History

The eruption of Mount St. Helens was one of the largest eruptions in human history, devastating in its economical damage…

HIS-story is well known for its erasure of the lived experiences of the people that challenge the status quo (because…

Struggling to grasp the complexities of the Middle East’s relationship with the U.S.? Fear not. Famous historian…

Ever since U.S. Americans coined the term "The Middle East" to describe the regions surrounding the Meditteranean basin…

Have you heard the terms structuralism and deconstruction and postmodernism but aren’t really sure what they mean?…

Fugitives and Refugees is part travel guide, part memoir, giving reader's a view of Portland that they never knew…

Former Royal Marine intelligence officer and current criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee delves the abyssal depths of…

Have you ever wondered if you can get drunk off water? Or how you'd go about turning Earth into a literal sandwich? If…

“There’s a Better World that’s a Comin'” Printed at the worker-owned Stumptown Printers, Portland, OR. This is…

“Confronting the FTAA: Thousands of people from across the Americas converged April 20th to 22nd, 2001 to protest the…

With an administration that spews "alternative facts" and national anxiety on the rise, George Orwell's work has become…

Drawn from clandestine dinners with Parisian scholars, the wisdom of the Kabbalah, and more, this handbook is the…

In a culture obsessed with food—how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us—there…

Harriet Tubman's name has gone down in history for her escape from slavery and many subsequent trips back to help others…

Impress your friends, stump your bartender, and crush the pub trivia competition! With over 500 absurdly true facts on…

Years after his tragic, shocking murder, Travyon Martin’s name is still evoked every day. He has become a symbol of…

In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel and Marxism. His…

Charles Bukowski, poet, novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and cult figure of the dissident and rebellious, was…

The ideas of Proudhon, Bakunin, and Kropotkin are gathering strength for new times, and intellectuals like Michael…

Howard Zinn changed the way that history is written: his classic A People's History of the United States, published in…

Mormonism For Beginners is a balanced, richly engaging introduction to the history, tenets, practices, traditions, and…

Ayn Rand, author of the best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, is beloved by millions of readers, and…

In this illustrated introduction, Paul Von Blum chronicles the Civil Rights movement in America, beginning with the…

Do you appreciate your forty-hour, five-day workweek? Having a safe working environment? Unions made it possible. As the…

Powerful narrative and graphics tell the story of Malcolm X's life, his journey of self-discovery, his far-reaching…

An exploration of the social, cultural, and psychological roots of the scourge that is witch-hunting, both in the…

Who are the great women of history, and why don’t we know more about them? Women’s History For Beginners offers a…

An exceptional scholar, lawyer, athlete, stage and screen actor, linguist, singer, civil rights and political activist,…

Noam Chomsky has written over 30 books, is one of the most-quoted authors on Earth, and the New York Times calls him…