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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
China China Betsy Franco Ancient China OL15692099W
Culture wars Culture wars Fred Whitehead Presents opposing viewpoints on issues related to cultural diversity, American education, cultural values, and the decay of American culture. OL16025599W
Autonomía regional Autonomía regional Héctor Díaz Polanco "An important book first for its critical history of indigenista policies in Latin America and the limits these policies placed on social autonomy; and second for its examination of the development o… OL1702590W
Nuevas identidades culturales en México Nuevas identidades culturales en México Héctor M. Capello "A collection of six essays exploring aspects of cultural identity. Linking the discussion of ethnicity, religion, gender, migration, national character, and new social movements in barrios and among… OL18234047W
Ethnic diversity and national integration Ethnic diversity and national integration M. G. Husain With reference to India; contributed papers of two seminars. OL18244125W
Race, class & gender in the future of the Caribbean Race, class & gender in the future of the Caribbean John Edward Greene "Collection of articles on the theme of class, race, and gender in Caribbean societies includes G.W. Roberts' chapter on the history of vital statistics registrations, R. Reddock's chapter on the aut… OL18264570W
The forging of nationhood The forging of nationhood Gyanendra Pandey,Peter Geschiere Contributed articles. OL18279659W
Knowledge in the making Knowledge in the making Bill Corcoran,Gordon M. Pradl,Mike Hayhoe xii, 320 p. ; 24 cm OL18353256W
The irony of democracy The irony of democracy Thomas R. Dye,Harmon Zeigler In high school, we studied a book called "The Irony of Democracy" (ours). It explained in depth an via both history, demographics and statistics how (this is the irony:) That the system favors eli… OL1839254W
Sticking together Sticking together Robert E. Litan,Yaakov Kop "In Sticking Together an Israeli and an American examine the many challenges confronting Israel's experience with pluralism. Their observations and recommendations will illuminate the complexities of… OL18436686W
The Great Society to the Reagan era, 1964-1990 The Great Society to the Reagan era, 1964-1990 William Loren Katz Discusses the role of minorities and women in American history and society from 1964 to 1990. OL1880534W
World War II to the new frontier, 1940-1963 World War II to the new frontier, 1940-1963 William Loren Katz A multicultural history of the United States, from World War II through the 1960's March on Washington, discussing the experiences of minorities and women during this period. OL1880544W
Reinventing the American People Reinventing the American People Robert Royal Many of our old public expectations - our shared assumptions and experiences, respect for the rule of law and limited government, and, ultimately, a common morality and basic religious outlook - seem… OL1985803W
Seeing ourselves Seeing ourselves Carl E. James "Completely updated and reorganized, this new edition of 'Seeing ourselves' uses a collection of personal comments and essays, written by students from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, to examin… OL3139854W
Between Church and State Between Church and State James W. Fraser The United States enters a new century with its citizens deeply divided, sometimes confused, and often angry about their differing opinions about the proper place of religion in the public schools of… OL3340062W
How to involve parents in a multicultural school How to involve parents in a multicultural school Davis, Bruce An elementary school principal in an urban school relates many techniques he and his staff use to involve parents in the life of the school, including student awards assemblies, "positive" telephone … OL3744128W
Fighting Against the Injustice of the State and Globalization Fighting Against the Injustice of the State and Globalization Asafa Jalata "The book examines, compares, and contrasts the African American and Oromo movements by locating them in the global context, and by showing how life chances changed for the two peoples and their desc… OL3898967W
Hanging together Hanging together John Higham "This book presents three decades of writings by one of America's most distinguished historians. John Higham, renowned for his influential works on immigration, ethnicity, political symbolism, and th… OL4779673W
Walking blues Walking blues Tim Parrish "Who or what is an American? Many scholars have recently argued that in a country of such vast cultural and ethnic diversity as the United States it is not useful or even possible to talk of a single… OL7797918W
Exits from the labyrinth Exits from the labyrinth Claudio Lomnitz-Adler "Scholarly contribution to the understanding of national culture. First part studies cultural production and ideology in Morelos and in the Huasteca Potosina. Second part focuses on history of legiti… OL822976W
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