Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92, Paperback - Chantal Regnault

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Publisher: Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkNumber of pages: 350Collection: Women's Studies QuarterlyPublication date: 2022Dimensio...

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Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Joshua M. MyersNumber of pages: 288Collection: Black PowerPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 22...

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The Howard University protests from the perspective and worldview of its participants We Are Worth Fighting For is the first history of the 1989 Ho...

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A classic picture book from 1950 by the creator of Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans.

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In The Soft City, the ethnographer Terry Williams ventures deep into the underground world of sex in New York. The book explores different aspects ...

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