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The ANC youth league: A Jacana pocket history
ISBN: 9781431404933 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book tells the story of the ANC Youth League from its origins in the 1940s to the controversies of the Malema era. It analyses the ideology and tactics of its founders, some of whom (notably Mandela and Tambo) later became iconic figures in South African history. It also shows how the early Youth League gave birth not only to the modern ANC but also to its rival, the Pan Africanist Congress. Dormant for many years, the Youth League re-emerged in the transition era under the leadership of Peter Mokaba - infused with the tradition of the militant youth politics of the 1980s. Throughout its...
This book tells the story of the ANC Youth League from its origins in the 1940s to the controversies of the Malema era. It analyses the ideology and t...
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56,33 zł |
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ዋልደን: Walden, Amharic edition
ISBN: 9781034230670 / Amharic / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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98,03 zł |
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Gandhi Aur Management
ISBN: 9788128827136 / Assamese / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,23 zł |
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Netaji Rohoshyo: Dr. Satyanarayan Sinha'r mul grontho 'NETAJI MYSTERY' r Bangla bhashantor
ISBN: 9781639976096 / Bengali / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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81,25 zł |
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Indira Ranamagar: Una Llum Enmig de la Foscor
ISBN: 9781519391018 / Kataloński / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Indira Ranamagar; una llum enmig de la foscor es un llibre que neix amb la voluntat de donar a coneixer la figura de Indira Ranamagar i de recollir fons per tal que aquesta activista i treballadora social pugui seguir amb la seva tasca humanitaria. El 100% dels beneficis d'aquest llibre aniran destinats a l'ONG que lidera, PA Nepal, per tal que pugui seguir acollint nens i nenes rescatats de les diferents presons del pais a mes a mes de contribuir a ajudar a altres persones en situacio de risc. El llibre transcorre a dues velocitats: una des del present, on l'autor viatja a traves de tota la...
Indira Ranamagar; una llum enmig de la foscor es un llibre que neix amb la voluntat de donar a coneixer la figura de Indira Ranamagar i de recollir fo...
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86,10 zł |
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The Times and Tales of a Sixties Freak - (Standard Size)
ISBN: 9781517288709 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I wrote this a long time ago. It is a memoir of my early Hippie days back in the sixties when everything was possible. This is a document of those times, the things that happened, the things we believed in and the things that were going on around us. Those were good days. The music was great, friends were brilliant and there was magic in the air. We really felt we could change this juggernaut of a society and make the world a better place. We wanted an alternative to the greedy, shallow, warmongering, selfish and incredibly boring life we saw everyone being channelled into. We created an...
I wrote this a long time ago. It is a memoir of my early Hippie days back in the sixties when everything was possible. This is a document of those tim...
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29,77 zł |
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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
ISBN: 9781605972282 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Douglass begins by saying that he does not know his birthday and this bothers him. What a simple statement yet is conveys so much of the laments of an ex slave and the cruelty of the slave system. Douglass was a famous orator who wrote his memoirs as a means of discussing abolition. The writings of Frederick Douglass are seen as being the most influential in the 19th century and helped strengthen the abolitionist movement.
Douglass begins by saying that he does not know his birthday and this bothers him. What a simple statement yet is conveys so much of the laments of an...
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82,46 zł |
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Bringing the Movement Home: A Civil Rights Story of the Midwest
ISBN: 9781517060718 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This story is part history and part memoir. It concerns my father, a Presbyterian minister, and what he went through during the period 1957 to 1970, when he gave himself wholeheartedly to move his middle-class, Midwestern congregations into action on behalf of the oppressed. In the course of events, my father was arrested, with twelve other white ministers from the North, in 1964, in Pike County, Mississippi, while protesting the county's refusal to register black voters. He spent one night in jail. The protest was in and out of the national news quickly, but it had a large impact on the town...
This story is part history and part memoir. It concerns my father, a Presbyterian minister, and what he went through during the period 1957 to 1970, w...
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26,04 zł |
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Married: But It Can Happen
ISBN: 9780615861609 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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103,10 zł |
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From Jail to Jail
ISBN: 9780896801509 / Angielski / Miękka / 1209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "From Jail to Jail" is the political autobiography of a central though enigmatic figure of the Indonesian Revolution. Variously labeled a communist, Trotskyite, and nationalist, Tan Malaka managed, during the several decades of his political activity, to run afoul of nearly every political group and faction involved in the Indonesian struggle for independence. He was elected Chairman of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in 1921 and barely five years later opposed the PKI-led uprising in Indonesia. He openly opposed Sukarno s support for negotiations with the Dutch, yet Sukarno issued a...
"From Jail to Jail" is the political autobiography of a central though enigmatic figure of the Indonesian Revolution. Variously labeled a communist, T...
