Ethnic groups and multicultural studies Books

Book SynopsisSince OUP''s publication in 2000 of Michael Emerson and Christian Smith''s groundbreaking study, Divided by Faith (DBF), research on racialized religion has burgeoned in a variety of disciplines in response to and in conversation with DBF. This conversation has moved outside of sociological circles; historians, theologians, and philosophers have also engaged the central tenets of DBF for the purpose of contextualizing, substantiating, and in some cases, contesting the book''s findings. In a poll published in January 2012, nearly 70% of evangelical churches professed a desire to be racially and culturally diverse. Currently, only around 8% of them have achieved this multiracial status. To an unprecedented degree, evangelical churches in the United States are trying to overcome the deep racial divides that persist in their congregations. Not surprisingly, many of these evangelicals have turned to DBF for solutions. The essays in Christians and the Color Line complicate the research findiTrade ReviewChristians and the Color Line does a fantastic job in advancing the conversation and provoking more critical thought. * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *Table of ContentsTable of Contents ; Foreword ; Contributors ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Chapter One ; "Neoevangelicalism and the Problem of Race in America" ; Chapter Two ; "Healing the Mystical Body: Catholic Attempts to Overcome the Racial ; Divide in Chicago, 1930-1960" ; Chapter Three ; "'Glimmers of Hope': Progressive Evangelical Leaders and Racism, ; 1965-2000" ; Chapter Four ; "'Buttcheek to Buttcheek in the Pew': Interracial Relationalism at a ; Mennonite Congregation, 1957-2010" ; Chapter Five ; "Still Divided by Faith? Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race ; in America, 1977-2010" ; Chapter Six ; "Worshipping to Stay the Same: Avoiding the Local to Maintain Solidarity" ; Chapter Seven ; "Beyond Body Counts: Sex, Individualism, and the Segregated Shape ; of Twentieth-Century Evangelicalism" ; Chapter Eight ; "Color-Conscious Structure-Blind Assimilation: How Asian-Americans ; can Unintentionally Maintain the Racial Divide" ; Chapter Nine ; "Knotted Together: Identity and Community in a Multiracial Church" ; Chapter Ten ; "Much Ado About Nothing? Rethinking the Efficacy of Multiracial ; Churches for Racial Reconciliation" ; Theological Afterword ; "The Call to Blackness in American Christianity"

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Book SynopsisMany voices clamor to be heard in debates about whether shamans cure, and whether shamanic spirituality is worth continuing or recovering in the twenty-first century. This book provides newinsights into the fascinating resurgence of shamanism through an exploration of the politicalrepression of religion and its transcendenceTrade Review"Balzer, one of the first western-trained scholars to undertake ethnographic fieldwork in Siberia, is uniquely positioned to write this book. Here she argues that far from fading away, shamanism is being revitalized in Central and Far Eastern Russia following the dissolution of the former Soviet Union. One of the many strengths of this volume is the elegant way she positions her analysis in both Russian and Euro-American anthropological theories." - Julie Cruikshank, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, University of British Columbia"A remarkably sensitive collection of essays spanning three decades of research. The breadth and depth of shamanic practice from across the north Asian landscape comes into vivid focus." - Bruce Grant, Associate Professor of Anthropology, New York UniversityTable of ContentsSpirits Under Siege Doctors or Deceivers? Sacred Genders Poetics of Sacred Language Through Time and Space Flights of the Sacred: Birds, Trees and Open Body-Mindedness Two Urban Shamans: Unmasking Leadership Social Medicine? Religious Movements in Siberia Sustainable Faith? Multiple generations of healing and spirituality Sacred Trust: Doing Fieldwork in Siberia

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Book SynopsisWhen A History of the Mexican-American People was first published in 1977 it was greeted with enthusiasm for its straightforward, objective account of the Mexican-American role in US history. This new, revised edition of the book continues the history of Mexican-Americans up to the early 1990s.Trade Review“The Mexican-Americans, products of cultural amalgamation over the centuries, have made substantial contributions to the historical and social make-up of the United States, and this work is an objective examination of this role and their ongoing quest for social justice and interaction with North America.” -- British Bulletin of Publications

