Minority Studies

This book brings together a series of papers by Ani Mikaere that reflect on the effect of Pakeha law, legal processes and teaching on Maori legal thought and practice. She discusses issues such as the ability of Maori to achieve justice when Maori law is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800166837Author Julie IvisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Vanguard PressPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789956728534Author Peter Ateh-Afac FossunguFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Langaa RPCIDPublisher Langaa RPCIDWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This book approaches the problematic of social exclusion by way of the analysis of the symbiotic pair social exclusion/social inclusion. Its main concern is the problematisation of this pair in different contexts (both social, cultural and educational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604592146Author W E B Du BoisFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Wilder PublicationsPublisher Wilder PublicationsWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

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First published in 1988, The Chinese in Canada has remained a provocative account of the history and development of the Chinese-Canadian community. In the second edition, the author has expanded the original historical analysis to include the many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806190051Author Dwayne a MackFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint University of Oklahoma PressPublisher University of Oklahoma PressWeight(grams) 152g

In this book noted Arkansas historian Grif Stockley ("Blood in Their Eyes", "Daisy Bates") presents a clear depiction of the struggles of race and class in Arkansas, using personal stories to give a deeper understanding of the price of racism in Arkansas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375701504Author Nathan McCallFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 194gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Asian Indians figure prominently among the educated, middle class subset of contemporary immigrants. They move quickly into residences, jobs, and lifestyles that provide little opportunity with fellow migrants, yet they continue to see themselves as a...

In detailed historical analyses of Mexican immigration, economic class struggle, intermarriage, urbanization and industrialization, regional differences, and discrimination and prejudice, La Familia demonstrates how such social and economic factors have...

The conspicuous success in Italy of a highly dynamic sector of small, rurally based manufacturing businesses has attracted a considerable amount of attention throughout both Europe and the United States in recent years. This book links this development...

Although the Kurds have attracted widespread international attention, Iranian Kurdistan has been largely overlooked. This book examines the consequences of modernity and modernisation for Iran's Kurdish society in the 20th century. Marouf Cabi argues...

Ashley Montagu, who first attacked the term 'race' as a usable concept in his acclaimed work Man's Most Dangerous Myth, offers here a devastating rebuttal to those who would claim any link between race and intelligence. In now classic essays, this...

Creoles of Color are rightfully among the first families of southwestern Louisiana. Yet in both antebellum and postbellum periods they remained a people considered apart from the rest of the population. Historians, demographers, sociologists, and...

Warning readers that America's racial and economic disputes are escalating to warlike proportions, a cautionary study cites such symptoms as corporate downsizing, the growth of armed right-wing militia, repealed welfare and affirmative action, and the O...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984797325Author Marshall Elijah HatchFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Life to Legacy, LLCPublisher Life to Legacy, LLCWeight(grams)...

At the turn of the twentieth century W.E.B. DuBois predicted that the central problem facing the United States in the new century would be that of the "color line." Now, at the beginning of a new century, we find many people straddling the color line...

Ethnicity is a central theme of the American experience. In this book, Richard D. Alba examines the changing role of ethnicity in the lives of Americans from a broad range of European backgrounds. Alba shows that while the ethnic origins of white...

The first book in the Folklife in the South series and by far the broadest look at traditional Cajun culture ever assembled. It not only describes the traditions as they are but also explains how they came to be.Book InformationISBN 9780878054671Author...

Historical studies of white racial thought focus exclusively on white ideas about the "Negroes". Bay's study is the first to examine the reverse - black ideas about whites, and, consequently, black understandings of race and racial categories...

In this lively book, a well-known social critic draws on evidence from movies, TV, literature, and advertising to argue that many Americans have been lulled by the media into believing that racial problems can be substantially mitigated, even vanquished,...

Race. The mere mention of the "R-word" is a surefire conversation-stopper. In this book about America's most divisive social issue, Dominic J. Pulera offers a compelling roadmap to its future. His analysis includes detailed coverage of America's five...

Historians now mark the years between 1880 and 1915 as the beginning of mass culture in the United States and its consolidation under the ideals and values of private corporations. In this study, Sarah Lyons Watts contends that modern American attitudes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780380800490Author Robert SwanFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper Perennial

For 300 years, American culture and society have been shaped by ethnic conflict. This book reveals how the unique characteristics of the American socio-political system have impacted intergroup conflict. This contributed volume collects the most current...

In this innovative look at several current debates in China studies, Daniel Little investigates the merits of social scientists' hypotheses, reasoning, and explanations. Little focuses on four topics: the relative importance of individual rationality and...

Among the Americans who joined the ranks of the Doughboys fighting World War I were thousands of America's newest residents. Good Americans examines the contributions of Italian and Jewish immigrants, both on the homefront and overseas, in the Great War...

Asian Indians figure prominently among the educated, middle class subset of contemporary immigrants. They move quickly into residences, jobs, and lifestyles that provide little opportunity with fellow migrants, yet they continue to see themselves as a...

The rights of minorities are becoming increasingly important, especially in the context of enlargement of the European Union, yet there are remarkably few treaties dealing with minority rights under international law. One of these is the Council of...

This is a book about working-class identity, consciousness, and self-determination. It offers an alternative to middle-class assimiliation and working-class amnesia. The twenty-five contributors use memory--both personal and collective--to show the...

The religious minorities of Iraq suffered immense violence at the hands of ISIS and they are now trying to rebuild their lives. In their own words, this book tells their stories of resilience against oppression, creativity in the darkest moments, and...

The book contributes to answering the questions raised by mayors, governors, and federal government officials in Brazil: What can cities do to improve economic performance and create jobs? The question is approached through a review of theories and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983495611Author Roy Irwin GiftFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint SpiritbooksPublisher SpiritbooksWeight(grams) 254g

A case study of judicial activism and its consequences and as a detailed analysis of suburban attitudes regarding race, class, and property.Book InformationISBN 9780813524566Author David L. KirpFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Rutgers University...

Richard L. Nostrand interprets the Hispanos' experience in geographical terms. He demonstrates that their unique intermixture with Pueblo Indians, nomad Indians, Anglos, and Mexican Americans, combined with isolation in their particular natural and...

Race. The mere mention of the R-word is a surefire conversation-stopper. In this book about America+as most divisive social issue, Dominic J. Pulera offers a compelling roadmap to our future. This accessible and penetrating analysis is the first to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814250419Author Gilles VandalFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University Press