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WHO SHAPED THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM? Innovators and Pioneer James Windell This text features the work of seminal thinkers within criminal justice such as Founding Father James Madison, former director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover, and famed attorney Clarence Darrow. Students learn about key figures in law enforcement, corrections, the courts, popular culture, and criminological theory, whose personal biographies are intertwined with their criminal justice achievements. James Windell has worked for many years as a court clinical psychologist. He is an adjunct faculty member of criminal justice at Wayne State University and a lecturer at Oakland University, both in Michigan.

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Understanding Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Past to Protect the Future Dr. Monique M. Maldonado This text examines the events that have led to the establishment of the Department of Defense and how national security has changed since then. Early chapters provide historical perspective, describing the nature and practice of national security. The latter half of the book provides a detailed examination of homeland and national security concepts as we now understand it. A former antiterrorism instructor for the United States Air force, Dr. Monique M. Maldonado served over thirteen years of active duty service specializing in cyber-security, knowledge operations, and security management. She earned a Ph.D. in public policy at Walden University, where she focused on terrorism, mediation, and peace.

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REDUCING INEQUALITY Addressing the Wicked Problems across Professions and Disciplines Bruce S. Jansson Recognizing a gap in discussions of income inequality in most social work textbooks, this book provides an overview of the potential impact of income inequality on the United States. It examines why the United States is currently the most unequal industrialized nation, encourages students to develop proposals to address inequality, and shares diverse curriculum and research on the topic. Bruce Jansson, who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, is the Margaret W. Driscoll/Louise M. Clevenger Professor of Social Policy and Social Administration at the University of Southern California.

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MAKING HISTORY A Personal Approach to Modern American History Bruce Olav Solheim

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This text takes a unique approach to American history by focusing on how history post-Civil War history has impacted individual Americans, rather than the country as a whole. With this fresh perspective in mind, students are prepared to read and think differently about industrialization, the World Wars, the Depression, the Civil Rights Era, Vietnam, the rise of modern conservatism, and the country’s current state.

CAPTURING HISTORY Brief Readings on America from Discovery to 1877 Ryan Jordan

This book deftly combines primary source documents with historical narrative to give readers an engaging account of early American history. A range of writing styles and methods are featured in 150 small document excerpts on topics ranging from demography to economics, politics to foreign policy.

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BECOMING CIVILIZED? A History of the Western World to 1600 Graham Wrightson

This text traces the history of the western world through primary sources that reveal to readers what each society or culture thought of as civilized behavior or a civilized way of life. Readers will see how views of civilized behavior changed over time and across cultures, yet retained certain common elements and themes.

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BLACK RHETORICAL TRADITIONS IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Voices of Struggle and Strength Herman Kelly

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The carefully curated readings in this text guide students through troubled times and show how the Black rhetorical tradition both informed and empowered African Americans. The collected works highlight voices that spoke out, even when confronting great danger.

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THE EARLY CHURCH HISTORIANS The Works of Eusebius, Socrates, and Evagrius David Miano

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This text introduces readers to English translations of what may be the three most important histories of the early Church: those of Eusebius Pamphilus of Caesarea, Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople, and Evagrius Scholasticus of Antioch. The book includes explanatory footnotes, maps, and a glossary of important names and terms to provide important background information and enhance comprehension.

THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS Select Readings Kim Woodring

ÂŠ 2018 This text addresses the importance of religion in ancient civilizations and encourages readers to evaluate civilizations historically and critically. The selected readings help readers understand civilizations as whole systems with not only social and political characteristics, but also religious ones. The articles demonstrate both the uniqueness of each religion and the traditions and practices that became interconnected and sometimes even fused to form new religions.

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THE STRAIGHT DETROIT America’s Premier Legacy City Jeffrey T. Horner

This text gives readers a variety of in-depth perspectives on the city of Detroit and the economic, social, political, and cultural considerations that have shaped and continue to shape it. A focus on newcomers and their experiences is a running theme throughout the anthology, which also explores the early history of the city, its industrial decline, race relations, and more.

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AFRICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN CONTACT IN THE UNITED STATES Anthropological and Historical Perspectives Robert Keith Collins

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This anthology explores how anthropologists and historians have, over time, understood the dynamics between Africans and Native Americans. The book brings together four fields of anthropological knowledge and the historical record to illuminate the lived realities at the root of African and Native American contact. The book is well-suited to courses in American Indian studies, African American studies, American history, and anthropology.

