This collection documents the efforts of the Prison Communication, Activism, Research, and Education collective (PCARE) to put democracy into practice by merging prison education and activism. Through life-changing programs in a dozen states (Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, ......
Examines the crown-sponsored architecture and urbanism of Naples during the reign of King Charles of Bourbon (1734-59). Shows how structures and public spaces helped consolidate royal authority and refashion the city into a royal capital.
In the summer of 1936, Generalissimo Francisco Franco led a group of right-wing nationalists in a military attack on the Republican government of Spain—the start of what would become the Spanish Civil War. Despite U.S. laws banning participation in foreign conflicts, American volunteers began pouring into Barcelona in January 1937. The ......
From 1951 until 1974, Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia was the site of thousands of experiments on prisoners conducted by researchers under the direction of University of Pennsylvania dermatologist Albert M. Kligman. While most of the experiments were testing cosmetics, detergents, and deodorants, the trials also included scores of Phase I ......
My Life and Hard Times Fighting Sports Corruption at an Old Eastern University
In 1998, Milton Friedman’s statement drew national attention to Rutgers 1000, a campaign in which students, faculty, and alumni were resisting the takeover of their university by commercialized Division I-A athletics. Subsequently, the movement received extensive coverage in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ......
An English translation of Da pintura antiga by the sixteenth-century Portuguese artist Francisco de Hollanda, who was sent to Rome in 1538 by the Portuguese royal family to study art and architecture. Contains a treatise on painting and four dialogues, three featuring Michelangelo.
An English translation of Da pintura antiga by the sixteenth-century Portuguese artist Francisco de Hollanda, who was sent to Rome in 1538 by the Portuguese royal family to study art and architecture. Contains a treatise on painting and four dialogues, three featuring Michelangelo.
Religion and Wealth in Industrial-Era Philadelphia
Examines the lives and religious commitments of the Philadelphia elite during the period of industrial prosperity that extended from the late nineteenth century through the 1920s.
