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The Origins of Critical Race Theory: The People and Ideas That Created a Movement

This absorbing narrative with textbook clarity is a must for readers interested in the facts of CRT and how it understands the U.S. legal and political systems’ impact on systemic racial inequality. Highly recommended.

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Queer Lasting: Ecologies of Care for a Dying World

This compelling, evocative book expertly centers queer writing and resilience to imagine new approaches to living during environmental crises. It’s an excellent choice for scholars, students, and general readers of queer studies and ecocriticism. Pair with The Queerness of Water: Troubled Ecologies in the Eighteenth Century by Jeremy Chow.
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Cowboy Apocalypse: Religion and the Myth of the Vigilante Messiah

A compelling exploration and analysis of guns and apocalyptic thinking in media.
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The Private Is Political: Identity and Democracy in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism

A sound academic analysis of privacy through a theoretical and legal lens.
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Deviant Matter: Ferment, Intoxicants, Jelly, Rot

Fascinating and thought-provoking, Tompkins’s book will benefit academic or research libraries, along with readers who enjoy works about cultural or food studies.

Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins

A distinctive, memorable story that powerfully shows what it takes to survive as a political prisoner in the U.S. Pair with Better, Not Bitter by Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Exonerated Five.
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The Church of Stop Shopping and Religious Activism: Combatting Consumerism and Climate Change Through Performance

A unique, scholarly take on fast capitalism. González challenges readers to take vigorous social actions against the religion of consumerism that’s embodied by companies such as Disney, Amazon, and Starbucks.
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The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai

While accessible to general readers, the difficult thematic elements of this text will probably make it more suitable for specialized audiences.
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Goodbye Religion: The Causes and Consequences of Secularization

For scholars and people curious about why so many people are leaving organized religions.
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