For Beginners

As the heyday of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s to early 70s fades further into history and as more and more of…

A profusely illustrated, popularly-written volume with original comic art, FDR and the New Deal For Beginners will shed…

From the start of the European slave trade around the year 1500 through the U.S. Civil War in 1865, 15…

Covering a rich history often ignored, Denise Dennis chronicles the struggle from capture and enslavement in Africa…

Concepts of gender & sexuality have changed drastically. As people feel more comfortable and safe expressing who they…

This easy-to-read analysis of the First Amendment shows readers the ins and outs of the freedom of expression. From U.S.…

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

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

“What is Structuralism? How is it possible? And once the structures of Structuralism have been discovered, how is…

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

The father of modern-day electricity and considered by some to be the ultimate “mad scientist,” Nikola Tesla filed…

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

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

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

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

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

Prison Industrial Complex For Beginners is a graphic narrative project that attempts to distill the fundamental…

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

There are over 519 million Black Women on the planet Earth. There are Black Women on each of the seven continents, in…

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

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

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

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

The late 1960s, when the Panthers captured the imagination of the nation’s youth, was a time of regulation. While…