Ethnic studies / Ethnicity Books
LUP - University of Georgia Press Islamophobia in France
Book SynopsisIn this groundbreaking book, Abdellali Hajjat and Marwan Mohammed argue that Islamophobia in France is not the result of individual prejudice or supposed Muslim cultural or racial deficiencies but rather arose out of structures of power and control already in place in France.
£138.17
Liverpool University Press The Book of the Lover and the Beloved Aris
Book SynopsisRamon LLull (1232-1316) was born the son of a prosperous Catalan merchant and spent his youth pursuing worldly pursuits, until a series of powerful visions of Christ moved him to devote his life entirely to serving God.Table of Contents Introduction The career of Ramon Llull (1232-1316) Llull's oeuvre and the great art Llull's literary works and the book of the lover and the beloved About this translation About this edition Acknowledgements Bibliography I. Studies of Ramon Llull and his work II. Studies on Christian Spirituality, Sufism and Christian-Muslim Relations in Llull's era The Book of the Lover and the Beloved Illustrations
£30.56
Liverpool University Press Ramón Maria del Valle Inclán The Grotesque Farce
Book SynopsisIt may well be the sheer virtuosity of its writing that has deprived English audiences hitherto of an opportunity to appreciate Los cuernos de Don Friolera . This comic masterpiece by Spain's most innovative modern dramatist provides a provocatively sardonic treatment of marital infidelity and honourable revenge.Table of Contents Translator's note Introduction The Grotesque farce of mr Punch the Cuckold Esperpento de los curnos de do Friolera
£30.56
Liverpool University Press Antonio Machado Lands of Castile and Other Poems
Book SynopsisAntonio Machado was born in Seville in 1885 and died in southern France early in 1939, escaping from the Nationalist advance in the Spanish Civil War.Table of Contents Preface Introduction Solitudes/Soledades I-LXXXVII (1895-1907) Lands of Castile/Campos de Castilla XCVII-CXXXIX (1907-1917) New Songs and Later Works/Nuevas Canciones y Obras Posteriores CLXI-LXXXIVS (1917-1930) Notes Selected Bibliography
£30.56
Liverpool University Press Gabriela Mistral Selected Poems Aris Phillips
Book SynopsisGabriela Mistral (1889-1967), Chile's 'other' great poet of the twentieth century, is little known outside the Spanish-speaking world, and unlike Pablo Neruda has not been extensively translated into English.Trade Review...a highly recommended no-nonsense introduction to the work of Mistral'Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Introduction I. Desolation: Rodin's the Thinker, For the Hebrew People, The Lone Child, Ballad, The Sonnets of Death, prayer, The Bones of the Dead, Patagonian Landscape, To the Clouds, autumn, Summit II. Tenderness Rocking, Discovery, Mexican Child, Fear, The Rat, The Air, Mountain, Larks, The Earth Feeling: Flight, The Rose, The Foreigner, Drinking, We were All going to be Queens, Things, Catalonian Women IV. Wine Press The Other, The Fall of Europe, Hospital, Helpers, The Jewish Refugee, Daybreak; Morning; Evening; Night, The Last Tree V. Poem of Chile Waking up, My Mountain, Patch of Clover, Valparaiso, Poplar Groves, Talcahuano, Apple Trees, Ferns Southern Islands, Bibliograhy.