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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Global and Presidential Impacts Michael Meagher

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This text demonstrates how the office of the presidency has shaped domestic politics and become a key player in globalization. By addressing topics such as the relationship between the presidency and the media, the foundations of world citizenship, and more, this text offers readers a fresh perspective on American government, aspects of the presidency, and the many ways the world is linked.

PERSPECTIVES ON HUMANITY IN THE FINE ARTS Gary Towne

ÂŠ 2018 This text takes a historical approach to western art and helps readers envision times and places by studying their unique forms of artistic expression. Areas covered include prehistory, the Byzantine Empire, Gothic, Renaissance, baroque, neoclassical, and others. Rooted in the idea that collective arts are expressions of unique cultures, this book is intended for survey courses that cover the fine arts for nonmajors.

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THE GLOBAL SOCIAL CHANGE READER Development in an Unequal World Lisa Meyer and Joanna Kirk

This text explores development, globalization, and inequality within and between countries. The anthology gives readers an overview of social change since World War II – change driven by public and private sector agents at the international, national, and local levels. Readers will learn about theory, policy, and practices as viewed through diverse perspectives from academics and practitioners in the field.

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CHALLENGING INEQUALITIES Readings in Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Hortencia Jiménez

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This collection examines the histories and historiographies of racism on both the micro (individual) and macro (institutional) levels. The anthology highlights the ways in which race is and has long been structured in social institutions, as well as the various ways in which institutional systems maintain and perpetuate social inequalities.

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RACE AND RACISM IN THE WEST Crusades to the Present Paul Sweeney

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This anthology addresses some of the western hemisphere’s historical attitudes about racial identity, including white privilege, the presence of paternalism, and the medieval origins of racialization based on blood in Spain. The text provides students with a thought-provoking examination of an issue that is rooted deep within the past and more prevalent in light of current events in the United States and Western Europe.

UNDERSTANDING RACE AND ETHNICITY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY A Reader Clifford Broman

© 2018 This book provides a clear, conceptual social justice framework and up-to-date analyses of contemporary social policy issues. The text uses case studies and rigorous analysis to explore the relationship of social policy to economic, social, and culture transformation and the ongoing conflict between universal and population-specific conceptions of social welfare.

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THE AMERICAN POLITICAL NARRATIVE Anthony Neal

This text is a succinct yet poignant narrative about the development of the American political system and what is needed to maintain it. The book focuses on core aspects of America’s history, fundamental beliefs, and institutions. Students explore the American Revolution, the structure and functions of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Presidency, civil liberties, social movements, domestic and foreign policy, and more.

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LESSONS FROM A LEGISLATIVE LIFE Robert C. Jubelirer | As told to Vincent P. Carocci With David A. Atkinson

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This book details Robert C. Jubelirer’s 32 years of electoral service to the state of Pennsylvania. Weaving together personal experience and insight into the storied history of the state’s politicians and public servants, the book provides a unique commentary on people and events. It is an excellent read for students in government and public policy courses.

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MYTHS FOR ALL TIME Selected Greek Stories Retold Patrick Hunt

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In this book, author Patrick Hunt retells twelve of the most well-known Greek myths, ranging from Midas’ golden touch to the dreaded opening of Pandora’s Box, bringing to life ancient stories of old.

THE WORLD TRANSFORMED Modern Civilization Since 1648 Dr. Charles Carter and Dr. Terry Morris

Rather than approaching history and civilization purely chronologically, this text considers the differing approaches to life and politics that prevailed at various times in various places. The chapters explore intellectual transformation in 17th and 18th Century Europe, traditional East Asian states, Muslim empires, the emergence of the nation-state, and challenges to western modernity and the developing world.

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RIVERS OF STRUGGLE AND RESISTANCE A Social Political History of the Underrepresented in the United States Dr. Robert Stanley Oden

ÂŠ 2017 This anthology provides a template for understanding the impact and origins of race, class, and gender oppression in the United States. It is an exploration of United States political history from a critical view of the issues, movements, historic moments, and key individuals and groups who have articulated and participated in movements for social justice and equality in the United States.

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CHRONICLING CALIFORNIA A Primary Source Reader Paivi Hoikkala and Eileen V. Wallis

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Designed as a supplement to standard textbooks, this reader uses a variety of primary source materials to introduce students to California history, from its pre-contact indigenous peoples to the present. Through maps, photographs, newspaper articles, census materials, and more, students examine the unique history of California and its significance today.

