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Majority Cultures and the Politics of Ethnic Difference: Whose House Is This?
by Bo Petersson  Publisher Comments Examining the ways in which majority Western cultures govern, represent and exclude those that are considered to be ethically "other," this book asks what is the impact of globalization, governance and Western immigration controls on the construction of...
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The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization
by Rinku Sen Synopsis The Accidental American vividly illustrates the challenges and contradictions of U. S. immigration policy, and argues that, just as there is a free flow of capital in the world economy, there should be a free flow of labor. Author Rinku Sen alternates...
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Race Course Against White Supremacy
by William C. Ayers Publisher Comments White supremacy and its troubling endurance in American life is debated in these personal essays by two veteran political activists. Arguing that white supremacy has been the dominant political system in the United States...
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The New Nativism: Proposition 187 and the Debate Over Immigration
by Robin Dale Jacobson Publisher Comments “A very well-crafted, important book. I recommend it highly.” —Howard Winant, author of The New Politics of Race In 1994, California voters flocked to the polls in record numbers because of a ballot measure-Proposition 187...
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Racism: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
by Alana Lentin Publisher Comments Despite the fact that we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting tolerance, racism is still prevalent today. In fact, since 9-11 the subject of race, and exactly what this means, has become more important than ever before. Alana Lentin traces...
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Icons of Latino America [Two Volumes]: Latino Contributions to American Culture (Greenwood Icons)
by Roger Bruns Publisher Comments Latinos have contributed a tremendous amount to American cultural heritage, injecting energy, a unique style, and piquant flavor. This set profiles the big names from this century and the last who represent the highest achievement in their field and who...
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Transnational Blackness: Navigating the Global Color Line (Critical Black Studies)
by Manning Marable Publisher Comments The Critical Black Studies Series celebrates its third volume, Transnational Blackness. The series, under the general supervision of Manning Marable, features readers and anthologies examining challenging topics within the contemporary black...
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The Richard Wright Encyclopedia
by Jerry W., Jr. Ward Publisher Comments Richard Wright is one of the most important African American writers. He is also one of the most prolific. Best known as the author of Native Son, he wrote 7 novels; 2 collections of short fiction; an autobiography; more than 250 newspaper articles, book...
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The End of Multiculturalism?
by Derek Mcghee Publisher Comments "...the book is a brave and authoritative analysis of multiculturalism... McGhee successfully locates his subject in the context of recent developments in both community cohesion and human rights and shows with great skill how differing impulses within...
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The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism (Cultural Studies of the Americas)
by Estelle Tarica Publisher Comments The only recent English-language work on Spanish-American indigenismo from a literary perspective, Estelle Tarica’s work shows how modern Mexican and Andean discourses about the relationship between Indians and non-Indians create a unique literary...
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Migrating to America: Transnational Social Networks and Regional Identity Among Turkish Migrants
by Lisa Dicarlo Publisher Comments Why do so many Turkish migrants choose to make their fortune in America when the proximity of Europe makes it a less costly risk? Here Lisa DiCarlo offers us new insights into the study of identity and migration. She draws on research and the history of...
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Race Relations in the United States [Five Volumes] (Race Relations in the United States)
by Leslie Vincent Tischauser Publisher Comments The history of the American twentieth century is largely one of race relations. As the twentieth century unfolded, racial tensions between major racial and ethnic groups often exploded. From the backlash against Eastern and Southern European immigration...
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Contours of White Ethnicity: Popular Ethnography and the Making of Usable Pasts in Greek America
by Yiorgos Anagnostou Publisher Comments In Contours of White Ethnicity, Yiorgos Anagnostou explores the construction of ethnic history and reveals how and why white ethnics selectively retain, rework, or reject their pasts. Challenging the tendency to portray Americans of European background...
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Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy and Its Implications for Africa's Democratic Movement
by Victor Oguejiofor Okafor Publisher Comments Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy and its Implications for Africa's Democratic Movement is the first book to recount and analyze Nigeria's controversial general elections of April 2007. Because Nigeria's immense and diverse population of 140 million people...
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Voices of the U.S. Latino Experience [Three Volumes]
by Rodolfo F. Acuna Publisher Comments The history and experiences of the diverse groups labeled Latinos in this country are abundantly documented in this major new collection. From the Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1803 to remembrances of life on the frontier, to the Young Lords platform of...
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Immigration (Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization)
by Ilan Stavans Publisher Comments Immigration is a topic on the minds of a large portion of Americans. In 2006, a series of large marches and political debates shook the nation to the core. With the 2008 presidential campaign under way, the controversy is alive and well. However, it is...
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Hot Spot: Asia and Oceania (Hot Spot Histories)
by Clinton Fernandes Publisher Comments The regions of Asia and Oceania, with their many diverse peoples, massive size, and vast cultural history, have birthed some of the most critical conflicts of the modern era. From border disputes to current nuclear threats to regions still shattered by...
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Contours of White Ethnicity: Popular Ethnography and the Making of Usable Pasts in Greek America (Law Society & Politics in the Midwest)
by Yiorgos Anagnostou Publisher Comments In Contours of White Ethnicity, Yiorgos Anagnostou explores the construction of ethnic history and reveals how and why white ethnics selectively retain, rework, or reject their pasts. Challenging the tendency to portray Americans of European background...
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Stolen Honor: Stigmatizing Muslim Men in Berlin
by Katherine Ewing Publisher Comments The covered Muslim woman is a common spectacle in Western media—a victim of male brutality, the oppressed and suffering wife or daughter. And the resulting negative stereotypes of Muslim men, stereotypes reinforced by the post-9/11 climate in which...
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Latina Writers (Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization)
by Ilan Stavans Publisher Comments Latina literature is one of the fastest growing areas of American literature today, and the impact Latina writers have had on the literary scene is undeniable. This volume features the most significant articles-including peer-review essays, interviews...
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