Social History
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Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation
$35.00 Add to cartA historical account of masturbation as a moral issue and cultural taboo.
At a time when almost any victimless sexual practice has its public advocates and almost every sexual act is fit for the front- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Laqueur, Thomas W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: October 30 2004
- ISBN10: 1890951331
- Language: English
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The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History
$16.95 Add to cartThe turbulent Tudor Age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it truly like to be a woman during this era?
The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate cou- Author: Norton, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 14 2018
- ISBN10: 1681778041
- Language: English
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Butter: A Rich History
$16.99 Add to cart“Edifying from every point of view–historical, cultural, and culinary.” –David Tanis, author of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes
It’s a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock s- Author: Khosrova, Elaine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1616207396
- Language: English
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A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America’s First Indian Doctor
$21.00 Add to cartThe poignant and moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American doctor in U.S. history.
On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree–becoming the f- Author: Starita, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1250181313
- Language: English
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A People’s History of Quebec
$19.95 Add to cartRevealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explo… [more below]
- Author: Lacoursière, Jacques
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: July 01 2010
- ISBN10: 098124050X
- Language: English
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
$32.00 Read moreThe meaning of our concern for mortal remains–from antiquity through the twentieth century
The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beas- Author: Laqueur, Thomas W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 744
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0691180938
- Language: English
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Ireland’s Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered
$24.95 Read moreIreland is approximately the size of the state of Indiana, yet this small country boasts an extensive, rich, and fascinating history. Ireland’s Forgotten Past is an alternative history that covers 13,
- Author: Bunbury, Turtle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 18, 2020
- ISBN10: 0500022534
- Language: English
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The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
$21.99 Add to cart“An extraordinary history…Deeply researched, elegantly written…a towering achievement that will not be soon forgotten.”–Brent Staples, New York Times Book Review
“[This] epic, meticulously detaile
- Author: Michaeli, Ethan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: March 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1328470245
- Language: English
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There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream (revised and updated)
$21.99 Add to cartThe first edition of There Was a Fire is a National Jewish Book Award Finalist
This book is about the power of memory, the human need for narrative, and the ability of music to encode and deliver the t
- Author: Sidran, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 426
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0578773597
- Language: English
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SPIRIT, RHYTHM, and STORY: Community Building and Healing through Song
$13.95 Add to cartUrban communities throughout the United States and the world are in a phase of rebuilding, whether it is economically, socially, spirituality, or culturally. It is important in these times that divers
- Author: Elliott, Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: March 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1644713683
- Language: English
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Making of the World: Sapiens’ Journey From Wilderness to Civilization
$33.99 Add to cartThis book is “a strong summary of world history and social evolution” (Timothy Earle, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University, USA).
Humanity was once divided into thousands of smal… [more below]
- Author: Khan, Mahbub H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: November 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1039185819
- Language: English
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Voices from St. Simons: Personal Narratives of an Island’s Past
$22.95 Add to cartExcerpts from interviews with 17 people whose connection to St. Simons Island, GA, tells the story of the island’s heritage.
- Series: Real Voices, Real History
- Author: Doster, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 259
- Publish Date: February 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0895873575
- Language: English
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Cumberland Island: Strong Women, Wild Horses
$22.95 Add to cartAward-winning environmental writer Charles Seabrook describes the island’s natural bounty and tells its long and intriguing history.
In September 1996, Cumberland Island blasted onto the national news
- Author: Seabrook, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 382
- Publish Date: January 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0895873052
- Language: English
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Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018
$25.00 Add to cartA rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some ju… [more below]
- Author: Kipen, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: December 10 2019
- ISBN10: 0812984439
- Language: English
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A Short History of San Francisco
$20.00 Add to cartThis is the story of San Francisco, a unique and rowdy tale with a legendary cast of characters. It tells of the Indians and the Spanish missions, the arrival of thousands of gold seekers and gamblers… [more below]
- Author: Cole, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1597142735
- Language: English
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The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist’s Companion for the 21st Century
$29.99 Add to cartWhat do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters–the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surpri… [more below]
- Author: Polt, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 12 2015
- ISBN10: 1581573111
- Language: English
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Alaska’s History, Revised Edition: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country
$14.99 Add to cartThis newly revised edition includes up-to-date information and historical photographs on everything you need to know about the Last Frontier, all in one travel-friendly package.
Alaska’s rich and cult
- Author: Ritter, Harry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 154
- Publish Date: March 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1513262726
- Language: English
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Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational and Scientific
$22.00 Add to cart“Hallelujah and glory be to Smoke Signals, Martin Lee’s bodacious new book…Lee chronicles everything and everyone worth chronicling in the annals of marijuana” (High Times).
This is the great Americ- Author: Lee, Martin A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: August 13 2013
- ISBN10: 1439102619
- Language: English
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Anarchist Popular Power: Dissident Labor and Armed Struggle in Uruguay, 1956-76
$23.00 Read moreA Cold War-era study of Latin American anarchism in action.
Araiza Kokinis’s study of the Uruguayan Anarchist Federation (FAU) broadens our understanding of the Cold War-era political landscape beyond- Author: Araiza Kokinis, Troy Andreas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1849355002
- Language: English
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A Short History of Drunkenness: How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present
$19.00 Add to cartFrom the internationally bestselling author of The Etymologicon, a lively and fascinating exploration of how, throughout history, each civilization has found a way to celebrate, or to control, the ete… [more below]
- Author: Forsyth, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0525575375
- Language: English
