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New Mexico's Stolen Lands - A History of Racism, Fraud and Deceit (Paperback): Ray John De Aragon New Mexico's Stolen Lands - A History of Racism, Fraud and Deceit (Paperback)
Ray John De Aragon
R578 R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Invisible Women - Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Paperback): Caroline Criado-Perez Invisible Women - Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Paperback)
Caroline Criado-Perez 2
R345 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R27 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, where in a car accident you are 47% more likely to be seriously injured, where every week the countless hours of work you do are not recognised or valued.

If any of this sounds familiar, chances are that you're a woman.

Invisible Women shows us how, in a world largely built for and by men, we are systematically ignoring half the population. It exposes the gender data gap – a gap in our knowledge that is at the root of perpetual, systemic discrimination against women, and that has created a pervasive but invisible bias with a profound effect on women’s lives.

From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, urban planning and the media, Invisible Women reveals the biased data that excludes women.

Award-winning campaigner and writer Caroline Criado Perez brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the impact this has on their health and well-being. In making the case for change, this powerful and provocative book will make you see the world anew.

The Innocence Of Roast Chicken (Paperback, Updated Edition): Jo Ann Richards The Innocence Of Roast Chicken (Paperback, Updated Edition)
Jo Ann Richards 1
R250 R227 Discovery Miles 2 270 Save R23 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The Innocence of Roast Chicken focuses on an Afrikaans/English family in the Eastern Cape and their idyllic life on their grandparents’ farm, seen through the eyes of the little girl, Kate, and the subtle web of relationships that is shattered by a horrifying incident in the mid-1960s.

Scenes from Kate’s early life are juxtaposed with Johannesburg in 1989 when Kate, now married to Joe, a human rights lawyer, stands aside from the general euphoria that is gripping the nation. Her despair, both with her marriage and with the national situation, resolutely returns to a brutal incident one Christmas day when Kate was thrust into an awareness of what lay beneath her blissful childhood.

Beautifully constructed, The Innocence of Roast Chicken is painful, evocative, beautifully drawn and utterly absorbing.

The Rhetorical Road to Brown v. Board of Education - Elizabeth and Waties Waring's Campaign (Hardcover): Wanda Little... The Rhetorical Road to Brown v. Board of Education - Elizabeth and Waties Waring's Campaign (Hardcover)
Wanda Little Fenimore
R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As early as 1947, Black parents in rural South Carolina began seeking equal educational opportunities for their children. After two unsuccessful lawsuits, these families directly challenged legally mandated segregation in public schools with a third lawsuit in 1950, which was eventually decided in Brown v. Board of Education. Amidst the Black parents' resistance, Elizabeth Avery Waring, a twice-divorced northern socialite, and her third husband, federal judge J. Waties Waring, launched a rhetorical campaign condemning white supremacy and segregation. In a series of speeches, the Warings exposed the incongruity between American democratic ideals and the reality for Black Americans in the Jim Crow South. They urged audiences to pressure elected representatives to force southern states to end legal segregation. Wanda Little Fenimore employs innovative research methods to recover the Warings' speeches that said the unsayable about white supremacy. When the couple poked at the contradiction between segregation and "all men are created equal," white supremacists pushed back. As a result, the couple received both damning and congratulatory letters that reveal the terms upon which segregation was defended and the reasons those who opposed white supremacy remained silent. Using rich archival materials, Fenimore crafts an engaging narrative that illustrates the rhetorical context from which Brown v. Board of Education arose and dispels the notion that the decision was inevitable. The first full-length account of the Warings' rhetoric, this multilayered story of social progress traces the symbolic battle that provided a locus for change in the landmark Supreme Court decision.

Handbook of Digital Inequality (Hardcover): Eszter Hargittai Handbook of Digital Inequality (Hardcover)
Eszter Hargittai
R6,240 Discovery Miles 62 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This cutting-edge Handbook offers fresh perspectives on the key topics related to the unequal use of digital technologies. Considering the ways in which technologies are employed, variations in conditions under which people use digital media and differences in their digital skills, it unpacks the implications of digital inequality on life outcomes. International contributors assess a variety of key contexts that impact access to digital technologies, including contextual variations related to geography and infrastructure, as well as individual differences related to age, income, health and disability status. Chapters explore how variations emerge across the life course, illustrating the effects of digital disparities on personal wellbeing. Intervening in critical debates relating to the digital divide, this Handbook offers key insights into privacy and trust issues that affect technological usage. Employing both quantitative and qualitative investigations into the relationship between social inequality and the Internet, this Handbook is crucial reading for scholars and researchers in both communication and sociology, particularly those focusing on digital inequalities and human-computer interaction. It will also benefit policymakers in need of innovative approaches to understanding, challenging and addressing the digital divide.

