The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero. In the tempestuous mid-19th century, as slavery consumed ......more
In Proverb Masters: Shaping the Civil Rights Movement, author Raymond Summerville explores how proverbs and proverbial l......more
In Proverb Masters: Shaping the Civil Rights Movement, author Raymond Summerville explores how proverbs and proverbial l......more
"Sellers expands on the issues he addressed in his New York Times bestseller My Vanishing Country, [which examined] nati......more
Athenian democracy was distinguished from other ancient constitutions by its emphasis on freedom. This was understood, N......more
"This untidy, honest, fascinating account compels the reader to reflect on profound questions of loyalty and race . . . ......more
The United States has by far the world’s largest population of incarcerated people. More than a million Americans are im......more
The United States has by far the world’s largest population of incarcerated people. More than a million Americans are im......more
This volume strengthens the dialogue between conceptual perspectives, approaches and fields on deliberative and particip......more
Kakizaki re-examines the real image of the Thai-Japanese alliance during the Second World War by focusing on the inciden......more
"Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation. A sister title to Great Wome......more
A Black-Jewish dialogue lifts a veil on these groups’ unspoken history, shedding light on the challenges and promises fa......more
Explores the Civil War’s related and enduring conflicts of ideas and principles through four centuries of a nation’s his......more
The 1968 burning of the Lazy B Stables in Charlotte, North Carolina, attracted little notice beyond coverage in local me......more
The volume brings together readings describing a range of less-traversed aspects and transferences of women’s rights and......more
This book shows the human condition of a young Black male’s journey, navigating through the pandemic of racism in the U.......more
New York Times Best Seller 2015 RFK Book Awards Special Recognition 2015 Lillian Smith Book Award 2015 AAUP Books Commit......more
New York Times Best Seller 2015 RFK Book Awards Special Recognition 2015 Lillian Smith Book Award 2015 AAUP Books Commit......more
A deep dive into the mechanics of national human rights institutions and the forces that make or break their success. In......more
The bestselling author pulls no punches on what America needs to defeat white supremacy National political commentator S......more
Winner, International Communication Book Award, International Studies Association Shortlisted, 2023 Susan Strange Best B......more
In Race and the American Story, Stephanie Shonekan and Adam Seagrave provide a unique window into race relations in cont......more
"In most accounts of the tumultuous 1960s, Robert Kennedy plays a supporting role...Sullivan corrects this and puts RFK ......more
Neighbourhood policing has been called the ’cornerstone of British policing’ but changing demand, pressures on funding a......more
Neighbourhood policing has been called the ’cornerstone of British policing’ but changing demand, pressures on funding a......more
A deep dive into the mechanics of national human rights institutions and the forces that make or break their success. In......more
Dr. Rich Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.), has published Dissent: The Highest Form of Patriotism as an "American Patriot’s Ma......more
Dr. Rich Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.), has published Dissent: The Highest Form of Patriotism as an "American Patriot’s Ma......more
What happens when liberal constitutional institutions are undone? Can Freedom survive the loss of separation of powers w......more
A ground-breaking collection applying Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality to the black diasporic experience in Brita......more
Loren Miller was one of the nation’s most prominent civil rights attorneys from the 1940s through the early 1960s and su......more
BCALA 2023 Nonfiction Award Winner History of Education Society’s Outstanding Book Award 2022 Semifinalist Named one of ......more
Imelda Marcos - famous for her 1,060 pairs of shoes - was also one of the most powerful and controversial figures in wor......more
Imelda Marcos - famous for her 1,060 pairs of shoes - was also one of the most powerful and controversial figures in wor......more
Animal Lives Matter provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal, philosophical, and ethical aspects of animal rights.......more
Animal Lives Matter provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal, philosophical, and ethical aspects of animal rights.......more
Throughout the decades-long legal battle to end segregation, discrimination, and disfranchisement, attorney Alexander Pi......more
This story is a tapestry woven with threads of resilience, love, and adventure. It’s about more than working on the orig......more
Mark Whitaker "writes with the eye of a journalist and ear of a poet" (The Boston Globe) to tell the story of the moment......more
Social justice matters because we-each of us-matter. Unless we learn to co-exist as equals, we will never live optimally......more
The vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history--Abraham Linco......more
In Why We Vote, renowned legal scholar Owen Fiss offers a bold and daring reconstruction of judicial doctrine that gives......more
Originally published in 1983 after the convictions of the Wilmington Ten were overturned, Psalms from Prison was updated......more
Asmal, Kader. Shoot to Kill? International Lawyers’ Inquiry into the Lethal Use of Firearms by the Security Forces in No......more
While the scholarly study of culture as a politically contested sphere in Palestine/Israel has become an established fie......more
This book features new perspectives on the ethics and politics of free speech. Contributors draw on insights from philos......more
This volume examines to what extent the positive atmosphere created by the Helsinki Accords contributed to the change in......more