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses many of the controversial issues surrounding multicultural literature for children and young adults.The volume begins with a look at some of the foundational and theoretical issues related to multicultural literature.Table of ContentsPreface Issues Related to the Concept of Multicultural Literature Defining Multicultural Literature Classifying Multicultural Literature Issues Related to the Creation and Critique of Multicultural Literature Imagination, Ethnicity, and Cultural Authenticity Reader Response Theory and the Author Role in Multicultural Literature Stereotyping and the Politics of Representation Culturally Correct and the Evaluation of Multicultural Literature Issues Related to the Use of Multicultural Literature in Education Crossing Cultural Borders From Informing to Empowering Investigating Reader Responses to Multicultural Literature Appendix: Web Sites Related to Multicultural Literature Index

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society is an authoritative, comprehensive guide on issues around race, culture and mental health service provision. It has been updated to reflect the changes in the UK over the last ten years and features entirely new chapters by over twenty authors, expanding the range of topics by including issues of particular concern for women, family therapy, and mental health of refugees and asylum seekers.Divided into four sections the book covers: issues around mental health service provision for black and minority ethnic (BME) communities including refugees and asylum seekers critical accounts of how these issues may be confronted, with examples of projects that attempt to do just that programs and innovative services that appear to meet some of the needs of BME communities a critical but constructive account of lessons to be drawn from earlier sections and discussion of the way ahead.<Trade Review'This second edition of Suman Fernando's book, now co-edited by Frank Keating, is a must read for those interested in cultural influences on the expression and management of mental distress in diverse societies. Although the book is anchored in British experience there are general propositions which should also be taken up for psychiatric practice the world over.' - Kamaldeep Bhui, Professor of Cultural Psychiatry & Epidemiology, Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist East London NHS Foundation Trust. 'This second edition of Suman Fernando's book, now co-edited by Frank Keating, is a must read for those interested in cultural influences on the expression and management of mental distress in diverse societies. Although the book is anchored in British experience there are general propositions which should also be taken up for psychiatric practice the world over.' - Kamaldeep Bhui, Professor of Cultural Psychiatry & Epidemiology, Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist East London NHS Foundation Trust. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part 1: Current Scene Meanings and Realities. Race Relations, Mental Health and Human Rights - The Legal Framework. Inequalities and the Politics of ‘Race’ in Mental Health. Black and Minority Ethnic Women. Race Equality Training in the UK: An Historical Overview. Part 2: Confronting Issues Management Approaches to Effecting Change. Innovation in the Voluntary Sector. The Challenges of Race Equality and Cultural Capability (RECC) Training. Developing Psychological Services for Refugee Survivors of Torture. Black Service ‘User Involvement’ – Rhetoric or Reality? A Programme for Changing Attitudes in the Statutory Sector: Dialogue is Critical. Part 3: Making It Happen Working Therapeutically with Hidden Dimensions of Racism. The Marlborough Cultural Therapy Centre. Mental Health Services for Chinese People. Counselling and Day Care for South Asian People. African and Caribbean Mental Health Service in Manchester. The Sanctuary Practice in Hackney. A Movement Led by Black Service Users in South London. Part 4: Lessons for the Future The Way Ahead.

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Book SynopsisIf not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong's own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His seventy-year life spanned a critical time in American music as well as black history.

