Ethnic Studies Fall 2018 Title Catalog by Cognella, Inc

ETHNIC STUDIES TITLE CATALOG

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RACE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE HISTORY Rhetoric, Politics, and Policy Arthur H. Garrison

Through socio-legal, socio-psychological and sociohistorical analysis of racism and the history of American political rhetoric on crime, this text provides a foundation for understanding how African Americans are perceived in modern society and how long-standing negative perceptions have influenced their interactions with the criminal justice system.

REQUEST a Review Copy Arthur H. Garrison, LP.D., is an associate professor of criminal justice at Kutztown University, specializing in criminal justice history, race and policing, constitutional law, legal history, and national security. He received his doctorate in law and policy from Northeastern University and his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in criminal justice from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

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VOICES OF COLOR Original Writings Rooted in Authentic Experience Gail A. Bauman, Ph.D.

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This anthology contains powerful personal narratives from young adults of color. The selections are by turns joyous, heart-wrenching, wise, sassy, humorous, hopeless, hopeful, tragic, and triumphant. Each chapter includes thought-provoking questions that allow readers to explore their responses and consider how the works relate to their own experiences. This book is well suited to classes on diversity, African-American studies, and social justice.

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UNDERSTANDING RACE AND ETHNICITY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY A Reader Clifford Broman

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This reader provides both contemporary and historical perspectives on race and ethnicity, with a focus on the development of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. Specific topics include the racialization of poverty, institutionalized racism, segregation, and some attention focused on the social institutions of religion, sports, family, and education.

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RACE AND RACISM IN THE WEST Crusades to the Present Paul Sweeney

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This anthology addresses some of the western hemisphere’s historical attitudes about racial identity, including white privilege, the presence of paternalism, and the medieval origins of racialization based on blood in Spain. The text provides students with a thought-provoking examination of an issue that is rooted deep within the past and more prevalent in light of current events in the United States and Western Europe.

AFRICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN CONTACT IN THE UNITED STATES Anthropological and Historical Perspectives Robert Keith Collins

© 2018 This anthology explores how anthropologists and historians have, over time, understood the dynamics between Africans and Native Americans. The book brings together four fields of anthropological knowledge and the historical record to illuminate the lived realities at the root of African and Native American contact. The book is well-suited to courses in American Indian studies, African American studies, American history, and anthropology.

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CHALLENGING INEQUALITIES Readings in Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Hortencia Jiménez

© 2018 This collection examines the histories and historiographies of racism on both the micro (individual) and macro (institutional) levels. The anthology highlights the ways in which race is and has long been structured in social institutions, as well as the various ways in which institutional systems maintain and perpetuate social inequalities.

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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Gender, Poverty, and Globalization Ronald W. Luna

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This text explores fundamental concepts of geography relating to developing countries. Students will learn how culture evolves spatially and temporally, and how these evolutions impact perceptions, actions, values, and ethnic identity. They will analyze major theories, and the human and physical contexts in which these theories are applied.

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ESSENTIALLY AFRICA Cultural Traditions from the Cradle of Humankind Linda Tavernier-Almada

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Blending contemporary readings on African culture with additional references that provide rich historical context, this anthology provides students with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of African cultural traditions and their historical influences. Overarching themes explored within the collection include courtship and marriage, rites and traditions, clothing, art, and dance, and death and dying.

THE GARIFUNA MUSIC READER Oliver N. Greene

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This reader is the first text to provide scholarly research of all the principal genres of music and music-related rituals of the Garifuna people of Belize. This anthology explores how the Garifuna interpret their identity, experiences, and existence through traditional songs and dances, contemporary popular music, world music, ancestor rituals, a Christmas processional, and a creolized version of the Catholic mass.

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TARRED AND FEATHERED... AGAIN The Ongoing Impact of the Racial Attacks on President Obama Darwin B. Fishman, Ph.D.

© 2018 This anthology examines the racial attacks directed at Barack Obama during his tenure as a senator, and throughout his campaigns for the Democratic Party presidential nominee and the general election. Readers learn about Obama’s public policy objectives and achievements. They analyze the role of race and racial attacks on his presidency, and explore how race is currently examined by scholars in multiple disciplines.