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482,10 zł |
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...and Justice for All? an American Illusion: My Life as a Freedom Fighter
ISBN: 9780692800430 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Americans are living in the "Land of Make Believe." That's what Freedom Fighter, Rights Activist and Whistleblower, Cheryl A. Kennedy discovered while going through an amicable divorce in 2004 that turned into a horrible nightmare. She found herself fighting back against brutal gangs comprised of corrupt judges and attorneys, insurance company representatives and criminally-organized judicial regulatory agencies who fabricated numerous cover-ups. Since NO oversight existed, she contacted NO Jurisdictional political Honest Service Fraud stooges that were running... Americans are living in the "Land of Make Believe." That's what Freedom Fighter, Rights Activist and Whistleblower, Cheryl ... |
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91,72 zł |
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The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race
ISBN: 9781613320211 / Angielski / Miękka / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carl Anthony's memoir offers a new worldview to people of color. His work is both a personal story and an exposition of ideas that will appeal to those who appreciate thoughtful writing on issues of race, including individuals exploring their own identity and activists interested in democratizing power and advancing equitable policies for historically disenfranchised communities. Anthony interweaves urban history, racial justice, and cosmology with his experiences as an architect, regional planner, environmentalist, and Black American. These include life as an African American child... Carl Anthony's memoir offers a new worldview to people of color. His work is both a personal story and an exposition of ideas that will appeal to t... |
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134,57 zł |
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Betsy Mix Cowles : Champion of Equality
ISBN: 9780813347714 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
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107,08 zł |
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Durruti: The People Armed
ISBN: 9780919618749 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A history of the Spanish revolution, as well as being the story of Buenaventura Durruti, uncompromising anarchist, intransigent revolutionary. "Durruti talks new courage into men. When things go bad, he puts himself at the head. Wherever you go it's Durruti and Durruti again, spoken of as a wonder man."--"Toronto Daily Star"
A history of the Spanish revolution, as well as being the story of Buenaventura Durruti, uncompromising anarchist, intransigent revolutionary. "Durrut...
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96,42 zł |
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The ANC Youth League
ISBN: 9780821420447 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Glaser's book provides a well-written analysis of the competition between ideologies and strategies within the ANC. ... Throughout, Glaser highlights the tensions between those leaders who stood for ideological purity as Africanists and those who gravitated to a more pragmatic approach that stressed ideological pluralism. ... He] ...perceptively analyzes] the ways in which South African youth have ignited and fueled the nationalist cause in South Africa over the last seventy-five years." --African Studies ReviewThis brilliant little book tells the story of the African National...
"Glaser's book provides a well-written analysis of the competition between ideologies and strategies within the ANC. ... Throughout, Glaser highlig...
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80,29 zł |
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It's Ok to Leave the Plantation: The New Underground Railroad
ISBN: 9781530949519 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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96,80 zł |
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Civil Rights in the Texas Borderlands: Dr. Lawrence A. Nixon and Black Activism
ISBN: 9780252082061 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1907, physician Lawrence A. Nixon fled the racial violence of central Texas to settle in the border town of El Paso. There he became a community and civil rights leader. His victories in two Supreme Court decisions paved the way for dismantling all-white political primaries across the South. Will Guzman delves into Nixon's lifelong struggle against Jim Crow. Linking Nixon's activism to his independence from the white economy, support from the NAACP, and the man's own indefatigable courage, Guzman also sheds light on Nixon's presence in symbolic and literal borderlands--as an educated...
In 1907, physician Lawrence A. Nixon fled the racial violence of central Texas to settle in the border town of El Paso. There he became a community an...
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117,79 zł |
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The Life of an Activist : In the Frontlines 24/7
ISBN: 9780761861355 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Life of an Activist is a non-fiction narrative that describes key steps on how to become and evolve into an effective activist and community leader. The book describes social movements and provides useful advice on how to successfully manage non-profits to accomplish positive social change that truly improves people's lives. The author is a lifelong activist who was born in the United States but was deported to El Salvador as a baby. He spent his childhood in El Salvador but moved back to the United States and grew up in South Central Los Angeles during the tumultuous and violent decades...
The Life of an Activist is a non-fiction narrative that describes key steps on how to become and evolve into an effective activist and community leade...
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458,03 zł |
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Growing to One World: The Life of J. King Gordon
ISBN: 9780773542617 / Angielski / Twarda / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. J. King Gordon's story is one of youthful vision and high ideals sustained throughout a life of concrete action at home and abroad. Grounded in his father's social gospel and given intellectual heft and hue by exposure to radical politics at Oxford and in New York, he returned to Canada as a self-described "Christian radical" and threw himself into the emerging social and political ferment of the 1930s. In Growing to One World, Eileen Janzen details a life spent championing progressive politics in Canada and a commitment to peace and diplomacy on the international stage. As a founding member...
J. King Gordon's story is one of youthful vision and high ideals sustained throughout a life of concrete action at home and abroad. Grounded in his fa...
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231,18 zł |
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Empire, Race and the Politics of Anti-Caste
ISBN: 9781780936635 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the Women's History Network Prize 2014
Winner of the Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize 2015 Empire, Race and the Politics of Anti-Caste provides the first comprehensive biography of Catherine Impey and her radical political magazine, Anti-Caste. Published monthly from 1888, Anti-Caste published articles that exposed and condemned racial prejudice across the British Empire and the United States. Editing the magazine from her home in Street, Somerset, Impey welcomed African and Asian activists and made Street an important stop on the... Winner of the Women's History Network Prize 2014
Winner of the Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize 2015 Empire, Race a... |
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642,79 zł |
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