Social Science

Thoughts on South Africa

by Olive Schreiner Read by Rachel May Ferriman 3.3
'Thoughts on South Africa' is a collection of Schreiner's observations of colonial South Africa in the early 19th century, mostly regarding …

Mobilizing Woman-Power

by Harriot Stanton Blatch Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Harriot Stanton Blatch, a suffragist in her own right, was the daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton who was one of the champions of women’s ri…

What Dress Makes of Us

by Dorothy Quigley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
What Dress Makes of Us is a sharp and humorous exploration of women's fashion and its social implications, penned by Dorothy Quigley in 1897…

Illustrations of Political Economy

by Harriet Martineau Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Hugely popular at their time of publication, Harriet Martineau’s Illustrations of Political Economy sought to turn the abstract principles o…

Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing

by President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
In light of recent events that have exposed rifts in the relationships between local police and the communities they protect and serve, on D…

Vindication Of The Rights Of Men

by Mary Wollstonecraft Read by David Wales 3.8
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) attacks aristocracy and advocates republicanism. It was published in response to …

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion

by James Frazer Read by Leon Harvey 5
The third volume of The Golden Bough. The term Taboo is one of the very few words which the English language has borrowed from the speech of…

In Indian Mexico

by Frederick Starr Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
In this work, Starr delves into the anthropological side of Mexico's Natives ("Indians") at the end of the XIX century. Researche…

Mother Earth

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
"Mother Earth was an American anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literat…

Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

by Mahatma Gandhi Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
First written in Gandhi's native language Gujarati, this booklet advocates for Indian non-violent self-rule during the struggle for Indian i…

Cuban Folk Lore

by L. Roy Terwilliger Read by Lynne T 4.1
The author gives a first-hand look at unusual and arguably primitive customs on the island of Cuba. He uncovers a strange and unique blend o…

Towards Democracy

by Edward Carpenter Read by Sue Anderson 3.8
“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion.

by James Frazer Read by Leon Harvey
The eighth volume in The Golden Bough collection, and second volume of The Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild. The investigations into the …

Herein is Love

by Reuel Howe and Reuel L. Howe Read by Bill Mosley 3.5
Prescient look at the church, its message and role in society, both perceived and true, focused through the lens of the biblical doctrine of…

The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races

by W. E. B. Du Bois Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerci…

The Greek Way

by Edith Hamilton Read by E. Sharp 5
"The Greek Way" is an immersive and provocative exploration of Ancient Greece, viewed through the lens of the great thinkers, writ…

Criminal man

by Gina Lombroso Read by Leon Harvey
This book is an English summary and paraphrase of the multi-volume Italian work of the same name compiled by Cesare Lombroso, the father of …

National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report

by National Gambling Impact Study Commission Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report offers a thorough examination of the social and economic effects of gambling acro…

The Passing of the Great Race

by Madison Grant Read by Jim Locke 3.6
The rapidly growing appreciation of the importance of race during the last few years, the study of the influence of race on nationality as s…

The Story of Santa Klaus

by William S. Walsh Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Who was Santa Klaus? Did he exist? In this study of custom and folklore, the author looks at the real and the legendary man, according to va…

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