Ethnic studies / Ethnicity Books
Random House USA Inc No Disrespect
Book SynopsisFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author, rapper, and activist—Sister Souljah uses her passionate voice to deliver what is at once a fiercely candid autobiography and a survival manual for any Black woman determined to keep her heart open and her integrity intact in modern America. Each chapter of No Disrespect is devoted to someone who made a difference in Sister Souljah’s life—from the mother who raised her to the men who educated (and mis-educated) her about love—and each bares a controversial truth about the Black condition in America: the disintegration of families; the unremitting combat between the sexes; and the thousand and one ways in which racism continues to circumscribe how Black people see themselves and treat one another. The result is an outspoken and often courageous rejoinder to the pieties of race, class, and gender by a writer who is at once wise, bawdy, brutally funny, and as sensitive
£12.35
Random House USA Inc The Messenger The Rise and Fall of Elijah
Book SynopsisDrawn from recently declassified FBI files, and interviews with family members and former apostles, The Messenger renders a daring portrait of one of African-American history's most controversial leaders.In this explosive biography, investigative journalist Karl Evanzz recounts the multidimensional life of a semiliterate refugee from the Jim Crow South who became the influential founder of the Nation of Islam. Considered the 'Prophet' by his followers and a threat to national security by J. Edgar Hoover, Elijah Muhammad moved four million African Americans to convert to his heterodox version of Islam, and inspired the lives of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, and Louis Farrakhan. But his increasingly insatiable hunger for power ultimately led Elijah Muhammad down a path of corruption, ultimately betraying his teachings and his devoted believers by womanizing, fathering thirteen illegitimate children, and abetting in the murders of those who criticized him, not lea
£19.51
Simon & Schuster Black Theatre USA Plays by African Americans 2
Book SynopsisThis collection features plays written between 1935 and 1996.This revised and expanded Black Theatre USA broadens its collection to fifty-one outstanding plays, enhancing its status as the most authoritative anthology of African American drama with twenty-two new selectionsTable of ContentsV.1 The early period, 1847-1938 -- v.2 The recent period, 1935-today.
£27.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc When and Where I Enter
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University Press of Kansas Rodeo as Refuge Rodeo as Rebellion
Book SynopsisFrom the Wild West shows of the nineteenth century to the popular movie Westerns of the twentieth century, one view of an idealized and mythical West has been promulgated. Elyssa Ford suggests that we look beyond these cowboy clichés to complicate and enrich our picture of the American West.Trade ReviewIn Rodeo as Refuge, Rodeo as Rebellion, Ford compellingly uses the rodeo to explore how lived experiences interact with mythic pasts to shape modern identities in diverse settings across North America. The theme of work and the roles of women in each rodeo are highlights in this appealing study." —Margaret Frisbee, associate professor of history, Metropolitan State University of Denver"Rodeo as Refuge, Rodeo as Rebellion is an important addition to rodeo history, providing a welcome exploration of rodeo that falls outside the traditional white, masculine narrative. Well written and extensively researched, Elyssa Ford beautifully demonstrates the importance of the sport to diverse racial and outsider groups, deftly illustrating how the staging of rodeos 'for themselves and by themselves’ provides important personal and community connection to their Western past." —Renée M. Laegreid, author of Riding Pretty: Rodeo Royalty in the American West"This well-researched and elegantly written work delves into the overlooked diversity of the West, as both place and idea, and the complex relationship between rodeo and identity." —David Wolman, coauthor of Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World’s Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West
£32.49
Penguin Putnam Inc The Master Plan
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Line Becomes a River
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Random House Canada Shame on Me An Anatomy of Race and Belonging
Book SynopsisFINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR NON-FICTION Interrogating our ideas of race through the lens of her own multi-racial identity, critically acclaimed novelist Tessa McWatt turns her eye on herself, her body and this world in a powerful new work of non-fiction.Tessa McWatt has been called Susie Wong, Pocahontas and black bitch, and has been judged not black enough by people who assume she straightens her hair. Now, through a close examination of her own body--nose, lips, hair, skin, eyes, ass, bones and blood--which holds up a mirror to the way culture reads all bodies, she asks why we persist in thinking in terms of race today when racism is killing us. Her grandmother's family fled southern China for British Guiana after her great uncle was shot in his own dentist's chair during the First Sino-Japanese War. McWatt is made of this woman and more: those who arrived in British Guiana from India as indentured lab
