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American Indian Symbolism: Esoteric Classics (Paperback)

Esoteric scholar Manly P. Hall examines the religious mysteries afterlife and spiritual landscape of the ancient Native Americans (North Central and South). He takes a look at the sacred book Popol Vuh as well as the Mysteries of Xibalba and how... more

Afro Central Americans in New York City: Garifuna Tales of Transnational Movements in Racialized Space (Paperback)

Descended from African maroons and the Island Carib on colonial St. Vincent and later exiled to Honduras the Garifuna way of life combines elements of African Island Carib and colonial European culture. Beginning in the 1940s this cultural matrix... more

The American South Series: A Way out of No Way : Claiming Family and Freedom in the New South (Hardcover)

An African American folk saying declares Our God can make a way out of no way.... He can do anything but fail. When Dianne Swann-Wright set out to capture and relate the history of her ancestors--African Americans in central Virginia after the Civil... more

American Heritage: African Americans of Central New Jersey: A History of Harmony and Hostility (Paperback)

Through grit and determination the founding Black families of Sourland Mountain and surrounding Central New Jersey put down roots built homes established churches and navigated their lives in an unforgiving world. Through extensive research and... more

With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture Since 1830 (Paperback)

Popular culture is a central part of everyday life to many Americans. Personalities such as Elvis Presley Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jordan are more recognizable to many people than are most elected officials. With Amusement for All is the first... more

Pre-Owned American Eden : From Monticello to Central Park to Our Backyards: What Our Gardens Tell Us about Who We Are 9780061583438

From Frederick Law Olmsted to Richard Neutra Michelle Obama to our neighbors Americans throughout history have revealed themselves in the gardens they create. Melding biography history and cultural commentary American Eden presents a dynamic... more

Media and African Americans Channeling Blackness: Studies on Television and Race in America (Paperback)

Blackness has always played a central role in the American imagination. Therefore it should not be surprising that popular television--a medium that grew up with the Civil Rights Movement--has featured blackness as both a foil and a key narrative... more

Contemporary Native American Communities: Medicine Ways : Disease Health and Survival among Native Americans (Paperback)

Improving the dire health problems faced by many Native American communities is central to their cultural political and economic well being. However it is still too often the case that both theoretical studies and applied programs fail to account... more

Gender and American Culture: Remaking Respectability: African American Women in Interwar Detroit (Paperback)

In the early decades of the twentieth century tens of thousands of African Americans arrived at Detroit s Michigan Central Station part of the Great Migration of blacks who left the South seeking improved economic and political conditions in the... more

Cushwa Center Studies of Catholicism in Twentieth-Century Am: Catholics and Contraception: An American History (Hardcover)

As Americans rethought sex in the twentieth century the Catholic Church s teachings on the divisive issue of contraception in marriage were in many ways central. In a fascinating history Leslie Woodcock Tentler traces changing attitudes: from the... more

Black Americans of Achievement (Paperback): Diana Ross (Paperback)

Describes a benefit concert in Central Park starring this Afro-American entertainer and then relates her career as a singer. - Critically acclaimed biographies of history s most notable African Americans- Straightforward and objective writing-... more

Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series: The New Americans : Immigrants and Transnationals at Work (Paperback)

American society is changing in front of our eyes with the presence of new Americans immigrants and transnationals whose experiences have prepared them to play key leadership roles in our country. The paradox of having the poorest of the new... more

Horses Are Our Journey

For Native Americans throughout history the horse has been central to their lives. Jay Begaye of the Dine (Navajo) and his daughter Tanesha Begaye (Similkameen-Dine) honor their horses through song and sing about other aspects of Native American... more

Pre-Owned The African American Odyssey T (Hardcover) 0137588224 9780137588220

A compelling story of agency survival struggle and triumph over adversity More than any other text The African-American Odyssey illuminates the central place of African-Americans in U.S. history by telling the story of what it has meant to be black... more

Pre-Owned A Flag for Sunrise (Mass Market Paperback) 0345306503 9780345306500

An emotional dramatic and philosophical novel about Americans drawn into a small Central American country on the brink of revolution. more

Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series: The New Americans : Immigrants and Transnationals at Work (Hardcover)

American society is changing in front of our eyes with the presence of new Americans immigrants and transnationals whose experiences have prepared them to play key leadership roles in our country. The paradox of having the poorest of the new... more