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Category: Anthologies

  • Racial Myths

    Human miscegenation has been and is the subject of infinite debate. Opinions on the subject are conditioned by the views of the disputants on race and racial differences, the opponents of miscegenation starting from the assumption of racial inequality, whereas its defenders take the view that the differences between human groups are not such as…

  • It’s Not All Black and White: Multiracial Youth Speak Out

    It’s Not All Black and White: Multiracial Youth Speak Out Annick Press 2012 120 pages Softcover ISBN 13: 9781554513802 St. Stephen’s Community House Toronto, Ontario, Canada Through poems, interviews, and short essays, a group of young people tell what it’s like to be biracial, multiracial, or of mixed race. These poignant firsthand accounts reflect the…

  • Race in Contemporary Medicine

    Race in Contemporary Medicine Routledge 2007 208 pages Hardback ISBN: 978-0-415-41365-7 Edited by: Sander L. Gilman With the first patent being granted to “BiDil,” a combined medication that is deemed to be most effective for a specific “race,” African-Americans for a specific form of heart failure, the on-going debate about the effect of the older…

  • The Melanin Millennium: Skin Color as 21st Century International Discourse

    The Melanin Millennium: Skin Color as 21st Century International Discourse Springer 2013 348 pages 32 illustrations Hardcover ISBN 978-94-007-4607-7 eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4608-4 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4608-4 Edited by: Ronald E. Hall, Professor of Social Work Michigan State University Addresses the issue of skin color in a worldwide context Discusses the introduction of new forms of visual media…

  • Africa in Europe: Studies in Transnational Practice in the Long Twentieth Century

    This volume explores the lives and activities of people of African descent in Europe between the 1880s and the beginning of the twenty-first century.

  • Intersecting Circles: The Voices of Hapa Women in Poetry and Prose

    In this collection of poetry, prose, and personal essay, both new and well-known women authors of mixed race ancestry examine history, culture, and identity using insight from the female psyche.

  • African Americans and the Presidency: The Road to the White House

    “African Americans and the Presidency” explores the long history of African American candidates for President and Vice President, examining the impact of each candidate on the American public, as well as the contribution they all made toward advancing racial equality in America.

  • Genetic Explanations: Sense and Nonsense

    Genetic Explanations: Sense and Nonsense Harvard University Press February 2013 384 pages 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches 2 graphs, 4 tables Hardcover ISBN: 9780674064461 Edited by Sheldon Krimsky, Professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning in the School of Arts; Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Public Health & Community Medicine in the School of Medicine…

  • War Baby/Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art

    “War Baby/Love Child” examines hybrid Asian American identity through a collection of essays, artworks, and interviews at the intersection of critical mixed race studies and contemporary art.

  • Being Black: Aboriginal Cultures in ‘settled’ Australia

    Being Black: Aboriginal Cultures in ‘settled’ Australia Aboriginal Studies Press 1988; Reprinted 1991 288 pages 240×170 mm ISBN: 9780855751852 Edited by: Ian Keen, Visiting Fellow School of Archaeology and Anthropology College of Arts and Social Sciences The Australian National University This volume brings together results of research by anthropologists on the social life of people…