£16.11
Arcadia Publishing AfricanAmerican Life in Dekalb County 18231970
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Arcadia Publishing An Oral History of African Americans in Grant
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Arcadia Publishing Baltimore Black America Series
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Arcadia Publishing AfricanAmerican Life in Preston County Images of
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Arcadia Publishing Delaware Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Southern Hunting Plantation Georgia Voices of
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Arcadia Publishing Black Life in West Central Illinois Black America
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Arcadia Publishing African Americans of Western Long Island Black
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Arcadia Publishing Greensboro North Carolina Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Walton County Georgia Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Augusta Georgia Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Pleasant City West Palm Beach Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Northern Kentucky Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Generations of Somerset Place From Slavery to
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Arcadia Publishing Around Surry County Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Hampton Virginia Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Chattanooga Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. JapaneseAmericans in Chicago Il Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing Akron Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Kansas City Black America
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Arcadia Publishing African Americans of Harrisburg Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Union County Black Americans
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Arcadia Publishing syracusenewyorkafricanamericans
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Arcadia Publishing Suffolk Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Levy County Florida Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Washington DC 18611962 Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Washington DC 19632006 Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Burke High School 18942006 Campus History
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Arcadia Publishing Cincinnati Black America
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Arcadia Publishing Natchitoches Parish Black America
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Arcadia Publishing African Americans of Spotsylvania County Images
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Arcadia Publishing African Americans of Calvert County Images of
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Arcadia Publishing African Americans of Denver Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing African Americans of Giles County Images of
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Arcadia Publishing Mexicans in San Jos Images of America Arcadia
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Arcadia Publishing Croatians of Chicagoland Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing African Americans of Houston Images of America
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Rowman & Littlefield Transnational America Cultural Pluralist Thought
Book SynopsisThe uniqueness of the many American ethnicities provides the roots of US identity, yet recognizing those differences often makes Americans feel isolated from the whole. This work relies on the tradition of cultural pluralism to argue that unity and individuality are not mutually exclusive.Trade ReviewWell organized. Recommended. . . . Excellent for graduate students and above. * CHOICE *Looking to a neglected past, Everett Akam offers a richer perspective on the tensions between diversity and community than that afforded by contemporary 'identity politics' and its critics. Carefully recovering the insights of an earlier generation of 'cultural pluralists,' he evokes a compelling vision of difference within unity which promised an American identity that averted the perils of both stifling homogeneity and divisive separatism. -- Robert Westbrook, professor of history, University of Rochester; author of John Dewey and American DemocracyAkam weaves a fascinating thesis from the diverse strands of thought in our European/colonial/frontier development. Questioning why we have not created a transnational culture and insist on some form of isolation or absorption, he clarifies some of the major conceptual problems we share today. A brilliant analysis of our society as a quasi-culture. -- Vine Deloria Jr., author of Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact, God is Red: A Native View of Religion, and many othersConfounding the standard academic division of labor, Akam blends the intellectual histories of