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CALIFORNIA POLITICS Shifting Majorities, Emerging Minorities Dr. Robert Stanley Oden

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This text presents a contemporary view of the political, cultural, and social changes that have occurred in California in the late 20th century and early 21st century. The new edition features essays that reflect the dynamics of demographic change in California and an introduction that explores the origin and significance of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

COLONIAL VOICES M. L. Brillman

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This text presents readers with a representative cross-section of the attitudes of both colonizer and colonized. It provides an overview of the political, economic, and social forces as well as the unique personalities that contributed to the making of the colonial and postcolonial world. The book underscores significant events, processes, and transitions that shaped the age of empire and its decline.

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UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 Times of Change and Challenge Peter Tsahiridis

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This enlightening anthology encourages students to analyze and interpret controversial events in American history including colonialism, the antebellum religious crises, bicameralism, the economic policies of Andrew Jackson, and early feminism. Each selection includes an original introduction to provide context, then takes a specific stance on an issue, lending itself to lively classroom engagement and debate.

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IN LIBERATING STRIFE An American History Reader Vikki J. Deakin

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Developed for survey courses in U.S. history, this reader features scholarly yet accessible articles and book chapters on a variety of topics. Organized into three primary units that discuss political, economic, and social and cultural history and institutions, this inclusive text features diverse authors and voices and encourages lively discussion and historical analysis.

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VOICE AND VISION Primary Source Readings on American Government and Democracy Tseggai Isaac

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This anthology features timeless primary sources that define the American vision of liberty, justice, and equality and document challenges to this vision. The readings address topics such as American liberal ideology, slavery, the military-industrial complex, and the results of seminal Supreme Court cases like the Dred Scott decision and Brown v. Board of Education.

PROBLEMS IN U.S. HISTORY Jim Cook

This book helps students understand that history is more than a sequence of events – it is the challenges people experience, the values they hold at different points in time, and the changes cultures and countries go through as they evolve. Each reading is framed by an original introduction, which places it in context and prepares students for effective reading, and post-reading questions that encourage students to explore and analyze ideas and information.

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STORIES NOT YET HEARD Women in American History Jeanne L. Miller

This anthology of readings on women in American history discusses women’s roles and contributions from the early 17th Century to the present day. Students will learn about the lives of historical figures like Sacajawea, Sojourner Truth, and Tokyo Rose as well as more contemporary figures such as Gloria Steinem and Wilma Mankiller. They will learn about important contributors to history and will gain insight into all-too-often ignored perspectives and experiences.

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FREE SPEECH Supreme Court Opinions from the Beginning to the Roberts Court William Bennett Turner

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This text is a collection of Supreme Court opinions on free speech. These opinions help students learn how justices think, reason, express themselves, wrestle with contentious issues, and reach decisions. The book features precedent-setting cases including Schenck v. United States, the Pentagon Papers case, and Citizens United.

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DEEP IN THE HEART A Brief Texas History Carole Lester

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Developed for online and blended courses, Deep in the Heart is an interactive textbook with embedded links. Students learn about the geological and archaeological history of the region, the period of Spanish conquest and rule, Texas’ revolution and establishment as a republic, its path to statehood, its modern perspectives on national issues, and more.

A TREK THROUGH TEXAS GOVERNMENT Floyd William Holder IV

This travel adventure tale allows readers to move across geography and through time to learn about the history and government of Texas. The story encompasses everything from a “tour” of the capitol to exploring Texas iconography to concise explanations of municipal, county, special district, and state-wide governmental structure.

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REMEMBERING THE OLD DOMINION Readings on Virginia History Matthew Whitlock

This interdisciplinary anthology deepens students’ understanding of the history of the state of Virginia. Readers learn about the experiences of Virginia’s citizens over four hundred years, as well as the impacts of these experiences and related events on American history. It is an ideal text for courses on Virginia history and an excellent supplemental reader for American history classes.

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INDUSTRIALIZATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY A World History Reader J. Justin Castro and Robert M. Jordan

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This anthology provides a big-picture view of modern world history by exploring topics with particular relevance to contemporary society such as the move to modernity, industrialization, technological advancement, the connection between people and things through writings on the railroads, automobiles, and space exploration, and the potential impacts of global industrialization.