Offside Racism - Playing the White Man (Hardcover): Colin King Offside Racism - Playing the White Man (Hardcover)
Colin King
R4,227 Discovery Miles 42 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

It is a fact that disproportionately few black football players have ever been employed as managers or coaches, despite their prominent presence on the field. How big a role does racism play in contributing to this depressing statistic? 'Play the White Man' is the metaphor King uses to explain how race, racism and inequality operate. He looks at the pressures placed on black players to adopt a culture dominated by white men in sport - in other words, 'to act white' in order to be accepted. He focuses on how racism functions when black players make the transition from the playing field to coaching, management and administration, and are forced to perform within the standards and systems set by white men who have historically held these positions. King provides provocative insights into the world of white-dominated British sport and raises controversial questions that are important for anyone interested in the game.

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Paperback): Reni Eddo-Lodge Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Paperback)
Reni Eddo-Lodge 1
R305 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

`Essential' Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-Winner 2015 'One of the most important books of 2017' Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant 'A wake-up call to a country in denial' Observer In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote on her blog about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. Her words hit a nerve. The post went viral and comments flooded in from others desperate to speak up about their own experiences. Galvanised, she decided to dig into the source of these feelings. Exploring issues from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge has written a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary examination of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.

The End of Bias: A Beginning - How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World (Paperback): Jessica Nordell The End of Bias: A Beginning - How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World (Paperback)
Jessica Nordell
R513 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Tour on the Underground Railroad Along the Ohio River (Paperback): Nancy Stearns Theiss A Tour on the Underground Railroad Along the Ohio River (Paperback)
Nancy Stearns Theiss
R605 R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Save R51 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Liveable Lives - Living and Surviving LGBTQ Equalities in India and the UK (Hardcover): Niharika Banerjea, Kath Browne Liveable Lives - Living and Surviving LGBTQ Equalities in India and the UK (Hardcover)
Niharika Banerjea, Kath Browne
R2,333 Discovery Miles 23 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Liveable Lives examines what makes life liveable for LGBTQ+ people beyond equality reforms. It refuses the colonizing narrative of surviving in a ‘regressive’ Global South and thriving in a ‘progressive’ Global North. By linking the concept of liveability with the decolonial literature on sexualities, this open access book draws on individual's stories, art and writing to examine how lives become liveable across India and the UK, providing a multifaceted investigation of two divergent contexts where activists refuse local framings of exclusion/inclusion and LGBTQ+ lives are continually re-envisioned. Embracing diverse methodologies, including workshops, in-depth interviews, street theatres, and web surveys, the book stands as an example of a queer collaborative praxis that refuses the familiar Global North / Global South practices of theorizing and data gathering. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

Understanding Economic Inequality - Bigger Pies and Just Desserts (Paperback): Todd A. Knoop Understanding Economic Inequality - Bigger Pies and Just Desserts (Paperback)
Todd A. Knoop
R1,134 Discovery Miles 11 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Over the last 25 years, nearly two billion people across the globe have risen out of poverty and income levels have risen worldwide. Yet in the US, the top 1% earn twice the amount of income as the poorest 50% of the population. In the midst of rising prosperity, economic dissatisfaction--driven by the persistent fear felt by many that they are ''falling behind''--is higher than at any point since the 1930s. In Understanding Economic Inequality, the author brings an economist's perspective informed by new, groundbreaking research on inequality from philosophy, sociology, psychology, and political science and presents it in a form that it is accessible to those who want to understand our world, our society, our politics, our paychecks, and our neighbors' paychecks better. As any history of the 21st century would be incomplete without understanding ''the 99% versus the 1%'', the insights provided by the author will prove valuable to any reader. This book also provides the foundation for undergraduate courses on wealth and income inequality, and an essential reading for introductory economics, labor economics, public policy, law, or sociology courses.

