Social Science 17

The 13th volume in the Real Voices, Real History series presents firsthand accounts of what life under slavery was like in Florida.続きを見る

Vol. 2- published by African American Images.続きを見る

One of the most practical employment books available, this forward-thinking guide walks readers step by step through customized job development for youth and adults with disabilities, revealing the best ways to build a meaningful job around a person's preferences, skills, and goals, Internationall……続きを見る

In the companion book to her bestselling "Acts of Faith, " Vanzant inspires black women to look seriously at their lives and to try to determine how their own behavior may be causing avoidable problems.続きを見る

Comprehensive account of slavery in New York State -- long thought to be a bastion of the antislavery movement -- from the importation of blacks in the seventeenth century until its abolition 1841.続きを見る

A monumental study of comparative folklore and religion, THE GOLDEN BOUGH was originally published in two volumes in 1890, grew to 12 volumes for the third edition in 1915, then abridged by the author into this one-volume edition in 1922. Drawing on the beliefs and customs of ancient European civi……続きを見る

Inspiring and accessible, Toward the Livable City combines firsthand accounts of the attractions -- and distractions -- of urban life to show how to create successful cities. For city dwellers and commuters, urban planners and architects, neighborhood groups and activists, this book outlines speci……続きを見る

Yoni symbolism is a part of the spiritual traditions of cultures in every part of the globe. The Yoni traces this primal motif in Australian Aboriginal folk tales, in alchemy, in Tantric practices, and in contemporary art by painters such as Georgia O'Keefe and Judy Chicago.続きを見る

Interviews, historical research, and photos recreate the Harvey Girl experience of women who came to the west to work as waitresses, but many stayed and settled, founding cattle and mining towns.続きを見る

Are the new technologies of the information age reshaping the labor force, transforming communications, changing the potential of democracy, and altering the course of history itself? Capitalism and the Information Age presents a rigorous examination of some of the most crucial problems and possib……続きを見る

Malone concludes her historical trilogy on the contributions of Christian women through the ages in this final volume that spans the Reformation in the 16th century to today, covering such issues as women's religious communities, women missionaries in the New World, and women mystics.続きを見る

In this absorbing story of the changing life of a community, the authors reveal historical events and forces that have shaped the ways that deaf people define themselves today. From these pages emerge clear and bold voices, speaking out from inside this once silenced community.続きを見る

Today's Newport attracts countless visitors from around the world; its streets are alive with art, culture, wealth and beauty. Yet the city harbors echoes of a dark and turbulent past, including a variety of haunted sites: the Jailhouse Inn, Astor's Beechwood, the White Horse Tavern--America's old……続きを見る

America's most turbulent and still contested decade is seen through the photos of the founding picture editor of the "Village Voice.続きを見る

Advice for parents, educators, community, and church members is provided in this guide for ensuring that African American boys grow up to be strong, committed, and responsible African American men. This book answers such questions as "Why are there more black boys in remedial and special education……続きを見る

One of the greatest African American leaders and one of the most brilliant minds of his time, Frederick Douglass spoke and wrote with unsurpassed eloquence on almost all the major issues confronting the American people during his life--from the abolition of slavery to women's rights, from the Civi……続きを見る