The Color Line: A Short Introduction, Paperback - David Lyons

The Color Line provides a concise history of the role of race and ethnicity in the US, from the early colonial period to the present, to reveal the...

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Accessible introduction to the life and times of one of the towering figures of the American Civil Rights movement

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DescriptionThe Color Line and the Assembly Line tells a new story of the impact of mass production on society. Global corporations based originally...

Explores how competing understandings of the US South in the first decades of the twentieth century have led us to experience musical forms, sounds...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Nina M. (Inaugural fellow, Inaugural fellow, McKinsey Center for the Future of Work) YancyNumber o...

From companies, public administrations, universities, and schools to hospitals, prisons, political parties, and the military, organizations influen...

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Through a rich interpretation of the remarkable photographs W. E. B. Du Bois compiled for the American Negro Exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition, ...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Dennis TylerIllustration(s): 5 b/w illustrationsNumber of pages: 336Collection: CripPublication date...

Analysing a range of sources, including sexology texts, early cinema, and African American literature, the author argues that the emerging understa...

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DescriptionAcross the Color Line: Reporting 25 Years in Black Cincinnati presents newspaper reporter Mark Curnutte's stories published in The Cinci...

Reducere. North of the Color Line examines life in Canada for the estimated 5, 000 blacks, both African Americans and West Indians, who immigrated to Canada ...

Analyses literary depictions of sexual policing of the colour line across multiple spaces with diverse colonial histories: Mississippi through Will...

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Between the 1880s and 1910s, thousands of African Americans passed civil service exams and became employed in the executive offices of the federal ...

An accessible and engaging introduction to sociology to help you understand and make our complex social worlds better.

The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, and extensive in time and space. This Very Short Introduction presents this live...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: W. E. B. Du BoisEditor: Nahum Dimitri ChandlerThis volume assembles essential essays--some published only posthumously, oth...

Considers controversial issues such as what qualifies as a planet, and looks at different types of Solar System objects, such as asteroids, Trans-N...

The history of decadent culture runs from ancient Rome to nineteenth-century Paris, Victorian London, fin de si cle Vienna, Weimar Berlin, and beyo...

Covering Geoffrey Chaucer's life and work, David Wallace considers the influence and enduring appeal of his body of writing, explores the wide rang...

A thoughtful look at immigration, anti-immigration sentiments, and the motivations and experiences of the migrants themselves, this updated book of...

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This Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec li...

What is a university? How have universities and colleges evolved over the centuries? What will be the impact of digital- and distance-learning; of ...

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Minerals existed long before any forms of life, playing a key role in the origin and evolution of life; an interaction with biological systems that...

Philosophy of physics is concerned with the deepest theories of modern physics - quantum theory, our theories of space, time and symmetry, and ther...

Measurement is a fundamental concept that underpins almost every aspect of the modern world. It is central to the sciences, social sciences, medici...

Astrobiology is an exciting new subject, and one, arguably, more interdisciplinary than any other. Astrobiologists seek to understand the origin an...

An introduction to the debates surrounding these artistic movements including discussions on Magritte, Dali, Duchamp and Man Ray. 20 b/w illus.

How have the Jews survived? For millennia, they have defied odds by overcoming the travails of exile, persecution, and recurring plans for their an...

This Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology. David Ford's ...

Have you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner?Everything has structure. Structure is...

DescriptionFor over a hundred years, the idea of the "avant-garde" has been perhaps the most important and influential force in modern culture, rul...

Reducere. Joy Stapleton is Ireland's most infamous prisoner.She was incarcerated for two life sentences, after the bodies of her two young sons were found bu...

Take your seat inside the jury room for the deliberations of three sensational courtroom mysteries. She Said, Three SaidIn a celebrity rape trial t...

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Drawing on examples from across the globe and throughout history, Andrew Kahn explores the key characteristics of the short story. He shows how its...

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Though the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, its impact on our lives is as recent as today's news. Claims and counterclaims about the constit...

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Reducere. PRETTY... OR PRETTY TWISTED?Almost two years ago, Faith and Grace Tiddle arrived home from their Saturday morning dance class to find both of their...