How southern members of Congress remade the United States in their own image after the Civil WarNo question has loomed larger in the American experience than the role of the South.
The lasting effects of slavery on contemporary political attitudes in the American SouthDespite dramatic social transformations in the United States during the last 150 years, the South has remained staunchly conservative.
How Machiavelli's Christianity shaped his political thoughtTo many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check.
Drawing on work with Indian and Japanese patients, a prominent American psychoanalyst explores inner worlds that are markedly different from the Western psyche.
Much of what we know about life in the medieval Islamic Middle East comes from texts written to impart religious ideals or to chronicle the movements of great men.
The striking fact that abortion was among the first issues raised, after 1989, by almost all of the newly formed governments of East Central Europe points to the significance of gender and reproduction in the postsocialist transformations.
A history of the twentieth-century feminists who fought for the rights of women, workers, and the poor, both in the United States and abroadFor the Many presents an inspiring look at how US women and their global allies pushed the nation and the world toward justice and greater equality for all.
This book takes a fascinating look at the iconic figure of the Native American in the British cultural imagination from the Revolutionary War to the early twentieth century, and examining how Native Americans regarded the British, as well as how they challenged their own cultural image in Britain during this period.
The life and times of a uniquely American testamentIn his retirement, Thomas Jefferson edited the New Testament with a penknife and glue, removing all mention of miracles and other supernatural events.
A revealing look at Jewish men and women who secretly explore the outside world, in person and online, while remaining in their ultra-Orthodox religious communities What would you do if you questioned your religious faith, but revealing that would cause you to lose your family and the only way of life you had ever known?
How businesses and other organizations can improve their performance by tapping the power of differences in how people thinkWhat if workforce diversity is more than simply the right thing to do?
Transitions of the Heart is the first collection to ever invite mothers of transgender and gender variant children of all ages to tell their own stories about their child's gender transition.
God is omnipresentmeaning He's here, there, everywhere all at the same timeso no matter what you're going through today or worried about facing tomorrow, He is closer than you can imagine, and His presence changes everything.
Desperate is for those who love their children to the depths of their souls but who have also curled up under their covers, fighting back tears, and begging God for help.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Three Guineas (a book-length essay)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising their children in every city and state.
This meticulously edited collection presents the most prominent figures of the Women's suffrage movement in the United States of America and the United Kingdom: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B.
Este ensayo recupera el poder de Simone de Beauvoir, una autora que con su obra tuvo una profunda influencia en el auge de los feminismos en Occidente y fue el faro de varias generaciones de activistas feministas, periodistas, escritoras e intelectuales en el Río de la Plata.
«Les meves pràctiques pedagògiques han sorgit de la interacció il·luminadora de pedagogies anticolonials, crítiques i feministes; ha estat un punt de vista potent des del qual treballar.
Este libro aborda el trabajo doméstico en Colombia desde la trayectoria de vida de Omaira desde una metodología de corte cualitativo que está conformada por genealogías familiares, historia de vida, etnografía familiar, entrevistas y revisión de archivos.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Collected Works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Short Stories, Novels, Poems and Essays"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Paz en femenino, el arte de bordar memorias es un libro que congrega la voz de once escritoras oriundas y residentes de diversos puntos del Caribe colombiano, desde La Mojana hasta las estribaciones de la Sierra Nevada.
"e;Women's Suffrage: History of a Great Movement"e;, by Millicent Garrett Fawcett compares the tactics of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in the United States of America and the Women's Social and Political Union in the UK.
Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.
La disciplina historica y, en particular, la historia del arte colombiano han prestado una escasa atencion a la mujer y a su relacion con el campo artistico.
*Shortlisted for the British Academy Book Prize*'A powerful prescription for change' Observer, Book of the Week'An eye-opening contribution to the global discourse on women's health and a call for change' The Lancet'Important, timely, often fascinating' Sunday IndependentWe know the causes of death and disease among women all over the world.
Native Americans: 22 Books on History, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies' emerges as a profound anthology encapsulating an array of perspectives on the rich tapestry of Native American life.
