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Toward Freedom

Author : Toure Reed
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1786634384
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Toward Freedom written by Toure Reed and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most brilliant historian of the black freedom movement” reveals how simplistic views of racism and white supremacy fail to address racial inequality—and offers a roadmap for a more progressive, brighter future (Cornel West, author of Race Matters). The fate of poor and working-class African Americans—who are unquestionably represented among neoliberalism’s victims—is inextricably linked to that of other poor and working-class Americans. Here, Reed contends that the road to a more just society for African Americans and everyone else is obstructed, in part, by a discourse that equates entrepreneurialism with freedom and independence. This, ultimately, insists on divorcing race and class. In the age of runaway inequality and Black Lives Matter, there is an emerging consensus that our society has failed to redress racial disparities. The culprit, however, is not the sway of a metaphysical racism or the modern survival of a primordial tribalism. Instead, it can be traced to far more comprehensible forces, such as the contradictions in access to New Deal era welfare programs, the blinders imposed by the Cold War, and Ronald Reagan's neoliberal assault on the half-century long Keynesian consensus.

Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945

Author : Beth Tompkins Bates
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807875368
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945 written by Beth Tompkins Bates and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003-01-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between World War I and World War II, African Americans' quest for civil rights took on a more aggressive character as a new group of black activists challenged the politics of civility traditionally embraced by old-guard leaders in favor of a more forceful protest strategy. Beth Tompkins Bates traces the rise of this new protest politics--which was grounded in making demands and backing them up with collective action--by focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) to form a union in Chicago, headquarters of the Pullman Company. Bates shows how the BSCP overcame initial opposition from most of Chicago's black leaders by linking its union message with the broader social movement for racial equality. As members of BSCP protest networks mobilized the black community around the quest for manhood rights and economic freedom, they broke down resistance to organized labor even as they expanded the boundaries of citizenship to include equal economic opportunity. By the mid-1930s, BSCP protest networks gained platforms at the national level, fusing Brotherhood activities first with those of the National Negro Congress and later with the March on Washington Movement. Lessons learned during this era guided the next generation of activists, who carried the black freedom struggle forward after World War II.

Contested-election Case of Robert Lowry Vs. James B. White

Author : Bob Lowry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Contested-election Case of Robert Lowry Vs. James B. White written by Bob Lowry and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Collapse of British Rule in Burma

Author : Michael D. Leigh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472589750
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book The Collapse of British Rule in Burma written by Michael D. Leigh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1942 colonial Burma was in a state of military, economic and constitutional collapse. Japanese forces controlled almost the whole country and thousands of evacuees were trapped in a huge area of no-man's-land in the north. They made their way to India through the so-called 'jungles of death', attempting to trek out of Burma amidst perilous conditions. Drawing on diverse and previously unpublished accounts, Michael D. Leigh analyses the experiences of evacuees in both Burma and India and critically examines the impact of evacuation on colonial and Burmese politics in the lead-up to independence in 1948. This study will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Burmese history, 20th-century imperialism and the global reach of the Second World War.

Government Aid Through District Organizations

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Government Aid Through District Organizations written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Government Aid Through District Organizations, Hearings ... on S. 1922, Relating to Reclamation of Arid, Semiarid, Swamp, and Overflow Lands

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on irrigation and reclamatation of Arid Lands
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
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Download or read book Government Aid Through District Organizations, Hearings ... on S. 1922, Relating to Reclamation of Arid, Semiarid, Swamp, and Overflow Lands written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on irrigation and reclamatation of Arid Lands and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sacrifices of the Porters

Author : Randy Bishop
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1546250719
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Sacrifices of the Porters written by Randy Bishop and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacrifices of the Porters examines the exploits and contributions of three brothers who volunteered to serve, and paid the ultimate price, in the War Between the States. Leaving their West Tennessee home and family, the Porter boys became members of three separate unitsthe Eleventh Mississippi, the Twenty-Ninth Mississippi, and the First Confederate Cavalry Regiment. In turn, these young men and their comrades saw action in some of the wars most intense battles. Sadly, each of the Porter brothers was killed in the course of the war, and their bodies were hastily placed into unmarked graves. Their plights and sacrifices are carefully recorded through the use of family letters, additional primary sources, and other historical documents.

Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance

Author : Aberjhani
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438130171
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance written by Aberjhani and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents articles on the period known as the Harlem Renaissance, during which African American artists, poets, writers, thinkers, and musicians flourished in Harlem, New York.

Competitive Advantage

Author : Michael E. Porter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416595848
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Competitive Advantage written by Michael E. Porter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now beyond its eleventh printing and translated into twelve languages, Michael Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations has changed completely our conception of how prosperity is created and sustained in the modern global economy. Porter’s groundbreaking study of international competitiveness has shaped national policy in countries around the world. It has also transformed thinking and action in states, cities, companies, and even entire regions such as Central America. Based on research in ten leading trading nations, The Competitive Advantage of Nations offers the first theory of competitiveness based on the causes of the productivity with which companies compete. Porter shows how traditional comparative advantages such as natural resources and pools of labor have been superseded as sources of prosperity, and how broad macroeconomic accounts of competitiveness are insufficient. The book introduces Porter’s “diamond,” a whole new way to understand the competitive position of a nation (or other locations) in global competition that is now an integral part of international business thinking. Porter's concept of “clusters,” or groups of interconnected firms, suppliers, related industries, and institutions that arise in particular locations, has become a new way for companies and governments to think about economies, assess the competitive advantage of locations, and set public policy. Even before publication of the book, Porter’s theory had guided national reassessments in New Zealand and elsewhere. His ideas and personal involvement have shaped strategy in countries as diverse as the Netherlands, Portugal, Taiwan, Costa Rica, and India, and regions such as Massachusetts, California, and the Basque country. Hundreds of cluster initiatives have flourished throughout the world. In an era of intensifying global competition, this pathbreaking book on the new wealth of nations has become the standard by which all future work must be measured.

Porter's Quest

Author : William M. Davenport
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1467801429
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (678 download)

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Download or read book Porter's Quest written by William M. Davenport and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eddie Porter, a professional gambler, arrived at the village of Fallston, North Carolina in 1930 with the rarest of commodities: money. He was there to investigate the prospect of buying a sprawling, run down tobacco farm. Eddie knew, at once, that he has found the place he had long been seeking. It was sound rather than site that told Eddie this. The people of Fallston had the exact same accent and voice inflections of the man he was seeking. It has taken Eddie a dozen years to find this place. After a week in Fallston, Eddie calmly bet the bulk of his fortune and the last ten years of his life on Fallston. In June of 1940, Eddie Porter was found murdered in his home in Fallston.Ten year old Jubal Scott was the first to reach the scene. Jubal caught a glimpse of Eddies killer, before he, too was knocked unconscious and left for dead. Soon, the Sheriff of Green County, Jubals father Mason Scott and Eddie Porters daughter join forces to hunt for his killer. Months of sleuthing later, the trio have only a budding romance between Monica Porter and Mason Scott to show for their efforts. Tensions mount with each attempt on Jubals life. Finally, Monica discovers a letter from her father naming John Lofton, a local, as the man who killed his friend in France during World War I. Soon after Eddies murder, Lofton is the victim of an apparent suicide. Monica Porters says, Case Closed! Mason Scott, however, remains unconvinced. The case reaches an exciting climax when Jubal Scott recognizes the real killers picture in a newspaper. Discover how Eddie Porters final corageous act of love changed his vengeful quest into a remarkable legacy of love.

Awards [of The] First Division

Author : United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1010 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Awards [of The] First Division written by United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board and published by . This book was released on with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Code of Federal Regulations

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 786 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Code of Federal Regulations written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.

