Ethnic Studies

Why has Argentina suffered so much political and economic instability? How could Argentina, once one of the wealthiest countries in the world, fail...

This title was first published in 2002: The trade union movement in twentieth-century Britain has been a cornerstone for societys marginalized memb...

This title was first published in 2000: This book provides an empirical account of social control and deviance in a South Asian community in Scotla...

This title was first published in 2000. Patterns of racism and disadvantage vary throughout Britain, yet most British research continues to focus ...

Against the background of an increasingly diverse British society, this book traces the evolution of British identity in the twentieth century. Deb...

This title was first published in 2001: Featuring original research concerning young African-Caribbeans in Birmingham, this book addresses complex ...

After decades of prohibition, Mevlana ceremonies of whirling dervishes attract renewed interest as forms of sacral music, both in formal and popula...

Uncertain Regional Urbanism in Venezuela explores the changes cities face when they become metropolises, forming expanding regions which create bot...

Through a balanced selection of texts with commentaries, this work combines an approach to the renaissance of Hinduism and the reformation of India...

Turkmenistan is a country which is almost sealed off from the rest of the world but it has attracted foreign attention due to the eccentricities of...

Since the structural change in Indian society that began in the 1990s - the result of the liberalisation of the economy, devolution of power, and d...

In 1962, the Commonwealth Immigrants Act hastened the process of South Asian migration to postcolonial Britain. Half a decade later, now is an oppo...

Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. At several historic moments, the trajectory ...

This book explores the transformation of Brazil and Argentina into two of the worlds largest producers of genetically modified (GM) crops. Systemat...

This volume departs from conventional historiography concerned with colonialism in the Malay world, by turning to the use of knowledge generated by...

Agriculture in southern Asia has undergone a radical transformation in recent years, one that continues to alter the political economy of the area....

Everyday resistance is about the many ways people undermine power and domination through their routine and everyday actions. Unlike open rebellions...

In this study of sex, gender, sexual violence, and power along the border, Bernadine Hernandez brings to light under-heard stories of women who liv...

The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part o...

Thailand is exceptional among modern states in Asia in that it has built and retained a national culture around a traditional monarchical instituti...

A testament to the resilience and determination of Black North Carolinians to achieve educational equality This book examines the educational exper...

A testament to the resilience and determination of Black North Carolinians to achieve educational equality This book examines the educational exper...

In this definitive history of a unique tradition, Tyler D. Parry untangles the convoluted history of the broomstick wedding. Popularly associated w...

This book traces an evolution of equine and equestrian art in the United States over the last two centuries to counter conventional understandings ...