Martha S. Jones, JD, PhD Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Historian | Writer | Lapsed Lawyer | Professor @johnshopkins | Fellow @wiko_berlin | Director Hard Histories at Hopkins |
Slavery and the Meetinghouse: The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820-1865
Ryan P. JordanMartha S. Jones, JD, PhD@AtelierEnglish Mr. Hopkins had been strongly pressured by Quakers to execute this manumission. And this quasi-manumission seemed to have relieved this pressure. On this subject we recommend Ryan Jordan's Slavery and the Meetinghouse: The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820-1865.
Hardcover, 2007
$35.00Member price:$35.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Dance: American Art, 1830-1960
Thomas F. DefrantzMartha S. Jones, JD, PhDCongratulations to Lynn Garafola for this rave review of her biography of Bronislava Nijinska: "The Woman Who Was Written Out of the History of Dance." https://t.co/5mnXt5NztL
Hardcover, 2016
$55.00Member price:$30.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Muse: Mickalene Thomas: Photographs
Mickalene ThomasMartha S. Jones, JD, PhDMickalene Thomas. Me As Muse. 2022. @ Musée de l'Orangerie https://t.co/czNTaWLUmu
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Bread and Circus
Airea D. MatthewsMartha S. Jones, JD, PhDComing May 30, BREAD AND CIRCUS from the luminous, visionary Airea D. Matthews. Her Simulacra sits on my “inspiration” shelf and I’ve already readied a place for Bread and Circus! https://t.co/scp6jovvlJ
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani PerryMartha S. Jones, JD, PhDWe see you @imaniperry! 2022 National Book Award Finalists Are Announced: Imani Perry, “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation” https://t.co/8r9VVVYnU2
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Rebecca HallMartha S. Jones, JD, PhDLoved picking up Rebecca Hall’s Wake, in French translation, at @librairie_tschann! @ Paris, France https://t.co/74uLt6AHts
Paperback, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline WoodsonMartha S. Jones, JD, PhD“I don’t want anyone to walk through the world feeling invisible ever again.” — Jacqueline Woodson author of Brown Girl Dreaming https://t.co/jHmghoGuZd
Paperback, 2016
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Passing
Nella LarsenMartha S. Jones, JD, PhDThanks @minkmak and @jhuafricana for hosting this great discussion of Rebecca Hall’s film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s #Passing! https://t.co/1NryxASM31
Paperback, 2003
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cuba: An American History
Ada FerrerMartha S. Jones, JD, PhDRT @NYPLSNFL: Tomorrow at 7pm, Cuba: An American History: Ada Ferrer with Ben Rhodes. @Adita_Ferrer, one of the world’s leading historian…
Paperback, 2022
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Invisible Things
Mat JohnsonMartha S. Jones, JD, PhD“Jefferson’s triumph, but without Jefferson. Without Sally Hemings.” - @mat_johnson, Invisible Things.
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book