Pedro de Alvarado is best known as the right-hand man of Hernando Cortes in the conquest of Mexico (1519-21) and the ruthless conqueror of Guatemala some years later.
Pedro de Alvarado is best known as the right-hand man of Hernando Cortes in the conquest of Mexico (1519-21) and the ruthless conqueror of Guatemala some years later.
Winner- 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language NonfictionMembers of Eli Baxter's generation are the last of the hunting and gathering societies living on Turtle Island.
Winner- 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language NonfictionMembers of Eli Baxter's generation are the last of the hunting and gathering societies living on Turtle Island.
In Inequality in Canada Eric Sager considers one of the defining - but hardest to define - ideas of our era and traces its different meanings and contexts across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
In Inequality in Canada Eric Sager considers one of the defining - but hardest to define - ideas of our era and traces its different meanings and contexts across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
A "e;profoundly imaginative, strikingly original, deeply moving"e; antebellum tale of two slave girls who take their white mistress into captivity (Kirkus Reviews).
How popular music reveals deep histories of racial tensions in southern cultureSouthern History Remixed spotlights the key role of popular music in the shaping of the United States South from the late nineteenth century to the era of rock n roll in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
In her memoir, Jeannie recalls her childhood years in Hong Kong and how it shaped her view as a mom, wife, and professional in America in her later years.
Antiracist Library and Information Science: Racial Justice and Community presents the scholarship and insights of seasoned academic researchers and experienced practitioners as well as emerging scholars, graduate students, new professionals and activists in the field of LIS on the topic of antiracism.
Antiracist Library and Information Science: Racial Justice and Community presents the scholarship and insights of seasoned academic researchers and experienced practitioners as well as emerging scholars, graduate students, new professionals and activists in the field of LIS on the topic of antiracism.
How the drug war transformed American political cultureSince the 1950s, the American war on drugs has positioned white middle-class youth as sympathetic victims of illegal drug markets who need rehabilitation instead of incarceration whenever they break the law.
The book explores the history of practice of untouchability and commission of atrocities on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; analyses the origin of caste disabilities, problems of atrocities faced by them over centuries; traces out and determines the causes and factors responsible for its origin and continuation of atrocities on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; deals with various aspects of atrocities such as personal, physical, economical, educational, social and grave aspect; explicates provisions of the Act and the term Scheduled Castes.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023 A searing study of American poverty from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of EvictedThe United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy.
From the founder of empowerment evaluation (EE), a framework uniquely suited to advancing social justice causes, this book explains the theories, principles, and steps of conducting EE from scratch or within a preexisting evaluation or work plan.
A Black-Jewish dialogue lifts a veil on these groups unspoken history, shedding light on the challenges and promises facing American democracy from its inception to the presentIn this uniquely structured conversational work, two scholarsone of African American politics and religion, and one of contemporary American Jewish cultureexplore a mystery: Why aren't Blacks and Jews presently united in their efforts to combat white supremacy?
In ›Unter Strom‹ thematisiert Petra Krumme einen blinden Punkt vieler Debatten über den Energiewandel: die versteckten sozialen Fragen, die in den Diskussionen über die Errichtung von Windparks und neuen Stromtrassen untergehen.
In this edition of Social Panorama of Latin America, ECLAC has addressed the questions posed by the countries of the region in three major areas: income inequality between individuals and households and how these relate to labour market dynamics; the evolution of poverty and its determinants; and the effects of pension systems on equality.
Este libro es uno de los resultados del proyecto de investigación "Derechos humanos y migración internacional: análisis del marco legal, identificación de buenas prácticas comparadas y formulación de propuestas de acción para la mejora de la tutela de los derechos de migrantes en situación de vulnerabilidad social", desarrollado en colaboración entre la Universidad Católica de Córdoba y la Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid.
»Saralisa Volm geht knallhart ins Gericht mit dem Körperterror und Schönheitsdruck auf Frauen, vor allem aber mit den Profitstrukturen, die dahinter stehen.
Cuando la mayoría de la gente piensa en las direcciones de las calles, si es que piensa en ellas, es en su capacidad para garantizar que el cartero pueda entregar el correo o que un viajero no se pierda.
The well-known story of the Beothuk is that they were an isolated people who, through conflict with Newfoundland settlers and Mi'kmaq, were made extinct in 1829.
Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die sich für die neue Generation interessieren und verstehen möchten, wie sie tickt und welche Auswirkungen sie auf die Welt hat.
When researchers want to study indigenous populations they are dependent upon the highly variable way in which states or territories enumerate, categorise and differentiate indigenous people.
Drawing on the most recent scholarship, The Civil Rights Movement provides a concise overview of the most important social movement of the 20th century and will expand readers' understanding of the fight for racial equality.
An indispensable resource for those interested in the scourge of mass murder and genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries, this book analyzes modern and contemporary controversies and issues to help readers to understand genocide in all its complexity.
In the context of the 2016 presidential election, which was rife with charges of sexist actions, this book explains how common such behavior is among executives, why law doesn't protect victims, and how female professionals can bring change.
This concise yet comprehensive reference book provides an overview of the Black Lives Matter movement, from its emergence in response to the police-involved deaths of unarmed black people to its development as a force for racial justice in America.
This installment in the critically acclaimed Contemporary Debates series uses evidence-based documentation to provide a full and impartial examination of beliefs and claims made about Muslim individuals, families, and communities in the United States.
From Flint, Michigan, to Standing Rock, North Dakota, minorities have found themselves losing the battle for clean resources and a healthy environment.
One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian Residential School(KIRS) in the British Columbia interior.
