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The Press and Democratic Backsliding

How Journalism Has Failed the Public and How It Can Revive Democracy

de Bethany Albertson, Daryl A. Carter, Daniela Grassau, Katherine Haenschen, Jamie C. Higdon, Andrea Hudson, Sharon Jarvis, Patrick R. Johnson, Thomas J. Johnson, Barbara K. Kaye0, Kyser Lough1, Lindsey Meeks2, Andrew Mendelson3, Paul A. Obi4, Constanza Ortega-Gunckel5, Christian Staal Bruun Overgaard6, Mildred F. Perreault7, Valentina Proust8, Joshua M. Scacco9, Anita Varma0, Aaron S. Veenstra1, Joseph Yoo3 ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
This edited volume explores the democratic dangers posed by a political press that emphasizes electoral competition, strategy, entertainment, and what Jay Rosen calls “savviness”—praising candidates for being politically smart rather than being honest—in its coverage of a political landscape dominated by a looming authoritarian threat. Contributors document how the American and global political ... Leer más

$109.39 USD

This edited volume explores the democratic dangers posed by a political press that emphasizes electoral competition, strategy, entertainment, and what Jay Rosen calls “savviness”—praising candidates for being politically smart rather than being honest—in its coverage of a political landscape dominated by a looming authoritarian threat. Contributors document how the American and global political
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The Civil War and the Summer of 2020

de John Bardes, Karen Cook Bell, Associate Professor of History, Daryl A. Carter, Beau D. Cleland, Emmanuel Dabney, Adam H. Domby, Myisha S. Eatmon, Barbara Gannon, Scott Hancock, William Horne, LeeAnna Keith, Jonathan Lande, Anne Marshall, Jaime Amanda Martinez, Nicole Turner, Samuel Watts ...

Series series Reconstructing America
Investigates how Americans have remembered violence and resistance since the Civil War, including Confederate monuments, historical markers, college classrooms, and history books.George Floyd’s murder in the summer of 2020 sparked a national reckoning for the United States that had been 400 years in the making. Millions of Americans took to the streets to protest both the murder and the centuries ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

Investigates how Americans have remembered violence and resistance since the Civil War, including Confederate monuments, historical markers, college classrooms, and history books.George Floyd’s murder in the summer of 2020 sparked a national reckoning for the United States that had been 400 years in the making. Millions of Americans took to the streets to protest both the murder and the centuries
... Leer más
Not Playing Around

Intersectional Identities, Media Representation, and the Power of Sport

de Karen Weiller-Abels, Lisa Carlsen, Eric Knee, Louis Jenkins, Paula Lavigne, John Loeppky, Paolo Lucattini, Sandra Melendez-Labrador, Teveraishe Mushayamunda, Newly Paul0, Vincent Peña1, Warren Perry2, Rebekah Sears3, Greg Taguchi4, Briana Wallace5, Karleigh Webb6, Austin R. Anderson7, Daryl A. Carter8, William P. Cassidy9, Erica María Castaño Salazar0, Suzanna Rocco Dillon1, Dionne L. Koller2, Frank D. LoMonte3, Maria Elena Mastrangelo4, Nathan M. Murata5, Gwendelyn S. Nisbett6, Joshua D. Rubin7, Stephanie G. Schartel Dunn8, Allison R. Tsuchida9, Mildred F. Perreault0, Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito1, Tracy Everbach3 ...

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThis book provides an accessible space for interdisciplinary scholarship and narrative through an analysis of the power of media and sports, focusing on the intersectionality of identity, politics, social justice, and social movements within this context. Contributors examine how identities coalesce in sports and discuss the ways in which sports ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThis book provides an accessible space for interdisciplinary scholarship and narrative through an analysis of the power of media and sports, focusing on the intersectionality of identity, politics, social justice, and social movements within this context. Contributors examine how identities coalesce in sports and discuss the ways in which sports
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Brother Bill

President Clinton and the Politics of Race and Class

de Daryl A Carter ...

“This book is a fascinating analysis of race and class in the age of President Bill Clinton. It provides much-needed clarity in regards to the myth of the ‘First Black President.’ It contributes much to our understanding of the history that informs our present moment!”—Cornel WestAs President Barack Obama was sworn into office on January 20, 2009, the United States was abuzz with talk of the first ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