£109.50
Liverpool University Press Book of Alexander libro De Alexandre Hispanic
Book SynopsisThe Libro de Alexandre is an epic poem about the life of Alexander the Great, written by an anonymous Spanish cleric in the thirteenth century. It is the most substantial poem (and almost certainly the first) composed in the learned cuaderna vía verse form and provides a unique insight into the intellectual world from which it sprang.Trade ReviewIn short, this is a fine addition to the translated work series. It will not serve the expert, but this is not the aim of the work. It will, however, provide an excellent starting point for the student of medieval Iberian literature and anyone interested in the Alexander story who may have no knowledge of Spanish.'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Map of Alexander’s campaigns The life of Alexander the Great – a chronology Map of the Iberian Peninsula in the early thirteenth century Events of the early thirteenth century Illustrations Alexander tells his troops the story of the siege of Troy Alexander comes close to death after swimming in the River Cydnus A eleventh-century map of the world The labours of the months Notes on the illustrations Introduction 1. The distinctiveness of the Libro de Alexandre 2. A novel enterprise: the poet’s ‘manifesto’ 3. The manuscripts and the questions of date and authorship 4. Spain in the early thirteenth century: the background to the composition of the Libro de Alexandre 5. Alexander the Great in history and in literary tradition: our poet’s sources 6. Style and structure: the poet finds his voice 7. Warriors, kings and scholars – triumph but humility: the themes of the Libro de Alexandre 8. The Libro de Alexandre: a synopsis 9. The Spanish text 10. The translation Select Bibliography The Libro de Alexandre: text, translation and notes
£39.99
Liverpool University Press Tirso de Molina Tamars Revenge
Book SynopsisThe story comes from the Second Book of Samuel and tells of the incestuous passion of Amnon, David's eldest son, for his half-sister, Tamar and the subsequent murder of Amnon by his brother Absolom. Amnon's lust is set in the context of complementary passions of ambition and revenge, reflected in Absolom and Tamar respectively.Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Tirso de Molina and his time Tirso and the Comedia Humour, irony and the paradox in Tirso's theatre The moral emphases of Tirso's theatre Tirso's biblical plays La venganza de Tamar A note on staging Notes to the Introduction Bibliography La Venganza de Tamar/Tamar's Revenge (facing page text and translation) ACT I Jornada primera ACT II Jornada segunda Jornada tercera Notes
£29.69
Liverpool University Press Saint Manuel Bueno Martyr Hispanic Classics San
Book SynopsisMiguel de Unamuno y Jugo was born in Bilbao on 29th September 1864. He wrote novels, essays, poems and plays, and in addition to these he played an important part in the political and intellectual life of Spain - an involvement that led to his exile to Fuerteventura in 1924.Table of Contents List of illustrations Introduction Author's prologue Saint Manuel Bueno/ San Manuel Bueno martir Martyr Notes Selected bibliography.
£29.69
Pathfinder Books Ltd Malcolm X Speaks Malcolm X speeches writings
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£13.30
Liverpool University Press Vicente Blasco Ibanez The Holding La Barraca
Book SynopsisThis passionate and moving story of social injustice, violence and revenge, set in the Valencian huerta, has become the classic text of Spanish regional realism.Table of Contents Introduction: La barraca: Genesis La barraca: Et in Arcadia Ego Fiat lux Paradise restored Baptism of water Nymphs Sheperds The horseman of the Apocalypse Sacrifice of innocence Baptism of blood Baptism of fire Our daily bread BIBLIOGRAPHY LA BARRACA, THE HOLIDING NOTES Illustrations Bibliography; La Barraca; The Holding; Notes
£29.69
Liverpool University Press The Book of the Lover and the Beloved Aris
Book SynopsisRamon LLull (1232-1316) was born the son of a prosperous Catalan merchant and spent his youth pursuing worldly pursuits, until a series of powerful visions of Christ moved him to devote his life entirely to serving God.Table of Contents Introduction The career of Ramon Llull (1232-1316) Llull's oeuvre and the great art Llull's literary works and the book of the lover and the beloved About this translation About this edition Acknowledgements Bibliography I. Studies of Ramon Llull and his work II. Studies on Christian Spirituality, Sufism and Christian-Muslim Relations in Llull's era The Book of the Lover and the Beloved Illustrations
£109.50
Liverpool University Press The Leper Bishop A P Hispanic Classics Aris
Book SynopsisGabriel Francisco Miró Ferrer was born on July 28th 1879, in Alicante on the Costa Blanca. Brought up in the Castilian-speaking Alicante, Miró was sent away to school in nearby Orihela, aged eight. The Jesuit Colegio de Santo Domingo would become the "Jesús" in The Leper Bishop .Trade ReviewAn experienced translator, Borenstein acquits himself well in this engaging novel... recommended for all collections of literature in translation.'Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Select Bibliography I. PALACIO Y COLEGIO (Palace and School) II. MARIA FULGENCIA III. SALAS DE OLEZA (Drawing Rooms of Oleza) IV. CLAUSURA Y SIGLO (Cloistered and Worldly Life) V. CORPUS CHRISTI VI. PABLO Y MONJA (Pablo and the Nun) VII. LA FELICIDAD Notes
£40.93
MP-NEV University of Nevada The Circle Of MountainsBasque Shepherding
Book SynopsisProvides an excellent ethnography of a French Basque agrarian and sheepherding community. The commune of Sainte-Engrâce extends along a mountain valley in the southeastern corner of Soule, one of the three Basque provinces in France. Sandra Ott examines the importance of cooperation and reciprocity as the essential basis for the main institutions within this community.Trade ReviewSandra Ott's fine-grained ethnography provides a memorable view of a French Basque agrarian and shepherding community and expands the scope of Basque ethnography in useful ways. . . . Ott is a formidable ethnographer."" —American Anthropologist
£19.16
University of Michigan Press The Washing Away of Wrongs Forensic Medicine in
Book SynopsisPrinted in 1247, this is the oldest extant book on forensic medicine in the world. Written as a guide for magistrates in conducting inquests, the book is a major source on early Chinese knowledge of pathology and morbid anatomy. Includes a lengthy introductory essay by the translator.
