Social science / Political science / Cultural Policy

The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities

by Soledad O'Brien & Rose Marie Arce

From top CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien comes a highly personal look at her biggest reporting moments from Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in Southeast Asia, the devastating Haiti earthquake,...

His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in The U.S.

by Geraldo Rivera

An account of the Hispanic population?s growth and the changing face of America from world-renowned journalist Geraldo Rivera?now updated with a new Foreword.

Since his infamous confrontation with Bill O?Reilly...

Latino in America

by Soledad O'Brien

The definitive tie-in to one of the most heavily anticipated CNN documentaries ever, Latino in America, from top CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien. Top CNN anchor and special correspondent...

The Great Progression: How Hispanics Will Lead America to a New Era of Prosperity

by Geraldo Rivera

In this prophetic and profoundly hopeful book, Peabody and Emmy(r) Award-winning journalist Geraldo Rivera details the myriad ways Hispanics will help revitalize our declining economy, energize our distressed...

Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution

by Jeb Bush & Clint Bolick

The immigration debate has challenged our nation since its founding. But today, it divides Americans more stridently than ever, due to a chronic failure of national leadership by both parties. Here at last is...

Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy

by John Wood

The inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive’s quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books

What’s happened since John Wood left Microsoft to change the world? Just ask...

Why Are Jews Liberals?

by Norman Podhoretz

From the bestselling author of World War IV, a brilliant investigation of a central question in American politics and culture.

During his career as a neoconservative thinker, Norman Podhoretz has been asked...

No Lost Causes

by Alvaro Uribe Velez

One of the most inspiring and successful global leaders of the early 21st century explains how bold, imaginative leadership can solve even the most intractable problems—and why there is no such thing as a...

Popular Culture and Political Identity in the Arab Gulf States

by Alanoud Alsharekh & Robert Springborg

As the Gulf assumes an ever more important identity in the global political economy, we see the emergence of a new popular and political culture underpinning its increasingly self-confident national identities....

Sacha Runa: Ethnicity and Adaptation of Ecuadorian Jungle Quichua

by Jr., Norman E. Whitten

This book describes the culture of the Canelos Quichua, as drawn from the indigenous people living in Puyo, Ecuador, and how they adapt to the country's anti-native policy. This digital edition was derived from...

Black Like You: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular Culture

by John Strausbaugh

A refreshingly clearheaded and taboo-breaking look at race relations reveals that American culture is neither Black nor White nor Other, but a mix-a mongrel.

Black Like You is an erudite and entertaining exploration...

Our Media, Not Theirs: The Democratic Struggle against Corporate Media

by John Nichols, Robert W. Mcchesney & Noam Chomsky

Our Media, Not Theirs! The Democratic Struggle Against Corporate Media examines how the current media system in the United States undermines democracy, and what we can do to change it. McChesney and Nichols...