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Book Synopsis#1LOS ANGELES TIMESBESTSELLER ?FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE? An urgent manifesto and a dramatic memoir of awakening, this is the story of revolutionary love.?In a world stricken with fear and turmoil, Valarie Kaur shows us how to summon our deepest wisdom.??Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray LoveHow do we love in a time of rage? How do we fix a broken world while not breaking ourselves? Valarie Kaur?renowned Sikh activist, filmmaker, and civil rights lawyer?describes revolutionary love as the call of our time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. It enjoins us to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do not yet know. Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to change: It is a practice that can transform a relationship, a community, a culture, even a nation.Kaur takes readers through her own riveting journey?as a brown girl growing up in California farmland finding her place in the world; as a young adult galvanized by the murders of Sikhs after 9/11; as a law student fighting injustices in American prisons and on Guantánamo Bay; as an activist working with communities recovering from xenophobic attacks; and as a woman trying to heal from her own experiences with police violence and sexual assault. Drawing from the wisdom of sages, scientists, and activists, Kaur reclaims love as an active, public, and revolutionary force that creates new possibilities for ourselves, our communities, and our world. See No Stranger helps us imagine new ways of being with each other?and with ourselves?so that together we can begin to build the world we want to see.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking exposé of racism in the American taxation system from a law professor and expert on tax policyNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND FORTUNE • “Important reading for those who want to understand how inequality is built into the bedrock of American society, and what a more equitable future might look like.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an AntiracistDorothy A. Brown became a tax lawyer to get away from race. As a young black girl growing up in the South Bronx, she’d seen how racism limited the lives of her family and neighbors. Her law school classes offered a refreshing contrast: Tax law was about numbers, and the only color that mattered was green. But when Brown sat down to prepare tax returns for her parents, she found something strange: James and Dottie Brown, a plumber and a nurse, seemed to be paying an unusually high percentage o

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Book SynopsisOne of Barack Obama's Recommended Reads for Summer “[A] brave and necessary book . . . Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy, in the US or anywhere else, should read this book.” —Anne Applebaum“A convincing, humane, and hopeful guide to the present and future by one of our foremost democratic thinkers.” —George PackerFrom one of our sharpest political thinkers, a brilliant big-picture vision of how to bridge the bitter divides within diverse democraciesNever in history has a democracy succeeded in being both diverse and equal, treating different ethnic or religious groups fairly. And yet achieving that goal is now central to the democratic project. It is, Yascha Mounk argues, the greatest experiment of our time. Drawing on history, social psychology, and comparative politics, Mounk explains why we need to create a world in which our ascriptive identities come to matter less—

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Book SynopsisPULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the bestselling author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree, comes a dazzling, kaleidoscopic memoir reclaiming her family's otherworldly legacy. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, NPR, VULTURE, PEOPLE, BOSTON GLOBE, VANITY FAIR, ESQUIRE, & MORE “Rojas Contreras reacquaints herself with her family’s past, weaving their stories with personal narrative, unraveling legacies of violence, machismo and colonialism… In the process, she has written a spellbinding and genre-defying ancestral history.”—New York Times Book Review  For Ingrid Rojas Contreras, magic runs in the family. Raised amid the political violence of 1980s and '90s Colombia, in a house bustling with her mother’s fortune-telling clients, she was a hard child to surprise. Her maternal grandfather, Nono, was a renowned curandero, a community healer gifted with what the family called “the secrets”: the power to talk to the dead, tell the future, treat the sick, and move the clouds. And as the first woman to inherit “the secrets,” Rojas Contreras’ mother was just as powerful. Mami delighted in her ability to appear in two places at once, and she could cast out even the most persistent spirits with nothing more than a glass of water.This legacy had always felt like it belonged to her mother and grandfather, until, while living in the U.S. in her twenties, Rojas Contreras suffered a head injury that left her with amnesia. As she regained partial memory, her family was excited to tell her that this had happened before: Decades ago Mami had taken a fall that left her with amnesia, too. And when she recovered, she had gained access to “the secrets.”In 2012, spurred by a shared dream among Mami and her sisters, and her own powerful urge to relearn her family history in the aftermath of her memory loss, Rojas Contreras joins her mother on a journey to Colombia to disinter Nono’s remains. With Mami as her unpredictable, stubborn, and often amusing guide, Rojas Contreras traces her lineage back to her Indigenous and Spanish roots, uncovering the violent and rigid colonial narrative that would eventually break her mestizo family into two camps: those who believe “the secrets” are a gift, and those who are convinced they are a curse.Interweaving family stories more enchanting than those in any novel, resurrected Colombian history, and her own deeply personal reckonings with the bounds of reality, Rojas Contreras writes her way through the incomprehensible and into her inheritance. The result is a luminous testament to the power of storytelling as a healing art and an invitation to embrace the extraordinary.