£20.85
LUP - University of Michigan Press Mao Zedongs Talks at the Yanan Conference
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£12.95
LUP - University of Michigan Press In the Voice of Others Chinese Music Bureau
Book SynopsisApplies new critical methods to medieval works in the genre known as Music Bureau poetry (yuefu shi), stripping away layers of ossified conventional reading to expose the genre’s vital core.
£19.90
LUP - University of Michigan Press Individualism and Holism Studies in Confucian
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£19.90
African American Images Bringing the Black boy to Manhood
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£13.25
LUP - University of Michigan Press Pan Chao Foremost Woman Scholar of China
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£16.95
University of Chicago Press Phantom Calls Race and the Globalization of the
Book SynopsisAfter a playoff loss, Houston head coach, Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls. This book shows how this incident can be seen as a pivotal moment in the globalization of the NBA. It also explains how allegations of phantom calls challenge the fiction that America is a post-racial society.
£11.78
Hanover Square Press Black on Black
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£17.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Race
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£123.50
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group New York Burning
Book SynopsisPULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • ANISFIELD-WOLF AWARD WINNER • A revelatory study of the ways in which slavery both destabilized and created American politics.“Vivid and provocative; [Lepore] evokes eighteenth-century New York in all its moral and physical messiness.” —The New Yorker“A historical study that is both intellectually rigorous and broadly accessible. . . . The type of book that we need to read and historians need to write, more often.” —NewsdayIn New York Burning, Bancroft Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore recounts these dramatic events of 1741, when ten fires blazed across Manhattan and panicked whites suspecting it to be the work a slave uprising went on a rampage. In the end, thirteen black men were burned at the stake, seventeen were hanged and more than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall. Even back in the seventeenth century, the city was a rich mosaic of cultures, communities and colors, with slaves making up a full one-fifth of the population. Exploring the political and social climate of the times, Lepore dramatically shows how, in a city rife with state intrigue and terror, the threat of black rebellion united the white political pluralities in a frenzy of racial fear and violence.
£15.26
John Wiley and Sons Ltd History And National Destiny
Book SynopsisThis volume celebrates and evaluates Anthony D. Smith's path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. A fresh and critical look at Anthony D. Smith's path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. Debates various issues concerning Smith's controversial ethnosymbolic approach. Includes contributions from academics based in the Czech Republic, Norway, the UK and US. Opens up new avenues of research. Table of ContentsIntroduction: History and National Destiny: Monterrey Guibernau (Open University) and John Hutchinson (London School of Economics). 1. Definitions, Periodization and Prospects for the Longue Duree: John A. Armstrong (retired from University of Wisconsin, Madison). 2. Covenant and Continuity: Ethno-Symbolism and the Myth of Divine Election: Bruce Cauthen. 3. The Timelessness of Nations: Walker Connor (Middlebury College). 4. Place, Kinship and the Case for Non-Ethnic Nations: Thomas Hylland Eriksen (University of Oslo). 5. ‘Dominant Ethnicity’ and the ‘Ethnic-Civic’ Dichotomy in the Work of A. D. Smith: Eric Kaufmann (Birkbeck College, University of London) and Oliver Zimmer (University of Durham). 6. Ethnicity and Supra-Ethnicity in Corpus Planning: The Hidden Status Agenda in Corpus Planning: Joshua A. Fishman (Yeshiva University, New York). 7. From Ethnic Group Toward the Modern Nation: The Czech Case: Miroslav Hroch (Charles University Prague). 8. Myth Against Myth: The Nation as Ethnic Overlay: John Hutchinson (London School of Economics). 9. Anthony D. Smith on Nations and National Identity: A Critical Assessment: Montserrat Guibernau (Open University). 10. The Ethno-Cultural Roots of National Art: Athena S. Leoussi (University of Reading). 11. Nationalism and Globalisation: Mary Kaldor. 12. Globalising National States: Stein Tønnesson (historian). 13. History and National Destiny: Responses and Clarifications: Anthony D. Smith (London School of Economics). Index.
