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This "impassioned and genuine" (Publishers Weekly) collection of essays gathers the "lavishly gifted" (The New York Times) Alice Walker's wide-ranging meditations on our intertwined personal,...

The internationally renowned theorist contends that the sun is setting on the American empire in this "lucid, informed, and insightful" account (The New York Times). The United States currently finds...

"A brilliant account" of the controversial 2005 legal battle between evolution and creationism in public education "by a first-rate journalist" (Howard Zinn). In 2004, the School Board of Dover,...

The Discipline of Hope chronicles veteran educator Herb Kohl's love affair with teaching since his first encounter forty years ago, chronicled in his now-classic 36 Children. Beginning with his years...

A perfectly timed book for the educational resistance--those of us who believe in public schools Culture wars have engulfed our schools. Extremist groups are seeking to ban books, limit what...

This work examines how vast amounts of personal information are finding their way into corporate hands. It argues that once there, this data can be combined and used to develope electronic profiles...

The seminal one-volume collection of Noam Chomsky's thought, encompassing his best writings on politics, philosophy, and media theory "Noam Chomsky is one of the most significant challengers of...

The most comprehensive selection of writings from the acclaimed historian.Author: E. P. ThompsonPublisher: New PressPublication Date: Mar 01, 2001Number of Pages: 512 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

The essential one-volume collection of Michel Foucault's letters, lectures, and interviews, tracing the evolution of the eminent and groundbreaking philosopher's thought throughout his life"A rare...

Immanuel Wallerstein is one of the most innovative social scientists of his generation. Past president of the International Sociological Association, he has had a major influence on the development...

For the better part of fifty years, the powerful German army of World War II has been seen as an organization of consummate skill and honor, one that had little in common with the criminal policies...

Richard M. Titmuss's The Gift Relationship has long been acknowledged as one of the classic texts on social policy. Honored by the New York Times as one of the ten most important books of the year...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction "The Good War" is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of Studs Terkel as an interviewer and oral historian...

From the president of the Economic Security Project, a book that shows how a just future is around the corner, if we are ready to seize it--Author: Natalie FosterPublisher: New PressPublication Date:...

A highly accessible account of the history of terrorism that places 9/11 and Al Qaeda in historical context Today, political violence has become the scourge of our world and terrorism is routinely...

Considered "among the most important Cold War records to emerge thus far" by the former Beijing bureau chief of the New York Times, The Kissinger Transcripts gives us the unvarnished record of Henry...

Winner of a National Book Critics Circle award, a rollicking and unforgettable memoir by the man who helped bring the music of the blues into the mainstream"Without Lomax it's possible that there...

Brilliant essays from the renowned Nation columnist--aka the Mad Law Professor--tackling questions of identity, bioethics, race, surveillance, and more Beginning with a jaw-dropping rumination on a...

Avian influenza is a viral asteroid on a collision course with humanity. In 1918 a pandemic strain of influenza killed at least 40 million people in three months. Now, leading researchers believe,...

In The New American Empire, leading authorities on U.S. foreign policy examine the historical underpinnings of the new American unilateralism. Offering an accessible, critical overview of U.S. policy...

For fans of Duras's enduring bestseller The Lover, an evocative and intimate exploration of the drama and power of adolescence, in a remarkable blend of fiction and memoir Far more daring and...

In the half-century since the appearance of Hannah Arendt's seminal work The Origins of Totalitarianism, innumerable historians have detailed the history of the Nazi years. Now, in a brilliant...

The Other Israel is an urgent and passionate intervention by Israeli citizens challenging the continued occupation of Palestinian territory and the failed policies of Ariel Sharon's government...

A collection of key works in the emerging field of cultural policy.Author: Center for Arts and CulturePublisher: New PressPublication Date: Jan 01, 2000Number of Pages: 384 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Leading lights of the NBA on why the fight for social justice and racial equality matters to them--and to all of us "At the root of this coalition, what binds and joins us together is a shared desire...

A prizewinning historian uncovers one of the earliest instances of reparations in America--ironically, though perhaps not surprisingly, paid to slaveholders, not former slaves "A spectacular...

In one of his most famous essays, Noam Chomsky lays out the idea that intellectuals' relative privilege imbues them with greater responsibility--one that was to be the guiding principle of his...

A fascinating and original view of the turbulent 1790s, The Romantics is the last work of the acclaimed historian E. P. Thompson.Combining his incomparable knowledge of English history with an...

In this powerful book, bestselling author and MacArthur "genius" Lisa Delpit joins with other education experts to unpack the complex relationship between language and power in the classroom In what...

How ordinary people went from resistance to revolution: "[A] concise, lively narrative . . . the authors expertly build tension." --Publishers Weekly Americans know about the Boston Tea Party and...