Fear of Black Consciousness (Paperback): Lewis R Gordon Fear of Black Consciousness (Paperback)
Lewis R Gordon
R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Workers Can Win - A Guide to Organising at Work (Hardcover): Ian Allinson Workers Can Win - A Guide to Organising at Work (Hardcover)
Ian Allinson; Illustrated by Colin Revolting
R2,691 Discovery Miles 26 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Covid, climate and cost of living crises all hang heavy in the air. It's more obvious than ever that we need radical social and political change. But in the vacuum left by defeated labour movements, where should we begin? For longtime workplace activist Ian Allinson, the answer is clear: organising at work is essential to rebuild working-class power. The premise is simple: organising builds confidence, capacity and collective power - and with power we can win change. Workers Can Win is an essential, practical guide for rank-and-file workers and union activists. Drawing on more than 20 years of organising experience, Allinson combines practical techniques with an analysis of the theory and politics of organising and unions. The book offers insight into tried and tested methods for effective organising. It deals with tactics and strategies, and addresses some of the roots of conflict, common problems with unions and the resistance of management to worker organising. As a 101 guide to workplace organising with politically radical horizons, Workers Can Win is destined to become an essential tool for workplace struggles in the years to come.

Doro - Refugee, hero, champion, survivor (Hardcover): Brendan Woodhouse, Doro Goumaneh Doro - Refugee, hero, champion, survivor (Hardcover)
Brendan Woodhouse, Doro Goumaneh
R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'This is Doro and he is beautiful.' So begins the extraordinary story of Doro Goumaneh, who faced an unimaginable series of adversities on his journey from persecution in The Gambia to refuge in France. Doro was once a relatively prosperous fisherman, but in 2014, when the country's fishing rights were stolen and secret police began arresting Gambian fishermen, Doro left home, fleeing for his life. From Senegal to Libya to Algeria and back to Libya, Doro fell victim to the horrific cycle of abuse targeted at refugees. He endured shipwreck, torture and being left for dead in a mass grave. Miraculously, he survived. In 2019, during one of his many attempts to reach Europe, Doro was rescued by the boat Sea-Watch 3 in the Mediterranean, where he met volunteer Brendan Woodhouse. While waiting out a two-week standoff - floating off the coast of Sicily, as political leaders accused Sea-Watch, a German organisation that helps migrants, of facilitating illegal entry to Europe - a great friendship formed. Told through both Doro's and Brendan's perspectives, Doro touches on questions of policy and politics, brutality and bravery, survival and belonging - issues that confront refugees everywhere. But ultimately it is one man's incredible story - that of Doro: refugee, hero, champion, survivor and friend.

Redemption in Brooklyn (Hardcover): Eddy Mastellone Redemption in Brooklyn (Hardcover)
Eddy Mastellone
R645 R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Reporting Islam - Muslim Women in the New York Times, 1979-2011 (Hardcover): Suad Joseph Reporting Islam - Muslim Women in the New York Times, 1979-2011 (Hardcover)
Suad Joseph
R3,197 Discovery Miles 31 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Reporting Islam examines the coverage of Muslim women in the New York Times from 1979-2011. The analysis addresses the nature of the coverage; whether there are parallels in the depiction of Muslim women from the Middle East and South Asia and with the US government policies toward these countries; and the relationship between feminism in the US and the representation of Muslim women in the US. At a time when women often become the iconic representatives of their nations, their cultures and their religions, this book offers unique insight into how a dramatic period of contemporary history for the Middle East and South Asia was depicted by the leading print newspaper in the world. The coverage captures the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the rise of Islamist movements across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, the first Gulf War, the 9/11 events, the second Gulf War, the War on Terror, and the Arab uprisings. The book asks critical questions about the wider implications of the misrepresentation of Muslim women in the media, and the links between print news, US foreign policy and women.