£20.66
Union Square & Co. The Fire in the Flint
Book SynopsisKenneth Harper, a Black doctor and WWI veteran, returns to his hometown in Georgia to practice medicine after graduating from medical school in the North and completing a residency in France. Having forgotten the realities of life in the Jim Crow South, Dr. Harper initially believes “times have changed” and racial tensions are a thing of the past. But when Dr. Harper helps local Black sharecroppers organize for higher payment, he draws the ire of the Ku Klux Klan—and discovers he has no choice but to join the fight against white supremacy.
£14.24
Bristol University Press Research and Policy in Ethnic Relations
Book SynopsisThis unique book explores the interaction between the academic research community and those who use its research to inform their social policy interventions, thus raising awareness of the linkages between research and social policy in particular in the area of ethnic relations.Trade Review“This engrossing and timely collection of critical perspectives explores the impact of the commodification of knowledge on contemporary ethnic relations, suggesting an urgent need for establishing a more effective dialogue between policymakers and social scientists.” Professor Michael Meadows, Griffith Centre for Cultural Research, Brisbane, Australia“A lucid collection at the cutting edge of critical engagement with how academic research may be used or ignored, this book stands out as a novel and distinct contribution to our understanding and will be of vital use to researchers and practitioners alike." Dr Nasar Meer, Reader in Comparative Social Policy and Citizenship, Strathclyde University“A richly rewarding collection that challenges both academics and policymakers to think differently about how we can develop better policy agendas in this complex field” Professor John Solomos, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick“Combining reflective and detailed case studies and thoughtful theoretical accounts, this collection provides a well-judged and challenging intervention in how academic research and policymaking in the field of 'ethnic relations' intersect.” Dr Gavan Titley, National University of Ireland MaynoothTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Charles Husband; Constraint and compromise: university researchers, their relation to funders and to policymaking for a multiethnic Britain ~ Charles Husband; ‘Hating to know’: government and social policy research in multicultural Australia ~ Andrew Jakubowicz; In-group identity and the challenges of ethnographic research ~ Yunis Alam; Anthros and pimps doing the God trick: researching Muslim young people ~ M.G. Khan; Reflections of a research funder ~ Emma Stone; The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: linking research, policy and practice ~ Ioannis N. Dimitrakopoulos; The value of research for local authorities: a practitioner perspective ~ Stan Kidd and Tony Reeves
£75.99
The University of North Carolina Press Oberlin Hotbed of Abolitionism
Book SynopsisBy exploring the role of Oberlin - the college and the community - in fighting against slavery and for social equality, J. Brent Morris establishes this hotbed of abolitionism as the core of the antislavery movement in the West and as one of the most influential reform groups in antebellum America.Trade ReviewWill invariably interest those eager to understand the historical relationship between the liberal arts and social activism."" - History of Education Quarterly""An engaging and well-written narrative. . . . Anyone with an interest in the history of Oberlin, higher education, the abolitionist movement, and researching these topics, should seriously consider adding Oberlin: Hotbed of Abolitionism to their library."" - Journal of African American History""Provides a thorough overview of the significant role played by Oberlin in abolition and antislavery."" - Journal of American History""Morris provides an insightful analysis of a college and community at the vanguard of abolition...Scholars and students of American history, antebellum reform, and Ohio history will enjoy Morris's energetic prose and engaging work."" - American Historical Review""A necessary and refreshing departure from the standard story of abolitionism."" - The Journal of Southern History""Beautifully and clearly written, and makes for an enjoyable read for readers of this journal who seek a focused history of the Midwest's relevance to national politics and activism."" - Middle West Review
£27.86
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Making Freedom The Underground Railroad and the
