ISBN: 9780671677084 - Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Enduring Legacy of African-american Families (30 results)

Condition: Very Good. Climbing Jacob's Ladder traces the history of the black family from its roots in Africa, through slavery, Reconstruction, the Depression, and the civil rights movement, to the present, arguing that black families cannot be measured against white norms. This groundbreaking, provocative work dispels some of the most common myths, misconceptions, misunderstandings, and misinformation about African American families. Climbing Jacob's Ladder takes a fresh look at the evolution of Black families, describes the forces that have shaped them, and examines their resiliency in the face of difficult conditions, and the strengths that help them endure. …

Condition: Good. Climbing Jacob's Ladder traces the history of the black family from its roots in Africa, through slavery, Reconstruction, the Depression, and the civil rights movement, to the present, arguing that black families cannot be measured against white norms. This groundbreaking, provocative work dispels some of the most common myths, misconceptions, misunderstandings, and misinformation about African American families. Climbing Jacob's Ladder takes a fresh look at the evolution of Black families, describes the forces that have shaped them, and examines their resiliency in the face of difficult conditions, and the strengths that help them endure. …

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Condition: Very Good. Climbing Jacob's Ladder traces the history of the black family from its roots in Africa, through slavery, Reconstruction, the Depression, and the civil rights movement, to the present, arguing that black families cannot be measured against white norms. This groundbreaking, provocative work dispels some of the most common myths, misconceptions, misunderstandings, and misinformation about African American families. Climbing Jacob's Ladder takes a fresh look at the evolution of Black families, describes the forces that have shaped them, and examines their resiliency in the face of difficult conditions, and the strengths that help them endure. …

Condition: Good. Climbing Jacob's Ladder traces the history of the black family from its roots in Africa, through slavery, Reconstruction, the Depression, and the civil rights movement, to the present, arguing that black families cannot be measured against white norms. This groundbreaking, provocative work dispels some of the most common myths, misconceptions, misunderstandings, and misinformation about African American families. Climbing Jacob's Ladder takes a fresh look at the evolution of Black families, describes the forces that have shaped them, and examines their resiliency in the face of difficult conditions, and the strengths that help them endure. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condition: Fine/Fine dj. 446pp. 1st Printing. Foreward by Paula Giddings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Remainder line bottom edge.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. Press release laid in.

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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Simon & Schuster, 1993. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with small stain on front and shelf/edgewear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket.

hardcover. 444pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1992). vg Inscribed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Foreword by Paula Giddings. 446pp. A remainder mark on the bottom page edge thus near fine in a very good dust jacket with tears and toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Title. Foreword by Paula Giddings. Tables. Graphs. Charts. End Notes. Bibliography. Index. 444pp. Beige cloth spine with bright gilt title and cream paper over boards. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Rm. Blurb: "Andrew Billingsley has woven a masterful tapestry of revealing insights and historical fact to shed new light on the vitality, strength and love of the Black family" by Marian Wright Edelman. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 444 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with purple and dark pink lettering. Exterior has very mild wear including faint age toning, slight scratches and light wear to the edges. Boards have very light wear including slight cocking to the spine. Text block has very slight wear including light soiling to the edges. Illustrated. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Q, ND-Q. 1394843. FP New Rockville Stock.…

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Hardcover. First edition. First printing [stated]. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 444, [4] p. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Foreword by Paula Giddings. From an on-line posting: " African American Studies was a relatively new and emerging field when Dr. Andrew Billingsley began teaching, said Dr. Bobby Donaldson, an associate professor of history and African-American studies at Carolina. As a scholar of black families, Billingsley reshaped public policy and helped define African American Studies interdisciplinary framework. At a time of protest, he directed his activist energies toward path-breaking research that attracted the attention of politicians, journalists and lay readers." Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscribed on t-p. Minor scuff on fep. DJ has slight wear and soiling. …

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