Civil Rights for Beginners (Von Blum Paul)(Paperback)

Civil Rights for Beginners (Von Blum Paul)(Paperback)

A large swath of literature on the civil rights movement exists in the United States. Much of that literature focuses on the dramatic events of the African American resistance to Jim Crow and oppression from the mid 1950s through the early 1970s. Frequently, this material is scholarly and, at best,

Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi (Dittmer John)(Paperback)

Traces the monumental battle waged by civil rights organizations and by local people to establish basic human rights for all citizens of

The Civil Rights Movement: Struggle and Resistance (Riches William)(Paperback)

Focusing on the African American struggle for civil rights from 1945 to today, Riches shows how the black community used the institutions created by de jure segregation to overcome apartheid and white resistance. In this updated new edition, Riches incorporates the latest scholarship and provides a

I Am a Man!: Race, Manhood, and the Civil Rights Movement (Estes Steve)(Paperback)

The civil rights movement was first and foremost a struggle for racial equality, but questions of gender lay deeply embedded within this struggle. Steve Estes explores key groups, leaders, and events in the movement to understand how activists used race and manhood to articulate their visions of

Civil Liberties & Human Rights (Costigan Ruth)(Paperback)

Civil Liberties and Human Rights provides a straightforward and stimulating account of this fascinating area of law. This essential textbook covers all the key topics on undergraduate human rights modules including crucial areas such as police powers, freedom of expression, terrorism and public

The American Civil Rights Movement (Green Robert)(Paperback)

The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues - public

Fenwick on Civil Liberties & Human Rights (Fenwick Helen)(Paperback)

More than merely describing the evolution of human rights and civil liberties law, this classic textbook provides students with detailed and thought-provoking coverage of the most crucial developments in the field, clearly explaining the law in context and practice. Updated throughout for this new

The Movement: The African American Struggle for Civil Rights (Holt Thomas C.)(Pevná vazba)

The civil rights movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. Not only did it decisively change the legal and political status of African Americans, but it prefigured as well the moral

Black Cultural Production after Civil Rights (Patterson Robert J.)(Paperback)

The post-civil rights era of the 1970s offered African Americans an all-too-familiar paradox. Material and symbolic gains contended with setbacks fueled by resentment and reaction. African American artists responded with black approaches to expression that made history in their own time and

Latino Civil Rights in Education: La Lucha Sigue (Colon-Muniz Anaida)(Paperback)

Latino Civil Rights in Education: La Lucha Sigue documents the experiences of historical and contemporary advocates in the movement for civil rights in education of Latinos in the United States. These critical narratives and counternarratives discuss identity, inequality, desegregation, policy,

Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement (Meacham Jon)(Paperback)

A literary anthology of important and artful interpretations of the civil rights movement and the fight against white supremacy, past and present--including pieces by Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, and John Lewis Editor Jon Meacham has chosen pieces by

Free at Last (Owen R. J.)(Paperback / softback)

An account of Martin Luther King's part in the campaign for civil rights in the

Practical Guide To Your Human Rights And Civil Liberties - A Straightforward Guide (Arnheim Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Civil Rights in America, 1865-1980 (Field Ron)(Paperback)

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. This book examines the theme of Civil Rights in America between 1865 and 1980. The long struggle for black equality and full citizenship is traced from the period of reconstruction after the Civil War to the Civil Rights

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press (Chappell Eric)(Paperback)

Start designing today with this hands-on beginner's guide to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Essentials gets you quickly up to speed with the features and functions of this industry-leading civil engineering software. This full-color guide features approachable, hands-on exercises and

Bridge for Complete Beginners (Mendelson Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Learn how to play bridge with this bestselling step-by-step

Civil Aircraft Recognition (Eden Paul)(Paperback)

This is the perfect guide for spotters and enthusiasts interested in airliners, feederliners, executive jets, light aircraft and other commercial airplanes. It contains 3-view silhouettes, color photographs, dimensions, technical specifications and a history of those aircraft most likely to be seen

Ethnobotany for Beginners (Albuquerque Ulysses Paulino)(Paperback)

Designed for new scholars, this book features a quick and easy-to-read discussion of ethnobotany along with its major developments. The language is clear and concise, objective and straightforward, and structured to lead the reader from the beginning of this science to the most recent developments

My Revision Notes: Edexcel A-level History: Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA 1850-2009 (Sanders Vivienne)(Paperback / softback)

First Polish Reader for Beginners (Wojcik Paula)(Paperback)

There are simple and funny Polish texts for easy reading. The book consists of Elementary and Pre-Intermediate courses with parallel Polish-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working

Hal Leonard Cajon Method (Jennings Paul)(Paperback)

(Percussion). This beginner's guide for anyone learning to play the cajon takes you through the basics of the instrument and its techniques with dozens of exercises and over 30 grooves from many genres including rock, Latin, blues, jazz, flamenco, funk, and more. There are also more advanced

False Black Power? (Riley Jason L.)(Paperback)

Black civil rights leaders have long supported ethnic identity politics and prioritized the integration of political institutions, and seldom has that strategy been questioned. In False Black Power?, Jason L. Riley takes an honest, factual look at why increased black political power has not paid

Meridian (Walker Alice)(Paperback / softback)

A heartfelt and moving story about one woman's personal revolution as she joins the Civil Rights Movement - with a new introduction from Tayari Jones, the Women's Prize-winning author of AN AMERICAN

The Fire Next Time (Baldwin James)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The book that galvanized the nation, gave voice to the emerging civil rights movementin the 1960s--and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. - 'The finest essay I've ever read.' --Ta-Nehisi CoatesAt once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life