday Crusade provides an answer. The book shows that A...

In a small town in the middle of England, the aftermath of the Second World War brings change. As the children grow and struggle with the hazards o...

Reducere. Every single person occupies a point in the planet earth. Everyone belongs to a community of persons which starts with one's family and roots. This...

The white nationalist movement in the United States is nothing new. Yet, prior to the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, ma...

A blend of historical and contemporary analysis that opens up many of the puzzles - and curses - of modern American politics, for both professional...

Reducere. American society is rapidly secularizing-a radical departure from its historically high level of religiosity-and politics is a big part of the reas...

DescriptionAmerican violence is schizophrenic. On the one hand, many Americans support the creation of a powerful bureaucracy of coercion made up o...

Reducere. Dangerously Divided is for scholars, lay readers, journalists, and policy makers who are interested in American politics, race and ethnicity, class...

Reducere. -A must-read, sure to engage. . . An important and richly narrated reminder to women of why, 'If you not at the table, you're on the menu.'- --Jess...

"The American people sees itself advance across the wilderness, draining swamps, straightening rivers, peopling the solitude, and subduing nature, ...

Contributor(s): Author: Mark WinneIn Closing the Food Gap, food activist and journalist Mark Winne poses questions too often overlooked in our curr...

A charming travelogue exploring the little-understood world of British agriculture

Reducere. All children grow up, but Peter Pan wanted to be old right away. So he ran off to a magically spooky place to become . . . a mummy One night in the...

Regimes of Responsibility in Africa -analyses the transformations that discourses and practices of responsibility have undergone in Africa. By doin...

In recent years southern Africa has aroused the interest of domestic and foreign investors targeting several sectors. Agrarian and extractive capit...

This book is about a man who had a dream at a very tender age and lived the dream despite all the odds that were stacked against him. With his miss...

Reducere. Based on Levenda's research into Mormonism, Freemasonry, and esoteric societies over the past thirty years, this book is intended for an audience t...

Britain and Africa in the twenty-first century offers the first book-length study of how Britain's relationship with Africa has fared since the fal...

Britain and Africa in the twenty-first century offers the first book-length study of how Britain's relationship with Africa has fared since the fal...

Reducere. Benjamin Tallmadge narrates his time spent as a military officer during the American Revolutionary War, detailing his roles as both commander and i...

Examines the ways that accountability offers an effective interpretive lens to the social, cultural, and institutional struggles of both the elites...

Publisher: University of California PressIllustration(s): 74 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 183 x 263 x 17C...

Gagliardone looks at the complexities which characterise the evolution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Ethiopia, and in Afr...

Reducere. America in the 'aughts--hilariously skewered, brilliantly dissected, and darkly diagnosed by one of the country's most prominent social critics Now...

Reducere. The Great War that engulfed Europe between 1914 and 1918 was a catastrophe for France. French soil was the site of most of the fighting on the West...

Reducere. This memoir by Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin tells the extraordinary story of a life spent in service and solidarity with the people of Africa...

From the No.1 bestselling author of The Establishment, an urgent analysis of where the Left - and Britain - goes next'An absorbing, nuanced account...

AIDS, Politics, and Music in South Africa - Fraser G. McNeill

Reducere. DescriptionWhy are American cities, suburbs, and towns so distinct? Compared to European cities, those in the United States are characterized by lo...

Publisher: The New PressAuthor(s): Arlie Russell HochschildNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 139 x 209 x 35Cover type: Paperbac...

Reducere. Jarred by the 9/11 attacks, photographer Jack Spencer set out in 2003 -in hopes of making a few 'sketches' of America in order to gain some clarity...

Reducere. An Inspiring Year on a New England Hill FarmHal Borland, whose nature essays graced the Sunday New York Times for almost 4 decades, transported rea...

When do local communities benefit from natural resource extraction? This book explores why mining companies distribute benefits of mineral extracti...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Africa United is the story of modern day Africa told through its soccer. Travelling across thirteen countries, from Cairo to the Cape, Steve Bloomf...

Perhaps the most explosive issue in South Africa today is the question of land ownership. The central theme in this country's colonial history is t...

Reducere. DescriptionLong before we began to speak of "public intellectuals, " the ideas of "the public" and "the intellectual" raised consternation among ma...

Experiments in Democracy presents a history of American debates over human embryo research from the late 1960s to the present, exploring their cruc...

When Dr. Ellen Einterz first arrives in the town of Kolofata in Cameroon, the situation is dire: patients are exploited by healthcare workers, unst...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionThe smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organize, and participate ...

Reducere. In Nuer land not too long ago was a man who was well known during his life and after his death and often not for all the right reasons. Weirial Gat...

Brazil changed drastically in the 21st century's second decade. In 2010, the country's outgoing president Lula left office with almost 90% approval...