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<<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 >>>     sort list by title | author Mexico Unconquered Chronicles of Power and Revolt John Gibler A young journalist's chronicles of Mexican social movements and the powers attempting to repress them. Invisible History Afghanistan's Untold Story Elizabeth Gould, Paul Fitzgerald A fresh and comprehensive analysis of Afghanistan's political history emphasizing the impact of US interventions Avanti Popolo Italian-American Writers Sail Beyond Columbus Giancarlo Campagna, Cameron McHenry, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, James Tracy Italian American writers celebrate their hidden history in a literary tribute to fighting social injustice. With the current anti-immigrant sentiments filling up newspaper front pages, these writers respond with thought-provoking works that focus on... Voices of the Chicago Eight A Generation on Trial Tom Hayden, Frank Condon, Ron Sossi Dramatically edited transcripts from the explosive 1969 conspiracy trial are paired with historic contextual writings to provide the essential Chicago Conspiracy handbook The Fire and the Word A History of the Zapatista Movement Gloria Muñoz Ramírez Beautifully illustrated with drawings and the most emblematic photo collection of Zapatista history, The Fire and the Word is an inspiring testimony of resistance and hope. El Fuego y La Palabra Gloria Muñoz Ramírez Una Historia del Movimiento Zapatista Bellamente ilustrada con dibujos y la colección fotográfica más emblemática de la historia zapatista, El Fuego y la Palabra es un testimonio inspirador de resistencia y esperanza. Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour A Narrative History of Black Power in America Peniel E. Joseph Joseph is a brilliant American historian. He writes with the narrative verve of E.P. Thompson and C.L.R. James. An engrossing and important history... He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village The Dimensions of a Haida Myth, With a Foreword by Richard Bringhurst and a New Afterword by the Author Gary Snyder In 1951, as a student of anthropology in Oregon, Gary Snyder set himself to the task of analyzing the many levels of meaning a single Native American myth might hold. He Who Hunted Birds in His Father's Village is the result of Snyder's critical look... California A History Kevin Starr California has always been our Shangri-la–the promised land of countless pilgrims in search of the American Dream. Now the Golden State’s premier historian, Kevin Starr, distills the entire sweep of California’s history into one... 1491 New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus Charles C. Mann This is an important book. Mann presents such a massive amount of new material that it represents an absolute return to square-one for Western Hemisphere studies. Easy to understand, even... A Crack in the Edge of the World America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 Simon Winchester Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906. Less than a minute later, the city lay in ruins. The Other Campaign Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Greg Ruggiero The Zapatista Call for Change from Below The Other Campaign is a collection of texts – in English and Spanish – by Subcomandante Marcos and his Zapatista compañeros that articulate a vision for “change from below,” a call to create social change outside and beyond... People's History of the United States 1492 to Present Howard Zinn Consistently lauded for its lively, readable prose, this revised and updated edition of A People's History of the United States turns traditional textbook history on its head. Howard Zinn infuses the often-submerged voices of blacks, women, American... Escape From Alcatraz J. Campbell Bruce In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off Devil's Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. Author J.Campbell Bruce chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rock's transition from a Spanish fort... <<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 >>>