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COMMUNICATION AND PREJUDICE Theories, Effects, and Interventions Alexis Tan

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This text is a comprehensive exploration of how communication affects prejudice, and how communication interventions reduce it. The book gives readers a well-rounded understanding of theories and current research on the topic, sustained with real-world examples that bring concepts and principles to life. It is ideal for undergraduate courses in journalism, mass communication, race and gender in media, and communications.

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THE INTERSECTION OF INEQUALITY A Cultural Diversity Reader Heather L. Shay

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This text examines social inequality, particularly as it pertains to sexual orientation, through specific examples that illustrate how inequality functions overall. The material provides historical context on the development of inequality and emphasizes the ways people perpetuate inequality in contemporary society.

BLACK RHETORICAL TRADITIONS IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Voices of Struggle and Strength Herman Kelly

© 2018 The carefully curated readings in this text guide students through troubled times and show how the Black rhetorical tradition both informed and empowered African Americans. The collected works highlight voices that spoke out, even when confronting great danger.

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RACISM AND THE LAW Paul Von Blum

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This text and casebook provides students an introduction to the complex relationships between race and law, legal institutions, and legal personnel. The book deals with the major historical legal developments that have caused and reinforced discrimination against African Americans, Asians, and Latinos, and addresses the efforts of civil rights lawyers and organizations working for racial justice and equality in America.

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READINGS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE Resistance, Liberation, and Identity from the 1600s to the 21st Century Angela Schwendiman

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This text helps readers understand and appreciate the black experience through readings that illustrate the lives, history, and intersecting cultures of African Americans and the development of a unique African American identity. Readers learn about the history of West Africa before imperialism, the role of slavery in the suppression of the African culture, the loss of African identity, and the creation of racism in the making of America.

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SHADES OF INTOLERANCE How Capitalism and Terrorism Shape Discrimination Chuck Baker

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This text examines issues related to power dynamics in the United States, as well as globally. The book explores discrimination in America, the implications of terrorism, and the impact of terrorism to contemporary social issues. It is designed to enhance readers’ understanding of primary motivations for prejudice and how it manifests in modern society.

RACE AND ETHNICITY Constancy in Change Milton Vickerman and Hephzibah V. StrmicPawl

This anthology uses both classic readings and new research on contemporary racial inequality to create a logical progression through the primary issues of race and ethnicity. The anthology features introductions that frame each section’s readings and key terms with which students should be familiar. It enables students to grasp the fundamentals of race and racism and encourages them to engage in conversations about these issues.

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AN AFRICANA READER An Anthology of Sociopolitical Thought and Cultural Resistance James R. Pope

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This reader uses primary documents and secondary texts to highlight continuities in the experiences of Africans and the African Diaspora. The material enables students to make historical and contemporary conceptual links as well as understand the connections in sociopolitical thought and cultural resistance as manifested in select historical epochs.

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PROPHET, WARRIOR, AND LEGEND Selections Exploring the Real Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ronald E. Goodwin

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Written for the post-civil rights generations, this anthology encourages readers to view their frailties as assets rather than detriments. The anthology seeks to answer perplexing questions about a complex man. Through his own words in I Have a Dream, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Beyond Vietnam, and more students can see the passion with which he fought injustice. The work of observers and academics places the man and his actions in context.

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MOTHER TO SON A Collection of Essays and Readings in African American Studies Alphonso Simpson, Jr.

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This collection provides a multifaceted view of issues pertinent to African American studies from the perspective of some of the most knowledgeable scholars in the field. This volume highlights topics such as identity, music, politics, and education, among others. The text was designed for introductory African American studies courses.

AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES Matters of Consideration for Social Work Practice John W. Miller Jr., Ph.D.

ÂŠ 2017 Designed for graduate students in social work, this text helps readers explore issues faced by African American clients including education, mental health, incarceration and the criminal justice system, religion and spirituality, and more. Each chapter features questions and responses from African Americans to discuss how their own lives have been impacted by these issues.

