Dover books on history, political and social science

"Offers a broad selection of the most important documents in American history: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Emancipation Proclamation, as well as presidential speeches, Supreme Court decisions, Acts and Declarations of Congress, essays, letters, and more"--Back cover.

An introduction to the Renaissance that covers the period from Dante Alighieri's birth in the mid-thirteenth century to Michelangelo's death in the mid-sixteenth, discussing the rise of individualism, the interest in antiquity, politics, science and humanism, society and festivals, and morality and religion.

An English translation of Karl Marx's work that studies the basic unit of the commodity, the labour theory of value, the role of money, and the modern factory system.

". . . offers firsthand accounts of Haitian voodoo and witchcraft rituals"--Provided by publisher.

Presents Vladimir Lenin's significant written works on capitalism, communism, class consciousness, social democracy, revolution, and Marxism, including the complete "Imperialism, the Highest State of Capitalism" and "What Is to Be Done?" and sections from "The Development of Capitalism in Russia.".

Examines the origins and consequences of the French Revolution based on observations of the social conditions prior to the development of the rebellion that led to the government being overthrown.

Presents eyewitness accounts of the 1912 shipwreck of the Titanic. Includes historic photographs and drawings.

New York nurse Margaret Sanger describes her work with women who became pregnant without wanting to and how it influenced her fight for birth control as a basic right.