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One unintended consequence of the unprecedented rural-to-urban migration in China over the past three decades is the exp......more
One unintended consequence of the unprecedented rural-to-urban migration in China over the past three decades is the exp......more
In A Nation of Family and Friends, sociologist Aarti Ratna examines the complex and dynamic relationships between South ......more
In A Nation of Family and Friends, sociologist Aarti Ratna examines the complex and dynamic relationships between South ......more
Made in Asia/America explores the key role video games play within the race makings of Asia/America. Its fourteen critic......more
Made in Asia/America explores the key role video games play within the race makings of Asia/America. Its fourteen critic......more
Given the limited economic opportunities in rural Nepal, the desire of young men of all income and education levels, cas......more
Latin America is a region with high levels of recognition for Indigenous collective rights. Still, legal protections dif......more
In Afro-Brazilians in Telenovelas: Social, Political, and Economic Realities, Samantha Nogueira Joyce examines represent......more
Changes at the global, federal, state, and municipal level are pushing forward the reparations movement for people of Af......more
Changes at the global, federal, state, and municipal level are pushing forward the reparations movement for people of Af......more
With a new afterword by the authors A powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the cl......more
Combining historical background with discussion of contemporary Native nations and their living cultures, this comprehen......more
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Examines John Coltrane’s "late period" and Miles Davis’s "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and e......more
Examines John Coltrane’s "late period" and Miles Davis’s "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and e......more
A magisterial history of Indigenous North America that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their s......more
Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against w......more
Zanzibar Was a Country traces the history of a Swahili-speaking Arab diaspora from East Africa to Oman. In Oman today, w......more
This revised and updated fifth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides a comprehensive and current overview of......more
This revised and updated fifth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides a comprehensive and current overview of......more
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"Partnership" is a key concept in contemporary international peace operations. There is no universal model of peace oper......more
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"Imprisoned since age nineteen, Alim Braxton has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina’s death row. During......more
"Imprisoned since age nineteen, Alim Braxton has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina’s death row. During......more
The Relationship People examines the marriage industry and its clients in neoliberal Japan. It addresses what industry p......more
This book examines how Mexican artisans and diverse actors participate in translations of aesthetics, politics, and hist......more
This edited collection focuses on the uncelebrated insights and perspectives of women of color in a world where systemic......more
4645 is a chronicle, turned essay, turned philosophical meditation, turned offering, turned ritual, turned poem about th......more
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The Peruvian sociologist Aníbal Quijano is widely considered to be a foundational figure of the decolonial perspective g......more
The Peruvian sociologist Aníbal Quijano is widely considered to be a foundational figure of the decolonial perspective g......more
Born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1941, acclaimed filmmaker Severo Perez moved to Los Angeles in 1972 to pursue a career in......more
Harmonizing Latina Visions and Voices: Cultural Explorations ofEntornos discursively challenges the erasures, stigma, an......more
The Story of the Crow Indians is a comprehensive study of the history of the Crow people and their culture. Among the to......more
From the demon-killing Minamoto no Yorimitsu to the immortal poet Ono no Komachi, find out about the fascinating world o......more
Mass Communication in the Modern Arab World: Ongoing Agents of Change following the Arab Spring introduces, explains, an......more
The impact of Indian boarding schools has been devastating for generations of Native Americans, and the aftershocks cont......more
The impact of Indian boarding schools has been devastating for generations of Native Americans, and the aftershocks cont......more
Few sociological subjects excite so much passion - and fantasies - as prostitution. Relying on a thirty year-long study ......more
In Race, Theft, and Ethics, Lovalerie King examines African American literature’s critique of American law concerning ma......more
"The Indonesian island of Sumatra is part of a chain of islands making up Sunda and the Malay Archipelago. Sumatra is on......more
Today, the mention of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego conjures images of idyllic landscapes untouched by globalization. C......more
"The study of nineteenth-century American literature has long been tied up with the study of American democracy. Just as......more
With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was ......more
Despite centuries of colonialism, Indigenous peoples still occupy parts of their ancestral homelands in what is now East......more
