Ethnic and Racial Studies

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1-10 of 15 results in Ethnic and Racial Studies

1. Methods and Contexts in the Study of Muslim Minorities

   Visible and Invisible Muslims

   Edited by Nadia Jeldtoft, Jørgen Nielsen

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   In the past decade Muslims in Europe have been the subject of heated debates on the place and role of religion in the public space. Research into the issues involved has often used visible and formalised expressions of Muslim religiosity as its empirical point of departure. This book instead...

   Published January 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Theorising Integration and Assimilation

   Edited by Jens Schneider, Maurice Crul

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   Theorising Integration and Assimilation discusses the current theories of integration and assimilation, particularly those focused on the native-born children of immigrants, the second generation. Using empirical research to challenge many of the dominant perspectives on the assimilation of...

   Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge
3. Migration: Policies, Practices, Activism

   Edited by Martin Bulmer, John Solomos

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   Migration: Policies, Practices, Activism brings together a range of scholarly research papers to examine the place of international migration in the modern world, starting with the overview of migration and development by Alejandro Portes. There are many aspects to migration today which are treated...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
4. Gender, Race and Religion

   Intersections and Challenges

   Edited by Martin Bulmer, John Solomos

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   Gender, Race and Religion brings together a selection of original papers published in Ethnic and Racial Studies that address the intersections between gender relations, race and religion in our contemporary environment. Chapters address both theoretical and empirical aspects of this phenomenon, and...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
5. Nationalism and National Identities

   Edited by Martin Bulmer, John Solomos

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   Nationalism and nationalist ideas are a major force in the contemporary world. This volume brings together original papers from a number of countries dealing both with theories and case studies of particular national contexts. Taken together, these papers shed light on the processes through which...

   Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
6. Latino Identity in Contemporary America

   Edited by Martin Bulmer, John Solomos

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   This edited collection brings together original research papers that explore an important aspect of race and ethnic studies, namely the processes that are shaping the making of Latina and Latino identities in contemporary America. This is a question that has received much attention in the USA over...

   Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
7. Diasporas, Cultures and Identities

   Edited by Martin Bulmer, John Solomos

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   Diasporas, Cultures and Identities brings together a range of original research papers from Ethnic and Racial Studies that are concerned with the question of the role of diasporic ties and the social, cultural and political processes that are engendered by the changing experiences of these...

   Published December 6th 2011 by Routledge
8. Cosmopolitan Sociability

   Locating Transnational Religious and Diasporic Networks

   Edited by Tsypylma Darieva, Nina Glick Schiller, Sandra Gruner-Domic

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   This book approaches the concept of cosmopolitan sociability as a cultural or territorial rootedness that facilitates a simultaneous openness to shared human emotions, experiences, and aspirations. Cosmopolitan Sociability critiques definitions of cosmopolitanism as a tolerance for cultural...

   Published October 3rd 2011 by Routledge
9. Retheorizing Race and Whiteness in the 21st Century

   Changes and Challenges

   Edited by Charles A. Gallagher, France Winddance Twine

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   Retheorizing Race and Whiteness in the 21st Century examines the role whiteness and white identities play in framing and reworking racial categories, hierarchies and boundaries within the context of nation, class, gender and immigration. It takes as its theoretical starting point the understanding...

   Published September 21st 2011 by Routledge
10. Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Asia

    Inclusion or Exclusion?

    Edited by Michelle Ann Miller

    Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

    Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Asia explores the relationship between ethnic minority rights and citizenship in Asia. Occupying a prominent place on the global map of conflict, Asia is one of the most ethnically diverse and racially divided regions in the world. It is also the scene of some of the...

    Published September 7th 2011 by Routledge