This book represents a pioneering interdisciplinary effort to analyze Asian civil society under authoritarianism, a regi......more
Navigate the complex landscape of global governance with "Global Governance and Advocacy Compass: A Handbook for 2024." ......more
Unitive Justice introduces a revolutionary concept: Justice as Love, or Unitive Justice, a way to achieve justice withou......more
"Astonishingly important." --Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and......more
Synopsis: The Electoral College always fails to deliver voting results that reflect the will of the people. This book re......more
Synopsis: The Electoral College always fails to deliver voting results that reflect the will of the people. This book re......more
With 19 years of real estate expertise, Amy McCoy is not just a seasoned Realtor and Broker; she’s a dedicated Housing A......more
For much of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, public officials in cities like New York, Chicago, and Baltimore h......more
For much of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, public officials in cities like New York, Chicago, and Baltimore h......more
This book examines the development of the historiography on the African American freedom struggle from the 1890s to the ......more
This book examines the development of the historiography on the African American freedom struggle from the 1890s to the ......more
For the past eight decades, we have lived in "the American Century" - a period during which the US has enjoyed unrivalle......more
A magisterial comparative study, Proud to Punish recenters our understanding of modern punishment through a sweeping ana......more
A magisterial comparative study, Proud to Punish recenters our understanding of modern punishment through a sweeping ana......more
’Impassioned, scholarly and succinct’ The Times FREE SPEECH AND WHY IT MATTERS Free speech is the bedrock of all our lib......more
On 25th May, 2020, George Floyd, an African American, was murdered by a white police officer. Storms of outrage and prot......more
This book’s concern is with visible inequalities in housing, health and education, and policy initiatives to address the......more
This volume looks at the forms and functions of counterspeech as well as what determines its effectiveness and success f......more
This volume looks at the forms and functions of counterspeech as well as what determines its effectiveness and success f......more
This is both the first systematic introduction to Discourse Studies for students and scholars of social movements and a ......more
This is both the first systematic introduction to Discourse Studies for students and scholars of social movements and a ......more
A Short History of Women’s Rights, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the hum......more
"Desert Dreams offers a dynamic history of Mexican Americans in Arizona who demanded education as a civil right before a......more
In the past, American Indian War Societies were tasked with ensuring their peoples’ survival during times of conflict an......more
In the past, American Indian War Societies were tasked with ensuring their peoples’ survival during times of conflict an......more
This is how you achieve change Fridays for Future. Just Stop Oil. Black Lives Matter. From Greta Thunberg’s inspiring sc......more
This exploration delves into the concept of genocide, as defined by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of t......more
This is one journey describing several unimaginable battles in a global war. Why were we the ones who woke up to the gre......more
The previously unpublished memoir of social worker Charles Schermerhorn offers new and eye-opening source material perta......more
This book pushes the theoretical boundaries of human rights education, engaging with complex questions of climate-relate......more
This book pushes the theoretical boundaries of human rights education, engaging with complex questions of climate-relate......more
This book presents a critical reconsideration of the Kantian cognitive and practical subject....more
An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today, and how disability attitudes, activism, and ......more
Through the eyes of two frontline journalists comes a gripping narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement......more
In the years following the Civil War, pioneers in the women’s rights movement, women’s medical education, and public-pri......more
"There are many different ways to remember the sixties," Frye Gaillard writes, "and this is mine. There was in these yea......more
Just Due, A Town Divided, School Segregation in Tolleson, Arizona (1929 to 1952), delves deep into the intricate and oft......more
Transgender rights have emerged as an important topic of everyday conversation across the country in recent years and be......more
Behind the historical accounts of the great men of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People lies t......more
A National Park for Women’s Rights chronicles a little-known story in American history: the establishment of the Women’s......more
The Rise and Fall of Citizenship brings together many of Turner’s publications on the topic of citizenship and includes ......more
"Resilience Through Transformation: A Nation’s Journey from Assimilation to Reactionary Nationalism" navigates the intri......more
"This book is not mere history; it is an exposé. You won’t know which is more shocking: the lengths to which FDR and New......more
The emergence of citizenship, some 4,000 years ago, was a hinge moment in human history. Instead of the reign of blood d......more
In modRNA: Why It Matters & Other Essays, Attorney Thomas Renz delivers a wake-up call, exposing the potential catastrop......more
Election is an powerful weapon in democratic society...more
Celebrates the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader behind the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs an......more
A tour de force that diagnoses the structural root of the violence that plagues us all. Trauma surgeon and professor Dr.......more
"Uplifting. . . . O’Rourke gets an A-plus on both the moral frisson of the long fight and the rightness of the cause. . ......more