The Religion of White Rage: White Workers, Religious Fervor, and the Myth of Black Racial Progress (Finley Stephen C.)(Pevná vazba)

The Religion of White Rage: White Workers, Religious Fervor, and the Myth of Black Racial Progress (Finley Stephen C.)(Pevná vazba)

This book sheds light on the phenomenon of white rage, and maps out the uneasy relationship between white anxiety, religious fervour, American identity and perceived black racial progress. Contributors to the volume examine the sociological construct of the 'white labourer', whose concerns and

White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America (Joshi Khyati Y.)(Pevná vazba)

Exposes the invisible ways in which white Christian privilege disadvantages racial and religious minorities in America The United States is recognized as the most religiously diverse country in the world, and yet its laws and customs, which many have come to see as normal features of American life,

Mormonism and White Supremacy: American Religion and the Problem of Racial Innocence (Brooks Joanna)(Pevná vazba)

To this day, churchgoing Mormons report that they hear from their fellow congregants in Sunday meetings that African-Americans are the accursed descendants of Cain whose spirits--due to their lack of spiritual mettle in a premortal existence--were destined to come to earth with a curse of black

A White Side of Black Britain: Interracial Intimacy and Racial Literacy (Twine France Winddance)(Paperback)

A White Side of Black Britain explores the racial consciousness of white women who have established families and had children with black men of African Caribbean heritage in the United Kingdom. Filling a gap in the sociological literature on racism and antiracism, France Winddance Twine introduces

Black & White: The Birth of Modern Boxing (Dobbs Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Black and White: The Birth of Modern Boxing is the definitive history of the early years of transatlantic pugilism. It reveals the poisonous racism disfiguring the sport and the black boxers fighting an uphill struggle for equality. It lays bare ugly attempts by authorities to stifle or ban a sport

White Rage - The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Anderson Carol)(Paperback / softback)

White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society (Bhopal Kalwant)(Paperback)

Why and how do those from black and minority ethnic communities continue to be marginalised? Bhopal explores how neoliberal policy-making has increased discrimination faced by those from non-white backgrounds. She also shows how certain types of whiteness is privileged, for example Gypsies and

The Burning: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 (Madigan Tim)(Pevná vazba)

One of the worst acts of racial violence in American history took place in 1921, when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.The Burning recreates Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explores the currents of hatred,

Errand Into the Wilderness of Mirrors: Religion and the History of the CIA (Graziano Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Reveals the previous underexplored influence of religious thought in building the foundations of the CIA. Michael Graziano's intriguing book fuses two landmark titles in American history: Perry Miller's Errand into the Wilderness (1956), about the religious worldview of the early Massachusetts

Ethnicity and Inclusion: Religion, Race, and Whiteness in Constructions of Jewish and Christian Identities (Horrell David G.)(Pevná vazba)

Some of today's problematic ideologies of racial and religious difference can be traced back to constructions of the relationship between Judaism and early Christianity. New Testament studies, which developed contemporaneously with Europe's colonial expansion and racial ideologies, is, David

White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea (Stovall Tyler)(Pevná vazba)

The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African

Mythos: The stunningly iIllustrated story - Stephen Fry

Step into Stephen Fry’s richly colourful world of magic, mayhem, monsters and maniacal gods in MYTHOS: THE ILLUSTRATED STORYNo one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses.In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is

Making Sense of Anti-Trade Sentiment: International Trade and the American Worker (White R.)(Pevná vazba)

Examining the extent to which trade adversely affects domestic workers, Making Sense of Anti-Trade Sentiment documents statistical relationships between exports and imports and domestic

Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation (Smith Christian)(Pevná vazba)

A new examination of how and why American religious parents seek to pass on religion to their children The most important influence shaping the religious and spiritual lives of children, youth, and teenagers is their parents. A myriad of studies show that the parents of American youth play the

Tir a'Mhurain - The Outer Hebrides of Scotland (Strand Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Classic book of black-and-white photographs in the Outer

Jane Foster's Black and White (Foster Jane)(Pevná vazba)

With bold, high-contrast images, this is a stylish introduction to the concept of black and white from leading textile designer Jane Foster. Beautifully produced with a cheerful retro look, this will make the perfect gift for a new baby or first

The Politics of Vulnerability: How to Heal Muslim-Christian Relations in a Post-Christian America: Today's Threat to Religion and Religious Freedom (Uddin Asma T.)(Pevná vazba)

A religious liberty lawyer and acclaimed author reveals the root of America's polarization inside the Muslim and evangelical Christian divide--and how it can be healed. Despite the dire consequences of America's cultural, political, and religious divisiveness, from increasing incivility to

Six Popes: A Son of the Church Remembers (Franco Hilary C.)(Pevná vazba)

KEY SELLING POINTS CATEGORY: Religion/Christianity/Catholicism/Memoir AUDIENCE: Catholics/Religious History Buffs/Readers of Interesting Memoir & Biography WHY-TO-BUY: Both the rich memoir of a 'poor country priest' - who grew-up in the Bronx! - who forged deep and meaningful friendships with

The Janus Face of Ideas: Which Way Should We Look? (Porter Burton)(Pevná vazba)

In ancient Roman myth and religion, Janus was the god of physical and emotional gateways. He is traditionally shown as having two faces pointing in opposite directions, representing different perspectives, or perhaps a reconciliation of two points of view. He is the god of the past and the future,

God and the Green Divide: Religious Environmentalism in Black and White (Baugh Amanda J.)(Paperback)

American environmentalism historically has been associated with the interests of white elites. Yet religious leaders in the twenty-first century have helped instill concern about the earth among groups diverse in religion, race, ethnicity, and class. How did that happen and what are the

Recovering Hispanic Religious (Kanellos Nicolas)(Pevná vazba)

The primary role played by religion in the development of the Spanish nation in the Iberian Peninsula and its subsequent role in the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas has been well studied. Similarly, Hispanics around the world and in the United States have been characterized in

Gardens of Northumberland and the Borders (White Susie)(Pevná vazba)

Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball (Davis Deborah)(Pevná vazba)

In 1966, everyone who was anyone wanted an invitation to Truman Capote's ''Black and White Dance'' in New York, and guests included Frank Sinatra, Norman Mailer, C. Z. Guest, Kennedys, Rockefellers, and more. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and drawings of the guests, this portrait of revelry

God at War: A Meditation on Religion and Warfare (Juergensmeyer Mark)(Pevná vazba)

For decades, Mark Juergensmeyer has been studying the rise of religious violence around the world, including groups like ISIS and Christian militias that have been involved in acts of terrorism. Over the years he came to realize that war is the central image in the worldview of virtually every