Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Social Issues (4 Volumes)
Featuring the work of almost 200 expert contributors, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Social Issues comprises four volumes, each devoted to a particular subject area. Volume one covers business and the economy; volume two, criminal justice; volume three, family and society; and volume four, the environment, science, and technology. Coverage within these volumes ranges from biotechnology to identity theft, from racial profiling to corporate governance, from school choice to food safety.
The Circus Fire - A True Story of an American Tragedy
The acclaimed author of A Prayer for the Dying brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism-the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. Brilliantly constructed and exceptionally moving, The Circus Fire is history at its most compelling.
This is a great little book that teaches all about the Pioneers. Your child will find this a fun read and allow the imagination to go about what it would be like to be a Pioneer.
Fat Shame - Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture
To be fat hasn’t always occasioned the level of hysteria that this condition receives today and indeed was once considered an admirable trait. Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture explores this arc, from veneration to shame, examining the historic roots of our contemporary anxiety about fatness. Tracing the cultural denigration of fatness to the mid 19th century, Amy Farrell argues that the stigma associated with a fat body preceded any health concerns about a large body size.
Sex, Race, and Family in Contemporary American Short Stories
This book reveals a “female sexual economy” in the marketplace of contemporary short fiction which locates a struggle for sexual power between mothers and daughters within a larger struggle to pursue that to pursue that object of the American dream: “whiteness.”
