This history of prejudice in America begins with the arrival of white Europeans. The author moves through the 18th and industrially expanding 19th centuries, to the explosion of immigration and its attendant problems in the 20th century. Finally, the future of minority progress is addressed.
In this volume, the author seeks to analyze various aspects of growing inequality of income in society. What is income inequality? How is it measured?..
This title provides a global perspective of racism in its myriad forms. Consisting of 12 parts and 51 articles, it focuses on racism worldwide over th..
This blend of history, sociology, political science and economics argues that the key factor determining the quality of race relations in the US is ec..
Justice for All is the first book that provides a comprehensive examination of social equity in American public administration. The breadth of coverag..
This title was first published in 1987: This is the autobiography of Fay Afaf Kanafani, an Arab Muslim woman born in Beirut in 1918. Through telling t..
This book explores the nature, extent, and consequences of social inequality. It discusses approaches to the measurement of social inequality and soci..
Contributions explore the cultures of food practice across the spectrum of social stratification. It discusses the forms of critical creativity and cu..
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? looks at several of the most contentious issues in many societies. The book asks, whose rights are protected? How do..
This title was first published in 1991: This collection focuses on the concepts and measurements of inequality, poverty, the concentration of wealth, ..
Racism and Ethnicity: Global Debates, Dilemmas, Directions examines in detail the theories, histories and principal debates of race, racism and ethnic..
Aims to provide an exciting and psychologically penetrating account of the life of Russia's 18th century tsar/reformer and the theme of progress throu..