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA readable and compelling narrative on slaves who sought freedom through the Underground Railroad."" - Florida Historical Quarterly""This slender volume packs a powerful punch. R. J. M. Blackett selects compelling stories that convey the deep and extensive networks essential to the operation of the Underground Railroad, its corrosive effect on the slave system, and role in the ultimate demise of slavery."" - Ohio Valley History""Gracefully written. . . . Clear and supported by evidence."" - The North Carolina Historical Review""[A] riveting book."" - Journal of Southern History""Blackett delivers many vivid accounts of escapes. . . as well as an illuminating discussion of slave catching and the organized kidnapping of free blacks."" - Journal of Interdisciplinary History""Employ[s] memorable microhistories that open[s] the door to . . . big interpretive questions."" - Louisiana History""A must-read for all scholars of American slavery and the [Underground Railroad]"" - West Virginia History""Making Freedom is a well-written and informative volume that provides valuable insights into the thinking undergirding the actions of freedom seekers and their supporters."" - Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography""It deserves its place on the growing shelf of studies of the Underground Railroad."" - The Annals of Iowa""Perceptively demonstrates that although marginalized, oppressed, and persecuted, formerly enslaved African Americans impacted 'the politics of scale' and determined the trajectory of the slavery debate in the United States."" - Journal of African American History""A valuable work of scholarship and an asset among the shelves of libraries both public and personal."" - New York History""The clarity of Blackett's vision make[s] this book suitable for a variety of audiences, including undergraduates, graduate students, and professional historians. Blackett's storytelling makes for compelling writing, while the implications of those stories stimulate thinking."" - Journal of the Civil War Era
£19.51
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Color of Christ The Son of God and the Saga
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe authors' breadth of research is impressive, and their incorporation of material culture is a model for future scholarship." - Journal of American History"[A] compelling study. . . . This work will captivate readers of American religious and racial history." - Library Journal"Thoroughly fascinating." - Booklist
£30.16
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Best of Enemies Movie Edition Race and
Book SynopsisC.P. Ellis grew up in the poor white section of Durham, North Carolina, and as a young man joined the Ku Klux Klan. Ann Atwater, from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fight. Now a major motion picture, The Best of Enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds.
£17.81
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Arise Africa Roar China Black and Chinese
Book SynopsisExplores the close relationships between three of the most famous twentieth-century African Americans, W.E.B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson, and Langston Hughes, and their little-known Chinese allies during World War II and the Cold War - journalist, musician, and Christian activist Liu Liangmo, and Sino-Caribbean dancer-choreographer Sylvia Si-lan Chen.
£31.96
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Voyage of the Slave Ship Hare A Journey into
Book SynopsisFrom 1754 to 1755, the slave ship Hare completed a journey from Newport, Rhode Island, to Sierra Leone and back to the United Statesûa journey that transformed more than seventy Africans into commodities. In this engaging narrative, Sean Kelley painstakingly reconstructs this tumultuous voyage.Trade ReviewPerforms a feat of historical forensics. . . . Tells the story of [the enslaved peoples'] voyage on the Hare and recovers their identities as people, not just slaves." - Zocalo Public Square"Offers readers a devastating picture of the practices that ravaged West African societies while forming the foundation of colonial America's economy." - Publishers Weekly"A well-researched account of a slave ship that highlights the larger experience of those involved in the transatlantic slave trade. Recommended." - CHOICE"An innovative and timely addition to the historiography of the Atlantic slave trade. . . . A synthesis of the cast and intricate worlds across continents that produced one of the great tragedies in world history." - H-Net Reviews"A deeply researched and elegantly written book that takes full advantage of one of micro-history's greatest strengths -- capturing a sense of historical events unfolding in a real world for real people." - Reviews in American History"Kelley's extensive research and use of deductive reasoning has crafted a remarkably detailed narrative of the voyage from beginning to end. . . . Very strongly recommended." - Civil War News"An important book that not only shows how the slave trade operated, but also provides a clearer picture of the victims' origins, language, and methods of survival." - Kirkus Reviews"Kelley's book is the best biography of a slave ship that sailed from British North America." - Journal of African History"Possibly the best book on a single slave voyage. . . . Paints on a human scale the larger picture of forced Atlantic passages. . . . Provides rich details about how the slave sale took place and who the purchasers were." - William and Mary Quarterly
£25.46
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Julius Chambers A Life in the Legal Struggle for
Book SynopsisBorn in the hamlet of Mount Gilead, North Carolina, Julius Chambers escaped the fetters of the Jim Crow South to emerge as the nation’s leading African American civil rights attorney. This biography connects the details of Chambers’s life to the wider struggle to secure racial equality through the development of modern civil rights law.
