Social Science

The Social History of Smoking

by George L. Apperson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.4
This work tells the history of smoking in England from the social point of view. Thus it does not deal with the history of tobacco growing o…

Among Cannibals

by Carl Lumholtz Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.2
From 1880-1883, the author undertook an academic expedition to Australia, with the purpose of recording zoological phenomena. While there, h…

What the Mother of a Deaf Child Ought to Know

by John Dutton Wright Read by Rapunzelina 1
Wright, a pioneer in the education of the deaf, was a strong advocate for acoustic and auricular training. In this little book, he tries to …

Woman and the New Race

by Margaret Sanger Read by Becky Cook 2.3
Margaret Sanger was an American sex educator and nurse who became one of the leading birth control activists of her time, having at one poin…

Social Life

by Jovita González Mireles Read by mpinedag 5
Jovita González offers a historical portrait of everyday life along the lower Rio Grande, focusing on the customs, community structur…

History of the Incas

by Pedro Sarmiento De Gamboa Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The author was commissioned in 1572 by the Viceroy of Peru to write this History of the Incas for King Philip II, as justification for the v…

Mutual Aid

by Peter Kropotkin Read by Enko 2.2
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid, written while he was living in exile in England…

The Principles of Scientific Management

by Frederick Winslow Taylor Read by Leon Harvey 1
In The Principles of Scientific Management, Frederick Winslow Taylor argues that work can be organized more systematically to improve effici…

New World A'Coming

New World A'Coming brought the lives and concerns of Black Americans to radio through dramatized stories rooted in contemporary African Amer…

Vox Pop

Vox Pop brings the sounds of everyday Americans to the radio through interviews conducted in public places. The program’s conversational app…

New World A'Coming

New World A'Coming brings stories of Black life in America to radio through dramatizations inspired by real people and events. The program d…

Rhysearch

by BBC Radio 4 4.8
Everyone has big questions, but very few people have the time to find the answers. Luckily, there’s one man with a completely empty diary. C…

Quoting America

“Labor Strikes” is presented as an installment of Quoting America, dated October 22, 1945. The title points to labor strikes as its subject,…

Democracy in America

Democracy in America is a radio program centered on American democratic life and the ideas, institutions, and everyday experiences that shap…

New World A'Coming

New World A'Coming brings the experiences and perspectives of Black Americans to radio through dramatized stories rooted in contemporary lif…

Analog

“Urban Youth and Community Club Outreach” is presented as an Analog program dated January 28, 1970. The title points to a discussion of outr…

New World A'Coming

New World A'Coming brought stories of Black life in America to radio, drawing on the experiences and perspectives of African American commun…

New World A'Coming

New World A'Coming was a documentary radio series that brought the lives and concerns of Black communities to the air. This recording is ide…

New World A'Coming

New World A'Coming was a documentary radio series that brought the lives and experiences of Black Americans to the air. Its stories explored…

America's Town Meeting of the Air

America's Town Meeting of the Air brings listeners into a radio forum built around public questions and open debate. A moderator guides a pa…

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