Social groups, communities and identities Books

Many Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are engaged in education abroad and have been for decades. Like other institutions, study abroad at HBCUs offers a variety of options for traveling to different areas of the world for students,...

Illmatic Consequences combines social science and hip-hop studies to address disinformation and propaganda that distorted political discourse after the 2020 election. In this text, scholars and activists come together to clap back on the lies that...

Could the stories of others spark the transformation you've been seeking? Women Thrive Volume IV is a celebration of courage, resilience, and the strength it takes to rise. Through the deeply personal stories of 14 extraordinary women, this book shines a...

Professional violinist, muse to the infamous Aleister Crowley.Though Leila Waddell has become an iconic figure in twentieth century occultism as one of Crowley's Scarlet Women, precise details of her life are mostly obscure. Covering her early years in...

Join Moses Tai in his quest to combat poverty through the power of poetryIn the impactful poems in this chapbook, Moses Tai unveils the profound vision that has been the compass guiding his life's purpose. As the founder of African Development Choices...

Despite our best planning efforts, the sad reality is that the current system of retirement planning in America ends up in failure for as many as 70 percent of our nation's retirees.What does retirement failure look like? Author, radio host, and...

This book is for anyone who has ever felt afraid to try something new. Whether that be exploring new lands, embracing public speaking or following their dreams!Sometimes fear wants us to lock up our talent and potential and keep it hidden away from...

I Remain is very compelling and extraordinarily well written. It's an incredible memoir that needs to be read.Max Wallace, New York Times best-selling author, including his new book, "After The Miracle," is also a journalist and...

In Courageous Ida, we follow Ida's journey from being the oldest in a large family to becoming a determined young woman who embraces both adventure and challenge. Growing up, Ida helps her family and learns valuable skills like sewing and...

Nobody wants to believe that the relationship, family, corporation, or religion they are involved in is an abusive system. That's why it can be particularly difficult to identify these systems in our lives, and even more difficult to leave them. I Walked...

Booklife Editor's Pick2024 Bronze Award, LGBT, Global Book Awards2024 Bronze Award, LGBTQ, International Book Awards2024 Gold Winner, Nonfiction, Literary Titan Book Award2024 Judge's Pick, Firebird Book Award1st Place, Outstanding Creator Award...

This book demonstrates the continuities of five centuries of European-led slavery and colonialism in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, examining calls for reparations in all three regions for what many now regard to have constituted crimes against...

This book proposes a framework for regulating sex robots - human-like machines designed to engage emotionally and sexually with users through customisable, often AI-powered features.

This collection examines representations of Spanish queer aging through investigations of literary and cinematic representations of this demographic, offering a showcase for research on communities often made invisible due to age and sexual identity in...

The text weaves together an understanding of the interconnected topics: of global nationalistic populism; authoritarianism; immigration; conditions in developing countries; social systems and safety nets; diversity; and ultimately, happiness as measured...

In this helpful new book, renowned educator Larry Strauss provides an honest examination of the challenges we face as high school teachers, such as the minds and temperaments of teenagers, empathy that can meet the most daunting teaching conditions, the...

With the goal of improving efforts and initiatives to promote college completion, this book offers an engaging, in-depth analysis of the cultural journeys of rural, poor and working-class college students.

Originally published in 1961, this book comprises of 14 studies by scholars and officials with first-hand experience of Africa and deals with the nature and organization of population censuses and with the many uses to which their results may be put.

Early Modern Women Writers of Venice: Looking for Happiness explores the ways in which five women used their writing to challenge misogynistic views about female inferiority, develop a sense of agency, and form meaningful interpersonal relationships that...

More than 750,000 Russian Jews arrived in Israel between 1988 and 1996. However, this Great Immigration, as it has been called, has gone largely unnoticed in Israeli public life. Information about this significant event has been sketchy and largely...

In Ireland, family farming retains enormous ideological and cultural significance. As a social form it is one of the last preserves of male dominance in which women's contributions and concerns are largely overlooked. This book breaks new ground as the...

No doubt, the feminist movement has come a long way, even though many of its aims have not been realized or, in fact, are still debated by its supporters and critics. It is sobering andinstructive to look back and examine the aspirations, achievements...

Most studies of the so-called tribal communities in India stress their social, economic, and political differences from communities that are organized on the basis of caste. It was this apparent contrast between tribal and caste lifestyle and, moreover,...