Ethnic Issues
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American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods
$18.99 Add to cartThe mystery of Chinatown as foreign yet familiar has been long established in the American imagination. Visitors come to expect this, looking for “something different” in its narrow lanes and fish mar… [more below]
- Author: Tsui, Bonnie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 15 2010
- ISBN10: 1416557245
- Language: English
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William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia
$32.00 Add to cartThe first full-length biography of William Still, one of the most important leaders of the Underground Railroad.
William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia is the first major
- Author: Kashatus, William C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 370
- Publish Date: January 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0268200394
- Language: English
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Full-Court Quest: The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School, Basketball Champions of the World
$29.95 Add to cartMost fans of women’s basketball would be startled to learn that girls’ teams were making their mark more than a century ago–and that none was more prominent than a team from an isolated Indian boardi
- Author: Peavy, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 498
- Publish Date: April 26 2014
- ISBN10: 0806144696
- Language: English
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The Mayans Among Us: Migrant Women and Meatpacking on the Great Plains
$29.95 Add to cartThe Mayans Among Us conveys the unique experiences of Central American indigenous immigrants to the Great Plains, many of whom are political refugees from repressive, war-torn countries. Ann L. Sittig
- Author: Sittig, Ann L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0803284616
- Language: English
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Nigger: An Autobiography
$20.00 Read moreComedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory’s million-copy-plus bestselling memoir–now in trade paperback for the first time.
“Powerful and ugly and beautiful…a moving story of a man who deeply- Author: Gregory, Dick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 11 2019
- ISBN10: 0593086147
- Language: English
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Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality
$19.00 Add to cartLike the hard-hitting sounds of a Public Enemy jam, the words of the band’s lead singer, Chuck D, excite the mind and senses. In his first book, Chuck D pours out commentary that takes on Hollywood, r… [more below]
- Author: D, Chuck
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 08 1998
- ISBN10: 0385318731
- Language: English
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They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement
$36.00 Add to cartA deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in A… [more below]
- Author: Lowery, Wesley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0316312479
- Language: English
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The Story of the Moors After Spain
$16.95 Read moreWhen the united wisdom of Ferdinand and Isabella resolved on the expatriation of he Spanish Moors, they forgot the risk of an exile’s vengeance. No sooner was Granada fallen than thousands of desperat
- Author: Lane-Poole, Stanley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: April 16, 2021
- ISBN10: 1617590371
- Language: English
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Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion
$33.00 Add to cartSay the name Marshall McLuhan and you think of the great discover’s explorations of the media. But throughout his life, McLuhan never stopped reflecting profoundly on the nature of God and worship, an… [more below]
- Author: McLuhan, Marshall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: March 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1606089927
- Language: English
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Sistah Vegan: Black Women Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society
$22.00 Read moreSistah Vegan is a series of narratives, critical essays, poems, and reflections from a diverse community of North American black-identified vegans. Collectively, these activists are de-colonizing thei… [more below]
- Author: Harper, A. Breeze
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1590561457
- Language: English
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Revised and Expanded
$49.95 Add to cartA revised and updated edition of a modern classic offers answers to nearly 200 essential and thought-provoking questions about the Native people of North America.
What have you always wanted to know a- Author: Treuer, Anton
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1681342650
- Language: English
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Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror
$22.95 Add to cartFrom hungry ghosts, vampiric babies, and shapeshifting fox spirits to the avenging White Lady of urban legend, for generations, Asian women’s roles have been shaped and defined through myth and story…. [more below]
- Author: Murray, Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1645481301
- Language: English
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White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver
$26.95 Add to cartEssays and photographs that document the anti-Asian riots of 1907 in the context of contemporary anti-Asian sentiment.
White Riot:
The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading… [more below]- Author: Tsang, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 155152919X
- Language: English
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A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario
$31.95 Add to cartFood insecurity takes a disproportionate toll on the health of Canada’s Indigenous people. A Land Not Forgotten examines the disruptions in local food practices as a result of colonization and the cul
- Author: Robidoux, Michael A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: April 12 2017
- ISBN10: 0887557570
- Language: English
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Native Cultures in Alaska: Looking Forward, Looking Back
$18.99 Add to cartIn the minds of most Americans, Native culture in Alaska amounts to Eskimos and igloos….The latest publication of the Alaska Geographic Society offers an accessible and attractive antidote to such m… [more below]
- Series: Alaska Geographic
- Author: Alaska Geographic Association
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 30 2012
- ISBN10: 0882407562
- Language: English
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Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Volume 6
$23.68 Add to cart“A powerful — and personal — account of the movement and its players.”–The Washington Post
“This perceptive resource on radical black liberation movements in the 21st century can inform anyone want- Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present #6
- Author: Ransby, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 28 2018
- ISBN10: 520292715
- Language: English
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The Hidden Cost of Being African American: How Wealth Perpetuates Inequality
$23.99 Add to cartOver the past three decades, racial prejudice in America has declined significantly and many African American families have seen a steady rise in employment and annual income. But alongside these enco… [more below]
- Author: Shapiro, Thomas M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: January 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0195181387
- Language: English
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A Dream Deferred: The Second Betrayal of Black Freedom in America
$19.99 Add to cart“Steele has given eloquent voice to painful truths that are almost always left unspoken in the nation’s circumscribed public discourse on race.” —New York Times
From the author of the award-winning be
- Author: Steele, Shelby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 06 1999
- ISBN10: 0060931043
- Language: English
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Latino Almanac: From Early Explorers to Corporate Leaders
$32.95 Add to cartA celebration of people and pride! Explore the achievements and contributions of Latinos in the United States with this illuminating history.
Latinos in the United States are a vibrant mix of people an… [more below]
- Series: Multicultural History & Heroes Collection
- Author: Kanellos, Nicolás
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1578596114
- Language: English
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Home: Social Essays
$20.95 Add to cart“Jones/Baraka usually speaks as a Negro–and always as an American. He is eloquent, he is bold. He demands rights–not conditional favors.” —New York Times Book Review
In 2007, Akashic Books ushered A
- Series: Renegade Reprint
- Author: Jones (Amiri Baraka), Leroi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: January 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1933354674
- Language: English
