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Entre la espada y el falo Entre la espada y el falo Juan Durán Luzio An excellent scholarly presentation of the deplorable policies and conduct of Spanish colonizers during the period 1492-1550 toward indigenous women in the New World. Durán is a prominent Chilean-bor… OL13453839W
Building a healthy multi-ethnic church Building a healthy multi-ethnic church Mark DeYmaz Through personal stories, proven experience and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church illustrates both the biblical mandate for the multi-ethnic church as w… OL13676046W
New Race Politics in America New Race Politics in America Jane Junn Foreign migration to the United States is dramatically altering the demographic profile of the American electorate. Nearly a third of all Americans are of non-white and non-European descent. Latinos … OL15172896W
La costruzione dell'indianità. L'arte popolare di Ayacucho dall'indigenismo ai siti web La costruzione dell'indianità. L'arte popolare di Ayacucho dall'indigenismo ai siti web Stefania Sebastianis In a modern world of exotic and desirable image, where the trade of cultural differences is becoming increasingly important folk art from Ayacucho in Peru conveys visual representations that reflect … OL15193164W
Contesting Europe's eastern rim Contesting Europe's eastern rim Ljiljana Šarić This edited volume focuses on how political and economic transformations have triggered redefinitions of cultural identity in Europe since 1989. Examining discursive modes of identity construction, t… OL15521785W
Dim Sum, bagels, and grits Dim Sum, bagels, and grits Myra Alperson "... guides adoptive parents (and parents-to-be) on the journey toward creating a family that represents more than one culture."--cover. OL15835794W
On being different On being different Conrad Phillip Kottak "On Being Different provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary account of diversity and multiculturalism in the United States and Canada. Kottak (recent inductee to The National Aca… OL15936048W
Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Karol K. Weaver While much has been written about immigrant traditions, music, food culture, folklore, and other aspects of ethnic identity, little attention has been given to the study of medical culture, until now… OL16262739W
'Sleepwalking to segregation'? 'Sleepwalking to segregation'? Nissa Finney This book explores contemporary claims about race and migration, combining an overview of the subject with new research. The authors argue that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to … OL16983060W
Heimat Heimat Blickle, Peter. "The idea of Heimat (home, homeland, native region) has been as important to German self-perceptions over the last two hundred years as the shifting notion of the German nation. While the idea of Hei… OL1736367W
Why can't they be like us? America's white ethnic groups Why can't they be like us? America's white ethnic groups Andrew M. Greeley Surveys the beliefs, nature, and values of white ethnic groups living in the United States. OL17848W
Taíno revival Taíno revival Gabriel Haslip-Viera "This stimulating and timely collection examines the Taino revival movement, a grassroots conglomeration of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who promote or have adopted the culture and pedigree of the… OL18355956W
The Politics of race, class, and nationalism in twentieth-century South Africa The Politics of race, class, and nationalism in twentieth-century South Africa Shula Marks,Stanley Trapido >In view of the continuing turbulence in South Africa, the analysis of its racially divided social order, and its variety of national and ethnic groupings, has become an urgent intellectual and polit… OL19184866W
Identidades, estado nacional y globalidad Identidades, estado nacional y globalidad Luis Aboites,Brígida von Mentz reflexiones sobre las bases sociales del estado nacion en el mexico del siglo XIX OL19264622W
Tears we cannot stop Tears we cannot stop Michael Eric Dyson Fifty years ago, when a white woman asked Malcolm X what she could do for the cause, he told her "Nothing." Now, Michael Eric Dyson believes he was wrong and responds that if society is to make real … OL19713152W
The Fateful Triangle The Fateful Triangle Stuart Hall Identities are not something we are born with, Hall argues, but are formed and transformed in the discourses of nation, ethnicity, and race. Casting his glance over the modern age, he shows how the i… OL19726208W
The great Han The great Han Kevin Carrico "The Great Han is an ethnographic study of the Han Clothing movement (Hanfu yundong), a neo-traditionalist and majority racial nationalist movement that has emerged in China since 2001. Participants … OL19754183W
The Borders of Race The Borders of Race Melinda Mills 1 online resource (281 pages) OL20197664W
Race and Ethnicity in America Race and Ethnicity in America John Iceland "This book examines patterns and trends in racial inequality over the past several decades. Iceland finds that color lines have softened over time, as there has been some narrowing of differences acr… OL20218423W
Caste Caste Isabel Wilkerson “As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is n… OL20878310W
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