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CONVERSATIONS OF MODERN WORLD HISTORY 50 Voices from 1400 to the Present Zachary Wingerd

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Featuring 50 primary source documents introduced within an historical narrative, this text offers readers an overview of the last 600 years of the human experience. From the Chinese Ming dynasty to the emerging Russian Federation, students learn stories and perspectives of the past as told by those who lived them. It is an ideal text for world history survey courses from the 1400s onward.

MODERN IRAN Caliphs, Kings, and Jurisprudents Iraj Bashiri

This text explores the changes in Iranian identity that have taken place in ancient, medieval, and contemporary times. Students learn how this identity has been transformed from an abstract Zoroastrian order into a vibrant Shi’ite creed rooted in ancestor worship. Detailed and comprehensive, Modern Iran is well-suited to courses in Islamic studies.

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READINGS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE Resistance, Liberation, and Identity from the 1600s to the 21st Century Angela Schwendiman

ÂŠ 2017 This text helps readers understand and appreciate the black experience through readings that illustrate the lives, history, and intersecting cultures of African Americans and the development of a unique African American identity. Readers learn about the history of West Africa before imperialism, the role of slavery in the suppression of the African culture, the loss of African identity, and the creation of racism in the making of America.

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RACISM AND THE LAW Paul Von Blum

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This text and casebook provides students an introduction to the complex relationships between race and law, legal institutions, and legal personnel. The book deals with the major historical legal developments that have caused and reinforced discrimination against African Americans, Asians, and Latinos, and addresses the efforts of civil rights lawyers and organizations working for racial justice and equality in America.

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AN AFRICANA READER An Anthology of Sociopolitical Thought and Cultural Resistance James R. Pope

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This reader uses primary documents and secondary texts to highlight continuities in the experiences of Africans and the African Diaspora. The material enables students to make historical and contemporary conceptual links as well as understand the connections in sociopolitical thought and cultural resistance as manifested in select historical epochs.

PROPHET, WARRIOR, AND LEGEND Selections Exploring the Real Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ronald E. Goodwin

ÂŠ 2017 Written for the post-civil rights generations, this anthology encourages readers to view their frailties as assets rather than detriments. The anthology seeks to answer perplexing questions about a complex man. Through his own words in I Have a Dream, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Beyond Vietnam, and more students can see the passion with which he fought injustice. The work of observers and academics places the man and his actions in context.

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This text explores critical issues that have concerned people throughout time and illustrates how studying the Middle Ages can shed light on contemporary efforts to deal with these issues. Topics covered include the mind-body dichotomy, the relevance of the divine in material existence, interpretations of death, the pursuit of love in spiritual and earthly terms, and the ideals of honor.

This text provides a broad overview of world prehistory while highlighting significant events, developments, and cultures through time. Organized chronologically and geographically, it gives students a clear understanding of changes through time from the evolution of our species to the development of complex civilizations.

THE CREATURE WITH IDEAS AND POWER

This text analyzes human beings as biological creatures capable of developing ideas and then manipulating their environments to conform to those ideas. The book takes readers on an intellectually stimulating journey from the origins of physical anthropology in evolution, genetics, and primatology to today’s globalized world of international integration.

This text is a brief survey of architectural history, from its prehistoric origins to present day. The book explores architecture as the most prodigious and visible art form, examines architecture’s integral relationships with culture, and places the great monuments of the world within context that helps explain why they were built and why they are considered great artistic works.

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This book enables students to reconstruct the past by asking questions and then searching for answers by studying primary source documents from every part of the world. It gives much needed attention to the civilizations of Asia and Africa and provides primary source documents with a global perspective.

This book explores the complex issues faced by Texans in the Civil War era. Through a wide range of primary source documents, the book sheds light on a distinct historical perspective born of the combination of geographic location and cultural diversity. Students will gain new insight into history through personal writings such as slave narratives and diaries.

A readable and engaging alternative to the standard African American studies textbook, this book incorporates multiple perspectives from specialists in the fields of history, literature, philosophy, art history, ethnic studies, and African American Studies.

This anthology gives readers an understanding of the anthropological perspective and teaches the critical faculties needed to assess claims about the past. It helps students develop tools to assess disparate claims about the past, explore multiple perspectives on fringe science, and consider what alternative interpretations of the past and present may say about the contemporary world.

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POINTS OF VIEW

The sections of this anthology explore racial discrimination, ethnocentrism, nationalism and race, race and historiography, culture, European perspectives on race, icons and symbols, and resisting and erasing racism. The selected papers generate lively classroom conversation on the dynamics of social and racial situations.