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Book SynopsisPULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art, by the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu“This book is exquisite and excruciating and I will be thinking about it for years and years to come.” —Rachel Kushner, New York Times bestselling author of The Flamethrowers and The Mars RoomIn the eyes of eighteen-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken—with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity—is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for generations, is mainstream; for Hua, the son of Taiwanese immigrants, who makes ’zines and haunts Bay Area record shops, Ken represents all that he defines himself in opposition to. The only thing Hua and Ken hav

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Book SynopsisThese are the hidden histories of Black and Asian communities in BritainTrade Review'A thorough history. It recounts the major historical episodes, and includes material on all the main figures, from Olaudah Equiano to Salman Rushdie' -- Commission for Racial Equality'Very interesting. It enabled me to gain further insight into the difficulties black and Asian people experienced in this country and their own country of origin over a 500-year period' -- RACE: Multi-Cultural JournalTable of ContentsPreface Prologue Part One. The 'Blackamoores' Presence (1500-1900) 1. Africans and Asians in the British Isles (1500-1833) 2. Africans and Asians After Emancipation (1833-1900) Part Two: Britain and Empire (1900-60) 3. Racism, Empire and Labour 4. Afro-Asian Challenges (Pre-1962) Part Three. The Empire Within (1956-98) 5. The Migrant Workers' Story 6. Migrants in Transition and Authoritarianism (1960-89) 7. Migrant Communities. Leaders and Groupings (1960-89) 8. Towards the Millennium. Ethnic Minorities in the Nineties References Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTaking in the full historical sweep of African Americans among the Creeks, from the sixteenth century through Oklahoma statehood, Gary Zellar unfolds a narrative history of the many contributions these people made to Creek history.

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Book SynopsisTracing the flows of people, material items, and digital content between Havana and Miami, as well as between Cuba and Panama, Guyana, and Mexico, this book demonstrates the worldmaking of marginalized Cuban communities in a transnational setting.

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of transgender experience through common Appalachian cultural traditions.Table of ContentsIntroduction Lancaster is Burning A Position Which is Nowhere All is Handily Arranged Dead Furrows They Shrink From Hard Work Salt Rising A Roof, and Bed, and Board The Line Spins Through Time Homeplace Acknowledgements Bibliography Series Description: Appalachian Futures