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RIVERS OF STRUGGLE AND RESISTANCE A Social Political History of the Underrepresented in the United States Dr. Robert Stanley Oden

© 2017 This anthology provides a template for understanding the impact and origins of race, class, and gender oppression in the United States. It is an exploration of United States political history from a critical view of the issues, movements, historic moments, and key individuals and groups who have articulated and participated in movements for social justice and equality in the United States.

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THE CREATURE WITH IDEAS AND POWER An Investigation of Anthropology and Human Culture John Sheehan

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Written for anthropology and cultural anthropology courses, this text analyzes human beings as biological creatures capable of developing ideas and then manipulating their environments to conform to those ideas. The book takes readers on an intellectually stimulating journey from the origins of physical anthropology in evolution, genetics, and primatology to today’s globalized world of international integration.

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AFRICAN ROOTS OF THE JAZZ EVOLUTION Karlton E. Hester, Ph.D.

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This text explores how jazz style evolved from its original source – traditional African music. Reflecting the continental interaction and cultural development that took place over centuries, the book explores how melodic, structural, rhythmic, and other musical elements from Africa are manifested in African-American spirituals, the blues, and various jazz forms.

WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR JELLYBEANS? Intersections of Generation, Race, Sex, Culture, and Gender Felecia Carter Harris

© 2017 When faced with a constant flow of information, how can society adequately explore the intersection of race, spirituality, politics, culture, and gender? This text examines how these concepts affect our views of differences in general, and more importantly, how we view each other. This text is well-suited to courses in African American studies, gender studies, diversity, and sociology.

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RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY History, Theory, Institutions, and Policy Dr. Rashawn Ray

ÂŠ 2017 Using various sociological theories, social psychological theories, and subcultural approaches, this book gives students a sociohistorical, theoretical, and institutional frame with which to view race and ethnic relations in the twenty-first century. Its goal is to continue to place race and ethnic relations in a contemporary, intersectional, and cross-comparative context and progress the discipline to include groups past the Black/White dichotomy.

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POINTS OF VIEW Writings on Race from Diverse Perspectives Molefi Kete Asante

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The sections of this anthology explore racial discrimination, ethnocentrism, nationalism and race, race and historiography, culture, European perspectives on race, icons and symbols, and resisting and erasing racism. The selected papers generate lively classroom conversation on the dynamics of social and racial situations.

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A SURVEY OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Thorough yet concise and accessible, this book discusses the relationship between language and culture in a way appropriate for undergraduate study. Through nine chapters students explore everything from the actual definition of language to language acquisition, from theoretical perspectives on language development to applied linguistics.

This reader offers contemporary, relevant, and ethnographic account of the Middle East and contributes to larger debates about modernity, globalization, power, and knowledge. It deals with common misconceptions and stereotypes and provides in-depth perspectives of everyday life in the region.

This text uses postmodernist deconstruction to present a libertarian understanding of race and poverty and discusses how, in today’s world, race is used for profit. The tools and approach introduced in the book help students understand discrimination in society, discover implications in their own lives, and work towards productive change in society.

Among its diverse topics, this book examines predictions about African American sports performance and participation in the 21st century, discusses the role of sport in African American culture, and gives a candid look at the experiences of African American athletes attending America’s predominantly white colleges and universities.

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THE STRUGGLE FOR INCLUSION

This anthology highlights many of the key issues confronted by native-born Chicano and Mexican immigrant students. Compiled for future teachers and other professionals alike, this anthology ultimately calls attention to the need to improve the educational experiences of both Mexican-origin students and all students regardless of race.

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

The overarching message of this text is that knowledge comes from many different sources, and future educators must engage with diverse writing styles, methodological approaches, and cultures to prepare for the diversity they will encounter in their classrooms.

PATHWAYS TO RESILIENCY

The seven chapter anthology features works of diverse perspectives and outstanding scholarship in the areas of history and acculturation, racism and inequality, education, family and relationships, religion and spirituality, public health issues and practice, and social problems and policy.

