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This Bridge Called My Back, Fourth Edition: Writings by Radical Women of Color
Cherrie Moraga (Editor), · State University of New York Press; 4 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Updated and expanded edition of the foundational text of women of color feminism. Originally released in 1981, This Bridge Called My Back is a testimony to women of color feminism as it emerged in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Through personal essays, criticism, interviews,... |
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Geisha of a Different Kind: Race and Sexuality in Gaysian America
C. Winter Han · NYU Press
Format: Hardcover |
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In gay bars and nightclubs across America, and in gay-oriented magazines and media, the buff, macho, white gay man is exalted as the ideal—the most attractive, the most wanted, and the most emulated type of man. For gay Asian American men, often viewed by their peers as submissive or too pretty,... |
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The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales
Franz Xaver von Schonwerth · Penguin Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback |
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Move over, Cinderella: Make way for the Turnip Princess! And for the "Cinderfellas" in these stories, which turn our understanding of gender in fairy tales on its head.A rare discovery in the world of fairy tales - now for the first time in EnglishWith this volume, the holy trinity... |
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Our Bodies, Our Shelves: A Collection Of Library Humor
Roz Warren · HumorOutcasts Press
Pages: 126
Format: Print book |
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There are eight million stories at your local public library -- and not all of them are in the books! Join humorist Roz Warren ("the world's funniest librarian") for a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at library life. What really goes on behind the circulation desk? And in the stacks?... |
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Ecology, Economy, Equity: The Path to a Carbon-Neutral Library
Mandy Henk · Amer Library Assn Editions |
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In the first book to seriously examine the future of libraries in a climate reality-based context, Henk convincingly argues that building a carbon-neutral future for libraries is not only essential but eminently practical. Using the three Es of sustainability ecology, economy, equity as a foundation,... |
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Kicking the Kremlin: Russia's New Dissidents and the Battle to Topple Putin
Marc Bennetts · Pgw
Pages: 302
Format: Paperback |
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As 2011 came to a close, in what was a watershed moment, 100,000 took to Moscow's freezing streets to protest the election victory of United Russia - Vladimir Putin's party - amid widespread allegations of corruption and vote-rigging. A few months later, Pussy Riot hit headlines... |
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The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life
Dzigar Kongtrul · Shambhala
Pages: 248
Format: Print book |
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Practical instruction in a Tibetan Buddhist method for developing radical compassion--from a contemporary master with a gift for making the ancient teachings speak to modern hearts.Dzigar Kongtrül's lively and accessible presentation of the Tibetan training method known as lojong... |
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Atlas of Cities
Paul Knox · Princeton Univ Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover |
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More than half the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely from... |
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The State of the American Mind: 16 Leading Critics on the New Anti-Intellectualism
Mark Bauerlein (Editor), · Templeton Press
Format: Hardcover |
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In 1987, Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind was published; a wildly popular book that drew attention to the shift in American culture away from the tenants that made America - and Americans - unique. Bloom focused on a breakdown in the American curriculum, but many sensed... |
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