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Book SynopsisPresents a collection of writings by Einstein on the topic of race. This book tells how he spoke out vigorously against racism both in the United States and around the world. It brings attention to Einstein's antiracist public activities, and provides insight into antiracist struggles in America.Trade Review"As any reader of Faulkner knows, Princeton University before the Second World War was a southern university, and the town of Princeton adopted corresponding racial attitudes. In 1933 into this community came Albert Einstein, fresh from cosmopolitan Weimar Berlin and with the example of how Nazi anti-Semitism was helping to destroy all that was best in German culture. This book tells the story of how he reacted to the racism he saw around him, and to the fight-back against it by Princeton's long-established black community. It is a fascinating story and, unfortunately for our country, it is not just history but a contribution to contemporary struggles against American racism, at home and abroad." -- John Stachel * director of the Center for Einstein Studies, Boston University *"For many people around the world, Einstein's name is a household word, and yet Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor's important new book reveals in startling ways how little we know about his profound insights into the realities of race and racism. Who knew? Fortunately for all of us, Einstein's ideas and insights on this issue are as timely and instructive as his most advanced scientific contributions. We owe Fred and Rodger a huge debt of gratitude." -- Danny Glover"In Einstein on Race and Racism, the authors remind us that it is significant to achieve consciousness through education. Through their historical analysis, they unveil the interconnection that existed between Paul Robeson and Einstein, so as to ensure that contemporary scholars understand humanizing pedagogy and civic responsibilities. This is insightful scholarship that explores race and racism, drawing on the analytical insights of innovative giants of divergent social and professional recognition." -- Prosper Godonoo * Director, Paul Robeson Cultural Center, Rutgers University *"Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor paint a compelling portrait of an Einstein who has been almost completely absent from the public record: the man who co-chaired a committee that pushed for federal anti-lynching legislation, who joined the campaign to save the 'Scottsboro boys,' who helped sponsor the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, who became a close friend and supporter of Paul Robeson, who frequently strolled through Princeton's African-American neighborhoods-in short, a man not afraid to use his fame to battle the racism that plagued America (and Princeton, both town and university) during his years in the U.S. This is a side-an important side-of the great physicist and pacifist that anyone interested in the man, and his times, will find eye-opening." -- Sharon Begley * science writer and coauthor of The Mind and the Brain *"This book continues the process of peeling back the politics of Albert Einstein to reveal a vital (and up to now invisible) layer of anti-racism activities. It demonstrates, through Einstein's example, how not to 'stand idly by' in the face of America's most pernicious problem-racism." -- Dorothy M. Zellner * civil rights activist, member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee *"While Albert Einstein is most famous for his theory of relativity, he held fervently to some moral absolutes, few more precious than his heroic and passionate anti-racist writing and activism. Einstein on Race and Racism brilliantly recovers the engaging, principled, and courageous views of one of history's most famous scientists, whose anti-racist writings have been ignored, overlooked, even hidden from the world by his biographers and custodians. Thanks to Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor, we have unimpeachable evidence that the 'Man of the Century' wrestled fearlessly and insightfully with what his friend W.E.B. Du Bois termed the century's greatest problem: the color line. This is one of the year's most important books." -- Michael Eric Dyson * author of The Michael Eric Dyson Reader *"As any reader of Faulkner knows, Princeton University before the Second World War was a southern university, and the town of Princeton adopted corresponding racial attitudes. In 1933 into this community came Albert Einstein, fresh from cosmopolitan Weimar Berlin and with the example of how Nazi anti-Semitism was helping to destroy all that was best in German culture. This book tells the story of how he reacted to the racism he saw around him, and to the fight-back against it by Princeton's long-established black community. It is a fascinating story and, unfortunately for our country, it is not just history but a contribution to contemporary struggles against American racism, at home and abroad." -- John Stachel * director of the Center for Einstein Studies, Boston University *"For many people around the world, Einstein's name is a household word, and yet Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor's important new book reveals in startling ways how little we know about his profound insights into the realities of race and racism. Who knew? Fortunately for all of us, Einstein's ideas and insights on this issue are as timely and instructive as his most advanced scientific contributions. We owe Fred and Rodger a huge debt of gratitude." -- Danny Glover"In Einstein on Race and Racism, the authors remind us that it is significant to achieve consciousness through education. Through their historical analysis, they unveil the interconnection that existed between Paul Robeson and Einstein, so as to ensure that contemporary scholars understand humanizing pedagogy and civic responsibilities. This is insightful scholarship that explores race and racism, drawing on the analytical insights of innovative giants of divergent social and professional recognition." -- Prosper Godonoo * Director, Paul Robeson Cultural Center, Rutgers University *"Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor paint a compelling portrait of an Einstein who has been almost completely absent from the public record: the man who co-chaired a committee that pushed for federal anti-lynching legislation, who joined the campaign to save the 'Scottsboro boys,' who helped sponsor the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, who became a close friend and supporter of Paul Robeson, who frequently strolled through Princeton's African-American neighborhoods-in short, a man not afraid to use his fame to battle the racism that plagued America (and Princeton, both town and university) during his years in the U.S. This is a side-an important side-of the great physicist and pacifist that anyone interested in the man, and his times, will find eye-opening." -- Sharon Begley * science writer and coauthor of The Mind and the Brain *"This book continues the process of peeling back the politics of Albert Einstein to reveal a vital (and up to now invisible) layer of anti-racism activities. It demonstrates, through Einstein's example, how not to 'stand idly by' in the face of America's most pernicious problem-racism." -- Dorothy M. Zellner * civil rights activist, member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee *"While Albert Einstein is most famous for his theory of relativity, he held fervently to some moral absolutes, few more precious than his heroic and passionate anti-racist writing and activism. Einstein on Race and Racism brilliantly recovers the engaging, principled, and courageous views of one of history's most famous scientists, whose anti-racist writings have been ignored, overlooked, even hidden from the world by his biographers and custodians. Thanks to Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor, we have unimpeachable evidence that the 'Man of the Century' wrestled fearlessly and insightfully with what his friend W.E.B. Du Bois termed the century's greatest problem: the color line. This is one of the year's most important books." -- Michael Eric Dyson * author of The Michael Eric Dyson Reader *

