This one-volume; comprehensive overview of African American history brings together original essays by some of the foremost authorities in the field. Arranged both thematically and chronologically; these papers discuss a wide range of topics - from the Middle Passage to the Civil Rights Movement; from abolition to the Great Migration; from issues in religion; class and family to literature; education and politics.
#970835 in Books Bartrop Paul R 2014-09-26 2014-09-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.80 x .46 x 5.08l; #File Name: 0415817250200 pagesGenocide The Basics
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Excellent introductory resourceBy Kindle CustomerAs an adjunct professor of undergraduate Holocaust and Genocide Studies courses; I have found Genocide: The Basics; by renowned Holocaust and genocide scholar; Paul R. Bartrop; to be the perfect textbook for such courses. Bartrop accomplishes what would seem to be impossible: he provides an extraordinary amount of information about many different genocides in a very slim book. What’s more; the writing is not only factually reliable (see Bartrop’s page for the breadth of his work) but highly accessible to students and others who are looking for a place to start in this complex field. The book provides more than just sound explanations of the what and why of each genocide: the questions at the end of each chapter are excellent for generating classroom discussions (it’s clear that Bartrop knows how to teach genocide in the classroom); the glossary is spot-on for terms that students will need to know; and the bibliography; extensive for a basics book; is a great source for additional reading. But it all comes back to reliability and readability; and this text offers both.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This book gave excellent information and gave a lot of background before we ...By GabI agree with the previous comment. This book gave excellent information and gave a lot of background before we actually talked about it in class. Great book.
