Jacqueline Jones Knihy

Daily affirmations in this devotional guide readers on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth. Each entry is crafted to foster positivity and inner strength, encouraging individuals to recognize and embrace their true worth and potential. With a focus on nurturing self-love, it aims to inspire hope and facilitate transformation through empowering messages.

Through an honest exploration of relationships, the book delves into the doubts, fears, and uncertainties that arise in male/female dynamics, reflecting on personal experiences and broader social issues. The author's insights encourage readers to consider the impact of their choices on both personal and relational levels, offering a thought-provoking perspective on navigating life's complexities.

The book offers a series of affirmations aimed at helping readers embrace their true selves and envision their future potential. Through Simple Confessions of Love, it encourages self-acceptance and personal growth, guiding individuals to appreciate their unique purpose and identity.

The story immerses young readers in a journey that highlights friendship, resilience, and the quest for a true home. With vibrant illustrations complementing an engaging narrative, it promises to capture imaginations and evoke deep emotions, making it a memorable experience for children.

Lucy Parsons, nie gehört? Nun, sie war eine der bekanntesten Anarchist*innen Amerikas, Wortführerin der US-Arbeiterbewegung, eine der radikalsten Schwarzen Frauen des späten 19. Jahrhunderts. Trotzdem ist sie hierzulande höchstens als Witwe von Albert Parsons bekannt, einem der fünf Anarchisten, die nach dem Haymarket-Aufstand von 1886 hingerichtet wurden. Dabei hat sie ihren Mann um Jahrzehnte überlebt und war so viel mehr als bloß »die Witwe«: Mitgründerin der IWW, Gewerkschafterin, Rednerin, Autorin, Herausgeberin, Briefpartnerin von Pjotr Kropotkin, Errico Malatesta, Johann Most, Emma Goldman und vielen anderen. Zu ihrem Schwarzsein hatte sie jedoch ein ambivalentes Verhältnis, die Klassenfrage stand für sie zeitlebens im Vordergrund. Jacqueline Jones zeichnet nicht nur das fesselnde Porträt der noch als Sklavin geborenen politischen Kämpferin, unerschrockenen Revolutionärin und Zeitgenossin in all ihren Facetten und Widersprüchen. Es gelingt ihr auch, das wechselvolle Jahrhundert dieses Lebens zu erfassen sowie die verschiedenen Strömungen der Arbeiterbewegung – zwischen Reform und Revolution, zwischen Paternalismus und Propaganda der Tat – differenziert darzustellen. Ihre Biografie schlägt eine Brücke zu widerständischen politischen Bewegungen der Gegenwart.

“[Jones’s] painstakingly researched volume is an invaluable antidote to those who argue that our shameful past has no relevance to our perplexing present.” ―David Kusnet, Baltimore Sun This is history at its best―the epic, often tragic story of success and failure on the uneven playing fields of American labor, rooted in painstaking research and passionately alive to its present-day implications for a just society. Jacqueline Jones shows unmistakably how nearly every significant social transformation in American history (from bound to free labor, from farm work to factory work, from a blue-collar to a white-collar economy) rolled back the hard-won advances of those African Americans who had managed to gain footholds in various jobs and industries. This is a story not of simple ideological "racism" but of politics and economics interacting to determine what kind of work was "suitable" for which groups. Here is a "useful and sobering" (Kirkus Reviews) account of why the connection between success and the work ethic was severed long ago for a substantial number of Americans. American Work goes far beyond the easy sloganeering of the current debates on affirmative action and welfare versus workfare to inform those debates with rich historical context and compelling insight.

Set in Savannah, this historical narrative explores the lives of diverse individuals—both black and white, rich and poor—before, during, and after the Civil War. Jacqueline Jones intricately details the social dynamics and daily experiences of the city's inhabitants as they navigate the profound changes brought by the war. With thorough research and vivid storytelling, this work offers a nuanced perspective on a pivotal era in American history, enhancing our comprehension of the Civil War's impact on Southern society.