’The Rights of Man’ is a landmark work of political philosophy from the pen of the celebrated revolutionary, Thomas Pain......more

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In the Anglophone Caribbean, international queer human rights activists strategically located within and outside of the ......more

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The Political Economy of Resource Conflicts in North East India is a comprehensive study that examines the complex inter......more

Alex Haley Memorial Award, The Tennessean Susan Ford Wiltshire traces the evolution of the doctrine of individual right......more

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"Both the Democratic and Republican parties claim that they have the best interests of the nation and its people at hear......more

This book discusses terrorism and the rise of Hindu nationalism in contemporary India and examines how this movement has......more

The phrase "stay woke" was introduced into the American lexicon by the talented Black musician Huddie William Ledbetter ......more

"Based on the author’s experience leading equity-focused technical assistance centers, this book details approaches to p......more

With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Robin DiAngelo, this provocative book investigates major corporate ......more

Global Warming. Climate Change. Climate Crisis. Climate Emergency. Whatever label we use, we are facing one of the great......more

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A "masterful" (Taylor Branch) and "striking" (The New Yorker) portrait of a small town living through tumultuous times, ......more

In September 1956, Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee became the first school in the former Confederacy to underg......more

"In the early United States, the language and symbols of American freedom inspired enslaved people and their allies to w......more

An insightful examination of how intersecting individual motivations and social structures mobilize spontaneous mass pro......more

An insightful examination of how intersecting individual motivations and social structures mobilize spontaneous mass pro......more

This book illustrates the results of ethnographical research designed to shed light on the notion of civil society in a ......more

The role of emotions to promote as well as violate human rights (HR), the impact of emotions on crimes in general and ha......more

A brutal, bloody, and at times hopeful history of the vote; a primer on the opponents fighting to take it away; and a pl......more

Cooper shows how the reaction to slavery unveiled the characteristics of freedom and established the foundation for the ......more

Sparked by the brutal police murder of George Floyd, the second wave of the #blacklivesmatter protest movement has surge......more

A condensed and accessible intellectual history that traces the genesis of the ideas that have built into the #BlackLive......more

A condensed and accessible intellectual history that traces the genesis of the ideas that have built into the #BlackLive......more

This book provides an insight into the historical changes and present-day circumstances that have influenced the develop......more

Narrating Human Rights in Africa claims human rights from the perspective of artists from the African continent and situ......more

This book locates the development of Dōwa policy projects within their historical and political context, offering exampl......more

This book gives an account of a full spectrum of property rights and their relationship to individual liberty. It shows ......more

Slavery and Bonded Labor in Asia, 1250-1900 is the first collection of studies to focus on slavery and related forms of ......more

Slavery in the Black Sea Region, c.900-1900 explores the Black Sea region as an encounter zone of cultures, legal regime......more

How the misuses of Martin Luther King’s legacy divide us and undermine democracy In the post-civil rights era, wide-rang......more

How the misuses of Martin Luther King’s legacy divide us and undermine democracy In the post-civil rights era, wide-rang......more

At first glance, Kant’s political thought can appear bafflingly inconsistent. On one hand, Kant holds that political aut......more

A steel town daughter’s search for truth and beauty in Birmingham, Alabama "As Birmingham goes, so goes the nation," Fre......more

The children are the greatest gift of God to man, our most precious and very important asset. They are apostles of peace......more

Presents a powerful argument for the limitations of judicial action to support significant social reform-now updated wit......more

Examines the patchwork evolution of school desegregation policy. In 1954, the Supreme Court delivered the landmark decis......more

Advances an alternative approach to democratic reform that focuses on building institutions that empower people who have......more

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023 "A meticulously researched and briskly written account that deftly weaves the influences ......more

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose reporting led to the Netflix series Unbelievable, a searing, no-holds-b......more

Presents a powerful argument for the limitations of judicial action to support significant social reform--now updated wi......more

FemSTEM was first published in time for International Women’s day 2023 and is dedicated to women and girls the world ove......more

Examines the patchwork evolution of school desegregation policy. In 1954, the Supreme Court delivered the landmark decis......more

Echoing James Forman Jr.’s Locking Up Our Own, a riveting story of race, civil rights, and rebellion in Washington, DC I......more

"From renowned scholar Dr. Victor Ray, On Critical Race Theory seeks to explain the centrality of race in American histo......more

What do human rights look like when we present them as action-based, bottom-up concepts, and not exclusively as legal it......more

The "Bidun" ("without nationality") are a stateless community based across the Arab Gulf. There are an estimated 100,000......more

War and such crises are seen as aberrations in the history and development of democracy - a time when otherwise unaccept......more

Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land demonstrates that Christianity is responsible for advancing liberty and equalit......more

A cryptodemocracy is cryptographically-secured collective choice infrastructure on which individuals coordinate their vo......more

This book examines the take-a-knee protests, incorporating analysis of media coverage, impact on attitudes and behaviors......more

When we observe protest marches, striking workers on picket lines, and insurgent movements in the world today, a litany ......more

When we observe protest marches, striking workers on picket lines, and insurgent movements in the world today, a litany ......more

Voice of Witness Reader is an astonishing record of human rights issues in the twenty-first century; a testament to the ......more

Voice of Witness Reader is an astonishing record of human rights issues in the twenty-first century; a testament to the ......more

For nearly five decades, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary mil......more

This multidisciplinary book brings the topics of rights, identity, and race together to examine what it means to be oppr......more

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At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 is the final volume in Taylor Branch’s magnificent history of Ameri......more

Minorities, Free Speech and the Internet explores the regulation of free speech online and offline. Views are divided as......more

From the New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, an unflinching, critical new look at the Second Amendment and ......more

This NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER is a sweeping survey of Black history shows how Black humanity has been erased and how it......more

"The Revolution Will Be Hilarious: Comedy for Social Change and Civic Power reveals how and why comedy fuels contemporar......more

This volume is unique because of its focus on small states. There are many studies on civil society and social movements......more

An eye-opening look at youth in contemporary Egypt, from the role they play in advancing political change to their every......more

An eye-opening look at youth in contemporary Egypt, from the role they play in advancing political change to their every......more

"Using popular culture, political time, critical race theory, and queer theory, this book explores how LGBT people were ......more

Refinery 29’s Most Anticipated Books By Black & Latine Authors in 2023! Philadelphia Inquirer’s Best New Books for Febru......more

The 1960s was a decade of social and political upheaval that reshaped every facet of American culture, from civil rights......more

This book’s predecessor, The Grapevine of the Black South, emphasized the owners of the Atlanta Daily World and its oper......more

A detailed history of the murders of three civil rights workers, Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andy Goodman, by Kl......more

"A primal account of an unstifled world." --Bill McKibben "A dazzling command of science and relentless faith . . ." --N......more