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New History Titles from Penguin Random House
By Luis Diaz | January 12 2024 | General
The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
9781984880802
An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border told through the lives of the migrants forced to risk everything and the policymakers who determine their fate, by New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer.
$32.00 US
Jan 30, 2024
Hardcover
544 Pages
Penguin Press
- History > Regional History: Latin America and Caribbean > Central America
- History > U.S. History > History of U.S. Foreign Policy
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Immigration History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > American Government
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Social Welfare Policy
- Political Science > International Relations > American Foreign Policy
- Political Science > International Relations > Human Rights
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Political Science > Public Policy and Public Administration > Introduction to Public Policy
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Sociology > Social Problems > Social Problems
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Immigration Law
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > International Human Rights
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The Sweeping History of Ancient Greece as Told by Its First Chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch
9781984854322
From the leading scholars behind The Greek Plays, a collection of the best translations of the foremost Greek historians, presenting a sweeping history of ancient Greece as recorded by its first chroniclers
$22.00 US
Jan 02, 2024
Paperback
480 Pages
Modern Library
The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century
9780807013373
Black women physicians’ stories have gone untold for far too long, leaving gaping holes in American medical history, in women’s history, and in black history. It’s time to set the record straight.
$18.00 US
Jan 23, 2024
Paperback
240 Pages
Beacon Press
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Medicine
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > African American
- History > U.S. History > History of Medicine
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Work
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences > History of Medicine
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The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
9781984880413
The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, by award-winning historian and civil rights expert.
$19.00 US
Jan 09, 2024
Paperback
400 Pages
Penguin Books
- History > Global Conflicts > World War II
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of African-Americans
- History > Topical History > Military History
- History > U.S. History > African American
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Military History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
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An Intimate History of Black Feminism
9780593243336
A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue.
$30.00 US
Jan 23, 2024
Hardcover
368 Pages
Random House
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Political Thought
- History > U.S. History > African American
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Race, Class, and Gender
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Theory and Thought
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Gender Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Change
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
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Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs
9780593298183
Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools
$32.00 US
Jan 23, 2024
Hardcover
496 Pages
Penguin Press
- Anthropology > Cultural and Social Anthropology > Urban Anthropology
- Education > Foundations > History of Education
- Education > Foundations > Sociology of Education
- History > Topical History > History of Education
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Urban History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Family Studies and Human Development > Specialized Courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Urban Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Race, Class, and Gender
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Urban Politics
- Sociology > Family > Sociology of Family
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Urban Sociology
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The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence
9780593655184
A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistance by Yaroslav Trofimov, the Ukrainian-born chief foreign-affairs correspondent of The Wall Street Journal.
$32.00 US
Jan 09, 2024
Hardcover
400 Pages
Penguin Press
- History > Period History: Russia and Eastern Europe > History of Eastern Europe
- History > Period History: Russia and Eastern Europe > History of Modern Russia
- History > Regional History: Russia and Eastern Europe > Eastern Europe
- History > Topical History > Military History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Russian and Eastern European Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > European Politics
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Russian Politics
- Political Science > International Relations > International Conflict / Security
- Military Science > Evolution of Warfare
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