0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R0 - R50 (3)
  • R50 - R100 (16)
  • R100 - R250 (2,580)
  • R250 - R500 (12,058)
  • R500+ (46,107)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Hardcover): Benjamin Franklin Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Hardcover)
Benjamin Franklin
R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nisei Resistance and Resilience (Hardcover): V L Purvis-Smith Nisei Resistance and Resilience (Hardcover)
V L Purvis-Smith; Foreword by Grace Kaori Suzuki
R1,253 R1,014 Discovery Miles 10 140 Save R239 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indian Biography, or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished Among the North American Natives... Indian Biography, or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished Among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters [microform] (Hardcover)
B B (Benjamin Bussey) 18 Thatcher
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Of Forests and Fields - Mexican Labor in the Pacific Northwest (Hardcover): Mario Jimenez Sifuentez Of Forests and Fields - Mexican Labor in the Pacific Northwest (Hardcover)
Mario Jimenez Sifuentez
R2,935 Discovery Miles 29 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Just looking at the Pacific Northwest's many verdant forests and fields, it may be hard to imagine the intense work it took to transform the region into the agricultural powerhouse it is today. Much of this labor was provided by Mexican guest workers, Tejano migrants, and undocumented immigrants, who converged on the region beginning in the mid-1940s. Of Forests and Fields tells the story of these workers, who toiled in the fields, canneries, packing sheds, and forests, turning the Pacific Northwest into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country. Employing an innovative approach that traces the intersections between Chicana/o labor and environmental history, Mario Sifuentez shows how ethnic Mexican workers responded to white communities that only welcomed them when they were economically useful, then quickly shunned them. He vividly renders the feelings of isolation and desperation that led to the formation of ethnic Mexican labor organizations like the Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Noroeste (PCUN) farm workers union, which fought back against discrimination and exploitation. Of Forests and Fields not only extends the scope of Mexican labor history beyond the Southwest, it offers valuable historical precedents for understanding the struggles of immigrant and migrant laborers in our own era. Sifuentez supplements his extensive archival research with a unique set of first-hand interviews, offering new perspectives on events covered in the printed historical record. A descendent of ethnic Mexican immigrant laborers in Oregon, Sifuentez also poignantly demonstrates the links between the personal and political, as his research leads him to amazing discoveries about his own family history.

Art Activism for an Anticolonial Future (Hardcover): Carlos Garrido Castellano Art Activism for an Anticolonial Future (Hardcover)
Carlos Garrido Castellano
R2,112 Discovery Miles 21 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Mayalogue - An Interactionist Theory of Indigenous Cultures (Hardcover): Victor Montejo Mayalogue - An Interactionist Theory of Indigenous Cultures (Hardcover)
Victor Montejo
R2,112 Discovery Miles 21 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Literature of the Lebanese Diaspora - Representations of Place and Transnational Identity (Hardcover): Jumana Bayeh The Literature of the Lebanese Diaspora - Representations of Place and Transnational Identity (Hardcover)
Jumana Bayeh
R4,260 Discovery Miles 42 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Lebanese civil war, which spanned the years of 1975 to 1990,caused the migration of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese citizens, many of whom are still writing of their experiences. Jumana Bayeh presents an important and major study of the literature of the Lebanese diaspora. Focusing on novels and writings produced in the aftermath of Lebanon's protracted civil war, Bayeh explores the complex relationships between place, displacement and belonging, and illuminates the ways in which these writings have shaped a global Lebanese identity. Combining history with sociology, Bayeh examines how the literature borne out of this expatriate community reflects a Lebanese diasporic imaginary that is sensitive to the entangled associations of place and identity. Paving the way for new approaches to understanding diasporic literature and identity, this book will be vital for researchers of migration studies and Middle Eastern literature, as well as those interested in the cultures, history and politics of the Middle East.

Rivers, Rogues, & Timbermen in the Novels of Brainard Cheney (Hardcover, 1st): Jr Michael R Williams Rivers, Rogues, & Timbermen in the Novels of Brainard Cheney (Hardcover, 1st)
Jr Michael R Williams; Edited by Stephen Whigham
R819 Discovery Miles 8 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Our Story (Hardcover): Ilse Adler Our Story (Hardcover)
Ilse Adler; Edited by John Steve Adler
R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Jim Crow - A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic (Hardcover): Nikki Brown, Barry M Stentiford Jim Crow - A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic (Hardcover)
Nikki Brown, Barry M Stentiford
R3,215 Discovery Miles 32 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This one-volume reference work examines a broad range of topics related to the establishment, maintenance, and eventual dismantling of the discriminatory system known as Jim Crow. Many Americans imagine that African Americans' struggle to achieve equal rights has advanced in a linear fashion from the end of slavery until the present. In reality, for more than six decades, African Americans had their civil rights and basic human rights systematically denied in much of the nation. Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic sheds new light on how the systematic denigration of African Americans after slavery-known collectively as "Jim Crow"-was established, maintained, and eventually dismantled. Written in a manner appropriate for high school and junior high students as well as undergraduate readers, this book examines the period of Jim Crow after slavery that is often overlooked in American history curricula. An introductory essay frames the work and explains the significance and scope of this regrettable period in American history. Written by experts in their fields, the accessible entries will enable readers to understand the long hard road before the inception of the Civil Rights Movement in the 20th century while also gaining a better understanding of the experiences of minorities in the United States-African Americans, in particular. Provides a one-stop source of information for students researching the period of American history dominated by the discriminatory system of Jim Crow laws Puts phenomena such as "Sundown towns" within a larger framework of official discrimination Documents the methods used to create, maintain, and dismantle Jim Crow

