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Entangled by white supremacy Entangled by white supremacy Janet G. Hudson "In Entangled by White Supremacy: Reform in World War I-era South Carolina, Janet G. Hudson examines the complex racial and social dynamics at play during this pivotal period of U.S. history. With cr… OL13609290W
Captive Arizona, 1851-1900 Captive Arizona, 1851-1900 Victoria Smith xxxiii, 255 p., [10] p. of plates : 23 cm OL13771753W
Leopardens öga Leopardens öga Henning Mankell Arriving in newly independent Zambia in the hopes of fulfilling a friend's missionary dream, Hans Olofson endeavors to make Africa his home while struggling with such past demons as his father's alco… OL14970115W
Deliver us from evil Deliver us from evil Lacy K. Ford Illuminates the white South's efforts to justify slavery, focusing on the period from the drafting of the federal constitution in 1787 through the age of Jackson. Draws heavily on primary sources, in… OL15811994W
When a crocodile eats the sun When a crocodile eats the sun Peter Godwin After his father's heart attack in 1984, Peter Godwin began a series of pilgrimages back to Zimbabwe, the land of his birth, from Manhattan, where he now lives. On these frequent visits to check on h… OL16027174W
Between the World and Me Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feeling… OL17201654W
Freedom walk Freedom walk Mary Stanton "In 1963, the streams of religious revival, racial strife, and cold-war politics were feeding the swelling river of social unrest in America. Marshaling massive forces, civil rights leaders were prim… OL1828314W
Indian work Indian work Daniel H. Usner 202 pages : 25 cm OL1888712W
Working through whitness Working through whitness Cynthia Levine-Rasky "What is whiteness? What is gained by claiming it as a critical perspective in antiracism work? How do whiteness studies both redeem and assert the white subject? Working through Whiteness explores t… OL19524896W
Wellness in Whiteness Wellness in Whiteness Amina Mire "This book analyses the social and ethical implications of the globalization of emerging skin-whitening and anti-ageing biotechnology. Using an intersectional theoretical framework and a content ana… OL20927383W
The possessive investment in whiteness The possessive investment in whiteness George Lipsitz In this unflinching look at white supremacy, George Lipsitz argues that racism is a matter of interests as well as attitudes, a problem of property as well as pigment. Above and beyond personal preju… OL2756212W
A promise and a way of life A promise and a way of life Becky W. Thompson "A Promise and a Way of Life weaves an account of the past half-century based on the life histories of thirty-nine people who have placed antiracist activism at the center of their lives. Through a … OL3955218W
How race survived US history How race survived US history David R. Roediger "In this absorbing chronicle of the role of race in US history, David R. Roediger explores how the idea of race was created and recreated from the 1600s to the present day. From the late seventeenth … OL3961415W
Inside Organized Racism Inside Organized Racism Kathleen M. Blee "Kathleen M. Blee's look at the hidden world of organized racism focuses on women, the newest recruiting targets of racist groups and crucial to their campaign for racial supremacy. Through personal … OL4449170W
Light, bright, and damned near white Light, bright, and damned near white Stephanie Rose Bird The election of America's first biracial president brings the question dramatically to the fore. What does it mean to be biracial or tri-racial in the United States today? Anthropologist Stephanie Bi… OL5853401W
Scraping by Scraping by Seth Rockman "Enslaved mariners, white seamstresses, Irish dockhands, free black domestic servants, and native-born street sweepers. All navigated the low-end labor market in post-revolutionary Baltimore. Seth Ro… OL5965190W
Constructing race Constructing race Nadine Dolby "As apartheid crumbled in South Africa, racial identity was thrown into question. Based on a year-long ethnographic study of a multiracial high school in Durban, this book explores how youth make mea… OL7797954W
These Few Also Paid a Price These Few Also Paid a Price G. McLeod Bryan "This book is composed of the testimonies of thirty Southern whites who participated in the Civil Rights Movement juxtaposed against white America's intense hatred of any change in the racial status … OL843863W
Psychedelic White Psychedelic White Arun Saldanha A bold new approach to racial difference conceived through rave tourism. The village of Anjuna, located in the coastal Indian state of Goa, has been one of the premier destinations on the global r… OL8531144W
White cargo White cargo Don Jordan Thousands of Britons lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies. OL8693220W
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