This reader offers contemporary, relevant, and ethnographic account of the Middle East and contributes to larger debates about modernity, globalization, power, and knowledge. It deals with common misconceptions and stereotypes and provides in-depth perspectives of everyday life in the region.

ANCIENT IRAN

This book presents Iran’s pre-Islamic history within the context of both its complex cosmology and rich mythology. The book uses the concept of farr to show how authority, finding guidance in the cosmic realm, organized the lives of Iran’s hero-saints in the mythic realm.

STORYTELLING

This anthology focuses on how people share cultural ideals through traditional folktales. The selected readings emphasize the idea that the practice of face-toface oral narrative strengthens cultural beliefs, attitudes, and values. The book opens a window on diversity by incorporating concepts such as cultural identity, individualism and collectivism, stratification, stereotyping, and others.

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ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY

This text cultivates historical perspective through experiential and reflective learning. The readings illustrate the dynamic, powerful, and divisive socially constructed nature of racial categories, as well as the legacy of colonialism that served as a foundation for the development of racial hierarchies.

EAST ASIA A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY John Sagers, Mark Caprio, Stephen Udry, and Ping Yao

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This anthology is designed to give readers a wide variety of primary source materials. The book features classic texts, diaries, treaties, editorials, and more from China, Japan, and Korea. Examination and consideration of these sources help readers develop analytical skills and reach their own conclusions about historical interpretations.

This book argues that the intellectual and historical origins of Neo-Conservatism can be traced back to the Greco-Persian wars. It discusses historical topics such as the legacy of the Crusades and behavioralist versus traditionalist approaches to foreign policy, and asserts that current academic training produces advisers and analysts who misunderstand Middle Eastern history, cultures, and traditions.

This book includes excerpts and short stories from an international body of writers examining almost 100 years of literature. Through the selections readers will investigate how the authors have portrayed the journeys, hopes, and hardships of dislocation and alienation, and the role literature may play in creating a sense of community for immigrants, refugees, and people living in exile.

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This book provides analysis of critical events starting with the shift from hunting and gathering to agricultural settlements, and it addresses subsequent economic events through the Industrial Revolution and beyond. Taken together, the reading selections make the case that economics is a driving force in history and that economic progress is an integral component in progress of all kinds.

This collection of classic and contemporary case studies illustrates the range of archaeological methods, theory, and perspectives used in prehistoric archaeology. Specific topics include lithics and landscape archaeology, indigenous accounts of the rise of agriculture, the social role of wine in Minoan and Mycenaean society, and ballgames in Mesoamerican ritual economies.

This book addresses early cultures, languages, religion, the rise of capitalism, and globalization as components of human geographical systems. Students will gain a historically contextualized understanding of how the world’s geographies have been formed, from hunting and gathering societies to cyberspace.

As an introduction to the classics, this anthology is both challenging and accessible, providing a foundation essential in any humanities education. Modern poetry is presented alongside the classics, highlighting the relevance of the ancient texts and fostering an appreciation for contemporary work as well.

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This text includes key poems, excerpts from prose works, and full-length texts that explore the complexities of emotional life during the British Victorian period. The material introduces readers to the Victorian idealization of the family as well as challenges to the family’s moral authority.

Spirit in the Machine is a comprehensive history of social science presented through primary source readings that introduce a variety of important ideas and research methods and examine their origins. Taken together, the selected works serve to reveal the historical pathway to the modern ideal of an accessible, participatory means for guiding society.

This text provides an inventive way to understand and interpret popular culture and how it relates to everyday life. It clarifies what constitutes popular culture and helps readers understand the importance of formal popular culture study. The book combines original content based on current and emerging theories with a selection of articles and essays taken from a wide range of sources.

This anthology helps readers form a firm understanding of the development of media in the United States. It introduces them to primary sources from the field and charts media history from the growth of the young nation to the online revolution.

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LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE

This text prepares students to discuss, in a thoughtful and informative way, how common ideas across differing fields of study can serve as both linking and explanatory devices. The material combines the examination of the history of ideas with traditional philosophical analysis to show that these three different disciplines are, at heart, linked by common concepts.

This book exposes readers to the ideas that have shaped the world since the time of Socrates. It challenges students’ assumptions about questions of life, death, and community. Written to be accessible and relatable for students, the book is also structured to allow professors to select the topics most applicable to their particular courses.

