False Summit: Gender in Mountaineering Nonfiction (Rak Julie)(Paperback)

False Summit: Gender in Mountaineering Nonfiction (Rak Julie)(Paperback)

The race to climb Everest catapulted mountain climbing, with its accompanying images of conquest and sport, into the public sphere on a global scale. But as a metaphor for the pinnacle of human achievement, mountaineering remains the preserve of traditional white male heroism.False Summit unpacks

Gender and Race in Sports (Harris Jd Phd Duchess)(Paperback)

Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective (Grusky David B.)(Paperback)

In the Company of My Sisters (Boyd Julia A.)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BLACKBOARD NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR Learn to love yourself in this wise, funny, insightful pocket-sized guide--the first book by a Black psychotherapist to address the issue of self-esteem in Black women's lives. A collection of conversational narratives from a

Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data (Park Julie J.)(Paperback)

In Race on Campus, Julie J. Park argues that there are surprisingly pervasive and stubborn myths about diversity on college and university campuses, and that these myths obscure the notable significance and admirable effects that diversity has had on campus life. Based on her analysis of

True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna (Roberts David)(Paperback)

In a startling look at the classic Annapurna--the most famous book about mountaineering--David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak. In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice ​Herzog, the leader

That Middle World: Race, Performance, and the Politics of Passing (Charles Julia S.)(Paperback)

In this study of racial passing literature, Julia S. Charles highlights how mixed-race subjects invent cultural spaces for themselves--a place she terms that middle world--and how they, through various performance strategies, make meaning in the interstices between the Black and white worlds

Intersectionality and Relational Psychoanalysis: New Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Sexuality (Belkin Max)(Paperback)

Intersectionality and Relational Psychoanalysis: New Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Sexuality examines the links between race, gender, and sexuality through the dual perspectives of relational psychoanalysis and the theory of intersectionality.This anthology discusses the ways in which

Advancing Folkloristics (Fivecoate Jesse A.)(Paperback)

An unprecedented number of folklorists are addressing issues of class, race, gender, and sexuality in academic and public spaces in the US, raising the question: How can folklorists contribute to these contemporary political affairs? Since the nature of folkloristics transcends binaries, can it

Race, Class, and Gender: Intersections and Inequalities (Andersen Margaret L.)(Paperback)

Gaming Representation: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Video Games (Malkowski Jennifer)(Paperback)

Recent years have seen an increase in public attention to identity and representation in video games, including journalists and bloggers holding the digital game industry accountable for the discrimination routinely endured by female gamers, queer gamers, and gamers of color. Video game developers

Mountaineering in the Pyrenees - 25 classic mountain routes (Laurens Francois)(Paperback / softback)

Mountaineering in the Pyrenees by Francois Laurens features 25 classic mountain routes and link-ups - many of them accessible from spring to autumn - along the entire Pyrenean chain. Featured peaks include Pic des Posets, Monte Perdido, and the Vignemale. Each route features technical notes, a topo

Diversity in Coaching: Working with Gender, Culture, Race and Age (Passmore Jonathan)(Paperback)

Written by an international team of 21 coaching professionals from 10 countries, Diversity in Coaching provides guidance on understanding diversity and on adapting coaching styles and techniques to meet individual needs, local demands and cultural preferences. The contributors, including Mary Wayne

Byzantine Intersectionality: Sexuality, Gender, and Race in the Middle Ages (Betancourt Roland)(Pevná vazba)

The Ethics of Identity (Appiah Kwame Anthony)(Paperback)

Race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexuality: in the past couple of decades, a great deal of attention has been paid to such collective identities. They clamor for recognition and respect, sometimes at the expense of other things we value. But to what extent do 'identities' constrain

Madness of Crowds - Gender, Race and Identity; THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (Murray Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the great derangement of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of

Bodyminds Reimagined: (Dis)Ability, Race, and Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction (Schalk Sami)(Paperback)

In Bodyminds Reimagined Sami Schalk traces how black women's speculative fiction complicates the understanding of bodyminds-the intertwinement of the mental and the physical-in the context of race, gender, and (dis)ability. Bridging black feminist theory with disability studies, Schalk demonstrates

The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror (Ligotti Thomas)(Paperback)

In Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction outing, an examination of the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life through an insightful, unsparing argument that proves the greatest horrors are not the products of our imagination but instead are found in reality. 'There is a signature motif discernible in

A Documentary Herstory of Women Artists in Revolution (Lippard Lucy R.)(Paperback)

A rare, ever-relevant compendium of texts and manifestos from women artists on gender and race issues in cultural institutionsOriginally published in 1971, A Documentary HerStory of Women Artists in Revolution documents the efforts of W.A.R., a loose group of women artists, filmmakers, writers and

Alpine Ski Mountaineering Western Alps: Volume 1 (O'Connor Bill)(Paperback)

The European Alps offer some of the finest and most accessible ski mountaineering in the world. A combination of magnificent and varied terrain, an enviable snow record, excellent public transport, unrivalled hut system and a long ski season make them a focus for mountaineers and skiers throughout

Amateur: A Reckoning with Gender, Identity, and Masculinity (McBee Thomas Page)(Paperback)

*Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction *Shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award *Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize One of The Times UK's Best Memoirs of 2018, BuzzFeed's Best Nonfiction of 2018, Autostraddle's Best LGBT Books of 2018, and 52 Insight's Favorite Nonfiction

Race on the Line: Gender, Labor, and Technology in the Bell System, 1880-1980 (Green Venus)(Pevná vazba)

Institutionalizing Gender: Madness, the Family, and Psychiatric Power in Nineteenth-Century France (Hewitt Jessie)(Paperback)

Institutionalizing Gender analyzes the relationship between class, gender, and psychiatry in France from 1789 to 1900, an era noteworthy for the creation of the psychiatric profession, the development of a national asylum system, and the spread of bourgeois gender values.Asylum doctors in

A History of False Hope: Investigative Commissions in Palestine (Allen Lori)(Paperback)