basic books jan 2026 (6 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An "unsparing, erudite, and incisive" (Jelani Cobb, staff writer, The New Yorker) reframing of the past and present of Black resistanceboth nonviolent and violentto white supremacy Named a Best Book of 2024 bySmithsonian \* Kirkus \* Chicago Review of Books \* Emancipator Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence and Malcolm X's "by any means necessary." In We Refuse, historian Kellie Carter Jackson looks beyond this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women.?? ? The dismissal of "Black violence" as an illegitimate form of resistance is itself a manifestation of white supremacy. Forcefrom work stoppages and property destruction to armed revolthas played a pivotal part in securing freedom and justice for Black people for centuries. But force is only one tool among many. Carter Jackson examines other, no less vital tactics that have shaped the Black struggle, from the restorative power of finding joy in the face of suffering to the quiet strength of simply walking away.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The "engaging" (New Yorker), New York Times best-selling story of how coyotes took over North Americaand are now taking over South America as well Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award 'A masterly synthesis of scientific research and personal observation.'Wall Street Journal Legends don't come close to capturing the incredible survival story of the coyote. In the face of centuries of annihilation campaigns employing poisons, gases, helicopters, and bioweapons, coyotes didn't just survive, they thrived, expanding across North America from Alaska to Florida and New York, and now, as this new edition explores, to South America as well. In the war between humans and coyotes, coyotes have won hands-down. Coyote America traces both the five-million-year-long biological story of coyotes, as well as their cultural evolution from preeminence in Native American religions to haplessness before the Road Runner. A deeply American tale, the story of the coyote in the American West and then across the entire country is a sort of Manifest Destiny in reverse, with a pioneering hero whose career holds up an uncanny mirror to the successes and failures of American expansionism. An illuminating biography of an extraordinary animal, Coyote America is one of the great epics of our time.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "Being the killjoy is often a joy unto itself, and Ahmed shows us how to embrace it in all its liberatory glory" (Ms. magazine) Do you refuse to laugh at offensive jokes Have you ever been accused of ruining dinner by pointing out your companion's sexist comment Are you often told to stop being so "woke" If so, you might be a feminist killjoyand this handbook is for you. In this book, feminist theorist Sara Ahmed shows how killing joy can be a radical world-making project.? Presenting sharp analysis of literature, film, and influential feminist works, and drawing on her own experiences as a queer feminist scholar-activist of color, Ahmed reveals the invaluable lessons of the feminist killjoy, from the importance of asking questions to the power of the eye roll. The Feminist Killjoy Handbook offers an outstretched hand to feminist killjoys everywhere and an essential intellectual guide to the transformative power of getting in the way.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The classic guide to sex for seniors, offering real-life stories alongside expert advice "without apology, without shame and with accommodation, levity, humor and joy" (The New York Times)now updated with a new foreword from the author and new expert tips Joan Price is talking out loud about a subject that is often ignored or ridiculed in our society: later-life sex. In?Naked at Our Age,?she offers a candid, straight-talking exploration of senior sex in all its colorsthe challenges, the disappointments, and the surprises, as well as the delights of love and passion. In this book, real people over fiftywomen and men, coupled and single, straight and gaytalk candidly about how their sex lives and relationships have changed with age. No topic related to older sexuality is off-limits. Some are having unsatisfying sex, or no sex at all, and are looking for answers. Price presents their compelling personal stories, followed by wise advice from sex therapists, health professionals, counselors, and sex educators. Naked at Our Age is an entertaining and indispensable guide to the issues of senior sex and relationships. This new edition of the classic, award-winning book includes a new foreword from the author and new tips from experts.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "Superb.Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand." (Washington Post) Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent period, facing off against Brutus, and eventually Antony and Cleopatra. He was a military dictator who schemed and killed his way to power and then brought the Romans peace and prosperity after all the chaos, laying the foundations of the famous Pax Romana. In this definitive and critically acclaimed biography, eminent historian Adrian Goldsworthy illuminates the political and private lives of Rome's first emperor in more depth than ever before. Weaving together tales of military victories, political marriages, and senatorial power struggles, Goldsworthy portrays Augustus as he really wasat once noble and manipulative, giving and tyrannical, clever and cruel. Meticulously researched and approachably written, Augustus is the most detailed extant biography of Caesar Augustus, a man whose legacy continues on today.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A sweeping global history of Islam, tracing the 1,400-year evolution of a diverse community of faith and its place in the modern world "Anyone who wants to understand not just the past of Islam but its present and future should readWorlds of Islam."Reza Aslan, author of No god but God From its birth in seventh-century Arabia, Islam has been a faith on the move. Over the span of a thousand years, armies, missionaries, and merchants carried it to the edges of Europe, the coasts of Southeast Asia, and the remote interior of China. By the nineteenth century, Islam encompassed a world of great diversity, from Muslim-ruled empires to new nations where Muslims lived out their faith among many others. As empires fell and new superpowers rose, Muslims proved to be as adaptable and dynamic as modernity itself. In Worlds of Islam, historian James McDougall explores Islam's origins and transformations as Muslims adapted to changing times and conditions, from Late Antiquity to the digital age. In the twentieth century, while monarchs in the Gulf asserted dynastic privilege and fundamentalists in Egypt and Pakistan preached social morality, revolutionaries from Algeria to Indonesia fought for national self-determination, and activists in North America and Europe campaigned for civil liberties and social justice. Sweeping and authoritative, Worlds of Islam narrates the epic story of how Muslims emerged as a community, built empires, traversed the globe, came to number in the billions, and became modern.