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Inequality: Classic Readings in Race, Class, and Gender




For the first time, the 20 classic texts of the Inequality course are brought together in a new reader, Inequality: Classic Readings in Race, Class, and Gender. Edited by David B. Grusky and Szonja Szelényi, this important new volume provides:
-A solid introduction to fundamental concepts, theories, and empirical results.
-Carefully excerpted pieces that highlight the essential contributions while maintaining ample context for informed, serious discussion.
-A coherent selection of core readings appropriate for all inequality.

“The title says it all. This volume assembles the classics that all stratification students should read before they delve into the many excellent contemporary empirical studies. We've needed a highly selected collection like this for a long time.” - Barbara Reskin, S. Frank Miyamoto Professor of Sociology, University of Washington

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The Contemporary Middle East

With Special Contributions by Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. and Shibley Telhami by Shibley Telhami, Arthur Goldschmidt Jr.

This volume of provocative contributions by an impressive array of leading scholars, journalists, and policy advisors provides a brief and accessible introduction to selected topical issues of the ... More

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The First Idea

How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved from Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans by Stuart Shanker, Stanley I. Greenspan

In the childhood of every human being and at the dawn of human history there is an amazing and, until now, unexplained leap from simple genetically programmed behavior to language, symbolic thinking, ... More

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Auschwitz

A New History by Laurence Rees

Published for the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz--a devastating and surprising account of the most infamous death camp the world has ever known. ... More

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Hitler's Commander

Field Marshal Walther Model--Hitler's Favorite General by Steven H. Newton

The first English-language biography of one of Germany’s top battlefield commanders—Hitler’s favorite field marshal ... More

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