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History
January 10 2023

Celebrating Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, Penguin Random House Education is highlighting stories about the history of Black America from the Colonial Era to the Civil Rights Movement to the Present, with topics ranging from women’s history and cultural history to music, art, and film and community. The list includes essential stories, non-fiction, and history.

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Celebrating Black History Month

History
January 10 2023
Political Science History Gender and Sexuality Studies Human Rights
January 5 2023

Books on the History, Politics, and People of Iran

Following the death of Mahsa Amini, young women have taken to the streets to lead anti-government protests. These demonstrations have been met with police violence, prompting a UN investigation into human rights abuses. These books explore the history and politics of Iran with a particular focus on Iranian women’s experiences.

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Books on the History, Politics, and People of Iran

Political Science History Gender and Sexuality Studies Human Rights
January 5 2023
History
October 21 2022

Do you teach U.S. History?

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists on our website, including a wide range of history from the Colonial American era, the American Revolution, the Civil War and Reconstruction to America in the 20th Century, the Civil Rights Movement, and America in the 21st Century. Here is a small selection

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Do you teach U.S. History?

History
October 21 2022
Book covers: The Stonewall Reader, Queer (In)Justice, Tomorrow Will Be Different, The Engagement
History Gender and Sexuality Studies
September 26 2022

Books for LGBTQIA+ History Month

For LGBTQIA+ History Month we’re celebrating the shared history of individuals within the community and the importance of the activists who have fought for their rights and the rights of others. We acknowledge the varying and diverse experiences within the LGBTQIA+ community that have shaped history and have led the way for those celebrating their

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Book covers: The Stonewall Reader, Queer (In)Justice, Tomorrow Will Be Different, The Engagement

Books for LGBTQIA+ History Month

History Gender and Sexuality Studies
September 26 2022
Environmental Science Literature History Human Geography
September 19 2022

Books About Land and Water Conflicts, and Colonialism

Here is a grouping of titles that explore land and water conflicts. From a travelogue and a storytelling of the past and present along the the Río Magdalena to the ordinary people in El Salvador who rallied together to prevent the poisoning of the country’s main water source to Ingrid Rojas Contreras’ intimate family history

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Books About Land and Water Conflicts, and Colonialism

Environmental Science Literature History Human Geography
September 19 2022
History Sociology
July 28 2022

FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from Linda Villarosa’s Under the Skin

Under the Skin is a landmark book that tells the full story of racial health disparities in America, revealing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of the nation. Linda Villarosa lays bare the forces in the American health-care system and in American society that cause Black people to “live sicker and die

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FROM THE PAGE: An Excerpt from Linda Villarosa’s Under the Skin

History Sociology
July 28 2022
Political Science History Human Rights
July 12 2022

Books about Abortion Rights

In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we have prepared a book list that includes titles on the history of abortion rights and the people who fought for them.

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Books about Abortion Rights

Political Science History Human Rights
July 12 2022
History
June 28 2022

Titles on Ukrainian, Eastern European, and Russian History

Are you teaching courses in Ukrainian, Eastern European, and Russian History? You can check the course lists on our website. Here are a number titles on the discipline that you will find available:        

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Titles on Ukrainian, Eastern European, and Russian History

History
June 28 2022
Political Science History
June 16 2022

The 50th Anniversary of the Watergate Scandal

This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Watergate Scandal, when Richard Nixon and his administration tried to cover up the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Washington D.C. Watergate Building. We’re sharing a few books about the history of the scandal and Richard Nixon, a key player in the cover up.

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The 50th Anniversary of the Watergate Scandal

Political Science History
June 16 2022
Political Science History Legal Studies
June 6 2022

A letter to professors from Corban Addison, author of Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial

I went to law school in part because I read A Civil Action in college. Jonathan Harr’s masterful tale of a toxic tort lawsuit inspired in me a fascination with the courtroom and a desire to fight for the rights of people who have suffered injustice. When I finished that book twenty years ago, I

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A letter to professors from Corban Addison, author of Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial

Political Science History Legal Studies
June 6 2022
General Humanities & Social Sciences History
May 31 2022

What is a “Classic?” Educator’s Guide Now Available

In honor of their 75th anniversary, Penguin Classics has partnered with #DisruptTexts, a renowned education organization that works to create a more inclusive, representative and equitable language arts curriculum for K-12 students. Facilitated by Penguin Random House (PRH) Education, this partnership includes a number of new initiatives focused on connecting with, and supporting, educators through

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What is a “Classic?” Educator’s Guide Now Available

General Humanities & Social Sciences History
May 31 2022
Business & Economics Labor Studies History
April 19 2022

Stewardesses Rebel! How the “mascots” of the labor movement became militant union leaders

by Nell McShane Wulfhart Stewardesses aren’t the first workers that come to mind when you think of the labor movement. But behind that smiling, compliant, conventionally attractive image lies a group of militant unionists who led an unheralded workplace revolution that changed American history. In the beginning of the 1960s, the airplane cabin might have

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Stewardesses Rebel! How the “mascots” of the labor movement became militant union leaders

Business & Economics Labor Studies History
April 19 2022
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