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  • Santeria

    African Spirits in America

    par Joseph M. Murphy ...
    Santería represents the first in-depth, scholarly account of a profound way of wisdom that is growing in importance in America today. A professional academic and himself a participant in the Santeríacommunity of the Bronx for several years, Joseph Murphy offers a powerful description and insightful analysis of this African/Cuban religion. He traces the survival of an ancient spiritual path from ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD

  • Algorithmic Precision: The Mathematical Limits of Human-Computer Interaction

    Targets, Milliseconds, and the Unforgiving Kinematic Physics in Modern Digital Interface Design

    par Joseph M. Murphy ...
    Why are the "Submit" buttons on websites always so large, while the "Delete Account" links are microscopic text buried at the bottom of the page? It is not just visual hierarchy; it is the direct application of a strict mathematical formula known as Fitts's Law. Developed in 1954, Fitts's Law is a predictive model of human movement. It calculates the exact millisecond time required for a human to ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • Botánicas

    Sacred Spaces of Healing and Devotion in Urban America

    par Joseph M. Murphy ...
    Botánicas is an exploration in text and photographs of spiritual shops found in Latino neighborhoods throughout the United States. Readers discover these marvelous spaces and their alternative spiritualties that help patrons cope with the grind and challenges of city life. Botánicas provide access to an array of invisible powers and sell the ingredients to construct symbolic solutions to their ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

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  • The Half Has Never Been Told

    Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

    par Edward E Baptist ...
    The classic history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was built on the backs of enslaved people.**"Gripping." —**New York Times**“A stinging indictment of slavery.” —**NPR Books?Americans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution—the nation's original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America's later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in ... En savoir plus

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  • The Black Presidency

    Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America

    par Michael Eric Dyson ...
    A provocative and lively examination of the meaning of America's first black presidency, by the New York Times-bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop.Michael Eric Dyson explores the powerful, surprising way the politics of race have shaped Barack Obama's identity and groundbreaking presidency. How has President Obama dealt publicly with race—as the national traumas of Tamir Rice, Trayvon ... En savoir plus

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  • The Confessions of Nat Turner

    Enriched edition. Rebellion, Struggle, and Hope: A Tale of Brutality and Resistance in American Literature

    par Nat Turner, Penelope Hightower ...
    In "The Confessions of Nat Turner," the eponymous protagonist recounts the harrowing journey that culminated in the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia. Written in a deeply confessional style, the text oscillates between a stark realism and poignant introspection, capturing the psychological turmoil of enslaved individuals and their struggle for dignity and autonomy. The narrative stands as both a ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Escape from Slavery

    The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity—and My Journey to Freedom in America

    par Francis Bok, Edward Tivnan ...
    A Sudanese man recounts his harrowing journey from child enslavement to escape and freedom in this "touching [and] inspirational" memoir ( The Boston Globe).May 1986: Seven-year-old Francis Bok was selling his mother's eggs and peanuts near his village in southern Sudan when Arab raiders on horseback burst into the quiet marketplace, murdering men and gathering the women and young children into a ... En savoir plus

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  • Ningyo

    The Art of the Japanese Doll

    par Alan Scott Pate ...
    Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll features over 250 unique photographs as well as extensive commentary and background history.Japanese dolls (ningyo) have played an important role in Japanese art and culture since its earliest stages of development, as talismanic figures, centerpieces, in elaborate festivals, medical study tools, theater distractions, decorative objects, and avidly collected ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

  • A Brief History of Slavery

    A New Global History

    par Jeremy Black ...
    Collections series Brief Histories
    A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for understanding our past but also the present day.In this panoramic history, Jeremy Black tells how slavery was first developed in the ancient world, and reaches all the way to the present in the form of contemporary crimes such as trafficking and bonded labour. He shows how slavery has taken many forms ... En savoir plus

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  • The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

    or, Gustavus Vassa, the African

    par Olaudah Equiano ...
    Collections series Modern Library Classics
    Edited and with Notes by Shelly EversleyIntroduction by Robert Reid-PharrIn this truly astonishing eighteenth-century memoir, Olaudah Equiano recounts his remarkable life story, which begins when he is kidnapped in Africa as a boy and sold into slavery and culminates when he has achieved renown as a British antislavery advocate. The narrative “is a strikingly beautiful monument to the startling ... En savoir plus

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  • Scroll Paintings of Bengal

    Art in the Village

    par Amitabh SenGupta ...
    Th e art of vernacular painting in India is not only varied and rich but also intriguing for several reasons. With such observations the book addresses certain issues, like the validity of the historical information on Indian Art that excludes vernacular trends. The information on vernacular art in India has either been ignored such as in ancient literary discourses or inadvertently misconstrued ... En savoir plus

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  • The First Emancipator

    The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves

    par Andrew Levy ...
    Robert Carter III, the grandson of Tidewater legend Robert “King” Carter, was born into the highest circles of Virginia’s Colonial aristocracy. He was neighbor and kin to the Washingtons and Lees and a friend and peer to Thomas Jefferson and George Mason. But on September 5, 1791, Carter severed his ties with this glamorous elite at the stroke of a pen. In a document he called his Deed of Gift, ... En savoir plus

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