Ethnic studies

The remarkable story of the innovative legal strategies Native Americans have used to protect their religious rightsFrom North Dakota's Standing Rock encampments to Arizona's San Francisco Peaks, Native Americans have repeatedly asserted legal rights to religious freedom to protect their sacred places, practices, objects, knowledge, and ancestral remains.

How the history of racism without visible differences between people challenges our understanding of the history of racial thinkingRacial divisions have returned to the forefront of politics in the United States and European societies, making it more important than ever to understand race and racism.

How China is using the US-led war on terror to erase the cultural identity of its Muslim minority in the Xinjiang regionWithin weeks of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, the Chinese government warned that it faced a serious terrorist threat from its Uyghur ethnic minority, who are largely Muslim.

How political protests and activism influence voters and candidatesThe "e;silent majority"e;-a phrase coined by Richard Nixon in 1969 in response to Vietnam War protests and later used by Donald Trump as a campaign slogan-refers to the supposed wedge that exists between protestors in the street and the voters at home.

How poor urban youth in Chicago use social media to profit from portrayals of gang violence, and the questions this raises about poverty, opportunities, and public voyeurismAmid increasing hardship and limited employment options, poor urban youth are developing creative online strategies to make ends meet.

How American westward expansion was governmentally engineered to promote the formation of a white settler nationWestward expansion of the United States is most conventionally remembered for rugged individualism, geographic isolationism, and a fair amount of luck.

Since German reunification in 1990, there has been widespread concern about marginalized young people who, faced with bleak prospects for their future, have embraced increasingly violent forms of racist nationalism that glorify the country's Nazi past.

The last three decades have seen a massive expansion of China's visual culture industries, from architecture and graphic design to fine art and fashion.

How diversity and difference strengthen democracy and increase prosperityIt is clear that in our society today, issues of diversity and social connectedness remain deeply unresolved and can lead to crisis and instability.

The story of black conservatives in the Republican Party from the New Deal to Ronald ReaganCovering more than four decades of American social and political history, The Loneliness of the Black Republican examines the ideas and actions of black Republican activists, officials, and politicians, from the era of the New Deal to Ronald Reagan's presidential ascent in 1980.

How high energy consumption transformed postwar Phoenix and deepened inequalities in the American SouthwestIn 1940, Phoenix was a small, agricultural city of sixty-five thousand, and the Navajo Reservation was an open landscape of scattered sheepherders.

A comprehensive look at Hispanic voters in the United StatesMaking up 14.

Do "e;black pride"e; and "e;black prejudice"e; come hand in hand?

Winner of the 2024 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western BiographiesJohn William Dear was born in 1845 into a close-knit farming family in Northern Virginia.

Winner of the 2024 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western BiographiesJohn William Dear was born in 1845 into a close-knit farming family in Northern Virginia.

Available once again, the definitive biography of the pioneering Black performerthe first nominated for a Best Actress Academy Awardwho broke new ground in Hollywood and helped transform American society in the years before Civil Rights movementa remarkable woman of her time who also transcended it.

*WINNER OF THE NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author*A gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrates Black pioneersfamous and little-known--in politics, science, literature, music, and morewith biographical reflections, all created and curated by an award-winning graphic designer.

In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural whitemalegod and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence.

A true and touching human tale of survival and achievement.

The name "e;Geronimo"e; came to Corine Sombrun insistently in a trance during her apprenticeship to a Mongolian shaman.

Nothing casts a more sinister shadow over our nations history than the gruesome lynchings that happened between 1882 and 1937, claiming 4,680 victims.

Foreword by Elaine WelterothIn this stunningly illustrated essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations theyve faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection.

A fun and fact-filled introduction to the dismissed Black art masters and models who shook up the world.

'This is the kind of book I wish I had access to as a young mum' Nadiya Hussain___________What does it mean to be a parent in a space where you are the minority?

The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II.

Hip, entertaining.

A love letter to America from the pen of actor, producer, immigrant, and activist Wilmer Valderrama.

Este libro destaca el contorno de la politizacion de la identidad indigena y su proceso de organizacion politica, al reconstruir los varios campos de discusion y coyunturas de donde emergieron las luchas indigenas, aquellas que se volvieron significativas y promovieron cambios.

"e;Native American Studies"e; is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America.

How computational methods can expand how we see, read, and listen to Holocaust testimonyThe Holocaust is one of the most documentedand now digitizedevents in human history.

How computational methods can expand how we see, read, and listen to Holocaust testimonyThe Holocaust is one of the most documentedand now digitizedevents in human history.

A paradigm-shifting book from therapist and founder of @browngirltherapy, offering powerful insights and guidance for multi-cultural readers to better understand, accept and nurture their mental wellbeingSahaj grew up as a south-asian girl in a white American community, constantly trying to reconcile her two identities, always feeling like she wasn t enough of either.

In 1884, twenty-three-year-old Corabelle Fellows left her family in Washington, DC, and journeyed out West to teach Native children in Nebraska and Dakota Territory.

Los cierres que tuvo la administración de justicia estatal como consecuencia de las medidas de aislamiento derivadas del COVID-19 generaron múltiples retos para la resolución de conflictos o necesidades jurídicas a nivel global.

Esta transcripción busca responder viejas preguntas y suscitar nuevos interrogantes sobre la guerra contra los indios pijaos en el Nuevo Reino de Granada.

People have always been xenophobic, but an explicit philosophical and scientific view of human racial difference only began to emerge during the modern period.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in MemoirOne of The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyA deeply moving memoir about growing up in the 90s, written in the wake of the senseless killing of a beloved friend.

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A compelling history of the German ethnologists who were inspired by Prussian polymath and explorer Alexander von HumboldtThe Berlin Ethnological Museum is one of the world's largest and most important anthropological museums, housing more than a half million objects collected from around the globe.

How a visionary university and foundation president tackled some of the thorniest problems facing higher educationAs provost and then president of Princeton University, William G.

'I realised that time is precious, and what we do with it matters, especially if we want to create change.

Embrace and learn to love your natural hair with this eye-opening guide from ';hair whisperer' to the stars, Felicia Leatherwood.

How Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers are reviving their ancestors' methods of growing foodand fighting climate change in the processA powerful movement is happening in farming todayfarmers are reconnecting with their roots to fight climate change.

How Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers are reviving their ancestors' methods of growing foodand fighting climate change in the processA powerful movement is happening in farming todayfarmers are reconnecting with their roots to fight climate change.

Richtige Story, falsche Story zeigt, wie die Geschichten, die wir uns über Fortschritt, Freiheit und Erfolg erzählen, unsere Welt aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen – und wie andere, tragfähigere Erzählungen aussehen könnten.

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