Ethnic Studies category: 6968 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
The Routledge History of Latin American Culture delves into the cultural history of Latin America from the end of the colonial period to the twentieth century, focusing on the formation of national, racial, and ethnic identity, the culture of resistance, the effects of Eurocentrism, and the process...
The Survival Mindset
A Systematic Approach to Combating Corruption in Nigeria
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Nigeria faces endemic corruption and significant ethnic tension. Trouble is brewing, and author Arnold Obomanu knows something must be done. In The Survival Mindset he provides a simple and powerful explanation for many of the contradictions that perplex Nigerians and friends of Nigeria.
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by P. Panayiotopoulos
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2010
This book examines the development of enterprise among key migrant groups in Europe and the United States. It argues that the development of 'ethnic economies' provides the material basis for alternative models of social integration, such as multiculturalism 'from below', which are critical of mainstream assimilationist thinking.
by Robert Ebel, Rajan Menon
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2000
This timely study is the first to examine the relationship between competition for energy resources and the propensity for conflict in the Caspian region. Taking the discussion well beyond issues of pipeline politics and the significance of Caspian oil and gas to the global market, the book offers...
Management in South-East Asia
Business Culture, Enterprises and Human Resources
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
This edited volume deals with Management in South-East Asia. It widely agreed that this is a region of growing importance economically in today’s globalized world. This area contains a diverse range of dynamic economies, ranging from the ‘highly developed’ through to the ‘newly emerging’,...
Muslim Communities in England 1962-90
Multiculturalism and Political Identity
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2017
This book analyses Muslim integration into English society from the 1960s to the 1990s. The author argues that, contrary to common narratives built around a sudden transformation during the Rushdie affair, religious identity was of great importance to English Muslims throughout this period. The...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
How do people use the new expressive features of digital technologies to experience, represent, discuss, and debate racial and ethnic identity? How have digital technologies or digital spaces become racialized? How have the existing vernacular traditions, or folklore, surrounding identity been reshaped...
Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma
The Golden Sheldrake
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
A major contribution to the literature of Burmese history and politics, this book traces the rich and tragic history of the Mon people of Burma and Thailand, from the pre-colonial era to the present day. This vivid account of ethnic politics and civil war situates the story of Mon nationalism within...
Counseling Across and Beyond Cultures
Exploring the Work of Clemmont E. Vontress in Clinical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2010
Professional counseling is a dynamic field, necessarily changing to reflect shifting societal norms and client needs. In an increasingly multicultural and globalized society, there is a growing need for counselors to be sensitive to the diverse needs of clients expressing different cultural and ethnic...
JewAsian
Race, Religion, and Identity for America's Newest Jews
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
In 2010 approximately 15 percent of all new marriages in the United States were between spouses of different racial, ethnic, or religious backgrounds, raising increasingly relevant questions regarding the multicultural identities of new spouses and their offspring. But while new census categories...
Social Protest in Contemporary China, 2003-2010
Transitional Pains and Regime Legitimacy
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
China's economic transformation has brought with it much social dislocation, which in turn has led to much social protest. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the large-scale mass incidents which have taken place in the last decade. The book analyses these incidents systematically, discussing...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
The continuation of China’s successful rise depends considerably on the capacity of the Chinese government to prevent and manage a wide range of potential and actual crises, which could, if mishandled, have serious adverse consequences for China. These potential crises are both domestic - where...
by Orunmila's Servant
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
As an English-language manual for IFA priests that provides important translations for the Odus, Orunmila’s Words Don’t Touch the Floor: IFA Odu Synthesis stands as a rarity in the IFA religion. Religious workers have few English resources, and the creative approach taken in this book will heighten...
Changing Race
Latinos, the Census and the History of Ethnicity
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2000
Latinos are the fastest growing population group in the United States.Through their language and popular music Latinos are making their mark on American culture as never before. As the United States becomes Latinized, how will Latinos fit into America's divided racial landscape and how will they define...