Ethnic Studies

'A powerful - even startling - book that challenges the shibboleths of 'white' anarchism'. Its analysis of police violence and the threat of fascism are as important now as they were at the end of the 1970s. Perhaps more so' - Peter James Hudson, Black...

Before Talib Kweli became a world-renowned hip-hop artist, he was a Brooklyn kid who liked to cut class, spit rhymes, and wander the streets of Greenwich Village with a motley crew of artists, rappers, and DJs who found hip-hop more inspiring than their...

With the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Iraqis abroad, hoping to return one day to a better Iraq, became uncertain exiles. Return to Ruin tells the human story of this exile in the context of decades of U.S. imperial interests in Iraq-from the U.S. backing of...

Today, South Korea as an economic, technological, and entertainment superpower. How, as a country, did they rebound from war, poverty and political unrest? And how can that success be replicated in other cultures? These answers can in fact be found in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514002124Author Richard J. FosterFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 384gDimensions(mm)...

From the late feminist icon and New York Times bestselling author of All About Love, an in-depth look at one of the most critical issues facing African Americans: a collective wounded self-esteem that has prevailed from slavery to the present day. "Each...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954805262Author Amal GhandourFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Bold Story PressPublisher Bold Story PressWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

'A magisterial contribution to the understanding of the cultural position of Romani people in Europe. ... nothing short of astounding' Literary ReviewThis remarkable book describes a dark side of European history: the rejection of the Roma from their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781503628397Author Sami HermezFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Redwood PressPublisher Redwood Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312156480Author Mark AaronsFormat PaperbackPage Count 658Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 934g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (Poetry) 2013.Book InformationISBN 9781934414903Author Lucille CliftonFormat HardbackPage Count 720Imprint BOA Editions,...

In October 2016, thirty intellectuals and artists from Africa, its diasporas, and beyond gathered together in Dakar and Saint-Louis, Senegal, to reflect on the present and future of Africa in the midst of transformations that are sweeping through the...

Sound the sirens! The end is here, and it comes in many forms in this new collection of apocalyptic short stories from the classic age of science fiction. Join humanity on the brink of destruction in 13 doom-laden visions from the 1890s to the 1960s,...

Winner of the John Boswell Prize from the American Historical Association 2018 Winner of the William Sanders Scarborough Prize from the Modern Language Association 2018 Winner of an American Library Association Stonewall Honor 2018 Winner of Lambda...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780967201559Author Author Raphael PataiFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Recovery Resources PressPublisher Recovery Resources PressWeight(grams)...

John Coltrane's unique and powerful saxophonic sound is commonly recognized among jazz scholars and fans alike as having a "spiritual" nature, imbued with the perfomer's soul, which deeply touches musicians and listeners worldwide. This revered and...

The Indignant Generation is the first narrative history of the neglected but essential period of African American literature between the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights era. The years between these two indispensable epochs saw the communal rise...

Disrupting white mindfulness presents a thought-provoking critique of the prevailing narratives that shape the mindfulness industry, namely whiteness, postracialism and neoliberalism.The industry presents itself as 'apolitical', but this only serves to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806121291Author Vine DeloriaFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint University of Oklahoma PressPublisher University of Oklahoma PressWeight(grams)...

The Cunning of Recognition is an exploration of liberal multiculturalism from the perspective of Australian indigenous social life. Elizabeth A. Povinelli argues that the multicultural legacy of colonialism perpetuates unequal systems of power, not by...

How could Germans, inhabitants of the most scientifically advanced nation in the world in the early 20th century, have espoused the inherently unscientific racist doctrines put forward by the Nazi leadership? Eric Ehrenreich traces the widespread...

A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385337816Author Anne MoodyFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing)Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

First Nationalism Then Identity focuses on the case of Bosnian Muslims, a rare historic instance of a new nation emerging. Although for Bosnian Muslims the process of national emergence and the assertion of a new salient identity have been going on for...

This remarkable book introduces us to four unforgettable Apache people, each of whom offers a different take on the significance of places in their culture. Apache conceptions of wisdom, manners and morals, and of their own history are inextricably...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789914743029Author Steven Were OmamoFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Richardson-Omamo BooksPublisher Richardson-Omamo BooksWeight(grams)...

What does it mean to be a Pakistani? Can it mean more than one thing? And what do others think it means? Ziauddin Sardar explores what makes a Pakistani, and whether it's something one wants or ought to be. Reflecting on his culture and heritage...

As we enter the third decade of the twenty-first century, the world is undergoing a major historical shift: Africa, and the Global South more generally, is increasingly becoming a principal theatre in which the future of the planet plays itself out. But...

Since launching his career at the Village Voice in the early 1980s Greg Tate has been one of the premiere critical voices on contemporary Black music, art, literature, film, and politics. Flyboy 2 provides a panoramic view of the past thirty years of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Northeastern Minnesota Book Award (Nonfiction) 2012.Book InformationISBN 9780873518543Author Arnold R. AlanenFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint...

The modern political idea of jihad-a violent struggle against corrupt or anti-Islamic regimes-is essentially the brainchild of one man who turned traditional Islamic precepts inside out and created the modern radical political Islamist movement. Using...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781504083140Author Joseph A. PageFormat PaperbackPage Count 562Imprint Open Road MediaPublisher Open Road Media

During Hawai'i's territorial period (1900-1959), Native Hawaiians resisted assimilation by refusing to replace Native culture, identity, and history with those of the United States. By actively participating in U.S. public schools, Hawaiians resisted the...

The full text of the KJV with extra helps is the ideal Bible for a new Christian or someone interested in learning more about God.The King James translation is the best-selling and most-read English translation of all time. The KJV Outreach Bible is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New York State Council for the Arts Grant 2022 (United States) and Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant 2021 (United States). Short-listed for Graywolf Press...

This is a comprehensive account of the five tribes - Onandagas, Senecas, Mohawks, Oneidas and Cayugas - who together made up the Iriquois nation, form their origins in prehistory to their dispersal and confinement after the American Revolution. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385497671Author Jacqueline L. TobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559391559Author Venerable Bhikshuni Wu YinFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Snow Lion PublicationsPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

The Modern Anthropology of India is an accessible textbook providing a critical overview of the ethnographic work done in India since 1947. It assesses the history of research in each region and serves as a practical and comprehensive guide to the main...

'A must read...!!!' will.i.am'Each encounter is framed and presented with enormous literary skill and grace' David OlusogaWITH A FOREWORD FROM BERNARDINE EVARISTOConversations with some of the most extraordinary Black minds of our age, discussing race,...