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From Imagining to Understanding the African American Experience
Author(s): Phyllis Gray Ray
From Imagining to Understanding the African American Experience aids individuals in developing their “sociological imaginations” and to broaden their understanding of the “Sociology of the Black Experience,” particularly in the U.S. multicultural society. Although one book cannot provide the total e...
Women's Health: Readings on Social, Economic, and Political Issues
Author(s): Dawna M Thomas
The seventh edition of Women’s Health: Readings on Social, Economic, and Political Issues reflects changing perspectives and ongoing interests in women’s health in the 21st century. The collection of classic and new readings remains true to the book’s mission and philosophy by offering a historical...
Energy & Environment: The Grand Challenges of the 21st Century
Author(s): Christopher F. D'Elia, David E. Dismukes, Brian Snyder
The material in Energy & Environment: The Grand Challenges of the 21st Century is often interdisciplinary, and it focuses heavily on pertinent scientific and economic principles, but the level of technical detail is such that the material should be understandable to people who do not have STEM backg...
Polygon of Satan: Violent Ethnic Conflicts in the Caucasus
Author(s): Anatoly Isaenko
New Fourth Edition Now Available! Polygon of Satan: Violent Ethnic Conflicts in the Caucasus, 4th Edition investigates the internal and external factors of the genesis of ethnic tensions that later on turned into bloody ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus on the eve, during, and after the collapse o...
Introduction to TechnoCulture
Author(s): Anne Balsamo
New Second Edition Now Available! Dr. Anne Balsamo's Introduction to TechnoCulture introduces the concept of “TechnoCulture” – a term that aptly describes the culture we live in now when technology infuses every aspect of daily life. We spend upwards of 10 hours a day consuming media through ...
Our Stories in Our Voices
Author(s): Dale Allender, Gregory Yee Mark
This Anthology, Our Stories in Our Voices, examines American history, education, ethnic identity, and the continued struggle for social justice through the lens of people of color in the United States. The chapters in this publication begin to bring to the forefront topics that have been largely ign...
Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Author(s): Gregory Yee Mark, Boatamo Mosupyoe, Brian Baker, Julie Figueroa
The new 4th Edition of ETHNIC STUDIES: An Introduction reflects the interdisciplinary nature of Ethnic Studies - the readings are drawn from academic fields in the humanities and social sciences. A few first-person narratives are also included, so we can get a sense of how individuals experience the...