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A Cultural History of Plants in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Looks at the history and meanings of plants in the period from 1650-1800, a time of global exploration and the discovery of new species of plants and their potential uses.

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A Cultural History of Plants in the Modern Era

Examines how our relationship with plants has evolved since 1920, through advances in agriculture, industry, science, and technology,, the impact of urbanization, and our increased understanding of the si…

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Michael David-Fox
Crucibles of Power

The people of Smolensk survived both of the twentieth century's most brutal dictatorships. Michael David-Fox probes their experiences under Stalinist and Nazi rule to unravel the threads of authoritariani…

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James R Tracy
A Southern Panther

A dialogue on hope and persistence between a movement mentor and author, educator, and organizer, James R. Tracy. Malik Rahim served as the chair of the New Orleans Black Panther Party for Self Defense. S…

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Elva F Orozco Mendoza
The Maternal Contract

In The Maternal Contract, Elva F. Orozco Mendoza traces the mobilization of mothers' organizations that first emerged in the 1970s as distinctive modes of collective action against state violence in the A…

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A Cultural History of Plants in the Post-Classical Era

Unravels the cultural history of plants from 500-1400, when ancient uses and meanings of plants were preserved but overlaid with new developments in agriculture, landscapes, medicines, eating habits and a…

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A Cultural History of Plants in the Early Modern Era

Covering the period from 1400 to 1650, this volume looks at how Renaissance learning and exploration irrevocably changed both our botanical knowledge and human impact on plants.

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Andrew C Willford
Modernity and Malevolence in the Psychiatric Clinic

Modernity and Malevolence in the Psychiatric Clinic is a richly detailed ethnographic study of clinical care at NIMHANS, India's leading mental health institution, offering rich observations of patient-ph…

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Martha Biondi
We Are Internationalists

"Through Chicagoan Prexy Nesbitt's life of organizing at the grassroots and crisscrossing the globe, we learn about long-forgotten efforts spanning decades to support the many liberation and peace st…

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Yoni Appelbaum
Stuck

"We take it for granted that good neighborhoods-with good schools and good housing-are inaccessible to all but the very wealthy. But, in America, this wasn't always the case. Though for most of world…

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Paul Auster
Bloodbath Nation

An intimate and powerful rumination on American gun violence by Paul Auster, one of our greatest living writers and "genuine American original" (The Boston Globe), in an unforgettable collaborat…

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George E McCarthy
Shadows of the Enlightenment

Shadows of the Enlightenment sheds light on the deeply political agenda underlying Western science from the so-called "Age of Reason" to the present. George McCarthy uncovers the economic, socia…

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Nicholas Carr
Superbloom

With rich psychological insights and vivid examples drawn from history and science, Superbloom provides both a panoramic view of how media shapes society and an intimate examination of the fate of the sel…

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Zeynep Pamuk
Politics and Expertise

Our ability to act on some of the most pressing issues of our time, from pandemics and climate change to artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons, depends on knowledge provided by scientists and other …

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Zeynep Devrim Gürsel
Portraits of Unbelonging

A profound examination of how photographs can both sever and connect, tracing the paths of Ottoman Armenians across state and family archives.In 1896 the Ottoman sultan issued a decree that allowed Armeni…

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Zeynep Devrim Gürsel
Portraits of Unbelonging

A profound examination of how photographs can both sever and connect, tracing the paths of Ottoman Armenians across state and family archives.In 1896 the Ottoman sultan issued a decree that allowed Armeni…

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Elva F Orozco Mendoza
The Maternal Contract

In the Americas, organized state violence takes many forms--from forced disappearance and feminicide to extralegal killings, mass incarceration, and illegal detention. In response, mothers' organizations …

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Mark B Smith
Exit Stalin

In the aftermath of Joseph Stalin's ironfisted rule, the Soviet Union was at a crossroads. Would it break from the dictator's brutal regime or continue the campaign of violence and fear? As historian Mark…

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Crafting Everyday Food

Focusing on East Asia from the nineteenth century to the present, Crafting Everyday Food highlights the role of technology in transforming traditional foods into modern ones and in reinventing industriali…

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Ibram X Kendi
Chain of Ideas

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist traces the rise of the authoritarian and xenophobic movements threatening democracies around the globe.

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