Ethnic studies

This book presents new material and shines fresh light on the under-explored historical and legal evidence about the use of the doctrine of discovery in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Policing the Caribbean explores the emergence of law enforcement and security practices that extend beyond the boundaries of the nation state.

Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1865 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish.

Disputes over language policy are a persistent feature of the political life of many states around the world.

From subtle discrimination in everyday life and scandals in politics, to incidents like lynchings in the American South, cultural imperialism, and 'ethnic cleansing', racism exists in many different forms, in almost every facet of society.

This is a unique and delightfully engaging account by a leading tropical biologist of doing science at one of the last wild frontiers in the world.

This is a unique and delightfully engaging account by a leading tropical biologist of doing science at one of the last wild frontiers in the world.

How should constitutional design respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences, and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justice, peace and stability?

Racialization has become one of the central concepts in the study of race and racism.

This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James.

From subtle discrimination in everyday life and scandals in politics, to incidents like lynchings in the American South, cultural imperialism, and 'ethnic cleansing', racism exists in many different forms, in almost every facet of society.

In this sequel to Kingston, Jamaica: Urban Development and Social Change, 1692 to 1962 (1975) Colin Clarke investigates the role of class, colour, race, and culture in the changing social stratification and spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence in 1962.

Britain has become increasingly diverse over the last fifty years and she has been fortunate to attract relatively highly educated immigrants with democratic values and positive perceptions of the British political system.

While many have explored the law governing the rights of indigenous peoples through an examination of relevant instruments and institutions, this book demonstrates that international indigenous rights can be best understood through the study of two questions: What is meant by 'peoples' and 'equality' under international law?

While many have explored the law governing the rights of indigenous peoples through an examination of relevant instruments and institutions, this book demonstrates that international indigenous rights can be best understood through the study of two questions: What is meant by 'peoples' and 'equality' under international law?

Based on a comparative analysis of several hundred religio-juristic treatises and fatwas (religious decisions), Shari'a and Muslim Minorities: The Wasati and Salafi Approaches to Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat al-Muslima offers the most systematic and comprehensive study to date of fiqh al aqalliyyat al-Muslima - the field in Islamic jurisprudence that treats issues that are unique to Muslims living in majority non-Muslim societies.

Based on a comparative analysis of several hundred religio-juristic treatises and fatwas (religious decisions), Shari'a and Muslim Minorities: The Wasati and Salafi Approaches to Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat al-Muslima offers the most systematic and comprehensive study to date of fiqh al aqalliyyat al-Muslima - the field in Islamic jurisprudence that treats issues that are unique to Muslims living in majority non-Muslim societies.

Many Latino and Chinese women who immigrated to New York City over the past several decades found work in the garment industry-an industry well known for both hiring immigrants and its harsh working conditions.

Why This New Race offers a radical new way of thinking about the origins of Christian identity.

Democratic equality entails a principle that everyone whose basic interests are affected by policies should be included in the process of making them.

Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1865 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish.

Aboriginal title represents one of the most remarkable and controversial legal developments in the common law world of the late-twentieth century.

How should constitutional design respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences, and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justice, peace and stability?

In 2006, after a scandal that gripped the country, the British government began to transform its prison system.

In 2006, after a scandal that gripped the country, the British government began to transform its prison system.

'The degradations, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more than I can describe.

'The degradations, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more than I can describe.

Aboriginal title represents one of the most remarkable and controversial legal developments in the common law world of the late-twentieth century.

'I hope the slave trade may be abolished.

'I hope the slave trade may be abolished.

Bearing Witness While Black tells the story of this century's most powerful Black social movement through the eyes of 15 activists who documented it.

Bearing Witness While Black tells the story of this century's most powerful Black social movement through the eyes of 15 activists who documented it.

While most research on inequality focuses on impoverished communities, it often ignores how powerful communities and elites monopolize resources at the top of the social hierarchy.

While most research on inequality focuses on impoverished communities, it often ignores how powerful communities and elites monopolize resources at the top of the social hierarchy.

Richly ethnographic and a compelling read, After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy is a study of carnival, politics, and the musical engagement of ordinary citizens and celebrity musicians in contemporary Haiti.

Richly ethnographic and a compelling read, After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy is a study of carnival, politics, and the musical engagement of ordinary citizens and celebrity musicians in contemporary Haiti.

The sociology of Latin America, established in the region over the past eighty years, is a thriving field whose major contributions include dependence theory, world-systems theory, and historical debates on economic development, among others.

The sociology of Latin America, established in the region over the past eighty years, is a thriving field whose major contributions include dependence theory, world-systems theory, and historical debates on economic development, among others.

The phenomenon of South Korean Christianity is, in a word, remarkable.

The phenomenon of South Korean Christianity is, in a word, remarkable.

Before Europeans arrived in what is now known as the United States, over 600 diverse Native nations lived on the same land.

In 2009, Ecuador became the first nation ever to enshrine rights for nature in its constitution.

In 2009, Ecuador became the first nation ever to enshrine rights for nature in its constitution.

"e;The distinction among slaves is as marked, as the classes of society are in any aristocratic community.

"e;The distinction among slaves is as marked, as the classes of society are in any aristocratic community.

From the beginning, American cinema has been both a powerful mythmaker and a social critic.

From the beginning, American cinema has been both a powerful mythmaker and a social critic.

In recent years, the so-called Alt-Right, a white nationalist movement, has grown at an alarming rate.

In recent years, the so-called Alt-Right, a white nationalist movement, has grown at an alarming rate.

Colombia has the largest black population in the Spanish-speaking world, but Afro-Colombians have long remained at the nation's margins.