Showing titles in Civil Rights & Liberties

From Robert Spencer, the New York Times best-selling author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and The Complete Infidel's Guide to ISIS, comes a bold defense of freedom of speech - the single most valuable freedom humanity has, a freedom now endangered worldwide.

"...a remarkable audio experience that emphasizes the revolutionary power of LGBTQ voices and provides an invaluable record of a community that refuses to be silenced." -AudioFile magazine Earphones Award winner For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the...

White supremacy is a violent system of oppression that harms Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, and if you are a person who holds white privilege, then you are complicit in upholding that harm, whether you realise it or not. And if you are person who holds white privilege, the question you should be asking isn't whether or not this is true, but rather, what are you going to do about it?

Why does inequality persist despite unprecedented awareness? Because racism has evolved. It no longer requires hatred or conscious prejudice. It operates as invisible code running in the background of institutions—algorithms that predict the future based on biased pasts, policies that appear...

सध्या्च्या लॉकडाऊनमुळे कोणते मानसिक प्रश्न निर्माण झाले आहेत व त्याला सामोरे जाताना छत्रपती शिवाजी...

How China used a network of surveillance to intern over a million people and produce a system of control previously unknown in human history Novel forms of state violence and colonization have been unfolding for years in China’s vast northwestern region, where more than a million and a half...

Fight back against misinformation and ignorance as New York Times bestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America’s racist past and present. The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white...

The inspiring memoir of Evie Rich, a fearless African-American activist whose lifelong fight for justice, equality, and workers’ rights shaped pivotal moments in American civil rights history.

Procès intellectuel, procès historique, au cours duquel l'auteur retrace, avec puissance, le cheminement souterrain et idéologique du Mal. Chaque mot pèse. Chaque mot frappe. Ou apporte la douceur, évoquant les noms des disparus, des amis, leurs plumes, leurs pinceaux, leur distance ironique et tendre. Bien plus qu'une plaidoirie, un éloge de la vie libre, joyeuse et éclairée.

Bloomsbury presents Uncontrollable Women by Nan Sloane, read by Harriet Dunlop "Compelling." The Guardian "An insightful and inspiring history." BBC History Magazine "A tantalising revelatory book." The House "Brisk and illuminating." Times Literary Supplement "A damn good read." Morning Star...

"Letter from Birmingham" Jail is perhaps the most beloved and widely read work by Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite the countless publications on its conception and meaning, its broader philosophical significance is often missed. The Emotions of Nonviolence offers a novel interpretation of the...

అసలు సిసలైన జాతీయ వీరుడు, బ్రిటిష్ సామ్రాజ్యాన్ని సర్వనాశనం చేసిన సత్యాన్వేషణ విప్లవకారుడు ఎం.వి.ఆర్...

Rédigée au plus fort de la Révolution française, la Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne constitue une remise en question audacieuse et sans concession d’une société qui proclamait l’égalité tout en la refusant à la moitié de sa population. Dans ce texte radical, Olympe de Gouges aborde les contradictions des idéaux révolutionnaires et demande que les femmes soient reconnues comme des citoyennes à part entière, égales en droits, en responsabilités et en dignité.

Is a fight against equality and for privilege a fight for religious supremacy? Andrew L. Seidel, a constitutional attorney and author of the critically acclaimed book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American, dives into the debate on religious liberty, the modern attempt to...

In Black Power, White Heat, the Sixties historian Alice Echols explores what happened some sixty years ago when whites and Blacks came together in the fight against racism. She tells this story by focusing on two Black-led organizations that bookend the Sixties: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party.

When Nazis wanted to express their right to free speech in 1977 by marching through Skokie, Illinois—a town with a large population of Holocaust survivors—Aryeh Neier, then the national executive director of the ACLU and himself a Holocaust survivor, came to the Nazis' defense. Explaining what many saw as a despicable bridge too far for the First Amendment, Neier spelled out his thoughts about free speech in his 1979 book Defending My Enemy.

Good Trouble is the helpful antidote to all the pessimism and name-calling that is permeating today’s political and social dialogues. Revisiting episodes from the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, it highlights the essential lessons that modern-day activists and the civically minded can extract and embrace in order to move forward and create change.

Expert guidance for navigating the difficult new issues around free speech rights in higher education In their earlier book, Free Speech on Campus, Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman argued that colleges and universities should permit the expression of the widest possible range of views. Nearly ten tumultuous years later, many issues have arisen that this simple principle does not adequately address. To what extent must an institution provide expensive security for extremely controversial speakers?

Bloomsbury presents The Secret Life of the Hotel by Eloise Moss, read by Lindsey Campbell. Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in hotels? Hotels represent nations, hosting visiting monarchs, politicians, and diplomats. Hotels underpin global networks of travel and communication, on...

An essay on restriction, resistance, and reclaiming space, Black Public Joy is essential reading for all politically engaged Canadians wanting to learn more about anti-Black racism in Canada. During a crucial moment in Black life in North America, Jay Pitter has been engaging directly and...