economic conditions

Examines what age discrimination entails, how it is manifested, how widespread it is, how it affects real people, and efforts to address this discrimination.

America?s unique prosperity is based on its creation of a middle class. In the twentieth century, that middle class provided the workforce, the educated skills, and the demand that gave life to the world?s greatest consumer economy. It was innovative and dynamic; it eclipsed old imperial systems and colonial archetypes. It gave rise to a dream: that if you worked hard and followed the rules you would prosper in America, and your children would enjoy a better life than yours.

A collection of essays in which the author interweaves personal experience with incisive comentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism.

Presents the stories of inspiring women the author has met from around the world over the course of her twenty years of championing the causes of feminism, as well as stories of injustices that women still face around the world--from child marriage to workplace inequality. Argues that more people need to find ways to lift women up, which statistics show naturally lifts up all humanity.

"[Relates the] story of Tulsa's historic Greenwood District, once considered 'The Negro Wall Street' ... [through] four phases: (1) the roots; (2) the riot; (3) the regeneration; and (4) the Renaissance"--page vii.

"The ancient Inca civilization is known ... (to have had) a developed economy, but the people didn't use money. In fact, the society didn't have it. This is just one fact presented in this volume, which provides an in-depth look at the Inca economy. The title covers terrace farming, irrigation, livestock, and the role of mita labor in ancient Peru. Through the text's coverage of the governments distribution of goods and services, readers will understand why the society is sometimes called a Utopia"--Amazon.com.

"When most people think of the word economy, they think of stock markets and modern banks. However, even ancient civilizations had their own economies. Readers discover fun and fascinating facts about the ancient Aztec economy through informative text designed to support social studies curricula"--Amazon.com.

"Groundbreaking look at slaves as commodities through every phase of life, from birth to death and beyond, in early America The Price for Their Pound of Flesh is the first book to explore the economic value of enslaved people through every phase of their lives--including from before birth to after death--in the American domestic slave trades. Covering the full "life cycle" (including preconception, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the senior years, and death), historian Daina Berry shows the lengths to which slaveholders would go to maximize profits. She draws from over ten years of research to explore how enslaved people responded to being appraised, bartered, and sold. By illuminating their lives, Berry ensures that the individuals she studies are regarded as people, not merely commodities."--Provided by publisher.

Edward Conard discusses his beliefs on the United States economy and the classes.

Provides information about the everyday lives of women in Colonial America.