Social Science

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…

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…

Hollywood

by Theodore Dreiser Read by Chuck Williamson 4.1
Serialized in Shadowland from November 1921 to February 1922, Hollywood: Its Morals and Manners is Theodore Dreiser's shocking four part exp…

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…

Thoughts on South Africa

by Olive Schreiner Read by Rachel May Ferriman 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…

The Negro

by W. E. B. Du Bois Read by Jim Locke 4
Nevertheless, I have not been able to withstand the temptation to essay such short general statement of the main known facts and their fair …

The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment

by Élisabeth Celnart Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment by Élisabeth Celnart is a comprehensive guide to the social g…

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…

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…

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…

Essays on Work and Culture

by Hamilton Wright Mabie Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The author investigates the world of work against a backdrop of culture. Each of the 25 essays focuses on one aspect of the topic. For examp…

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 Future of the Women's Movement

by Helena Swanwick Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
"There may seem to be a disappointing lack of prophesy in a book avowedly dealing with the future; but since I believe the women’s move…

History of a Literary Radical

by Randolph Silliman Bourne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A posthumous collection of Bourne's writing from publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and early issues of The New Republic, with a long…

The State of Society in France Before the Revolution

by Alexis de Tocqueville and Alexis De Tocqueville Read by Jim Locke 5
A thorough analysis of the social, religious, and political dynamics of French society which led to the French Revolution.

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 …

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 …

Twentieth Century Negro Literature

by Daniel Wallace Culp Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The object of this book is... (1) To enlighten the uninformed white people on the intellectual ability of the Negro. (2) To give to those, w…

Human Nature and Conduct

by John Dewey Read by William Allan Jones 3.2
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist, saw Social Psychology as much a physical science…

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