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  • In Pursuit of Equity

    Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in 20th-Century America

    In this volume, Alice Kessler-Harris explores the transformation of some of the United States' most significant social policies. Tracing changing ideals of fairness from the 1920s to the 1970s, she shows how a deeply embedded set of beliefs, or "gendered imagination" shaped seemingly neutral social legislation to limit the freedom and equality of women. Law and custom generally sought to protect ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Memory and the Built Environment in 20th-Century American Literature

    A Reading and Analysis of Spatial Forms

    From the paving of the Los Angeles River in 1938 and the creation of the G.I. Bill in 1944, to the construction of the Interstate Highway System during the late 1950s and the brownstoning movement of the 1970s, throughout the mid-20th-century the United States saw a wave of changes that had an enduring impact on the development of urban spaces. Focusing on the relationship between processes of ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY FASHION

    The first edition of this book established itself as required reading for all those interested in the development of the fashion business. There are other books on contemporary dress, but this account gives particular weight to the commercial organization of the industry; from designer and textile manufacturer right through to the consumer. This completely revised edition brings the story up to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

    Unabridged Selections

    by Alice Wong ...
    Narrated by Alice Wong, Alejandra Ospina ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 1 min

    One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings together this urgent, galvanizing collection of contemporary essays by disabled people.From original pieces ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Disability Visibility

    First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

    Edited by Alice Wong ...
    “Disability rights activist Alice Wong brings tough conversations to the forefront of society with this anthology. It sheds light on the experience of life as an individual with disabilities, as told by none other than authors with these life experiences. It's an eye-opening collection that readers will revisit time and time again.” —Chicago TribuneOne in five people in the United States lives ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (Modern Classics Series)

    Glance at the Parisian early 20th century avant-garde (One of the greatest nonfiction books of the 20th century)

    This carefully crafted ebook: "THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (Modern Classics Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas is a book by Gertrude Stein, written in the guise of an autobiography authored by Alice B. Toklas. Alice was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (American Classics Series)

    Glance at the Parisian early 20th century avant-garde (One of the greatest nonfiction books of the 20th century)

    Alice was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century, and the life partner Gertrude Stein. The book starts with Alice's days in San Francisco, before she moved to France, then describes her moving to Paris, meeting Gertrude, and starting their life together. The book had mixed reception, both among critics and Stein's friends, but the success of it was great. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Contemporary Fictions of Attention

    Reading and Distraction in the Twenty-First Century

    With the supposed shortening of our attention spans, what future is there for fiction in the age of the internet? Contemporary Fictions of Attention rejects this discourse of distraction-crisis which suggests that the future of reading is in peril, and instead finds that contemporary writers construct 'fictions of attention' that find some value in states or moments of inattention. Through ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Art and Society 1972–2022–2072

    From the Art for the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 to Artistic Design Concepts of the Twenty-First Century

    Since the advent of modernity, art has been associated with freedom, provocation and courage. In 1972, art was to unfold its potential as an emancipatory and creative force as part of the Gesamtkunstwerk of the XX. Olympic Games in Munich—according to the grand vision of its planners. The international avant-garde of the time, including Walter de Maria, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol and Dan Flavin, ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (Modern Classics Series)

    Glance at the Parisian early 20th century avant-garde (One of the greatest nonfiction books of the 20th century)

    This carefully crafted ebook: "THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (Modern Classics Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas is a book by Gertrude Stein, written in the guise of an autobiography authored by Alice B. Toklas. Alice was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century, ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Top 10 Short Stories - The 20th Century - The Women

    Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Race, Population Studies, and America's Public Schools

    A Critical Demography Perspective

    Series series Race and Education in the Twenty-First Century
    The roles of race and racism in explaining current controversies related to public schools in America is both understudied and misunderstood. Part of the problem is the absence of a critical paradigm that facilitates the development and application of ideas, theories, and methods that do not fit within the confines of mainstream scholarship. Race, Population Studies, and America's Public Schools: ... Read more

    $96.99 CAD