Based on the premise that in a rapidly changing world people of all colors are facing the same challenges, this book places these challenges before the reader for examination and analysis. Students will come to see that, while issues of race cannot be ignored, there are great benefits to be had in uniting to confront shared challenges.

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THE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION GUIDEBOOK

Conversational in tone, this book illustrates concepts with examples from the world of everyday experience. Students become familiar with relevant research, theories that explain and predict, strategies that work, and suggestions on how and when to use these strategies.

A readable and engaging alternative to the standard African American studies textbook, this book incorporates multiple perspectives from specialists in the fields of history, literature, philosophy, art history, ethnic studies, and African American Studies.

ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY

This text cultivates historical perspective through experiential and reflective learning. The readings illustrate the dynamic, powerful, and divisive socially constructed nature of racial categories, as well as the legacy of colonialism that served as a foundation for the development of racial hierarchies.

CHILDHOOD UNMASKED

Through interviews with children and the non-governmental organizations that work with them, this book illustrates the lives of street children, contrasts them to the social stereotypes about them, and links them to the expectations of idealized childhood. It advocates for children as viable social actors who can speak the truth about their own identities and life experiences.

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INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCY

This anthology helps students become engaged and culturally competent communicators. The selected readings illustrate key concepts and perspectives in intercultural communication that assist students in gaining entrée into small group discussions and activities. Specifically, they serve as jumping off points for in-class discussions on specific target topics, skills, and strategies.

SOUTH AFRICA

PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

This anthology provides a well-rounded look at South Africa from diverse perspectives, and places South Africans at the center of their history. The selected readings address a variety of topics including the land reform crisis, the fight for justice for women, the role of capitalism, and South Africa’s political parties.

PATHWAYS TO THE HEART

This book invites readers on a journey through time. The works are presented in chronological order, many in English translation for the first time. Students will become familiar with the heritage of a literature that began thirty centuries ago with Mayan poetry.

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CHICANO MALE RECOLLECTIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND COMING OUT

This book explores issues of queer youth identity, sexuality, masculinity, homophobia, sexism, and violence in Mexican and American culture, presents a complex view of queer Chicanos/Mexicanos, and contests dominant sexual norms. It challenges current scholarship in Chicana/Chicano studies to expand beyond the traditional confines of male sexuality.

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This anthology offers historical and contemporary perspectives on critical issues in the administration of justice and places these issues within a variety of theoretical and sociological contexts. It focuses on each stage of the criminal justice system and examines the way justice is administered differently to certain groups within the overall population.

This anthology takes a critical look at our nation’s criminal justice system and related institutions. It presents an impassioned yet reasoned examination of how the burgeoning prison boom and problematic forms of policing marginalize African-Americans in American society.

AMERICA’S OTHER CLAN

This work details the practice of slavery in the American colonies and the various state and federal cases that led to a hardening of views about its viability. HighCourt cases, post Civil War, are examined to illustrate the erosion of Civil Rights Acts and Amendments.

BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN ZIMBABWE

This book uses stories passed down orally from one generation to another to unveil a new dimension of history. These stories combined with historiography give readers a comprehensive understanding of how the first Chimurenga, or war of independence, was strategized and implemented.

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VOICES FROM THE MARGINS

This book brings together underrepresented voices and perspectives to address an array of topics through the experiences of those with multiple, intersecting marginalized identities. The issues presented speak to what is relevant today through the voices of women, people of color, sexual minorities, and people with disabilities.

The carefully selected readings and articles in this book educate students about the social problems that negatively impact a significant segment of the population in this region. The material is widely applicable to courses in African American studies departments and can also be used in sociology and social work programs.

This text introduces students to the American political system, and demonstrates how African Americans have fit themselves into that system and contributed to its successful evolution. Readers will be introduced to African-American perspectives on the operation of government, the impact of the Bill of Rights, and Black political parties, factions, and activity.