“This book is a fascinating analysis of race and class in the age of President Bill Clinton. It provides much-needed clarity in regards to the myth of the ‘First Black President.’ It contributes much to our understanding of the history that informs our present moment!”—Cornel WestAs President Barack Obama was sworn into office on January 20, 2009, the United States was abuzz with talk of the first
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Historical Dictionary of Methodism

de Frank Baker, John D. Beasley, Oliver A. Beckerlegge, Charles W. Brockwell Jr., Joanne Carlson Brown, Kenneth O. Brown, Barbara E. Campbell, David J. Carter, Philip L. Carter, Kenneth J. Collins, Dudley A.L. Cooney, Dennis C. Dickerson, Melvin E. Dieter, Mary Agnes Dougherty, Daryl M. Elliot, John C. English, Gayle Carlton Felton, Bruce David Forbes, Peter S. Forsaith, Donald K. Gorrell, E Dorothy Graham, Kenneth G. Greet, Frank Hanson, John A. Hargreaves, Richard P. Heitzenrater, William D. Horton, Alice G. Knotts, William Leary, John H. Lenton, Robin W. Lovin, Lawrence D. McIntosh, Timothy S.A. Macquiban, Frederick E. Maser, John G. McEllhenney, Robert C. Monk, John A. Newton, Zablon Nthamburi, J Steven O'Malley, L Dale Patterson, Dana L. Robert, Cyril S. Rodd, Samuel J. Rogal, E Alan Rose, Kenneth E. Rowe, Edwin A. Schell, Thomas Shaw, Dale H. Simmons, Robert Drew Simpson, K James Stein, Patrick Ph. Streiff, Douglas M. Strong, Edwin E. Sylvest, Norman W. Taggart, Geraint Tudur, Eteuati L. Tuioti, John Munsey Turner, John A. Vickers, Gordon S. Wakefield, Charles Wallace Jr., Pauline M. Webb, Marilyn Färdig Whiteley, Robert J. Williams, Philip Wingeier-Rayo ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, ... Leer más

$98.99 USD

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events,
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Stamped from the Beginning

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

de Ibram X. Kendi ...

A National Book Award winnerThe New York Times bestselling history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.**“An engrossing and relentless intellectual history of prejudice in America.” -**Washington PostSome Americans insist that we’re living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America—... ... Leer más

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A National Book Award winnerThe New York Times bestselling history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.**“An engrossing and relentless intellectual history of prejudice in America.” -**Washington PostSome Americans insist that we’re living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America—...
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The 1619 Project

A New Origin Story

de Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.“[A] groundbreaking compendium . . . bracing and urgent . . . This collection is an extraordinary update to an ongoing project of vital truth-telling.”—Esquire**NOW AN EMMY ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.“[A] groundbreaking compendium . . . bracing and urgent . . . This collection is an extraordinary update to an ongoing project of vital truth-telling.”—Esquire**NOW AN EMMY
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning

de Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi ...

Don’t miss this “fresh and conversational” (TIME Magazine), “potent and provocative” (The San Francisco Chronicle), #1 New York Times bestselling exploration of racism—and antiracism—in America.This is NOT a history book.This is a book about the here and now.A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.A book about race.The construct... ... Leer más

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Don’t miss this “fresh and conversational” (TIME Magazine), “potent and provocative” (The San Francisco Chronicle), #1 New York Times bestselling exploration of racism—and antiracism—in America.This is NOT a history book.This is a book about the here and now.A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.A book about race.The construct...
... Leer más

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Four Hundred Souls

A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Edición de Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire.FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post, Town & Country, ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire.FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post, Town & Country,
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A Black Women's History of the United States

de Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross ...

Series Libro 5 - ReVisioning History
The award-winning Revisioning American History series continues with this “groundbreaking new history of Black women in the United States” (Ibram X. Kendi)—the perfect companion to An Indigenous People’s History of the United States and An African American and Latinx History of the United States.An empowering and intersectional history that centers the stories of African American women across 400+ ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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The award-winning Revisioning American History series continues with this “groundbreaking new history of Black women in the United States” (Ibram X. Kendi)—the perfect companion to An Indigenous People’s History of the United States and An African American and Latinx History of the United States.An empowering and intersectional history that centers the stories of African American women across 400+
... Leer más

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Robert E. Lee and Me

A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

de Ty Seidule ...

"Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

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"Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert
... Leer más

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The Devil You Know

A Black Power Manifesto

de Charles M. Blow ...

New York Times Bestseller: "A compelling argument on how a second migration back to the South could prove a way forward for Black America." — Library JournalA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the YearThe Inspiration for the HBO Original Documentary South to Black PowerRace, as we have come to understand it, is a fiction; but, racism, as we have come to live it, is a fact. The point here is ... Leer más

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New York Times Bestseller: "A compelling argument on how a second migration back to the South could prove a way forward for Black America." — Library JournalA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the YearThe Inspiration for the HBO Original Documentary South to Black PowerRace, as we have come to understand it, is a fiction; but, racism, as we have come to live it, is a fact. The point here is
... Leer más

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