£30.36
The University of North Carolina Press Civil Rights Culture Wars
Book SynopsisIn 1970s Mississippi, educators faced a crucial choice between continuing to teach a white supremacist view of history or offering students a more enlightened multiracial view of their state's past. This book explores the story of a controversial ninth-grade history textbook and the court case that allowed its adoption with state funds.Trade ReviewEagles] builds his narrative around primary sources. . . . He not only sets the stage for the story, he gives us succinct biographical information on the players." - Jackson Clarion-Ledger"Eagles helps us recognize the significance of . . . cultural action through his detailed and clearly written account of the conflicts over Mississippi: Conflict and Change." - Educational Policy"Eagles deserves our gratitude for bringing a landmark case back into the limelight." - American Historical Review"Eagles's imaginative recovery of a civil rights moment informs readers about the accomplishment of two courageous professors from Tougaloo and Millsaps Colleges. . . . Congratulations to Eagles and the University of North Carolina Press on their splendid achievement in this pathbreaking publication. Essential." - Choice
£28.76
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Lawyer Jailer Ally Foe Complicity and Conscience
Book SynopsisIn re-creating the daily lives of War Relocation Authority attorneys, Eric Muller adds colour, nuance, and pathos to the historical record by creating narrative and dialogue, illustrating how the lawyers' backgrounds, temperaments, circumstances, and personalities shaped their engagements with the unjust system they helped operate.Trade ReviewVivid. . . . For readers interested in human rights, concentration camps, or the legal history of this period, this is an important work."—Library Journal In a powerful yet easily read narrative, Muller documents with precision the tension these lawyers experienced attempting to do good while working in a fundamentally unjust system. Based on meticulous research . . . . a thought-provoking study of the role of the legal profession in society and the power of individual responsibility, even with its imperfections."—American Bar Association [A] brilliant book . . . . a masterpiece . . . . an important yet understudied topic.—Art Hansen, Nichi Bei News
£23.70
The University of North Carolina Press I Cannot Write My Life
Book SynopsisOmar ibn Said (1770-1863) was a Muslim scholar from West Africa who spent more than fifty years enslaved in the North Carolina household of James Owen, brother of Governor John Owen. Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst here weave fresh and accurate translations of Omar's eighteen surviving writings.Trade ReviewDrawing on scrupulous close readings of Said's work, Lo and Ernst make a worthy contribution to the scholarship on slavery in America and testify to the importance of evidence left behind by enslaved people themselves. This edifies."—Publishers Weekly
£73.80
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Before Busing A History of Bostons Long Black
Book SynopsisTells the story of the men and women who struggled and demonstrated to make school desegregation a reality in Boston. The book reveals the legal efforts and battles over tactics that played out locally and influenced the national Black freedom struggle.
£78.40
The University of North Carolina Press An Army Afire
Book SynopsisAcclaimed military historian Beth Bailey shows how the US Army experienced, defined, and tried to solve racism and racial tension (in its own words, the problem of race') in the Vietnam War era.Trade ReviewA detailed examination of the U.S. Army's efforts to address "the problem of race" in the late 1960s and early '70s . . . . [Bailey's] in-depth reporting on the Army's attempts to "assess and address Black soldiers' complaints" sheds light on what was accomplished, as well as how far there is left to go. It's a valuable study of the challenges to institutional reform."—Publishers Weekly Bailey's account of the way the army responded to the growing crisis is original and informative."—Eric Foner, London Review of Books Bailey has done a great service by exploring the military side of the "racial crisis" of the 1960s and '70s, a topic that has been underexplored by historians . . . . insightful."—Randal Maurice Jelks, Los Angeles Review of Books
£26.06
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Ambivalent Affinities A Political History of
Book SynopsisIn this interdisciplinary historical study, Jennifer Dominique Jones reveals the underexamined origins of comparisons between Black and LGBT political constituencies in the modern civil rights movement and white supremacist backlash.
£23.96
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Half in Shadow The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y.
