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Category: Anthologies

  • The Obama Effect: Multidisciplinary Renderings of the 2008 Campaign

    The Obama Effect: Multidisciplinary Renderings of the 2008 Campaign SUNY Press September 2010 300 pages Hardcover ISBN10: 1-4384-3659-9; ISBN13: 978-1-4384-3659-3 eBook SBN10: 1-4384-3661-0; ISBN13: 978-1-4384-3661-6 Edited by: Heather E. Harris, Associate Professor of Business Communication Stevenson University, Stevenson, Maryland Kimberly R. Moffitt, Assistant Professor of American Studies University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catherine R. Squires,…

  • Identity Politics and the New Genetics: Re/Creating Categories of Difference and Belonging

    Racial and ethnic categories have appeared in recent scientific work in novel ways and in relation to a variety of disciplines: medicine, forensics, population genetics and also developments in popular genealogy. Once again, biology is foregrounded in the discussion of human identity. Of particular importance is the preoccupation with origins and personal discovery and the…

  • Obama and the Biracial Factor: The Battle for a New American Majority

    “Obama and the Biracial Factor” is the first book to explore the significance of mixed-race identity as a key factor in the election of President Obama and examines the sociological and political relationship between race, power, and public policy in the United States with an emphasis on public discourse and ethnic representation in his election.

  • Navigating Multiple Identities: Race, Gender, Culture, Nationality, and Roles

    Navigating Multiple Identities: Race, Gender, Culture, Nationality, and Roles Oxford University Press March 2012 288 pages Paperback ISBN13: 9780199732074; ISBN10: 0199732078 Edited by Ruthellen Josselson, Professor of Psychology Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California Michele Harway, Faculty Research Specialist Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California Although questionnaires routinely ask people to check boxes indicating if…

  • Racism and Ethnic Relations in the Portuguese-Speaking World

    The book covers the gamut of inter-ethnic experiences throughout the Portuguese-speaking world, from the sixteenth century to the present day, integrating contributions from history, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, literary, and cultural studies. It offers a radical updating of both empirical data and methodologies, and aims to contribute to current debates on racism and ethnic relations…

  • Reflections: An Anthology of African-American Philosophy, 1st Edition

    Reflections: An Anthology of African-American Philosophy, 1st Edition Cengage Learning 2000 464 pages Paperback ISBN-10: 0534573932  ISBN-13: 9780534573935 Edited by: James Montmarquet, Professor of Philosophy Tennessee State University William Hardy, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Tennessee State University This anthology provides the instructor with a sufficient quantity, breadth, and diversity of materials to be…

  • Creoles of Color of the Gulf South

    Creoles of Color of the Gulf South University of Tennessee Press 1996 208 pages Paper ISBN: 0-87049-917-3 Edited by: James H. Dormon, Alumni Distinguished Professor of history and American Studies University of Southwestern Louisiana Consisting of eight original essays by noted scholars, this volume examines the history and culture of a unique population—those peoples in…

  • Identity Politics in the Public Realm: Bringing Institutions Back In

    Identity Politics in the Public Realm: Bringing Institutions Back In University of British Columbia Press 2011-10-11 308 pages Hardcover ISBN: 9780774820813    Edited by: Avigail Eisenberg, Professor of Political Science University of Victoria Will Kymlicka, Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy Queen’s University In an age of multiculturalism and identity politics, many minority groups seek some…

  • Census and Identity: The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in National Censuses

    Census and Identity: The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in National Censuses Cambridge University Press January 2002 224 pages Dimensions: 228 x 152 mm Paperback ISBN: 9780521004275 Hardback ISBN: 9780521808231 eBook ISBN: 9780511029325 DOI: 10.2277/0521004276 Edited by: David I. Kertzer, Dupee University Professor of Social Science, Professor of Anthropology & Italian Studies Brown University…

  • The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis in North America

    The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis in North America University of Manitoba Press October 1985 306 pages 30 b&w illustrations, notes, index Paper ISBN: 9780887556173 Edited by Jacqueline Peterson, Professor Emerita of History Washington State University Jennifer S. H. Brown, Professor Emerita of History University of Winnipeg The New Peoples is the first major…