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Discrimination & Race Relations

  • Giving is Good For Youby John Nickson

    Biteback Publishing 2013; US$ 23.33

    Inequality in Britain is on the rise. Does this matter? Should we be bothered that the rich give proportionately much less than the poor? And that only a small minority of the very wealthy are giving generously? Ninety per cent of NHS trusts are restricting routine operations. Youth unemployment is at record levels. Meanwhile, those on the Sunday... more...

  • Ritual and Recovery in Post-Conflict Sri Lankaby Jane Derges

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 145.00

    Following over twenty years of war, Sri Lanka?s longest cease-fire (2002-2006) provided a final opportunity for an inclusive peace settlement between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). However, hostilities resumed with ever increasing desperation and ferocity on both sides, until the LTTE were overcome and largely... more...

  • Southern Leagueby Larry Colton

    Grand Central Publishing 2013; US$ 14.99

    "Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States. Its ugly record of brutality is widely known. Negroes have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts. There have been more unsolved bombings in Negro homes and churches in Birmingham than in any other city in the nation." Martin Luther King, Jr.... more...

  • Intersectionality and Politicsby Carol Hardy-Fanta

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 60.95

    Cutting-edge research on the intersection of race, gender, and politics Traditionally, there has been a significant lack of empirical attention given to the ways in which race/ethnicity, gender, and political representation overlap. Intersectionality and Politics is the groundbreaking collection of contemporary research and essays that applies... more...

  • Sex Equality Policy in Western Europeby Frances Gardiner

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 170.00

    This book presents a wide-ranging comparative analysis of the development of sex-equality policies within Europe. The contributors, comprising both European and US-based scholars, address a very current political issue. This is an area of policy that has reached the decision-making stage in much of Europe and it is thus possible to assess the outcome... more...

  • The Persistence of Whitenessby Daniel Bernardi

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 31.95

    The Persistence of Whiteness investigates the representation and narration of race in contemporary Hollywood cinema. Ideologies of class, ethnicity, gender, nation and sexuality are central concerns as are the growth of the business of filmmaking. Focusing on representations of Black, Asian, Jewish, Latina/o and Native Americans identities, this... more...

  • Names We Call Homeby Becky Thompson; Sangeeta Tyagi

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 46.95

    Names We Call Home is a ground-breaking collection of essays which articulate the dynamics of racial identity in contemporary society. The first volume of its kind, Names We Call Home offers autobiographical essays, poetry, and interviews to highlight the historical, social, and cultural influences that inform racial identity and make possible... more...

  • Watching Police, Watching Communitiesby Mike McConville; Dan Shepherd

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 200.00

    From the early 80s community policing has been held up as a new commitment to the ideals of service and the rejection of coercive policing styles. The idea was to encourage a partnership between the public and police in which community needs would be met by officers on local beats. Today, Government ministers and senior police officers depict Neighbourhood... more...

  • Wherever I Go, I Will Always Be a Loyal Americanby Yoon Pak

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 46.95

    Wherever I Go I'll Always Be a Loyal American is the story of how the Seattle public schools responded to the news of its Japanese American (Nisei) students' internment upon the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 14, 1942. Drawing upon previously untapped letters and compositions written by the students... more...

  • Meeting Once Moreby Elise M. Prébin

    NYU Press 2013; US$ 49.00

    "Thoughtfully written, drawing on her own life experience as well as her anthropological training, Prébin provides us with a new window into the complex world of trans-national adoption. She weaves together kinship, media, and globalization as well as recent Korean history to offer us lessons about today's adoption practices." —Barbara... more...