Living Racism is based on the premise that race and racism are well-entrenched elements of US society. The contributors of this volume argue that race and racism are more than mere concepts; instead, they see and treat these as part of the fabric that constitutes and organizes everyday life. Consequently, race and racism are maintained through structures such as social institutions (e.g., schools, criminal justice system, media, etc.) and are carried by individual actors through racial ide...

Die arabische Welt ist mehr als die Summe der Länder, in denen überwiegend Arabisch gesprochen wird. Seit der Expansion des Islams bildet sie einen religiösen und kulturellen Resonanzraum mit immer wieder neuen Ansätzen zur politischen Einheit. in dieser neuen Geschichte der arabischen Welt beschreiben international renommierte Experten, wie sich diese «Welt» seit der Spätantike formiert hat, wie die arabische Kultur weit über diesen Raum hinaus – bis nach Europa und Amerika – verbreitet w...

The Best of TodayYou want to assemble a great coin collection, but your budget is limited. You’re never going to be able to spend $10,000 or more for a gold coin from the 1800s. But that’s okay. Today’s modern U.S. coins offer collectors an opportunity to amass a collection of beautiful coins at an affordable price.Coins that were once considered a novelty of sorts, or just bullions for metals investors, have earned their place in numismati...

The official journal of the Mid-America Theatre ConferenceWhere past and performance converge—scholarship that moves the stage forward.Theatre History Studies (THS) is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. The conference encompasses the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebra...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprioBy day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife and kids waiting at home and the fast-talking, hard-partying young stockbrokers who called him king, here, in Jordan Belfort’s own words, is the stor...

The twenty-second Munk Debate pits acclaimed journalist, professor, and ordained minister Michael Eric Dyson and New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg against renowned actor and writer Stephen Fry and University of Toronto professor and author Jordan Peterson to debate the implications of political correctness and freedom of speech.Is political correctness an enemy of free speech, open debate, and the free exchange of ideas? Or, by confronting head-on...

Modern commemoratives and American Eagles are the answer for today's collector who wants to make a secure investment without spending thousands of dollars.New issues from the U.S. Mint struck in silver, gold and platinum have great potential for investment growth, if you key in on low mintage strikes.Modern Commemorative Coins will show you how to:• Include modern coins in your self-directed IRA• Include numismatic investments as part of your estate ...

In September 1945, Canada proposed exiling Japanese Canadians to Japan, a country devastated by war. Thousands who had experienced internment and dispossession were now at risk of banishment.In Challenging Exile, Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross detail the circumstances and personalities behind the exile. They follow the lives of families facing government orders that uprooted them from their homes, stripped them of their livelihoods and possessions, and proposed to e...

370+ leadership lessons taken from the Gospel accounts of Jesus to grow your leadership capacity and draw you closer to the greatest leader that ever lived.Jordan Ames, Ben Hunter, and Eric Albright share leadership lessons from the Gospel accounts of Jesus through their compelling perspectives from over six decades of service in the special operations, infantry, and aviation communities of the military with 22 overseas deployments. Leadership principles are timeless, cross-cultura...

Christianity Today Book Award—Biblical StudiesForeword INDIES Book of the Year Award Honorable MentionSOLA Network's Asian American Book Awards Honorable MentionIn a first-of-its-kind volume, The New Testament in Color offers biblical commentary that is:MultiethnicDiverseContextual

The Untold Story of the Civil Rights Icon, Watergate Voice, and Constitutional Defender Who Shaped American DemocracyIn the summer of 1974, as the United States faced one of the greatest political crises in its history, a calm, commanding voice rose above the chaos. With precise words and unwavering conviction, Barbara Jordan addressed the nation during the historic hearings of the Watergate scandal. Her declaration—“My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total...

The control and utilization of urban spaces remains a highly contested issue. Much of the debate centers on issues of economic development versus the maintenance and support of already existing communities. As a number of urban areas are in the throes of gentrification and economic development projects, there is a dearth of information on not only the use of private power in this process, but also the response of the community members. This anthology responds to a growing concern about urb...