With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was ......more
Today, the mention of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego conjures images of idyllic landscapes untouched by globalization. C......more
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A visual celebration of natural Black hair that highlights the powerful connection between mothers and their children du......more
A collective memoir of community reimagining, The Making of Little Saigon orchestrates the voices of activists, writers,......more
In The Art of Remembering art historian and curator Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw explores African American art and representati......more
In The Art of Remembering art historian and curator Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw explores African American art and representati......more
The first edited collection to offer a systematic introduction to African phenomenology....more
Explores the influence coping has had on African Americans’ political attitudes and behaviors....more
An intimate portrait of LA gang members turning to drugs, nostalgia, and religion as they age and fight to stay relevant......more
An intimate portrait of LA gang members turning to drugs, nostalgia, and religion as they age and fight to stay relevant......more
In Refusals and Reinventions, artist-scholar-organizer Daniel Coleman considers his critical trajectories and participat......more
In Refusals and Reinventions, artist-scholar-organizer Daniel Coleman considers his critical trajectories and participat......more
The American Dream and Dreams Deferred: A Dialectical Fairy Tale shows how rival interpretations of the Dream reveal the......more
What does it mean for an historically colonial church to become the "church of the poor" in a world marked by pervasive ......more
"Revealing the complex ways young people understand and negotiate immigration status and its impact on their lives, Aria......more
"Revealing the complex ways young people understand and negotiate immigration status and its impact on their lives, Aria......more
Embark on an enchanting exploration of the tapestry of healing traditions that have woven the intricate and vibrant fabr......more
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Under Jackie’s Shadow is a portal to the hidden world of Minor League baseball in the era just after Jackie Robinson sig......more
Provides a new model for reading the Shiji and other early Chinese historical texts....more
Asia is changing. Socio-political shifts in the world economy, technological advances of monumental scales, movements of......more
Neglected Social Theorists of Color: Deconstructing the Margins provides a novel contribution to the ongoing debates con......more
African Immigrants in the United States: The Gendering Significance of Race? examines recent trends and implications of ......more
This study examines the relationship between the People’s Republic of China and the people of East Turkistan; specifical......more
This book is an attempt to reconstruct the history of the Yahi Indians of Northern California, a history the author feel......more
Small territories and islands are significant flashpoints in the contemporary world order. They are both exposed to the ......more
The main issues arising from the encounter between Roma people and surrounding European society since the time of their ......more
In The Cybernetic Border, Iván Chaar López argues that the settler US nation requires the production and targeting of a ......more
In The Cybernetic Border, Iván Chaar López argues that the settler US nation requires the production and targeting of a ......more
From the mid-nineteenth-century Hui rebellions, which challenged centralised state control, to the early-twentieth-centu......more
In Shooting for Change, Jung Joon Lee examines postwar Korean photography across multiple genres and practices, includin......more
In Shooting for Change, Jung Joon Lee examines postwar Korean photography across multiple genres and practices, includin......more
Sociologist Sharon M. Quinsaat sheds new light on the formation of diasporic connections through transnational protests.......more
This book analyzes the Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952). It begins by explaining why Japan spent roughly fifty yea......more
In Suva, the bustling capital of Fiji, a tropical cyclone is looming. In this city of dazzling contradictions, three str......more
Combining historical background with discussion of contemporary Native nations and their living cultures, this comprehen......more
In dear elia Mimi Khúc revolutionizes how we understand mental health. Khúc traces the contemporary Asian American menta......more
In dear elia Mimi Khúc revolutionizes how we understand mental health. Khúc traces the contemporary Asian American menta......more
A compelling and prismatic love story of one family’s defiance in the face of injustice--and how their story echoes acro......more
Lucy Diggs Slowe (1885-1937) was one of the most remarkable and accomplished figures in the history of Black women’s hig......more
Lucy Diggs Slowe (1885-1937) was one of the most remarkable and accomplished figures in the history of Black women’s hig......more
In this masterful work of family-focused sociology, Lois Benjamin considers the lives of Pennie and Roscoe James and the......more
In this masterful work of family-focused sociology, Lois Benjamin considers the lives of Pennie and Roscoe James and the......more
Beginning with their forced introduction to American soil, Black women have relied on maverick-like characteristics to s......more
Beginning with their forced introduction to American soil, Black women have relied on maverick-like characteristics to s......more