This book includes excerpts and short stories from an international body of writers examining almost 100 years of literature. Through the selections readers will investigate how the authors have portrayed the journeys, hopes, and hardships of dislocation and alienation, and the role literature may play in creating a sense of community for immigrants, refugees, and people living in exile.

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Firmly grounded in family psychology, this text explores key issues affecting the psychology and well-being of Chicano and Latino families – the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. The book provides lifecycle perspective and analyzes Latino families through diverse theoretical models and foregrounds gender and sexuality as important components of being and experience.

This text is a vibrant introduction to African dances from across the continent. It breaks down the various dance techniques, educates students about the cultures that created the dances, and explains the meanings behind them. The book makes the case for this spirited, energetic genre as both a form of art and a form of exercise that can bring health benefits and great joy to the participant.

This text teaches readers that the way they treat their bodies influences their physical health and well-being, and even their school lives. The book presents natural ways to achieve health and wellness, and shows readers how to apply these to their lives through healthy diet choices and the discipline of dance. The material also reframes good eating habits, focusing on positive lifestyle choices, rather than dieting.

This anthology examines the social, economic, political, and cultural forces that present challenges to the formation and development of healthy relationships and, ultimately, marriages and families. It pushes students to think critically about how ideologies and values stemming from these forces shape their own ideas, values, and perceptions.

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BEYOND RACE

This text provides the most recent scientific studies on human genetic groups and on the origins of the human family tree. The text allows students to view humanity through the lens of modern biology and re-evaluate society’s traditional ideas about human races. Exciting new findings about human evolution are presented along with DNA analyses that have revised our understanding of human history.

THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

This text uses essays from a variety of disciplines to introduce students to the African Diaspora and the contributions of African peoples at a time when these are being marginalized on a global scale. The text explores the origins of the Diaspora, and unearths evidence about the development of the Diaspora in the New World.

AFRIKAN AMERICAN WOMEN

This anthology brings together the work of psychologists, social workers, historians, and other scholars who have studied Black female oppression. Their research examines the effects of race, gender, class, and culture on the mental, emotional, and physical health and psychosocial adjustment of Afrikan American women.

This book expands on the works of a man who spent three decades working for social justice as an activist, scholar, and public servant. Recognizing that more than forty years later his work is still current and relevant, this book examines the role of Dr. Harry Edwards in fighting against racial injustice in the field of sport.

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This, the third book in the series, examines the contributions of African thinkers to epistemology and affirms that African-centered thought processes are systematic. The book takes into account multiple disciplines to provide a rich diversity of perspectives on critical issues.

Using a pluridisciplinary approach that combines linguistic presupposition and fractal analysis, the book examines the many levels of meaning and similarity of pattern in literary texts studied for mathematical modeling, thereby enriching both of the contributing fields of study.

This book is the first in a series geared toward the analyses of fractal complexities in the works of major African/Black thinkers from the continent and the Diaspora. The major challenge for us was how to transform the linguistic pragmatic or deep-level meanings in the literary texts studied for mathematical modeling.

MORE THAN RACE

This reader examines issues of diversity relative to human rights, race, class, gender, sexual-orientation, age, religion, and social control, as situated within the contemporary criminal justice system. The book provides a unique opportunity for dialogue on the nature and extent of diversity in a 21st-century criminal justice reality.

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This book surveys issues involving the development of traditional and modern African music from antiquity into the modern era. It examines some of the historical context in which African music evolved throughout the entire continent, and connects to African life and culture through discussing stylistic elements of African music and its musicians.

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES

This text provides a thorough and scholarly examination of Africa and its diasporas, focusing on Africana social and cultural history. The selections are written by experts in the fields of literature, history, sociology, anthropology, political writing, feminism, and cultural analysis.

This book presents a critical framework for understanding how and why race matters — past, present, and future. Readers will follow the shifting ideological bases upon which modern racial theories have rested, from religion to science to culture, and the links between race, class, gender, and sexuality, and between notions of race and the nation-state.

THE MODEL MINORITY STEREOTYPE READER

This collection focuses on Asian Americans as a frequently overlooked ethnoracial and ethno-cultural group, examining how stereotypes about Asian Americans are harmful both to students and their teachers. The material helps students gain a deeper understanding of the model-minority stereotype and its implications.