This text teaches students about the First Amendment, free speech, and the role of the press in a free society. The text provides an introduction to the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. It also provides a definition of the news, coverage of journalistic ethics, public trust in the news media, broadcast regulations, the right to a fair trial versus freedom of the press, libel, and invasion of privacy.

AMERICA’S OTHER CLAN

This work details the practice of slavery in the American colonies and the various state and federal cases that led to a hardening of views about its viability. HighCourt cases, post Civil War, are examined to illustrate the erosion of Civil Rights Acts and Amendments.

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This text introduces students to the American political system, and demonstrates how African Americans have fit themselves into that system and contributed to its successful evolution. Readers will be introduced to African-American perspectives on the operation of government, the impact of the Bill of Rights, and Black political parties, factions, and activity.

This book explores the entwined nature of religion and politics in the history and construction of the U.S. Using the text, students are empowered to deeply explore common ideas and narratives about religion and politics. Its contents are designed to provoke conversation and critical thinking about the impact of religious ideas and actions on the geopolitical self-identity of the country.

BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN ZIMBABWE

This book uses stories passed down orally from one generation to another to unveil a new dimension of history. These stories combined with historiography give readers a comprehensive understanding of how the first Chimurenga, or war of independence, was strategized and implemented.

This book helps students understand the world of the ancient Egyptians by introducing them to primary sources that cover a broader spectrum, both temporally and geographically, than most ancient Egyptian readers. Students will learn about the Egyptians’ political ideas, social customs, religious views, economy, ethics, and forms of expression.

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This text combines primary sources with supporting secondary material to create a window into pre-modern Western civilizations. Works by Thucydides, Suetonius, Boccaccio, and others are paired with outstanding pieces of modern scholarship to give students a well-rounded understanding of past events and culture.

This text analyzes theories of democracy from America’s founders and connects them with the ideas of classical and Renaissance political philosophy. The text explores classical thinkers from Ancient Greece, political writing from the Enlightenment, and America’s founders. It includes the entirety of all original documents paired with commentary, analysis, and imagery to enhance both interest and comprehension.

THE CLASSICAL FOUNDATION

This text introduces students to the western tradition through quality recent translations of primary sources such as Aristophanes, Euripides, Homer and Virgil. It pairs these with later western sources to show how the Classical Age relates to the Early Modern and Modern Ages. The contemporary language of the translations makes the classical works relatable.

This streamlined textbook makes the case for why students need to know about Western history and civilization and focuses reader attention on major periods and geographical areas. Specific topics include Western Christendom, empire building, the Russian Revolution, and the role of the West in a globalized world.

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In recognition of the fact that peace is much more than the absence of war, this book gives readers new insights into the causes of international conflict. The reading selections examine peace, conflict, violence, and power as essential elements, at both the micro- and macro- levels, in determining the course of events. The selected readings pose fresh questions, and respond to standard questions in new ways.

This anthology includes 142 important political and religious writings from the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. These works provide historical, political, cultural and religious context for the writings in the Bible, and help students better understand the time and the world that produced the biblical texts. The book is richly illustrated with images of relevant material remains from the period.

SPIRITED PROSPECT

A PORTABLE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE PALEOLITHIC TO THE MODERN ERA

Co-authored by two university professors, an art historian and a sculptor, this textt is an engaging narrative linking major monuments and masterpieces of Western visual culture. . Filled with illustrations and insightful interpretations, the book is ideal for survey courses in the history of art, studio art foundation courses, and courses in Western civilization.

MIRROR OF THE MUSES

This book teaches students to appreciate music as both art form and cultural artifact. It helps students understand musical works in their historical, geographical, and conceptual contexts. Through online research, students will draw connections between musical works and artworks, historical events, scientific discoveries, and more.

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SOUTH AFRICA

PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

This anthology provides a well-rounded look at South Africa from diverse perspectives, and places South Africans at the center of their history. The selected readings address a variety of topics including the land reform crisis, the fight for justice for women, the role of capitalism, and South Africa’s political parties.

AFRICAN COMMUNITIES

This book employs a critical eye to help students better understand how theories of international relations can be tested against a particular phenomenon, in this case the historical process leading to the rise of three modern African communities. The book challenges standard Eurocentric assumptions about theories of international relations.

THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

This text uses essays from a variety of disciplines to introduce students to the African Diaspora and the contributions of African peoples at a time when these are being marginalized on a global scale. The text explores the origins of the Diaspora, and unearths evidence about the development of the Diaspora in the New World.

