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Money Has No Smell Money Has No Smell Paul Stoller Blending ethnographic description with social analysis, Stoller shows how West African entrepreneurs have built cohesive and effective multinational trading networks in New York. Their stories illumi… OL13372974W
A new voice for Israel A new voice for Israel Jeremy Ben-Ami "Many Americans who care about Israel's future are questioning whether the hard-line, uncritical stances adopted by many traditional pro-Israel advocates really serve the country's best interests ove… OL16116671W
Religion, culture, and the state Religion, culture, and the state Howard Adelman "The Canadian principle of reasonable accommodation demands that the cultural majority make certain concessions to the needs of minority groups if these concessions will not cause 'undue hardship.' T… OL16178744W
Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America Robert Dassanowsky,Jeffrey Lehman Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on 150 culture groups of the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background … OL18145192W
Ethnic violence Ethnic violence Mary Hull Examines some of the causes of conflict between ethnic groups, the impact of such conflicts, instances of violence in various countries, and efforts to prevent it. OL18175077W
The Nationalities factor in Soviet politics and society The Nationalities factor in Soviet politics and society Mark R. Beissinger,Lubomyr Hajda 1990 OL18319352W
Black Rednecks And White Liberals Black Rednecks And White Liberals Thomas Sowell In a series of long essays, Black Rednecks and White Liberals presents an in-depth look at many of the long-prevailing assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans, about slavery, and about ed… OL1935799W
Crises of governance in Asia and Africa Crises of governance in Asia and Africa Fahimul Quadir,Sandra Jean MacLean,Timothy M. Shaw xviii, 320 p. ; 23 cm OL19376454W
Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico Jay Kinsbruner "Based on examination of housing patterns in San Juan and demographic data from four of its 19th-century barrios, work provides a much-needed exploration of racial prejudice in Puerto Rico. Challenge… OL19540961W
The Anthropology of Europe The Anthropology of Europe Cris Shore,Victoria A. Goddard,Josep R. Llobera An anthropological study of Europe post-1989. The contributors examine the social, cultural and political implications of European integration, with particular emphasis on changing European identitie… OL20619948W
Entre chiens et loups Entre chiens et loups Malorie Blackman Une histoire d'amour qui explore le problème de la différence et du racisme : dans un monde où tous ceux qui sont noirs sont riches et puissants, et où tous les Blancs sont pauvres et opprimés, Callu… OL20848575W
Who is an Indian? Who is an Indian? Maximilian Christian Forte "Who is an Indian? This is possibly the oldest question facing Indigenous peoples across the Americas, and one with significant implications for decisions relating to resource distribution, conflicts… OL22329199W
Memorias del mestizaje Memorias del mestizaje Jeffrey L. Gould,Darío A. Euraque,Charles R. Hale Eighteen scholarly essays on the role that mestizos played in the development of 20th century political culture, with general focus on the region and specific sections on Guatemala, Honduras, El Salv… OL23965000W
Les rescapés de la taïga Les rescapés de la taïga Fabien Nadeau Camille participe à une expédition de pêche près du Labrador en compagnie de son père Gilles, de son frère Maxime et de l'ami de ce dernier, Bob, qui est anglophone. L'aventure est difficile et exige… OL24204938W
Le Caucase Le Caucase François Thual Inconnues et ignorées jusqu'aux années 90, les régions du Caucase ont commencé à s'inscrire dans l'actualité avec la disparition de l'URSS. Les événements de Tchétchénie, les crises d'Ingouchie et du… OL27312311W
Dreams from My Father Dreams from My Father FERNANDO MIRANDA MURO,EVARISTO PAEZ RASMUSSEN,EVARISTO PAEZ RASMUSSEN,Barack Obama,Canongate Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama's remarkable memoir. The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many y… OL3246382W
Coping with cross-cultural and interracial relationships Coping with cross-cultural and interracial relationships Sandra Lee Smith Describes how to relate to people of other cultures, races, and religions, discussing such areas as language, cultural heritage, discrimination, and attitude. OL3455762W
State Crises, Globalisation and National Movements in North-East Africa State Crises, Globalisation and National Movements in North-East Africa Mario I. Aguilar,Asafa Jalata This book demonstrates that the crises of the Horn states stem from their political behaviour and structural forces. OL3898966W
War under heaven War under heaven Gregory Evans Dowd "The 1763 Treaty of Paris ceded much of the continent east of the Mississippi to Great Britain, a claim which the Indian nations of the Great Lakes, who suddenly found themselves under British rule, … OL4089208W
Ethnic nationalism and the fall of empires Ethnic nationalism and the fall of empires Aviel Roshwald Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empire examines the critical dilemmas of nationalist politics in the first world war. The book focuses on a selection of case-studies drawn from events in the Habsb… OL4790605W
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