Black Beauties - African American Pageant Queens in the Segregated South (Paperback): Kimberly Brown Pellum Phd Black Beauties - African American Pageant Queens in the Segregated South (Paperback)
Kimberly Brown Pellum Phd; Foreword by Ericka Dunlap Miss America 2004
R578 R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Tale of Two Lives - A funny thing happened on the way to the Palace (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Helen Dale A Tale of Two Lives - A funny thing happened on the way to the Palace (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Helen Dale
R947 Discovery Miles 9 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Holly - Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood (Paperback): Julian Rubinstein The Holly - Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood (Paperback)
Julian Rubinstein
R498 R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Save R32 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Bigger Picture - My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis (Paperback): Vanessa Nakate A Bigger Picture - My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis (Paperback)
Vanessa Nakate
R267 Discovery Miles 2 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Vanessa Nakate continues to teach a most critical lesson. She reminds us that while we may all be in the same storm, we are not all in the same boat.' - Greta Thunberg No matter your age, location or skin colour, you can be an effective activist. Devastating flooding, deforestation, extinction and starvation. These are the issues that not only threaten in the future, they are a reality. After witnessing some of these issues first-hand, Vanessa Nakate saw how the world's biggest polluters are asleep at the wheel, ignoring the Global South where the effects of climate injustice are most fiercely felt. Inspired by a shared vision of hope, Vanessa's commanding political voice demands attention for the biggest issue of our time and, in this rousing manifesto for change, shows how you can join her to protect our planet now and for the future. Vanessa realized the importance of her place in the climate movement after she, the only Black activist in an image with four white Europeans, was cropped out of a press photograph at Davos in 2020. This example illustrates how those who will see the biggest impacts of the climate crisis are repeatedly omitted from the conversation. As she explains, 'We are on the front line, but we are not on the front page.' Without A Bigger Picture, you're missing the full story on climate change. 'An indispensable voice for our future.' - Malala Yousafzai 'A powerful global voice.' - Angelina Jolie

Gender Perspectives on Industry 4.0 and the Impact of Technology on Mainstreaming Female Employment (Hardcover): Shashi Bala,... Gender Perspectives on Industry 4.0 and the Impact of Technology on Mainstreaming Female Employment (Hardcover)
Shashi Bala, Puja Singhal
R6,432 Discovery Miles 64 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Almost all economies have, or are at least starting to, understand the significance of examining and mainstreaming gender issues in the world of work. Sociocultural evolution and various other factors have helped these developments, but there is still so much more work to be done. Technology has played a substantial role in decreasing the gender divide as more households than ever before have access to technology, and the revolution of access to information across most societies has become gender neutral and empowering. While technology can hold the potential to significantly expand the job market and open opportunities for all job seekers, questions surrounding automation and availability of jobs and the accessibility to secure the necessary qualifications and education needed to fill paid jobs rage on, especially when examining those who are typically marginalized. Gender Perspectives on Industry 4.0 and the Impact of Technology on Mainstreaming Female Employment discusses gender perspective and its impact on the fourth industrial revolution, particularly in the realm of employment structure, and analyzes the impact of technology on mainstreaming women in paid employment. In the present environment, organizations are beginning to realize the importance of looking more critically at their workforce and structure and how to better cater to the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement while also productively managing the advancement of new technologies. Covering topics such as sustainable development and the future of work, it is ideal for policymakers, practitioners, professionals, consultants, managers, researchers, academicians, educators, and students.

Race and Racisms: A Critical Approach - Brief Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd ed.): Tanya Golash-Boza Race and Racisms: A Critical Approach - Brief Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd ed.)
Tanya Golash-Boza
R2,264 Discovery Miles 22 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome; Volume I (Hardcover): Richard Francis Burton A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome; Volume I (Hardcover)
Richard Francis Burton
R934 Discovery Miles 9 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
One of Them - An Eton College Memoir (Paperback): Musa Okwonga One of Them - An Eton College Memoir (Paperback)
Musa Okwonga
R228 Discovery Miles 2 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Musa Okwonga - a young Black man who grew up in a predominantly working-class town - was not your typical Eton College student. The experience moulded him, challenged him... but also made him wonder why a place that was so good for him also seems to contribute to the harm being done to the UK. The more he searched, the more evident the connection became between one of Britain's most prestigious institutions and the genesis of Brexit, and between his home town in the suburbs of Greater London and the rise of the far right. Woven throughout this deeply personal and unflinching memoir of Musa's five years at Eton in the 1990s is a present-day narrative which engages with much wider questions about pressing social and political issues: privilege, the distribution of wealth, the rise of the far right in the UK, systemic racism, the 'boys' club' of government and the power of the few to control the fate of the many. One of Them is both an intimate account and a timely exploration of race and class in modern Britain.

Learning to See (Hardcover): Richard Christensen Learning to See (Hardcover)
Richard Christensen
R1,003 R859 Discovery Miles 8 590 Save R144 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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