The Subjection of Women (Great Books in Philosophy) by Prometheus Books $10.98
Since Old Testament days discrimination against minorities and other groups has been the rule in history rather than the exception. Chief among these repressive attitudes has been the inferior social and political status of women. Mill offers compelling arguments against the disenfranchisement of women, the infringement of their property rights, and the second-class status they experienced within...

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics) by Everyman's Library $15.00
(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)The first novel of Samuel Beckett's mordant and exhilarating midcentury trilogy introduces us to Molloy, who has been mysteriously incarcerated, and who subsequently escapes to go discover the whereabouts of his mother. In the latter part of this curious masterwork, a certain Jacques Moran is deputized by anonymous authorities to search for the aforementioned...

The Confessions and Diaries of a New York Veteran of the Greenwich Village Stonewall Inn Raid of June 28, 1969:Souvenirs by Scott G. Brown $4.99
This is a true story which chronicles the life of, possibly, the oldest survival of the Stonewall Inn Raid on June 28, 1969.This historic occurrence, 42-years ago, was the beginning of the Gay Rights Movement and Revolution.This was the first time that Gays,openly, resisted Police arrests and assaults. A year later, Gay Demonstrators celebrated the Anniversary of the resistance and riots with the...

The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed by Plume $15.00
"A courageous, eloquent, and devoted mother...gives us all a greater understanding of Matthew and the larger meaning of his life." -Senator Edward M. Kennedy Today, Matthew Shepard is synonymous with gay rights, but until 1998, he was just Judy Shepard's son. In The Meaning of Matthew, Judy Shepard confides how she handled her crippling loss in the public eye, the vigils and protests held by...

The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory by Continuum $24.95
First published in 1990, The Sexual Politics of Meat is a landmark text in the ongoing debates about animal rights. In the two decades since, the book has inspired controversy and heated debate. T he Sexual Politics of Meat argues that what, or more precisely who, we eat is determined by the patriarchal politics of our culture, and that the meanings attached to meat eating are often clustered...

The Straight State: Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America (Politics and Society in Twentieth-Century America) by Princeton University Press $19.95
The Straight State is the most expansive study of the federal regulation of homosexuality yet written. Unearthing startling new evidence from the National Archives, Margot Canaday shows how the state systematically came to penalize homosexuality, giving rise to a regime of second-class citizenship that sexual minorities still live under today. Canaday looks at three key arenas of government...

Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights by Random House $24.95
In this remarkable and elegant work, acclaimed Yale Law School professor Kenji Yoshino fuses legal manifesto and poetic memoir to call for a redefinition of civil rights in our law and culture.Everyone covers. To cover is to downplay a disfavored trait so as to blend into the mainstream. Because all of us possess stigmatized attributes, we all encounter pressure to cover in our daily lives. Given...

Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Action / Queer Ideas) by Beacon Press $27.95
A groundbreaking work that turns a “queer eye” on the criminal legal system Drawing on years of research, activism, and legal advocacy, Queer (In)Justice is a searing examination of queer experiences--as "suspects," defendants, prisoners, and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes--like "gleeful gay killers," "lethal lesbians," "disease spreaders," and "deceptive...

The Politics of the Veil (Public Square) by Princeton University Press $42.00
In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of "conspicuous signs" of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. Proponents of the law insist it upholds France's values of secular liberalism and regard the headscarf as symbolic of Islam's resistance to modernity. The Politics of the Veil is an...

Women Across Cultures: A Global Perspective by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages $18.40
This text examines and documents the issues women face in terms of lower status and lower power around the world and across cultures. The book then discusses what is being done from the local to the global level to address women's issues, empowering women and promoting women's equal rights.