pragmatism, ethnicity and race into a highly original synthesis organized around the concept of cultural pluralism. Rejecting both tribalism and universalism, he calls for an ideal of diversity in unity that respects the irreducible particularity of distinct cultures while still maintaining a common national culture capable of uniting people across their local cultural communities. Akam's powerful, concluding tribute to the Civil Rights Movement as the most significant, if short-lived, historical embodiment of this pluralist ideal should serve as the starting point for all future discussions of multiculturalism in America. -- Christopher Shannon, author of A World Made Safe For Differences: Cold War Intellectuals and the Politics of IdentityThis book is most valuable for its examination of Locke in context. * Journal of American History *Akam's Transnational America captures better than any previous work the philosophical aspirations of the early-twentieth century cultural pluralists. Bourne, Kallen, Collier, and Locke emerge here not only as critics of the 'melting-pot ideal,' but as thinkers engaged with the most vital issues of modernity. Their inquiry into the nature of truth, values, selfhood, and community in a pluralistic universe has much to offer the contemporary debate about ethno-racial diversity and U.S. national identity. There's wisdom in this book. -- Casey Nelson Blake, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Truth and Consequences Chapter 3 Transnational America versus the Melting Pot Chapter 4 Horace Kallen and the Community of Consumption Chapter 5 John Collier and the Red Atlantis Chapter 6 Merger without Fusion: Alain Locke's Cosmopolitan Pluralism Chapter 7 The Eclipse of Cultural Pluralist Thought Chapter 8 Epilogue: The Civil Rights Movement as Beloved Community
£49.48
Rowman & Littlefield Protecting Our Own
Book SynopsisExplores the implications of the black protectionism phenomenon - wherein African Americans feel a protective response towards African American politicians and celebrities in legal battles - as more African Americans find themselves in the spotlight. This work details the history of this phenomenon.Trade ReviewProtecting Our Own is a compelling analysis of an all too familiar but problematic response on the part of African Americans to persistent racial inequalities. Russell Brown dissects the practice of "Black protectionism," reveals both its flaws and strengths, and offers a useful remedy. Using critical race theory, she suggests how black communities could respond differently to alleged criminal or unethical behavior, especially on the part of high profile black men. Her carefully crafted strategy would put in motion protections for a broader range of Blacks, especially non celebrities and women, and halt the practice of [blanket] race loyalty by any means necessary. -- Beverly Guy Sheftall, Coauthor (with Johnnetta Betsch Cole) of Gender Talk: The Struggle for Women's Equality in African American CommunitiesProtecting Our Own makes a substantial contribution to the understanding of the rather mysterious phenomena of African American support for, and embarrassment with, high profile African Americans accused of crime or wrong doing. It provides a freshperspective on the specific topic as well as insight into the general area of racial group solidarity. The discussion is intellectually provocative and stimulating.... -- Randolph N. Stone, University of ChicagoWhy do we rise up to defend O.J., a womanizer of White women, and not get group mad about the systematic job bias against Blacks under seemingly neutral racial policies that have a devastating impact on Black employment? Russell-Brown examines and critiques this illogical and unproductive phenomenon that she calls 'Black protectionism.' -- Derrick Bell, Harvard Law SchoolRussell-Brown brings a novel approach to race theory discourse. Recommended. * CHOICE *...I believe students of Western politics and political theory will benefit immensely from Russell-Brown's use of critical race theory and cost-benefit analysis. -- Louis Wright, Howard University * The Journal of African American History *Provocative, intelligent, surprising, insightful and rich with cultural references and wry humor, Russell-Brown's analysis is potent and important food for thought. -- Jill Nelson, author, Finding Martha's VineyardProtecting Our Own makes a substantial contribution to the understanding of the rather mysterious phenomena of African American support for, and embarrassment with, high profile African Americans accused of crime or wrong doing. It provides a fresh perspective on the specific topic as well as insight into the general area of racial group solidarity. The discussion is intellectually provocative and stimulating. -- Randolph N. Stone, University of ChicagoTable of ContentsChapter 1 "Loving O.J.": An Overview Chapter 2 Deep Roots and Long Branches Chapter 3 Clarence Thomas, O.J. Simpson, Jesse Jackson, and R. Kelly: Strange Bedfellows Chapter 4 Talking Community Chapter 5 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Chapter 6 Critical Black Protectionism Chapter 7 Concluding Thoughts, New Directions
£38.12
DK El Libro de Las Culturas Negras the Black History
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