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1	Becoming an Ally: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression more books like this by Anne Bishop add to wishlist This volume explores the origins of oppression. Has oppression always been with us as a part of "human nature"? What can we do to change it? What does individual healing have to do with the struggles for social justice? What does social justice have to do with individual healing? Why do members of oppressed groups fight each other, sometimes more ... see all copies from $2.70! new only from $26.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Explorations in Privilege, Oppression and Diversity more books like this by Sharon K Anderson, Valerie A Middleton add to wishlist A collection of personal stories by mental health practitioners and faculty members about their confrontations with prejudice, discrimination and privilege. see all copies from $40.00! new only from $55.68! \| SVS
3	Politics of Cruelty: An Essay on the Literature of Political Imprisonment more books like this by Kate Millett add to wishlist In this groundbreaking new work, Kate Millett fleshes out a new theory of politics for our time, a disturbing view of the modern state based on the practice of torture both as a method of rule and as a conscious policy. Using literature, witness reports, legal theory, and historical account, Millett looks at the individual's monumental fear of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	What Mama Couldn't Tell Us about Love: Healing the Emotional Legacy of Slavery, Celebrating Our Light more books like this by Brenda Richardson (Prologue by), Dr. Brenda Wade add to wishlist Authors Brenda Land Richardson and Dr. Brenda Wade insist that an African-American woman must understand her cultural history before she can make wise life decisions regarding jobs, finances, family, and romantic relationships. In this collaboration, they explain how the institution of slavery has influenced the African-American woman's psyche and ... see all copies from $3.17! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Justice and the Politics of Difference more books like this by Iris Marion Young add to wishlist This book challenges the prevailing philosophical reduction of social justice to distributive justice. It critically analyzes basic concepts underlying most theories of justice, including impartiality, formal equality, and the unitary moral subjectivity. Starting from claims of excluded groups about decision making, cultural expression, and ... see all copies from $12.80! new only from $29.95! \| SVS
6	Burdened Virtues: Virtue Ethics for Liberatory Ethics more books like this by Lisa Tessman add to wishlist Lisa Tessman's Burdened Virtues is a deeply original and provocative work that engages questions central to feminist theory and practice, from the perspective of Aristotelian ethics. Focused primarily on selves who endure and resist oppression, she addresses the ways in which devastating conditions confronted by these selves both limit and burden ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.44! \| SVS
7	Analyzing Oppression more books like this by Ann E Cudd add to wishlist "Analyzing Oppression" presents a new, integrated theory of social oppression, which tackles the fundamental question that no theory of oppression has satisfactorily answered: if there is no natural hierarchy among humans, why are some cases of oppression so persistent? Cudd argues that the explanation lies in the coercive co-opting of the ... see all copies from $21.87! new only from $31.69! \| SVS
8	Sisters of the Yam more books like this by Bell Hooks add to wishlist "By confronting topics avoided in polite company--including progressive black folks--hooks helps us tackle our deepest fears, those we harbor about our self-worth as African Americans, and get on with the business of becoming".--Village Voice Literary Supplement. An empowering new book from the author of Ain't I A Woman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Night more books like this by Bilge Karasu, Guneli Gun (Translator) add to wishlist Both a political novel of deep sophistication and a dazzling meditation on the craft and meaning of fiction, Night explores the redemptive powers of the imagination as it shows us the mind of a world-class novelist at work. Night begins as a writer's notebook. It appears the narrative of a decent man, a writer of liberal sensibility who lives in a ... see all copies from $10.00! first editions
10	Oppression, Privilege, and Resistance: Theoretical Perspectives on Racism, Sexism, and Heterosexism more books like this by Lisa Heldke, Peg O'Connor add to wishlist This anthology is based on a distinct theoretical framework that provides coherence and cohesion to the readings included, presenting the phenomena of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and classism as interlocking systems of oppression. Resting upon this oppression model are two sets of theories, one concerned with the phenomenon of privilege--the ... see all copies from $25.62! new only from $63.72!
11 view cover	Daughters of the North more books like this by Sarah Hall add to wishlist In this dark fable set in the near future, life in Britain in unrecognizable. Much of the country is now underwater, and assets have been seized by the sinister Authority that runs the government. Hall's innovative work is a testament to the triumph of the individual in dire circumstances. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| SVS
12 view cover	Frantz Fanon and the Psychology of Oppression more books like this by Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan add to wishlist see all copies from $15.75! new only from $37.39! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Beyond Feminism: Towards a Dialogue on Difference more books like this by Cornelius F Murphy, Jr. add to wishlist The discussion in this study of the relations betwen men and women is launched from a crucial premise: that the struggle for equal rights for women has reached a point where collaboration rather than confrontation between the sexes is necessary for continued progress. In order to attain true equality, women and men must recognise their legitimate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40!
