Ethnic Studies

Jack D. Forbes's monumental Africans and Native Americans has become a canonical text in the study of relations between the two groups. Forbes explores key issues relating to the evolution of racial terminology and European colonialists' perceptions of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865435650Author Carla GottliebFormat PaperbackPage Count 119Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 216g

Hurled words. Thrown objects. Dodged burgers. A burger was thrown at Travis Alabanza on Waterloo Bridge in 2016. From this experience they have created a poetic, passionate performance piece based around the 'burger': the texture, and taste of being...

"Black people are not dark-skinned white people," says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are a lot more.They are survivors of the Middle Passage and centuries of humiliation and deprivation, who have excelled against the odds, constantly...

The UK is grappling with big questions about belonging, equality, and the legacies of Empire and Colonialism. We've been here before. Embracing a broader history that encompasses all British people, The Shoulders We Stand On is fundamental to a better...

The first African statesman to achieve world recognition was Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), who became president of the new Republic of Ghana in 1960. He campaigned ceaselessly for African solidarity and for the liberation of southern Africa from white...

A Race Is a Nice Thing to Have: A Guide to Being a White Person or Understanding the White Persons in Your Life is designed to help White people fully recognize and accept their racial identity, assume the proper responsibility for ending racism, and...

All white people understand cultural differences from a platform of relative privilege, affecting their personal and professional interactions. How should they respond when confronted with this knowledge? This introductory book looks at the concept of...

A journey into the extraordinary, vibrant world of Black African London which is shaping modern Britain. What makes a Londoner? What is it to be Black, African and British? And how can we understand the many tangled roots of our modern nation without...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807070659Author Ida B. Wells-BarnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

The author, who is himself a Romani, speaks directly to the gadze (non-Gypsy) reader about his people, their history since leaving India one thousand years ago and their rejection and exclusion from society in the countries where they settled, their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Eisner Awards 2016 and Harvey Award 2016.Book InformationISBN 9781603094009Author John LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Top Shelf ProductionsPublisher...

Creates a new framework for approaching Black women's wellness, by merging theory and practice with both personal narratives and public policy.This book offers a unique, interdisciplinary, and thoughtful look at the challenges and potency of Black...

Since its original publication in 1984, Manning Marable's Race, Reform, and Rebellion has become widely known as the most crucial political and social history of African Americans since World War II. Aimed at students of contemporary American politics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061350177Author Zora Neale HurstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 309Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 277g

Available to readers for the first time, Aimé Césaire’s three-act drama . . . . . . And the Dogs Were Silent—written during the Vichy regime in Martinique in 1943 and lost until 2008—dramatizes the Haitian Revolution and the rise and fall of Toussaint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593473801Author Elise HuFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

There is nowhere else in the world quite like Chungking Mansions, a dilapidated seventeen-story commercial and residential structure in the heart of Hong Kong's tourist district. A remarkably motley group of people call the building home; Pakistani phone...

'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times 'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant, Guardian The daughter of a successful paediatrician and a fashionable socialite, Margo...

This book, based on extensive original research, examines the practice by women in a university sport setting of kendo, the Japanese martial art which, using bamboo swords as well as protective armour, and descended from traditional swordsmanship,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307744531Author Oscar LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905–1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood’s most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her...

The federated Iroquois tribes were absolutely central to the long struggle between the British colonists in eastern North America, and the French and their client tribes. They fought many exciting frontier campaigns, and were generally loyal allies of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623174095Author Lama Rod OwensFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

What can we learn from successes and failures in the pursuit of racial justice in the UK and elsewhere in the Global North? A dominant view of racial justice in Britain has long been linked to a 'cruel optimism' which normalises social and political...

In his controversial 1973 book, Is God a White Racist?, William R. Jones sharply criticized black theologians for their agnostic approach to black suffering, noting that the doctrine of an ominibenevolent God poses very significant problems for a...

In the struggles for political and cultural hegemony that Taiwan has witnessed since the 1980s, the focal point in contesting narratives and the key battlefield in the political debates are primarily spatial and place-based. The major fault line appears...

'Essential reading' DIVA MAGAZINE'Highly accessible and important' EUGENCE ELLIS'A deeply helpful and engaging read' MEG-JOHN BARKERProviding an accessible and authoritative introduction to issues around People of Colour (POC) trans inclusion, this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593465271Author Amanda GormanFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 156gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807007037Author Robin D.G. KelleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*'A simply wonderful book' PHILIPPE SANDS'Begin Again is that rare thing: an instant classic' PANKAJ MISHRA'Incredibly moving and stirring' DIANA EVANSAmerica is at a crossroads.Drawing insight and inspiration from Baldwin's...

A book for children aged 6+ who want to know the score about football jobs, written by former Arsenal and England footballer and CBeebies TV presenter Rachel Yankey Do you have what it takes to become a professional footballer, a manager or even to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467150538Author Chip PyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Francis Parkman Prize 1980 and National Book Awards 1981 and Pulitzer Prize 1980.Book InformationISBN 9780394743981Author Leon F. LitwackFormat PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999714765Author Gboyega OdubanjoFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Bad Betty PressPublisher Bad Betty Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791440902Author John R. HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 393Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788027308750Author Mary SeacoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint E-ArtnowPublisher E-ArtnowWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm

How slave healers inspired the Haitian Revolution, toppled the slave system, and led to the loss of FranceHow slave healers inspired the Haitian Revolution, toppled the slave system, and led to the loss of France's most productive New World colonyAbout...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870044724Author Brian L. KeefeFormat PaperbackPage Count 319Imprint Caxton PressPublisher Caxton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888395061Author Robert E. Stanley Sr.Format PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...