Peace, justice and activism

In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known.

The story of Christine Jorgensen, Americas first prominent transsexual, famously narrated trans embodiment in the postwar era.

Black Skin, White Masks is a classic, devastating account of the dehumanising effects of colonisation experienced by black subjects living in a white world.

Focusing on the strategies and organizational models church women employed in the fight for social justice, Adams tracks the intersections of politics and religion, race and gender, and place and space in a New York City suburb.

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A leading expert on modern-day slavery, Kevin Bales has traveled to some of the world's most dangerous places documenting and battling human trafficking.

This highly personal book, based on years of travel and first-hand research in North America

The author’s demolition of the revisionist argument that constructive engagement policies ended apartheid is a notable contribution to truth.

When the state of Israel was established in 1948, not all Palestinians became refugees: some stayed behind and were soon granted citizenship.