14 view cover	Civilized Oppression more books like this by Jean Harvey add to wishlist Silenced, discredited, stripped of powers of moral appeal, and deprived of the interpersonal conditions necessary for maintaining self-respect, many people suffer from serious but subtle forms of oppression involving neither physical violence nor the use of law. In Civillized Oppression J.Harvey forcefully argues for the crucial role of morally ... see all copies from $5.85! new only from $14.31!
15 view cover	Free to be human : intellectual self-defence in an age of illusions more books like this by David Edwards add to wishlist Building on the work of writers such as Chomsky and Herman, David Edwards shows how the propaganda system distorts our understanding of political, personal and spiritual issues, ensuring that we remain passive, conformist, confused and uninformed - and willing to accept the irrational values of corporate consumerism. He argues that we need to ... see all copies from $7.40! new only from $14.89! \| first editions
16 view cover	Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis: Who Gets It, Who Profits and How to Stop It more books like this by David Spero, Gabor Mate, M.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist This is the first book to outline effective social approaches to health, describing the social and environmental causes of chronic illness and reporting success stories of empowerment that are changing the environment, transforming the medical system and healing suffering communities. see all copies from $4.27! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Hate Handbook: Oppressors, Victims, and Fighters more books like this by Martin Oppenheimer add to wishlist In clear, conversational, and shockingly frank prose, Martin Oppenheimer explores the causes of hatred and bigotry. "The Hate Handbook" is a unique and brilliant effort by a well-known sociologist of social movements to communicate to all who are interested why it is that people hate and kill one another and, despite massive tragedy, why it is ... see all copies from $9.93! new only from $10.35!
18 view cover	Expansions of Feminist Family Theory Through Diversity more books like this by Rhea V Almedia, Rhea Almeida add to wishlist Expansions of Feminist Family Theory Through Diversity reconstructs feminist family therapy to include issues of race, class, gender, culture, and sexual orientation. The contributors assist you with creating possible solutions to mental health problems in all types of families. This will enable you to find specific working strategies to help ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $23.93!
19 view cover	Understanding and Dealing with Violence: A Multicultural Approach more books like this by Barbara C Wallace (Editor), Robert T Carter (Editor) add to wishlist As the first edited volume to offer a multicultural approach to violence, this book examines the role of cultural, social and historical factors in the manifestation and perpetuation of the cycle of violence. Issues examined include hate crimes against various minority groups and violence against women. Chapters consider the resultant need for ... see all copies from $10.63! new only from $48.86! \| SVS
20 view cover	Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression more books like this by Jim Sidanius, Felicia Pratto add to wishlist This volume focuses on two questions: why do people from one social group oppress and discriminate against people from other groups? and why is this oppression so mind numbingly difficult to eliminate? The answers to these questions are framed using the conceptual framework of social dominance theory. Social dominance theory argues that the major ... see all copies from $28.25! new only from $37.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	La Lucha for Cuba: Religion and Politics on the Streets of Miami more books like this by Miguel A de La Torre, Miguel A La Torre add to wishlist For many in Miami's Cuban exile community, hating Fidel Castro is as natural as loving one's children. This hatred, Miguel De La Torre suggests, has in fact taken on religious significance. In "La Lucha for Cuba", De La Torre shows how Exilic Cubans, a once marginalized group, have risen to power and privilege - distinguishing themselves from ... see all copies from $2.67! new only from $5.00!
22 view cover	Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery more books like this by Bell Hooks add to wishlist When "Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery" was originally released in 1994, it won critical praise and solidified bell hooks' reputation as one of the leading public intellectuals of her generation. Today, the book is considered a classic in African American and feminist circles. In "Sisters of the Yam," hooks examines how the ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.82! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Oppression and the Human Condition: An Introduction to Sartrean Existentialism more books like this by Thomas Martin add to wishlist "Oppression and the Human Condition" serves two aims. First, it is an introduction to the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, accessible to undergraduate students and ideal for courses in existentialist and 20th century philosophy. At the same time, it makes an original contribution to Sartre scholarship, particularly in the areas of oppression ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $22.85!
24 view cover	Civilization and Oppression more books like this by Catherine Wilson (Editor) add to wishlist This distinctive collection of essays explores the relationship between the growth & development of civilisation & the forms of social & political oppression that civilisation permits & encourages as well as the forms of oppression that civilised societies unmask & seek to relieve. It offers fresh insights into the thought of political ... see all copies from $17.99! new only from $25.49!
25 view cover	Systemic Racism more books like this by Joe R Feagin, Feagin R Feagin add to wishlist In this fascinating book, Feagin develops a theory of systemic racism to interpret the highly racialized character and development of this society. Focusing centrally on white-on-black oppression, he asks what distinctive social worlds have been created by racial oppression over nearly four centuries, and what this has meant for the people of the ... see all copies from $35.45! new only from $35.45! \| SVS

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