The Shadow of El Centro: A History of Migrant Incarceration and Solidarity, Paperback - Jessica Ordaz

Reducere. Bounded by desert and mountains, El Centro, California, is isolated and difficult to reach. However, its location close to the border between San D...

A virus is not human, but the reaction to it is a measure of humanity. As he clung to life he found himself reflecting on the fragility of health, ...

Reducere. The Bible tells the stories of many empires, and many are still considered some of the largest of the ancient and classical world: the Assyrians, t...

Taking a biographical approach, the book explores the causes and consequences of moving or staying put in the context of class inequality and racis...

Reducere. In this book, major American philosopher Richard Rorty argues that thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein have enabled societies to se...

Reducere. As nationalism, patriarchy, and alt-right fear-mongering threaten our troubled nation, the pulpit has again become a subversive space of sacred res...

Facing repression, the Latin American left in the '60s and '70s found connection in transnational exchange, organising with activists in Africa, th...

Reducere. "One of Ten Best History Books of 2021." --Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably resea...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): David S. MasonIllustration(s): Text Boxes; Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including...

Reducere. In America the El Camino Real was an important road that began in Mexico City, where the king's representative would be, and ended at the north end...

This compelling young adult graphic memoir, based on real events, tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who attempts to cros...

Reducere. The Adventures of Susana is a bilingual, educational children's book that follows the journey of a six year old, little girl named Susana. In her f...

Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Panikos PanayiIllustration(s): 32 b-w illus.Number of pages: 496Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 132 x ...

DescriptionTwo women occupy a place in Herod's court. The first, Salome, is the king's only sister, a resentful woman who has been told she is from...

Reducere. Fran ois Ewald's landmark The Birth of Solidarity--first published in French in 1986, revised in 1996, with the revised edition appearing here in E...

A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times-bestselling author sets a new standard for histories of the American WestIllustrations: 24 Ha...

DescriptionHow and why has solidarity changed over time? Why have different strategies, tactics, and strands of international solidarity emerged or...

Cumbia is a musical form that originated in northern Colombia and then spread throughout Latin America and wherever Latin Americans travel and sett...

From the shadow of that Avondale mountain, Jerry Doyle shares his telling and touching journey through the streets of Dublin, the mines of Labrador...

Reducere. In the history of the twentieth century, the role of the military intelligence services in the competition among nations is still murky. Among the ...

Highlighting the most important events, ideas, and individuals that shaped modern Europe, this text provides a concise history of the continent fro...

Reducere. This is the third book regarding the history and mystery of El Paso, Texas. This volumje covers unsolved mysteries, lost treasures and hauntings in...

An exhilarating dive into the secret history of humankind's race to the moon, from acclaimed author Amy Cherrix. This fascinating and immersive rea...

Migrant architects of the NHS draws on forty-five oral history interviews and extensive archival research to offer a radical reappraisal of how the...

Reducere. We all know that orange is the new black and mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow, but how much do we actually know about the structure, goals, a...

Welcome to a brand-new vision of one of comics' most famous tragedies, from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray and illustrator Eric Zaw...

Co-Winner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial PrizeA New York Times Notable Book of the YearA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Wall Street ...

Reducere. This book is written with specific premises. First, that criminal justice policy in general and the relationship between criminal justice and race ...

This Element argues that community-initiated migrant heritage harbours the potential to challenge and expand state-sanctioned renderings of multicu...

Reducere. DescriptionValley of the Shadow joins a fraternity of published first-person accounts of the fall of the Philippines, including the surrender of Co...

At age eighty-two and in failing health, Olivia Morrow knows she has little time left. The last of her line, she faces a momentous choice: expose a...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gerald HorneThe surprising alliance between Japan and pro-Tokyo African Americans during World War II In November 1942 in E...

Reducere. Enjoy the first children's picture book about becoming a TV news anchor. Amazingly illustrated, this inspiring Latina autobiography features a bili...

Kino and Kinder tells the fascinating, poignant but inspiring story of one family's survival as the Nazi party's anti-Semitic policies unfolded thr...

Reducere. A fast-paced, little-known story of danger at sea on the eve of World War II On the sweltering evening of August 30, 1939, the German luxury liner ...

Reducere. From an acclaimed literary biographer, a riveting and groundbreaking account of what happened to the survivors of the Titanic. We think we know the...

Reducere. A thrillingly panoramic and incredibly timely account of the rise of Islam, from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and Persian Fire. The evolution of...

Reducere. After dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through.So begins life in the ...

Reducere. DescriptionIl Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center is a passport to the heart of Italy. Michelle Damiani chronicles how her American family o...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Joshua SavalaIllustration(s): 12 b-w figures, 5 tablesNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 202...

Reducere. Gene Simmons' mother survived the Holocaust but the rest of her family perished in the camps. Gene 'played' at being evil in an attempt to understa...

The new standalone thriller by Michelle Davies - think The Ice Twins meets Then She Was Gone.

The new standalone thriller by Michelle Davies - think The Ice Twins meets Then She Was Gone.

Reducere. Now in paperback, this critically acclaimed book features photographs, poems, and interviews with nine children who reveal the hardships and hopes ...

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 ...

Containing the dating, kinship data and titles for each tomb owner of 54 tombs located in the southern area of the Theban cemetery of Dra Abu el-Na...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Stephen (Cardiff University, UK) KiteIllustration(s): 125 BW illusNumber of pages: 360Publ...

Fills a gap in scholarship by examining representations of undocumented migration in literature.Publisher: Gorgias PressAuthor(s): Nahrain Al-Mousa...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Steve BrusatteNumber of pages: 528Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 164 x 39Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

Reducere. Beneath the outward appearance of legitimate government and accountable officials there lurk hidden agendas, shadowy personalities and special inte...