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Nannie Helen Burroughs
A Tower of Strength in the Labor World
Price:
CA$38.95
ISBN: 9781647125288
Pub Date: February 2025
The overlooked story of one of the most influential labor leaders of the twentieth century reveals powerful lessons that still resonateAt the dawn of the twentieth century, Black girls and women faced...
Latinas/os in New Jersey
Histories, Communities, and Cultures
Price:
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781978826175
Pub Date: January 2025
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Since the 1890s, New Jersey has attracted hundreds of thousands of Caribbean and Latin American migrants. The state's rich economic history, high-income suburbs, and strong public sector have all contributed...
Strength Through Diversity
Harlem Prep and the Rise of Multiculturalism
Price:
CA$43.95
ISBN: 9781978823396
Pub Date: January 2025
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
In Strength Through Diversity, Barry M. Goldenberg traces the inspiring, uncharted history of Harlem Prep, a unique multicultural institution that became an educational phenomenon in the iconic Black neighborhood of Harlem and nationwide. From 1967 to 1974, Harlem Prep sent to college many hundreds of students who had previously been labeled as "dropouts," demonstrating how a multicultural educational program centered on diversity can provide a blueprint for schools today.
Strength Through Diversity
Harlem Prep and the Rise of Multiculturalism
Price:
CA$156.00
ISBN: 9781978823402
Pub Date: January 2025
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
In Strength Through Diversity, Barry M. Goldenberg traces the inspiring, uncharted history of Harlem Prep, a unique multicultural institution that became an educational phenomenon in the iconic Black neighborhood of Harlem and nationwide. From 1967 to 1974, Harlem Prep sent to college many hundreds of students who had previously been labeled as "dropouts," demonstrating how a multicultural educational program centered on diversity can provide a blueprint for schools today.
Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience
How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality
Price:
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781647125219
Pub Date: December 2024
The stories of the Black men and women who combated racial prejudice in Washington, DC, with sports and musicIn the Nation's Capital, music and sports have played a central role in the lives of African...
The Chief Rabbi's Funeral
The Untold Story of America's Largest Antisemitic Riot
Price:
CA$47.95
ISBN: 9781640126183
Pub Date: December 2024
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Scott D. Seligman recounts the untold story of the largest antisemitic riot in American history: the horrific attack on Jewish mourners by factory workers and police on New York's Lower East Side during the 1902 funeral of Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph.
Folly of Revolution
Thomas Bradbury Chandler and the Loyalist Mind in a Democratic Age
Price:
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780271092201
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Soul of the Court
The Trailblazing Life of Judge William Benson Bryant Sr.
Price:
CA$30.95
ISBN: 9781496852694
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
The first full-length biography of a trailblazing DC attorney and judge
Rutgers Then and Now
Two Centuries of Campus Development, A Historical and Photographic Odyssey
Price:
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781978824706
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Rutgers, Then and Now tells the story of how the university grew from a humble six-acre campus overlooking the Raritan River to a sprawling set of campuses extending beyond the New Brunswick city limits. Providing photographic and pictorial documentation of the university's stunning expansion, it reveals the sacrifices and gifts that transformed Rutgers into a major world university.
Unfracked
The Struggle to Ban Fracking in New York
Price:
CA$35.95
ISBN: 9781625348227
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press
Since fracking emerged as a way of extracting natural gas, through intense deep drilling and the use of millions of gallons of water and chemicals to fracture shale, it has been controversial. It is...
Unfracked
The Struggle to Ban Fracking in New York
Price:
CA$124.00
ISBN: 9781625348234
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press
Since fracking emerged as a way of extracting natural gas, through intense deep drilling and the use of millions of gallons of water and chemicals to fracture shale, it has been controversial. It is...
The Best Land
Four Hundred Years of Love and Betrayal on Oneida Territory
Price:
CA$47.95
ISBN: 9780801452598
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
In Susan A. Brewer's fascinating The Best Land, she recounts the story of the parcel of central New York land on which she grew up. Brewer and her family had worked and lived on this land for generations...
A Hudson Valley Reckoning
Discovering the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in My Dutch American Family
Price:
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9781501776564
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
A Hudson Valley Reckoning tells the long-ignored story of slavery's history in upstate New York through Debra Bruno's absorbing chronicle that uncovers her Dutch ancestors' slave-holding past and leads...
Spiritualism's Place
Reformers, Seekers, and Séances in Lily Dale
Price:
CA$39.95
ISBN: 9781501777264
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
In Spiritualism's Place, four friends and scholars who produce the acclaimed Dig: A History Podcast, share their curiosity and enthusiasm for uncovering stories from the past as they explore the history...
The Roots of Flower City
Horticulture, Empire, and the Remaking of Rochester, New York
Price:
CA$53.95
ISBN: 9781501777929
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
In The Roots of Flower City, Camden Burd explores the economic and ecological significance of Rochester plant nurserymen over the course of the nineteenth century. As the first boomtown in the United...
Walking East Harlem
A Neighborhood Experience
Price:
CA$29.95
ISBN: 9781978836532
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
This book comprises three walking tours that inform the visitor about East Harlem's cultural centers, institutions, and landmark buildings. Walking East Harlem also pays homage to the Latino residents who called Spanish Harlem/El Barrio home and acknowledges the contribution of Black, Italian, Jewish, and other ethnic groups who have lived in the neighborhood.
Nannie Helen Burroughs
A Tower of Strength in the Labor World
CA$38.95
ISBN: 9781647125288
Pub Date: February 2025
Latinas/os in New Jersey
Histories, Communities, and Cultures
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781978826175
Pub Date: January 2025
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Strength Through Diversity
Harlem Prep and the Rise of Multiculturalism
CA$43.95
ISBN: 9781978823396
Pub Date: January 2025
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Strength Through Diversity
Harlem Prep and the Rise of Multiculturalism
CA$156.00
ISBN: 9781978823402
Pub Date: January 2025
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience
How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781647125219
Pub Date: December 2024
The Chief Rabbi's Funeral
The Untold Story of America's Largest Antisemitic Riot
CA$47.95
ISBN: 9781640126183
Pub Date: December 2024
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Folly of Revolution
Thomas Bradbury Chandler and the Loyalist Mind in a Democratic Age
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780271092201
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Soul of the Court
The Trailblazing Life of Judge William Benson Bryant Sr.
CA$30.95
ISBN: 9781496852694
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Rutgers Then and Now
Two Centuries of Campus Development, A Historical and Photographic Odyssey
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781978824706
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Unfracked
The Struggle to Ban Fracking in New York
CA$35.95
ISBN: 9781625348227
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press
Unfracked
The Struggle to Ban Fracking in New York
CA$124.00
ISBN: 9781625348234
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press
The Best Land
Four Hundred Years of Love and Betrayal on Oneida Territory
CA$47.95
ISBN: 9780801452598
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
A Hudson Valley Reckoning
Discovering the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in My Dutch American Family
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9781501776564
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Spiritualism's Place
Reformers, Seekers, and Séances in Lily Dale
CA$39.95
ISBN: 9781501777264
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
The Roots of Flower City
Horticulture, Empire, and the Remaking of Rochester, New York
CA$53.95
ISBN: 9781501777929
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Walking East Harlem
A Neighborhood Experience
CA$29.95
ISBN: 9781978836532
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Rutgers University Press