Book SynopsisNellie McKay was a pivotal figure in contemporary American letters. She is best known for coediting the Norton Anthology of African American Literature. Shanna Greene Benjamin examines McKay's path through the professoriate to learn about the strategies, sacrifices, and successes of contemporary Black women in the American academy.
£23.76
The University of North Carolina Press Arise Africa Roar China
Book SynopsisExplores the close relationships between three of the most famous twentieth-century African Americans, W.E.B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, and their little-known Chinese allies during World War II and the Cold War - journalist, musician, and Christian activist Liu Liangmo, and Sino-Caribbean dancer-choreographer Sylvia Si-lan Chen.Trade ReviewA History Today 2022 Book of the Year! A Book Authority 2022 Best New African American History Book and Best Politics Ebook"This tour-de-force of research connects the scholarship on Black internationalism, Chinese American studies, modern Chinese popular culture and politics, Black Diasporas, and transnational studies. . . . Arise, Africa! Roar, China! will surely stimulate more research on Sino-African diaspora history and the transnationality of modern Chinese history in the future."—Chinese Historical Review"Ambitious in its scope and inspiring in its subject material. Gao's provocative book demonstrates the importance of transpacific and translingual approaches in modern Chinese and African American history. It offers a new perspective on Sino-American relations through five compelling case studies that have rarely been examined side-by-side. . . . A pleasure to read and a layered work of scholarship that invites further rereading, revisiting, and reflection."—Modern Chinese Literature & Culture"Gao is by any measure a talented and engaging writer who brings her fascinating subjects vividly to life. . . . Gao tells a good story, actually five, and tells them very well. That the stories and protagonists are all linked yields a book is far more than the sum of its parts."—Asian Review of Books"A most impressive display of transnational research which furthers the important field of African American internationalism."—Peace & Change"Profoundly impressed . . . and dazzled by the creative approach [Gao] took to documenting and contextualizing the many different kinds of connections that existed between W.E.B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes, Liu Liangmo, and Sylvia Silan Chen. . . . reveal[s] the potential of transnational history to tell enormous stories in exciting and revelatory ways. . . . truly excellent scholarship."—Sheyda Jahanbani, Chair of the Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize Committee at SHAFR"Gao's innovative research enriches the current English-language scholarship on Sino-African American interactions, advancing our understanding of Sino-U.S. relations and Black internationalism from a once-overlooked aspect of modern Chinese history."—Chinese Historical Review
£22.46
The University of North Carolina Press The Haitians
Book SynopsisIn this sweeping history, Jean Casimir argues that the story of Haiti begins with a reconstruction of how individuals from Africa, in the midst of the golden age of imperialism, created a sovereign society based on political imagination and a radical rejection of the colonial order, persisting even through the US occupation in 1915.
£33.56
AuthorHouse Papas Letters
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£11.21
Duke University Press Art for Peoples Sake
Book SynopsisRebecca Zorach traces the little-told story of the Black Arts Movement in Chicago, showing how its artistic innovations, institution building, and community engagement helped the residents of Chicago's South and West Sides respond to social, political, and economic marginalization.Trade Review"Both fresh and refreshing, Zorach's book on the Black Arts Movement (BAM) in Chicago engages from the very first paragraph and fires on all cylinders—looking at the subject not only from inside the BAM but also in terms of how it challenged traditional art history. . . . Highly recommended. All readers." -- K. P. Buick * Choice *"Using interviews, archival collections, poetry by Gwendolyn Brooks, historic census data, and other documentation, Zorach provides a detailed story of the artists, residents, and educators who worked together to transform Chicago communities struggling with the spatial constraints of systematic racism. . . . This would serve well as a resource on the Black Arts Movement in Chicago, community mural history, and African American art history. It is highly recommended for all libraries." -- Stacy R. Williams * ARLIS/NA Reviews *"Zorach makes a rich contribution to the field of art history that has largely ignored the Black Arts Movement. . . . rt for People’s Sake should be required reading for artists, non-profit organizations, community organizers, and scholars interested in social movements, education, and art history." -- Tracey Johnson * Black Perspectives *"[A] clearly written, engaging study." -- Miguel de Baca * Art History *"With Art for People’s Sake, Rebecca Zorach makes a valuable intervention in art historical discourse. Zorach emphasizes the importance of the Black Arts Movement for better understanding artistic engagement with site-specificity, social practice, and