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Explore accessible editions on justice, history, technology, education, public policy, health, and memory. This archived selection reflects established listings; confirm current availability before requesting a title.

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Race After Technology

ISBN: 9781509526406 · Paperback
Publisher: Polity Press · 2019

An analysis of how seemingly neutral digital systems can reproduce inequity, alongside ideas for building more accountable technology.

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Economic history books selected by Esewonbook
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The Color of Money

ISBN: 9780674237476 · Paperback
Publisher: Belknap Press · 2019

A history of Black banking that traces policy decisions, restricted access to credit, and the structural roots of the racial wealth gap.

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Social history paperbacks selected by Esewonbook
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Fearing the Black Body

ISBN: 9781479886753 · Paperback
Publisher: New York University Press · 2019

A historical study of how racial hierarchy shaped Western ideals about bodies, beauty, health, and social status.

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British history books selected by Esewonbook
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Black British History

ISBN: 9781786994264 · Paperback
Publisher: Zed Books · 2019

Essays tracing the presence and influence of people of African descent in Britain from the Roman era through modern political and cultural life.

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Legal history books selected by Esewonbook
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Separate

ISBN: 9780393357691 · Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company · 2020

A legal history of the people, arguments, and social conditions surrounding the Plessy v. Ferguson segregation ruling.

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Education and justice books at Esewonbook
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Pushout

ISBN: 9781620973424 · Paperback
Publisher: New Press · 2018

An investigation of school discipline and institutional practices that can exclude and criminalize Black girls.

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Health reference books selected by Esewonbook
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Is It Alzheimer's?

ISBN: 9781421436401 · Paperback
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press · 2020

A question-and-answer introduction to memory loss and dementia for readers seeking a clearer basis for conversations with health professionals.

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Memoir and memory books at Esewonbook
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The Memory Eaters

ISBN: 9781625345028 · Paperback
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press · 2020

A reflective work that considers memory, family history, neurological change, and the ways people preserve the past.

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This collection brings together historical research, public scholarship, cultural criticism, practical health information, and memoir.

Justice and policy

Legal history, public institutions, reparations, housing, and economic inequality.

Technology and power

Data collection, automated systems, corporate influence, and accountability.

History and culture

Black life and political thought across the United States, Britain, and Ghana.

Health and memory

Accessible guidance and personal inquiry into memory, dementia, and family experience.

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