How the immigration policies and popular culture of the 198's fused to shape modern views on democracy In the 198s, amid increasing immigration from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia, the circle of who was considered American seemed to broaden, reflecting the democratic gains made by racial minorities and women. Although this expanded circle ......
The Rise, Decline, and Restoration of an Anthracite Mining Town
Coal Dust on Your Feet is a historical ethnography of Shamokin, Pennsylvania and its surrounding borough of Coal Township. This anthracite coal fueled the industrial revolution and its miners generated the rise of organized labor, both of which make the region of northeast Pennsylvania one of great economic and historic importance. The ......
Details a history of successes and achievements of the Chinese community of Sydney, along with injustices and pain - a history that belongs to more and more people as our Chinese population grows.
Racialized Rightlessness and the Criminalization of the Unprotected
Argues that the demands for personhood for those who, in the eyes of society, have little value, depend on capitalist and hetero-patriarchal measures of worth
Racialized Rightlessness and the Criminalization of the Unprotected
Argues that the demands for personhood for those who, in the eyes of society, have little value, depend on capitalist and hetero-patriarchal measures of worth
Addresses the key issues around mobility and transportation for the aging Baby Boomer generation - issues that will be significantly different than those of previous generations of older adults. This volume examines many of the issues faced by policymakers, transportation officials, vehicle manufacturers, health and human services professionals, ......
How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline
The black power movement helped redefine African Americans' identity and establish a new racial consciousness in the 1960s. As an influential political force, this movement in turn spawned the academic discipline known as Black Studies. Today there are more than a hundred Black Studies degree programs in the United States, many of them located in ......
Provides a synthetic introduction to the historical development, context, theory, and goals of a range of US-born liberation theologies. This title covers: Black Theology, Womanist Theology, Latino/Hispanic Theology, Latina Theology, Asian American Theology, Asian American Feminist Theology, Native American Theology, and Feminist Theology.
Provides a synthetic introduction to the historical development, context, theory, and goals of a range of US-born liberation theologies. This title covers: Black Theology, Womanist Theology, Latino/Hispanic Theology, Latina Theology, Asian American Theology, Asian American Feminist Theology, Native American Theology, and Feminist Theology.
From antitrust and bankruptcy to tax and election law, this book contains essays that helps readers to reflect thoughtfully on socio-economic justice in the new century, and suggest that a lack of progressive reform in all areas of law may herald a form of undiagnosed class dominance reminiscent of America's Gilded Age.
In the southern United States, there remains a deep need among both black and white writers to examine the topic of race relations, whether they grew up during segregation or belong to the younger generation that graduated from integrated schools. In Race Mixing , Suzanne Jones offers insightful and provocative readings of contemporary novels, the ......
Two of the most vocal activists on racial issues in the church seek nothing less than a conversion of American Christianity. They directly challenge the churches to resume leadership in overcoming and redressing America's legacy of racial segregation.
Dwight A. McBride examines the quiet way discriminatory hiring practices and racist ad campaigns seep into and reflect malevolent undertones in American culture. McBride maintains that issues of race and sexuality are often subtle and always messy, and his compelling new book does not offer simple answers.
Dwight A. McBride examines the quiet way discriminatory hiring practices and racist ad campaigns seep into and reflect malevolent undertones in American culture. McBride maintains that issues of race and sexuality are often subtle and always messy, and his compelling new book does not offer simple answers.
Throughout literature, nomads have been romanticised for a lack of connection to a particular place; this issue of Southerly delves deeper into their solitary character, and features an interview with Jorge Luis Borges, and has essays by Mudrooroo, Stephen Muecke, and Robin Gerster.
Argues that since the 1980s a distinctive suburban politics has emerged in the United States. This title also argues that the political differences between urban and suburban voters have found expression in changes in congressional representation and new electoral strategies for the major political parties.
Weaving case studies from the wars against AIDS and drugs with an empirical analysis of congressional action on these issues, this title shows how members of Congress balance problem solving with re-election concerns, paying particular attention to their need to craft compelling rationales for their actions.