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EYES OF THE STORMS

This book is a blend of theoretical critique, political analysis, and young peoples’ stories, based on a year-long feminist ethnography with a crossnational sample of twenty-five women. It links the experiences of young people to theoretical analysis, and engages readers through personal, readable essays.

This text offers a rich selection of primary source materials and excellent essays on a wide range of themes. The text contains materials not often found in regular textbooks; they have been classroom-tested, and have been found to not only generate lively discussions among students, but also inculcate in them a deep-seated curiosity to learn more about Africa.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

This anthology discusses colonization, abolitionism, and Pan-Africanism from the historiographical perspective of three twentieth century movements: Jim Crow, the civil rights movement, and the post civil rights era. The book shows how historians discussed these movements over time, and illustrates how perceptions of events change, given the experiences of the historian examining them and the world in which he or she lives.

CONTINENTAL COMPLEXITIES

This multidisciplinary anthology offers deep insight into Africa and its people, leaving readers with a much greater understanding of the continent and its issues. The collection provides contextualized information in order to educate, clarify, and illustrate the story of the continent.

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Developed for today’s consumer-savvy students, this book shows how multicultural products both shape and are shaped by the American culture. There is foundational material that covers the complexity of social and cultural diversity in the United States, and class-tested projects that engage students to embrace the cultural differences around them.

This anthology illustrates how the media can reduce a richness of differences to simplistic categorizations by providing a wealth of real-life examples. In addition to creating awareness about the use of stereotypes, this book also gives readers some key tools that will help them approach every group with fairness.

KOREANS IN AMERICA

In addition to providing a historical background, this text also explores changing demographics, immigration patterns, identity, family, arts and culture, and community and activism. Study questions are incorporated throughout the text to encourage critical thinking and discussion among students. Informational sidebars and cartoons are also used to create an engaging reading experience.

This anthology examines the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, and gender impact offenders as they move through the criminal justice system, and integrate back into the community. The book also looks at the unintended consequences of criminal justice policies on women and minorities, and considers what, if anything, is being done to address disparities.

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This anthology offers contemporary perspectives of renowned Southeast Asian American scholars to complement insightful primary-source documents. Students are encouraged to not only identify challenges and struggles but also to devise solutions to the difficult topics discussed in each chapter.

AIN’T NOBODY WORRYIN’

This volume highlights specific topics found in popular discourse about African American males and their experiences in America, including Black Male identity, sexuality, education, mentorship, relationships, and socialization. The essays span a broad array of issues and concerns voiced about the lives of Black men in America.

THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

This book draws upon years of classroom experience to deliver diverse pedagogical and modeling tools that go beyond the traditional lecture and texts analyses. The historical texts and renditions of poems selected for this book are designed to aid students’ comprehension of the complex nature of the Africana world.

Drawing on major sociological and organizational theories, this book delves into the experiences of executives and senior-level managers in American’s top Fortune 500 corporations. In exclusive interviews, these men and women recount their professional and personal experiences associated with their corporation’s adoption and implementation of diversity strategies.

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This anthology examines the aspects that are related to ethnicity and gender in the city. This book reveals the perceptions of the city’s residents regarding these aspects and illustrates why these perceptions are important. The selections cover a variety a topics, including recidivism, gentrification, demographic shifts, political leadership, and more.

KEYBOARD JIHAD

ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY MISPERCEPTIONS AND MISREPRESENTATIONS OF ISLAM

This book is a collection of original essays that were written over the years by Abdul Karim Bangura. These essays were not compiled to defend Islam–a deen, meaning in Arabic a complete way of life. Rather, it seeks to dispel common misperceptions and misrepresentations of Islam that can lead to prejudice and racism.

This book posits the adoption of alternative, African-centered research methodologies as a solution. Employing such methodologies would enable African communities to define their unique identities from their unique perspectives and would help offer a long-overdue challenge to entrenched European paradigms of Africans as the “other.”

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