Social Science
Women of America
The present volume completes the story of woman as told in the series of which it forms part. The history of nations is, in its ultimate ana…
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion
The third volume of The Golden Bough. The term Taboo is one of the very few words which the English language has borrowed from the speech of…
Thoughts on South Africa
'Thoughts on South Africa' is a collection of Schreiner's observations of colonial South Africa in the early 19th century, mostly regarding …
Cuban Folk Lore
The author gives a first-hand look at unusual and arguably primitive customs on the island of Cuba. He uncovers a strange and unique blend o…
The Negro
Nevertheless, I have not been able to withstand the temptation to essay such short general statement of the main known facts and their fair …
Vindication Of The Rights Of Men
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) attacks aristocracy and advocates republicanism. It was published in response to …
The State of Society in France Before the Revolution
A thorough analysis of the social, religious, and political dynamics of French society which led to the French Revolution.
Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
First written in Gandhi's native language Gujarati, this booklet advocates for Indian non-violent self-rule during the struggle for Indian i…
Towards Democracy
“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …
The City of Din
A treatise on the increasing loudness of modern life, including philosophical and scientific discussion of what noise is, how effects us phy…
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races
The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerci…
The Future of the Women's Movement
"There may seem to be a disappointing lack of prophesy in a book avowedly dealing with the future; but since I believe the women’s move…
Mother Earth
"Mother Earth was an American anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literat…
Balder The Beautiful
The tenth volume in The Golden Bough series. Frazer discusses the problem which gives its title to the whole work. If right, the Golden Boug…
The Passing of the Great Race
The rapidly growing appreciation of the importance of race during the last few years, the study of the influence of race on nationality as s…
National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report offers a thorough examination of the social and economic effects of gambling acro…
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Because the US Constitution gives the power of relating to (and control over) Indian tribes to the federal government, Congress requires upd…
The Great Beach
Written by John Hay, a naturalist and co-founder of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, The Great Beach is an exploration into the natur…
Revolted Woman
One man's opinion of woman in 1894. Charles Harper believes in the superiority of the male sex and the subordination of the female. He pai…
Criminal man
This book is an English summary and paraphrase of the multi-volume Italian work of the same name compiled by Cesare Lombroso, the father of …