Slavery Behind the Wall: An Archaeology of a Cuban Coffee Plantation

Theresa A. Singleton, "Slavery Behind the Wall: An Archaeology of a Cuban Coffee Plantation"


2015 | ISBN-10: 0813060729 | 224 pages | PDF | 3 MB

Cuba had the largest slave society of the Spanish colonial empire and thus the most plantations. The lack of archaeological data for interpreting these sites is a glaring void in slavery and plantation studies. Theresa Singleton helps to fill this gap with the presentation of the first archaeological investigation of a Cuban plantation written by an English speaker. At Santa Ana de Biajacas, where the plantation owner sequestered slaves behind a massive masonry wall, Singleton explores how elite Cuban planters used the built environment to impose a hierarchical social order upon slave laborers. Behind the wall, slaves reclaimed the space as their own, forming communities, building their own houses, celebrating, gambling, and even harboring slave runaways. What emerged there is not just an identity distinct from other NorthAmerican and Caribbean plantations, but a unique slave culture that thrived despite a spartan lifestyle. SingletonAEs study provides insight into the larger historical context of the African diaspora, global patterns of enslavement, and the development of Cuba as an integral member of the larger Atlantic World.

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Acquittal: An Insider Reveals the Stories and Strategies Behind Today"s Most Infamous Verdicts

Acquittal: An Insider Reveals the Stories and Strategies Behind Today"s Most Infamous Verdicts by Richard Gabriel


2014 | ISBN: 042526971X, 0425269728 | English | 336 pages | EPUB | 1 MB

October 3, 1995. The shocking outcome of the O.J. Simpson trial leaves a nation divided. July 5, 2011. Casey Anthony walks free despite being convicted by millions on cable news and social media.




There are times when something as supposedly simple as a just verdict rises to the level of cultural touchstone. Often these moments hinge on logic that seems flawed and inexplicable—until now. In Acquittal, leading trial consultant Richard Gabriel explains how some of the most controversial verdicts in recent times came to be.




Drawing on more than twenty-eight years of experience, Gabriel provides firsthand accounts of his work on high-profile cases, from the tabloid trials of Casey Anthony, O.J. Simpson, Phil Spector, and Heidi Fleiss to the political firestorms involving Enron and Whitewater. An expert on court psychology and communications, Gabriel offers unique insights on defendants, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, journalists, and the most important people in the room: the jury.




Through play-by-play breakdowns of the proceedings, Gabriel reveals the differences between a court of law and the court of public opinion, the convoluted mechanics behind jury selection, strategies for creating a careful balance of evidence and doubt, and the difficulties of providing a fair trial in the digital age. Along the way, Gabriel raises hard questions about not only the legal system but about the possibility of justice in an oversaturated media landscape.




The courtroom is a natural theater. The stakes are high. The roles are all too familiar. And there is always the chance of a twist ending. Acquittal is a revelatory guide to this riveting, frustrating, fascinating world—the most unpredictable drama in American life.

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History Behind the Headlines

History Behind the Headlines by Nancy Matuszak


English | Aug. 8, 2002 | ISBN: 0787659118 | 357 Pages | PDF | 10 MB

Almost every day, newspapers describe major conflicts — some have recently erupted, many span decades. Almost all have deep-rooted, historic causes, but these causes are not always fully explained in today"s newspaper and television accounts. History Behind the Headlines, an ongoing print series, is intended to fill this gap and explain the historical background of today"s major international conflicts. Volume 5 of History Behind the Headlines is a special volume devoted entirely to topics of terrorism. Each volume covers approximately 25 to 30 conflicts such as border, civil, and guerrilla wars, embargoes, and religious strife. History Behind the Headlines covers such topics as economic sanctions, impeachment in the Philippines, a free press in Russia, and elections in Serbia.

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Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Educational System That"s Leaving Them Behind (repost)

Richard Whitmire, "Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Educational System That"s Leaving Them Behind"


2010 | ISBN-10: 0814415342, 0814420176 | 256 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Boys are falling behind in school. The world has become more verbal; boys haven"t. Even in their traditionally strong subjects of science and math, boys are hit at a young age with new educational approaches, stressing high-level reading and writing goals that they are developmentally unable to achieve. The gap between male and female achievement has reached the college level, where only 40 per cent of graduates next year will be male. This doesn"t just mean fewer male doctors and lawyers, it also means fewer men in the careers that previously did not require post-high school degrees but do now. "Why Boys Fail" examines the roots and repercussions of this problem and spells out the educational, political, social and economic challenges we face as we work to end it.

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