The life of Rigoberta Menchu, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many indian communities in Latin America. In this book she addresses themes such as repression, poverty, racism and the culture of an entire people.
Written by Alex Haley from conversations with the Black leader over a period of two years before his death. "In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary sto…
Written by Alex Haley from conversations with the African-American leader over a period of two years before his death. "In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extrao…
The Black leader discusses his political philosophy and reveals details of his life, shedding light on the ideas that enabled him to gain the allegiance of a still growing percentage of the Black population. "In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, …
David Wilson has been a gaucho, a teacher, an artist's agent, a documentary filmmaker and playwright, but above all, he has been a lifelong political activist. In the 60s he marched to Aldermaston. In the 70s he protested against the Vietnam War and apartheid. In the 80s, with t…
Biography, 'Stolen Generations', supreme court, contemporary Australia.
Stigma -- Guilt -- Ancestors -- Accomplices -- Victims -- The Surrendered -- A Conversation with José Carlos Agüero -- Michael J. Lazzara and Charles F. Walker. "The Surrendered is the English translation of José Carlos Agüero acclaimed memoir, his story as the son of two Shini…
"The Surrendered is the English translation of José Carlos Agüero acclaimed memoir, his story as the son of two Shining Path militants executed by the Peruvian state. It moves from his parents' political trajectory and life as guerrillas to his own childhood, often spent on the …
"The Surrendered is the English translation of José Carlos Agüero acclaimed memoir, his story as the son of two Shining Path militants executed by the Peruvian state. It moves from his parents' political trajectory and life as guerrillas to his own childhood, often spent on the …
"The Surrendered is Peruvian public intellectual José Carlos Agüero's reflections on his parents--who were executed by the state for being Shining Path militants--as well as the legacies of the Peruvian internal armed conflict and the possibility for forgiveness and reconciliati…
Five years ago, DeRay Mckesson quit his job as a school teacher, moved to Ferguson, Missouri, and spent the next 400 days on the streets as an activist, helping to bring the Black Lives Matter movement into being. Even when the police made it illegal to stand still, they refused…