performance art." -- Benjamin Jones * CAA Reviews *"Thoughtfully argued and beautifully written and illustrated, this book will be a vital resource for scholars and students of visual culture, art history, urban history, and communication studies interested in the dynamics of race, collaboration, imagination, and politics. Many of its images (of which there are an astonishing number) are vital to understanding Chicago, the Black Arts Movement, and their dynamic relationship to place, politics, and culture." -- Caitlin Frances Bruce * Winterthur Portfolio *“In this superb addition to scholarship on the Black Arts Movement, Rebecca Zorach captures luminously how black visual artists of the late 1960s and early 1970s strove to situate themselves and their artworks.” -- Daniel Matlin * Journal of American Studies *"Art for People's Sake is an important addition to the new scholarship on radical Black Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s. . . . One gets a vital portrait of Black Arts in arguably the most enduring and influential center of the movement." -- James Smethurst * Journal of African American History *Table of ContentsIllustrations vii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: The Black Arts Movement in Chicago 1 1. Claiming Space, Being in Public 30 2. Cultural Nationalism and Community Culture 85 3. An Experimental Friendship 124 4. The Black Family 179 5. Until the Walls Come Down 215 6. Starring the Black Community 257 Notes 299 Bibliography 349 Index 375
£22.79
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Faulkner and Slavery
Book SynopsisThe first collection to address the myriad legacies of African chattel slavery in the writings and personal history of one of the twentieth century’s most incisive authors on US slavery and the long ordeal of race in the Americas.
£27.00
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Race in Young Adult Speculative Fiction
Book SynopsisContributions by Malin Alkestrand, Joshua Yu Burnett, Sean P. Connors, Jill Coste, Meghan Gilbert-Hickey, Miranda A. Green-Barteet, Sierra Hale, Kathryn Strong Hansen, Elizabeth Ho, Esther L. Jones, Sarah Olutola, Alex Polish, Zara Rix, Susan Tan, and Roberta Seelinger Trites Race in Young Adult Speculative Fiction offers a sustained analysis of race and representation in young adult speculative fiction (YASF). The collection considers how characters of color are represented in YASF, how they contribute to and participate in speculative worlds, how race affects or influences the structures of speculative worlds, and how race and racial ideologies are implicated in YASF. This collection also examines how race and racism are discussed in YASF or if, indeed, race and racism are discussed at all. Essays explore such notable and popular works as the Divergent series, The Red Queen, The Lunar Chronicles, and the Infernal Devices trilogy. They consider the effects of colorblind ideology and postracialism on YASF, a genre that is often seen as progressive in its representation of adolescent protagonists. Simply put, colorblindness silences those who believe--and whose experiences demonstrate--that race and racism do continue to matter. In examining how some YASF texts normalize many of our social structures and hierarchies, this collection examines how race and racism are represented in the genre and considers how hierarchies of race are reinscribed in some texts and transgressed in others. Contributors point toward the potential of YASF to address and interrogate racial inequities in the contemporary West and beyond. They critique texts that fall short of this possibility, and they articulate ways in which readers and critics alike might nonetheless locate diversity within narratives. This is a collection troubled by the lingering emphasis on colorblindness in YASF, but it is also the work of scholars who love the genre and celebrate its progress toward inclusivity, and who further see in it an enduring future for intersectional identity.
£27.96
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Intersecting Aesthetics Literary Adaptations and
Book SynopsisIlluminates cultural and material trends that shaped Black film adaptations during the twentieth century. Contributors to this collection reveal how Black literary and filmic texts are sites of negotiation between dominant and resistant perspectives, exploring how race-inflected cultural norms have influenced studio and independent film depictions.Trade ReviewIntersecting Aesthetics is a pivotal work from leading scholars in African American film studies. The influence of this collection will reach long into the future." - Gerald Butters, coeditor of Beyond Blaxploitation
£81.75
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Intersecting Aesthetics Literary Adaptations and
Book SynopsisIlluminates cultural and material trends that shaped Black film adaptations during the twentieth century. Contributors to this collection reveal how Black literary and filmic texts are sites of negotiation between dominant and resistant perspectives, exploring how race-inflected cultural norms have influenced studio and independent film depictions.Trade ReviewIntersecting Aesthetics is a pivotal work from leading scholars in African American film studies. The influence of this collection will reach long into the future." - Gerald Butters, coeditor of Beyond Blaxploitation
£23.70