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Book SynopsisDocuments the transition to adulthood for a particularly vulnerable population: young inner-city men of colour who have, by the age of eighteen, already been imprisoned. How do such precariously situated youth become adult men? What are the sources of change in their lives? Falling Back is based on over three years of ethnographic research with black and Latino males.Trade Review"Exceptionally reflexive, ethnographically rich, and theoretically compelling." -- Victor M. Rios * City & Community *"With Falling Back, Fader offers a subtle blending of structural analysis and cultural attentiveness, highlighting the performative and transactional dimensions of both reform school and street life. This is an elegant and important book, one that will significantly shape future scholarship on youth, delinquency, race, and ethnicity." -- Jeff Ferrell * author of Crimes of Style: Urban Graffiti and the Politics of Criminality *"This important, powerful story of young black men demonstrates that even the best intentions cannot help overcome the realities of segregation, racism, and poverty in a society with too few jobs." -- Stephen Richards * University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh *"Falling Back explores the role of incarceration in young men's transition to adulthood by following 15 black and Latino young men over three years as they prepare for and adjust to their release from a reform school." * American Journal of Sociology *"An insightful critique of a Pennsylvania reform school for delinquents and the difficulties encountered when these young men re-enter the community. Fader’s book has an important story to tell because it should be acknowledged that someone who lives and works in these white spaces can often play a larger role initiating a discussion for policy change and suggestions for improvement. Fader’s book provides an important addition to the literature." * Contemporary Sociology *2013 Choice Outstanding Mention "This exemplary book addresses the "complex and manifold character" of urban delinquent behavior....A significant contribution to understanding delinquency, demanding attention by decision makers. Excellent footnotes and bibliography. Essential. All levels/Iibraries." * Choice *"With Falling Back, Fader offers a subtle blending of structural analysis and cultural attentiveness, highlighting the performative and transactional dimensions of both reform school and street life. This is an elegant and important book, one that will significantly shape future scholarship on youth, delinquency, race, and ethnicity." -- Jeff Ferrell * author of Crimes of Style: Urban Graffiti and the Politics of Criminality *"Exceptionally reflexive, ethnographically rich, and theoretically compelling." -- Victor M. Rios * City & Community *"This important, powerful story of young black men demonstrates that even the best intentions cannot help overcome the realities of segregation, racism, and poverty in a society with too few jobs." -- Stephen Richards * University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh *"Falling Back explores the role of incarceration in young men's transition to adulthood by following 15 black and Latino young men over three years as they prepare for and adjust to their release from a reform school." * American Journal of Sociology *"An insightful critique of a Pennsylvania reform school for delinquents and the difficulties encountered when these young men re-enter the community. Fader’s book has an important story to tell because it should be acknowledged that someone who lives and works in these white spaces can often play a larger role initiating a discussion for policy change and suggestions for improvement. Fader’s book provides an important addition to the literature." * Contemporary Sociology *2013 Choice Outstanding Mention "This exemplary book addresses the "complex and manifold character" of urban delinquent behavior....A significant contribution to understanding delinquency, demanding attention by decision makers. Excellent footnotes and bibliography. Essential. All levels/Iibraries." * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. No Love for the Brothers: Youth Incarceration and Reentry in Philadelphia2. "Because That Is the Way You Are": Predictions of Failure and Cultural Assaults Inside Mountain Ridge Academy3. "You Can Take Me Outta the 'Hood, But You Can't Take the 'Hood Outta Me": The Experience of "Reform" at Mountain Ridge Academy4. "Nothing's Changed but Me": Reintegration Plans Meet the Inner City5. "I'm Not a Mama's Boy, I'm My Own Boy": Employment, Hustling, and Adulthood6. "I Just Wanna See a Part of Me That's Never Been Bad": Family, Fatherhood, and Further Offending7. "I'm Finally Becoming the Person I Always Wanted to Be": Masculine Identity, Social Support, and Falling Back8. "I Got Some Unfinished Business": Fictions of Success at Mountain Ridge Academy's Graduation CeremonyConclusionNotes Index

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Book SynopsisSurveys the history of African-American civil rights in the United States in the 20th century. Beginning with the period of segregation, it examines the contribution of principal figures in the movement and describes the shift in its emphasis from civil rights to Black Power and Pan-Africanism.

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