Tigers of the Snow

Author : Jonathan Neale
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429978589
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Tigers of the Snow written by Jonathan Neale and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-06-29 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tigers of the Snow is true story of the tragedy and survival on one of the world's most dangerous mountains. In 1922 Himalayan climbers were British gentlemen, and their Sherpa and Tibetan porters were "coolies," unskilled and inexperienced casual laborers. By 1953 Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stood on the summit of Everest, and the coolies had become the "Tigers of the Snow." Jonathan Neale's absorbing book is both a compelling history of the oft-forgotten heroes of mountaineering and a gripping account of the expedition that transformed the Sherpas into climbing legends. In 1934 a German-led team set off to climb the Himalayan peak of Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain on earth. After a disastrous assault in 1895, no attempt had been made to conquer the mountain for thirty-nine years. The new Nazi government was determined to prove German physical superiority to the rest of the world. A heavily funded expedition was under pressure to deliver results. Like all climbers of the time, they did not really understand what altitude did to the human body. When a hurricane hit the leading party just short of the summit, the strongest German climbers headed down and left the weaker Germans and the Sherpas to die on the ridge. What happened in the next few days of death and fear changed forever how the Sherpa climbers thought of themselves. From that point on, they knew they were the decent and responsible people of the mountain. Jonathan Neale interviewed many old Sherpa men and women, including Ang Tsering, the last man off Nanga Parbat alive in 1934. Impeccably researched and superbly written, Tigers of the Snow is the compelling narrative of a climb gone wrong, set against the mountaineering history of the early twentieth century, the haunting background of German politics in the 1930s, and the hardship and passion of life in the Sherpa valleys.

Breaking Out of the "Man Box"

Author : Tony Porter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510701494
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Breaking Out of the "Man Box" written by Tony Porter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international TED Talk speaker, Tony Porter challenges manhood and male socialization, which he defines as the “man box.” Tony Porter works closely with the NFL, the NBA, the MLB, the US military, colleges, universities, and numerous other organizations to prevent violence against women and girls by promoting healthy, respectful manhood. Now, in Breaking Out of the “Man Box” Porter’s message is directed at all men. This book tackles the collective socialization of manhood and provides an in-depth look at the experiences of boys and men. In an effort to understand the many aspects of “what it means to be a man,” Porter suggests the topic is worthy of being rethought, challenged, and even redefined. This book will help men—fathers, husbands, brothers, coworkers, etc.—unpack and correct those realities. Breaking Out of the “Man Box” boldly exposes the connection between male socialization and the quest to end violence against women and girls. Porter provides an honest and transformative experience, empowering men to create a world where men and boys are loving and respectful—and a human race where women and girls are valued and safe. On the heels of national movements and initiatives such as the NFL’s NoMore.org, this book provides men with the knowledge and understanding to explore how to create that world.

Arithmetical Questions, on a new plan: designed as a supplement to the author's engraved Introduction to Arithmetic ... The third edition, enlarged

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Author : William BUTLER (Writing-Master.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
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Download or read book Arithmetical Questions, on a new plan: designed as a supplement to the author's engraved Introduction to Arithmetic ... The third edition, enlarged written by William BUTLER (Writing-Master.) and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Quest

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book New Quest written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bernard Berenson, the Making of a Legend

Author : Ernest Samuels
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674067790
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book Bernard Berenson, the Making of a Legend written by Ernest Samuels and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Controversy swirls around Bernard Berenson today as it did in his middle years, before and between two world wars. Who was this man, this supreme connoisseur of Italian Renaissance painting? How did he support his elegant estate near Florence, his Villa I Tatti? What exactly were his relations with the art dealer Joseph Duveen? What part did his wife, Mary, play in his scholarly work and professional career? The answers are to be found in the day-to-day record of his life as he lived it--as reported at first hand in his and Mary's letters and diaries and reflected in the countless personal and business letters they received. His is one of the most fully documented lives of this century. Ernest Samuels, having spent twenty years studying the thousands of letters and other manuscripts, presents his story in absorbing detail. Berenson helped Isabella Stewart Gardner build her great collection and performed similar though lesser services for other wealthy Americans. It was merely an avocation and a useful source of income; his vocation was scholarship. But after 1904, when the book opens, his expertise was in ever-greater demand: a purchaser's only assurance of the authorship of an Italian painting was the opinion of an expert, and in this field Berenson was pre-eminent. Increasingly he was drawn into the lucrative world of the art dealers; inevitably Joseph Duveen found it essential to enlist his services, at first ad hoc, then by contractual agreement. Samuels charts the course of Berenson's long association with Duveen Brothers, detailing the financial arrangements, the humdrum chores and major contested attributions, the periodic clashes between the stubborn scholar and the arrogant entrepreneur. The portrayal of Berenson's relationship with Mary is especially intriguing: a union of opposites in all but brains and wit, bonded--despite love affairs, jealousies, recriminations--no longer by passion but by shared concerns. Impinging on their lives are those of a huge circle of friends and acquaintances in America and the beau monde of Europe. Both as biography and as a chapter of social and cultural history, it is a compelling book.