The Bridge to the New Testament - A Comprehensive Guide to the Forgotten Years of the Inter-Testament Period (Hardcover): Denny... The Bridge to the New Testament - A Comprehensive Guide to the Forgotten Years of the Inter-Testament Period (Hardcover)
Denny Sissom
R1,974 Discovery Miles 19 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Volomin; a Memorial to the Jewish Community of Volomin (Wolomin, Poland) (Hardcover): Shimon Kanc Volomin; a Memorial to the Jewish Community of Volomin (Wolomin, Poland) (Hardcover)
Shimon Kanc; Cover design or artwork by Rachel Kolokoff Hopper; Index compiled by Jonathan Wind
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave - Written by Himself (Slavery Biography) (Hardcover) (Hardcover): William Grimes Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave - Written by Himself (Slavery Biography) (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
William Grimes
R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Life of William Grimes offers an eye-opening account of a life during and after slavery, written by a man who experienced and witnessed the worst. Unlike other slave memoirs, The Life of William Grimes has not been sanitized or otherwise edited for the benefit of what, at the time, was a mostly white readership. The tone set by Grimes in his recollections is one of bitter resentment and indignation at an experience which was demeaning, physically and mentally torturing, and an insult to his very humanity. Intelligent and perceptive, it was only through luck and trusting his own wits that William was able to escape his enslavement. The son of a white plantation owner and a black mother who worked as his father's slave, Grimes variously worked around the plantation grounds as a coach driver, stable boy, and in the fields.

The One?ota. The Red Man as Soldier, Containing a Brief but True Relation of the Memorable Struggle With the Ska?niatara?t-Haga... The Onéota. The Red Man as Soldier, Containing a Brief but True Relation of the Memorable Struggle With the Skániatarát-Haga or People-from-beyond-the-Greatwater (Hardcover)
Willard E. Yager
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Jewish Community of Roman (Roman, Romania) - Translation of Obstea Evreiasca? Din Roman (Hardcover): Pincu Pascal The Jewish Community of Roman (Roman, Romania) - Translation of Obstea Evreiascaă Din Roman (Hardcover)
Pincu Pascal; Edited by Yocheved Klausner
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
How to Survive with Your Mind (Hardcover): Anjel B Zabek How to Survive with Your Mind (Hardcover)
Anjel B Zabek
R504 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R85 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
They Call Me Africa (Hardcover): Nadine A Luke, Sameer Kassar They Call Me Africa (Hardcover)
Nadine A Luke, Sameer Kassar
R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
When They Blew the Levee - Race, Politics, and Community in Pinhook, Missouri (Hardcover): David Todd Lawrence, Elaine J Lawless When They Blew the Levee - Race, Politics, and Community in Pinhook, Missouri (Hardcover)
David Todd Lawrence, Elaine J Lawless
R3,085 Discovery Miles 30 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 2011, the Midwest suffered devastating floods. Due to the flooding, the US Army Corps of Engineers activated the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway, one of the flood prevention mechanisms of the Mississippi Rivers and Tributaries Project. This levee breach was intended to divert water in order to save the town of Cairo, Illinois, but in the process, it completely destroyed the small African American town of Pinhook, Missouri. In When They Blew the Levee: Race, Politics, and Community in Pinhook, Missouri, authors David Todd Lawrence and Elaine J. Lawless examine two conflicting narratives about the flood--one promoted by the Corps of Engineers that boasts the success of the levee breach and the flood diversion, and the other gleaned from displaced Pinhook residents, who, in oral narratives, tell a different story of neglect and indifference on the part of government officials. Receiving inadequate warning and no evacuation assistance during the breach, residents lost everything. Still after more than six years, displaced Pinhook residents have yet to receive restitution and funding for relocation and reconstruction of their town. The authors' research traces a long history of discrimination and neglect of the rights of the Pinhook community, beginning with their migration from the Deep South to southeast Missouri, through purchasing and farming the land, and up to the Birds Point levee breach nearly eighty years later. The residents' stories relate what it has been like to be dispersed in other small towns, living with relatives and friends while trying to negotiate the bureaucracy surrounding Federal Emergency Management Agency and State Emergency Management Agency assistance programs. Ultimately, the stories of displaced citizens of Pinhook reveal a strong African American community, whose bonds were developed over time and through shared traditions, a community persisting despite extremely difficult circumstances.

Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging African-American Males at Selective Prestigious Research Universities - Challenges and... Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging African-American Males at Selective Prestigious Research Universities - Challenges and Opportunities in Academics and Sports (Hardcover)
Louis A. Castenell, Tarek C. Grantham, Billy J. Hawkins
R2,705 Discovery Miles 27 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A problematic, yet uncommon, assumption among many higher education researchers is that recruitment, retention, and engagement of African-American males is relatively similar and stable across all majority White colleges and universities. In fact, the harsh reality is that selective public research universities (SPRUs) have distinctive academic cultures that increase the difficulty of diversifying their faculty and student populations. This book will discuss how traditions and elitist assumptions make it very difficult to recruit, retain, and engage African-American males. The authors will examine these issues from multiple perspectives in three sections that highlight research, policies and practices impacting the experiences of African American males, including Pre-Collegiate Preparation, African American Male Student Athletes, and Undergraduate and Graduate Considerations for African American Male Initiatives.

Therapeutic Hammers (Hardcover): Dempsey Lewis Therapeutic Hammers (Hardcover)
Dempsey Lewis
R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Jesus Is Not Republican - A Secular Liberal's Adventures With Religion, Politics and Sex (Hardcover): Kate Rice Jesus Is Not Republican - A Secular Liberal's Adventures With Religion, Politics and Sex (Hardcover)
Kate Rice
R736 R616 Discovery Miles 6 160 Save R120 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Life I'm In (Paperback): Sharon G. Flake The Life I'm In (Paperback)
Sharon G. Flake
R179 Discovery Miles 1 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The powerful and long-anticipated companion to The Skin I'm In, Sharon Flake's bestselling modern classic, presents the unflinching story of Char, a young woman trapped in the underworld of human trafficking. My feet are heavy as stones when I walk up the block wondering why I can't find my old self. Char has always had to be tough. But now the hard edges that have always driven people away are all the protection she has against the world. When Char is turned out of her home, she falls prey to human trafficking. While she's frightened, she remains smart and strong, determined to bring herself and fellow victims out of the dark. The Skin I'm In was a game changer that redefined young adult literature by presenting characters, voices, and real world experiences that had not been fully seen. Now Sharon Flake offers readers another timely and radical story of a girl on the brink and how her choices will lead her to either fall or fly.

Loose Knot - The Orchestra (Hardcover): J. Lynden Collingwood Loose Knot - The Orchestra (Hardcover)
J. Lynden Collingwood; Edited by M Sebastien; Illustrated by M Sebastien
R557 Discovery Miles 5 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
German Cincinnati - Revisited (Paperback): Don Heinrich Tolzmann German Cincinnati - Revisited (Paperback)
Don Heinrich Tolzmann
R613 R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Save R99 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

German Cincinnati Revisited illuminates the major festivities, celebrations, and events throughout the calendar year in the Greater Cincinnati area that reflect the German heritage of the region. It begins with the celebration of Bockfest in March, heralding the end of winter and the beginning of spring, continuing on with chapters on Maifest, German Day, RoeblingFest, Schuetzenfest, Oktoberfest, and German-American Heritage Month. A final chapter covers the German Heritage Museum of Cincinnati.

Overcome - My Life in Pursuit of A Dream (Hardcover): Ellamae Simmons, Rosemarie Robotham Overcome - My Life in Pursuit of A Dream (Hardcover)
Ellamae Simmons, Rosemarie Robotham
R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
The Seed Is Mine - The Life Of Kas…
Charles Van Onselen Paperback R375 R300 Discovery Miles 3 000
Impossible Return - Cape Town's Forced…
Siona O' Connell Paperback R335 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880
Fascists, Fabricators And Fantasists…
Milton Shain Paperback R300 R234 Discovery Miles 2 340
Being A Black Springbok - The Thando…
Sibusiso Mjikeliso Paperback  (2)
R290 R227 Discovery Miles 2 270
Because I Couldn't Kill You - On Her…
Kelly-Eve Koopman Paperback  (2)
R305 R262 Discovery Miles 2 620
Surfacing - On Being Black And Feminist…
Desiree Lewis, Gabeba Baderoon Paperback R395 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090
Killing Karoline - A Memoir
Sara-Jayne King Paperback  (1)
R325 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790
From Servants to Workers - South African…
Shireen Ally Paperback R90 R71 Discovery Miles 710
Dockside Reading - Hydrocolonialism And…
Isabel Hofmeyr Paperback R330 R258 Discovery Miles 2 580
Palaces Of Stone - Uncovering Ancient…
Mike Main, Thomas Huffman Paperback R280 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190

 

Partners