First published in 1935, "The Crow Indians" offers a concise and accessible introduction to the nineteenth-century world of the Crow Indians. Drawing on interviews with Crow elders in the early twentieth century, Robert H. Lowie showcases many facets of Crow life, including ceremonies, religious beliefs, a rich storytelling tradition, everyday life, the ties of kinship and the ...(展开全部)

In exile now for more than twenty years, Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet and critic Ngugi wa Thiong’o has become one of the most widely read African writers. Commencing in “our times” and set in the fictional “Free Republic of Aburiria,” Wizard of the Crow dramatizes with corrosive humor and keenness of observation a battle for control of the souls of the Aburirian people. ...(展开全部)

In exile for more than twenty years, Ngugi wa Thiong'o has become one of the most widely read African writers of our time, the power and scope of his work garnering him international attention and praise. His aim in Wizard of the Crow is, in his own words, nothing less than 'to sum up Africa of the twentieth century in the context of 2,000 years of world history.' Commen...(展开全部)

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The New Jim Crow was initially published with a modest first printing and reasonable expectations for a hard-hitting book on a tough topic. Now, ten-plus printings later, the long-awaited paperback version of the book Lani Guinier calls "brave and bold," and Pulitzer Prize–winner David Levering Lewis calls "stunning," will at last be available. In the era of colorblindness, it ...(展开全部)

"Jarvious Cotton's great-great-grandfather could not vote as a slave. His great-grandfather was beaten to death by the Klu Klux Klan for attempting to vote. His grandfather was prevented from voting by Klan intimidation; his father was barred by poll taxes and literacy tests. Today, Cotton cannot vote because he, like many black men in the United States, has been labeled a...(展开全部)

The New Jim Crow was initially published with a modest first printing and reasonable expectations for a hard-hitting book on a tough topic. Now, ten-plus printings later, the long-awaited paperback version of the book Lani Guinier calls "brave and bold," and Pulitzer Prize–winner David Levering Lewis calls "stunning," will at last be available. In the era of colorblindness, it ...(展开全部)

人生に敗れ、詐欺を生業として生きる中年二人組。ある日、彼らの生活に一人の少女が舞い込む。やがて同居人は増え、5人と1匹に。「他人同士」の奇妙な生活が始まったが、残酷な過去は彼らを離さない。各々の人生を懸け、彼らが企てた大計画とは?息もつかせぬ驚愕の逆転劇、そして感動の結末。「このミス」常連、各文学賞総なめの文学界の若きトップランナー、最初の直木賞ノミネート作品。第62回日本推理作家協会賞受賞作。

人生に敗れ、詐欺を生業として生きる中年二人組。ある日、彼らの生活に一人の少女が舞い込む。やがて同居人は増え、5人と1匹に。「他人同士」の奇妙な生活が始まったが、残酷な過去は彼らを離さない。各々の人生を懸け、彼らが企てた大計画とは?息もつかせぬ驚愕の逆転劇、そして感動の結末。「このミス」常連、各文学賞総なめの文学界の若きトップランナー、最初の直木賞ノミネート作品。第62回日本推理作家協会賞受賞作。