Minority Studies 6

How should constitutional design respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences, and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justi……続きを見る

From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the most comprehensive collection of Lincoln's writings on race and slavery Generations of Americans have debated the meaning of Abraham Lincoln's view……続きを見る

In Coming through the Fire, prominent scholar and writer C. Eric Lincoln addresses the most important issue of our time with insights forged by a lifetime of confronting racial oppression in America……続きを見る

The must-read summary of Angela McGlowan's book “Bamboozled: How Americans are being Exploited by the Lies of the Liberal Agenda”. This complete summary of "Bamboozled" by Angela McGlowan, a bestsel……続きを見る

Ninety percent of the indigenous population in the Americas lives in the Andean and Mesoamerican nations of Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Guatemala. Recently indigenous social movements in the……続きを見る

The must-read summary of Ron J. Christie's book: “Black in the White House: Life Inside George W. Bush's White House”. This complete summary of "Black in the White House" by Ron Christie, a black Co……続きを見る

“I am Black,” Jane Lazarre’s son tells her. “I have a Jewish mother, but I am not ‘biracial.’ That term is meaningless to me.” She understands, she saysーbut he tells her, gently, that he doesn’t th……続きを見る

Using black feminist theory and African American studies to read Victorian culture, Impossible Purities looks at the construction of “Englishness” as white, masculine, and pure and “Americanness” as……続きを見る

“Constitutes an important and timely addition to the literature on peasant rebellion; wisely, the editors have been eclectic in drawing from some of the leading historians, anthropologists, politica……続きを見る

In Monsters and Revolutionaries Françoise Vergès analyzes the complex relationship between the colonizer and colonized on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. Through novels, iconography, and texts f……続きを見る

In Working Women, Working Men, Joel Wolfe traces the complex historical development of the working class in Sào Paulo, Brazil, Latin America's largest industrial center. He studies the way in which ……続きを見る

The must-read summary of Jack Cashill's book: “What's the Matter with California?: Cultural Rumbles from the Golden State and Why the Rest of Us Should Be Shaking”. This complete summary of "What's ……続きを見る

The must-read summary of Linda Brandi Cateura's book: “Voices of American Muslims: 23 Profiles”. This complete summary of "Voices of American Muslims" by Linda Brandi Cateura presents her analysis o……続きを見る

The globalization of trade and increasing international travel and migration poses huge challenges for health practitioners and policy makers who have to meet legal and policy obligations to provide……続きを見る

The must-read summary of Thomas Sowell's book: "Black Rednecks and White Liberals". This complete summary of "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" by Thomas Sowell, a renowned American social theorist……続きを見る

Recent media events like the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas, the beating of Rodney King and its aftermath, and the murder trial of O.J. Simpson have trained our collective eye on the tele……続きを見る

In Immigrant Acts, Lisa Lowe argues that understanding Asian immigration to the United States is fundamental to understanding the racialized economic and political foundations of the nation. Lowe di……続きを見る

Experiences of Single African-American Women Professors: With this Ph.D., I Thee Wed, edited by Eletra S. Gilchrist, explores the unique lived experiences of single African-American women professors……続きを見る

This timely and important scholarship advances an empirical understanding of Canada’s contemporary “Indian” problem. Where the Waters Divide is one of the few book monographs that analyze how contem……続きを見る

International media regularly features horrific stories about Chinese orphanages, especially when debating international adoption and human rights. Much of the popular information is dated and ill-i……続きを見る

Collective Identity, Oppression, and the Right to Self-Ascription argues that groups have an irreducibly collective right to determine the meaning of their shared group identity, and that such a rig……続きを見る

How real is race? What is biological fact, what is fiction, and where does culture enter? What do we mean by a “colorblind” or “postracial” society, or when we say that race is a “social constructio……続きを見る

Despite the mass dislocation and repatriation efforts of the last century, the study of return movements still sits on the periphery of anthropology and migration research. Homecomings explores the ……続きを見る

At the turn of the millennium, international youth culture is dominated by mainly two types of aesthetics: the African American cool, which, propelled by Hip-Hop music, has become the world's favori……続きを見る

Defying predictions that the Internet would eventually create a world where nations disappeared in favor of a unified 'global village,' the new millennium has instead seen a proliferation of nationa……続きを見る

Exit Narratives examines what constitutes good teaching and engaged learning and how to use this knowledge to support teachers in their efforts to create learning environments that encourage academi……続きを見る

In this powerful new work, Marable, Ness, and Wilson maintain that contrary to the popular hubris about equality, race is entrenched and more divisive than any time since the Civil Rights Movement. ……続きを見る

Over the course of ten years, this extensive qualitative study focused on the academic resilience phenomenon. The research delves into the educational resilience experiences of fifty low socioeconom……続きを見る

Mocombe and Tomlin explore the black/white achievement gap in America and Great Britain, gaining understanding through black bourgeois living and the labeled pathologies of the black underclass. Wit……続きを見る

In What the Village Gave Me, the contributorsーall women of colorーpresent their varied experiences regarding the conceptualizations of womanhood, beauty, and gender roles. The goal of this book is ……続きを見る