The Routledge companion to race and ethnicity / edited by Stephen M. Caliendo and Charlton D. McIlwain.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caliendo, Stephen M., 1971-

McIlwain, Charlton D., 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

The Routledge Companion to Race and Ethnicity is a comprehensive guide to the increasingly relevant, broad and ever changing terrain of studies surrounding race and ethnicity. Comprising a series of essays and a critical dictionary of key names and terms written by respected scholars from a range of academic disciplines, this book provides a thought provoking introduction to the field, and covers: -- The history and relationship between "race" and ethnicity -- The impact of colonialism and post colonialism -- Emerging concepts of "whiteness" -- Changing political and social implications of race -- Race and ethnicity as components of identity -- The interrelatedness and intersectionality of race and ethnicity with gender and sexual orientation -- Globalization, media, popular culture and their links with race and ethnicity Fully cross referenced throughout, with suggestions for further reading and international examples, this book is indispensible reading for all those studying issues of race and ethnicity across the humanities and social and political sciences.

Contents:

Part I 1

1 Origins of the concept of race / F. Carl Walton Walton, F. Carl, Stephen Maynard Caliendo Caliendo, Stephen Maynard 3

2 Ethnicity / Vivian Ibrahim Ibrahim, Vivian 12

3 Whiteness / Robert Jensen Jensen, Robert 21

4 Colonialism/postcolonialism / William Muck Muck, William 29

5 Race, politics and public policy / Charlton D. Mcllwain Mcllwain, Charlton D., Stephen Maynard Caliendo Caliendo, Stephen Maynard 30

6 Race-based social movements / Charlton D. Mcllwain Mcllwain, Charlton D. 47

7 Motivation, immigration and the immigrant / Eric M. Kramer Kramer, Eric M. 55

8 Race, gender, and sexuality / Nina Asher Asher, Nina 64

9 Race, media and popular culture / Stephen Maynard Caliendo Caliendo, Stephen Maynard 73

10 Race, ethnicity, and globalization / S.P. Udayakumar Udayakumar, S.P. 82

Part II 93.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415777063

0415777062

9780415777070

0415777070

9780203836866

0203836863

OCLC:

326670555