AFRIKAN AMERICAN WOMEN

This anthology brings together the work of psychologists, social workers, historians, and other scholars who have studied Black female oppression. Their research examines the effects of race, gender, class, and culture on the mental, emotional, and physical health and psychosocial adjustment of Afrikan American women.

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PURSUING 和 (WA)

This book examines Japan-American relations from a historical perspective, with reading selections on the diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt and the quest to balance power in Asia. The readings in the anthology emphasize the importance of this relationship as the cornerstone of peace in the region.

This volume presents a thoughtful overview of the original writings of those considered to be the Fathers of Medicine.The selections encourage readers to reach back through time and examine the views of Hammurabi, Hippocrates, Galen of Pergamon, and others.

THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE, AS WRITTEN BY ITS FOUNDERS, VOLUME 2

This volume presents the progression of the medical discipline from the late Middle Ages to the Renaissance, as represented by the masters of the time. By reflecting on the words of these creators of the field of medicine and surgery, today’s readers gain insight into how medicine was, and can be, advanced.

This book uses primary source material to illustrate the most important features of the world’s intellectual history. The selected readings explore questions of ethics, morality, justice, community, political philosophy, and the understanding of self and humanity.

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This text blends social, political, and intellectual history to give students a wellrounded, comprehensive understanding of early American primary sources. Different voices, philosophies, and points of view are explored thoughtfully and respectfully. There are discussion questions for each primary source document, as well as comparison questions that can be used as essay assignments.

This book explores significant events in United States’ culture, politics, and society since the Civil War, and encourages students to explore and reflect on important themes. By presenting history as more than names, dates, and events, the book provides students with an opportunity to consider the meaning of the past and its influence on society today.

This text covers the background to the revolutionary crisis, the course of the Revolutionary War, and the development of the federal Constitution and new state governments. It addresses the varied meanings of the American Revolution – the diverse interpretations and expectations held by different groups with different goals.

Fresh and innovative, this anthology takes the great American pastime and uses it as a lens through which to view history and society. Specific topics include excess and celebrity in the 1920s, American capitalism and the rise of organized baseball, imperialism and World War I, and challenges and expansion in post-war America.

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WORLD HISTORY

This collection includes important primary sources on the history of the ancient and medieval world. The sources are selected to provide a complete overview of the social, political, economic, and religious history of ancient and medieval civilizations. The author provides important comments and questions to bring a clearer understanding for the reader and to better frame the issues and lives of the pre-modern world.

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

This text features the writing of some of the greatest political philosophers from ancient times to the present, along with concise introductions that highlight and explain the major points of each selection. Readers are introduced to the ideas of Socrates and Plato, Aristotle’s writing on politics and ethics, and the meditations of Marcus Aurelius.

THE CHANGING FACE OF THE PAST AN INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN HISTORIOGRAPHY

Beginning with the earliest historical thought—and ending with the twentieth century—the book explores diverse voices and perspectives on the past through a combination of expository essays by the author and carefully selected primary-source selections that reflect the essays’ most important themes.

THE DEVIL’S MESSAGES

This collection of essays examines instances of definitional difference, of contested meaning. Each essay is exemplary of historical points where disagreements over language create contested space. Some of those spaces are large—Civil Rights, Christianity, the Cold War. Others are smaller, more limited examples of similar problems.

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This text aims to encourage a careful and, therefore, a critical reading of the most significant and often controversial ideas examined in the works of classical and modern political theory. Together the introductory essays and selected readings provide an overview of the assumptions and important arguments still used by those seeking to understand human nature, society and political life.

This text addresses this comparative ethos and Cold War thematics, topics in world history traditionally associated with realpolitik, U.S. foreign policy as a subset of world politics, topics traditionally associated with neoliberalism, and failures of the current nation-state system. Students learn about globalization, international law and organizations, transnational actors, integration theory, and international security.

This book traces the historical trajectory of the vice-presidential institution, telling the story of the vice presidency, and those who have held the office. It is an infinitely more colorful narrative than most would imagine; and yet, the vice presidency continues to be an enigma to most of the public.

PATTERNS IN POLITICS

This text places questions about American Government within the broader context of how people in societies manage their relationships and resolve conflicts. The selected historical documents present a respectful view of the role religion and faith played during the founding period, and provide unique insights into American political culture during this time.

