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An intimate glimpse into the mind of a revolutionary of the civil rights movement. Anne Braden was raised to be a southern belle. Instead she became a revolutionary who helped to shape the self-understanding of the entire civil rights movement. From her earliest days as a trade unionist in the radical wing of the Congress of Industrial Organiza
An intimate glimpse into the mind of a revolutionary of the civil rights movement. Anne Braden was raised to be a southern belle. Instead she became a revolutionary who helped to shape the self-understanding of the entire civil rights movement. From her earliest days as a trade unionist in the radical wing of the Congress of Industrial Organiz
An introduction to the legal concept of unconstitutional bias. If a town council denies a zoning permit for a group home for intellectually disabled persons because residents don't want "those kinds of people" in the neighborhood, the town's decision is motivated by the public's dislike of a particular group. Constitutional law calls this ......
Ten essays consider the changes in the animal rights movement over the past decade and its current status. They cover moral theory such as an eco-socialist view and political strategy such as an incremental approach, medical science and agriculture including such issues as humane sustainable agricu
Do animals have rights and, if so, what exactly are they? Further, how do these rights relate to human rights? These questions have long bedeviled scientists, philosophers, and animal advocates and today remain as contested as ever. Combining the writings of leading academics and activists such as Peter Singer and Michael W. Fox, this anthology ......
This work presents a comparative survey of the ancient customs and religions of Central Asia. The forms of worship and spiritual expression among the different peoples of Inner Eurasia were largely based on the animals in their lives, finding their way into the mythologies of the West.
This book distinguishes the forces that motivate capitalism in South Africa. Focusing on the rise of the Anglo American Group of companies, and on the social and political conditions that surrounded and influenced that process, the author presents a picture of capitalist monopoly driven by exploitation and control of the African workforce.
The Crash of United Flight 93 and the Myth of America
When United Flight 93, the fourth plane hijacked in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the gash it left in the ground became a national site of mourning. The flight's 40 passengers became a media obsession, and countless books, movies, and articles told the tale of their heroic fight to ......