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This text offers a rich selection of primary source materials and excellent essays on a wide range of themes. The text contains materials not often found in regular textbooks; they have been classroom-tested, and have been found to not only generate lively discussions among students, but also inculcate in them a deep-seated curiosity to learn more about Africa.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

This collection discusses colonization, abolitionism, and Pan-Africanism from the historiographical perspective of three twentieth century movements: Jim Crow, the civil rights movement, and the post civil rights era. The anthology shows readers how historians discussed these movements over time, and illustrates how perceptions of events change, given the experiences of the historian examining them and the world in which he or she lives.

This book presents a critical framework for understanding how and why race matters — past, present, and future. Readers will follow the shifting ideological bases upon which modern racial theories have rested, from religion to science to culture, and the links between race, class, gender, and sexuality, and between notions of race and the nation-state.

This text provides a thorough and scholarly examination of Africa and its diasporas, focusing on Africana social and cultural history. The selections are written by experts in the fields of literature, history, sociology, anthropology, political writing, feminism, and cultural analysis.

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CONTINENTAL COMPLEXITIES

This multidisciplinary anthology offers deep insight into Africa and its people, leaving readers with a much greater understanding of the continent and its issues. The collection provides contextualized information in order to educate, clarify, and illustrate the story of the continent.

This text offers a wide variety of primary sources for students of the Twentieth Century world. Meant to prepare students who intend to teach in California high school classrooms, the sources are organized with an eye to the California State Standards for 10th grade World History. These primary sources are examined through the lens of current trends in the historiography of World History.

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA

Using a selection of key documents, essays, and images from the past, this text illustrates California’s cultural, political, and economic importance to the development of early and modern America. The volume offers users a wide spectrum of resources that embody the unique eras, demographics, and geographies of both California and American history.

KOREANS IN AMERICA

In addition to providing a historical background, this text also explores changing demographics, immigration patterns, identity, family, arts and culture, and community and activism. Study questions are incorporated throughout the text to encourage critical thinking and discussion among students. Informational sidebars and cartoons are also used to create an engaging reading experience.

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This book examines the important role religion plays in the Middle East and how it shapes people’s personalities in the Arab world by informing both their belief systems and their lifestyles. Spanning centuries of history, the book explores the Middle East before the advent of Islam, the expansion of Islam, and the modern Middle East.

This volume provides a sampling of original readings drawn from the earliest civilizations or their firsthand observers from throughout the ancient Old World. It is intended to give the student a sense of how ancient peoples actually saw and thought about themselves and their world to complement the interpretations of their lifeways created by archaeologists and art historians.

This text assesses the origins, the dynamics, and the amazing, chameleon-like persistence of the conflict from the early 20th century to the present moment. It opens with a general history of the conflict, which is followed by secondary readings that illustrate and enrich that preliminary survey.

THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

This book draws upon years of classroom experience to deliver diverse pedagogical and modeling tools that go beyond the traditional lecture and texts analyses. The historical texts and renditions of poems selected for this book are designed to aid students’ comprehension of the complex nature of the Africana world.

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THE NONWESTERN WORLD

This text examines the people, places and issues facing the developing world (non-Western) and the future of its relationship with the developed world (Western). It brings together scholarship from a variety of academic perspectives to explore the issues and themes central to the study of the developing world and its peoples.

CAVES TO CATHEDRALS

This text is a compilation of primary sources, in English translation, that help clarify or contextualize artistic production in the pre-modern Western world. The visual arts and sources regarding them, however, are more broadly defined here than is typical of most other sourcebooks.

By offering readers both ura and omote, this book shows that there is great depth and intrigue intertwined with what is familiar. By including stories that are less known, and even controversial, the book gives readers a deeper understanding of what makes Japan so interesting.

Japan has always seemed a puzzle to most westerners—so modern, so industrialized, yet somehow so different. This book walks readers through some of the important features of Japanese society to help readers begin slowly forming a more complete picture of Japan. It seeks to initiate westerners to the learning process of making Japan seem a little less mysterious and a little more understandable.

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This book delivers concise, yet insightful summaries of the crucial political systems and the ideas of prominent political philosophers throughout history. From Conservatism, to Monarchism, to Socialism, the book examines a wide range of influential political systems and illustrates how most societies around the globe exhibit a blend of systems.

This anthology offers a number of documents and articles on crime, criminality and punishment throughout history. Readers will be engaged and enthralled by the range of topics presented in this text, including America’s first famous serial killer, eyewitness descriptions of executions, the Code of Hammurabi, and the experiences of Theodore Roosevelt as New York City Police Commissioner.

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