By examining the political development of racial classifications on the national censuses of the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, The Schematic State maps the changing nature of the census from an instrument historically used to manage and control racial populations to its contemporary purpose as an important source of statistical information, employed to monitor and rectify racial discrimination. Through a careful comparative analysis of nearly two hundred years of census taking, it demonstrates that changes in racial schemas are driven by the interactions among shifting transnational ideas about race, the ways they are tempered and translated by nationally distinct racial projects, and the configuration of political institutions involved in the design and execution of census policy. This book argues that states seek to make their populations racially legible, turning the fluid and politically contested substance of race into stable, identifiable categories to be used as the basis of law and policy.

By examining the political development of racial classifications on the national censuses of the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, The Schematic State maps the changing nature of the census from an instrument historically used to manage and control racial populations to its contemporary purpose as an important source of statistical information, employed to monitor and rectify racial discrimination. Through a careful comparative analysis of nearly two hundred years of census taking, it demonstrates that changes in racial schemas are driven by the interactions among shifting transnational ideas about race, the ways they are tempered and translated by nationally distinct racial projects, and the configuration of political institutions involved in the design and execution of census policy. This book argues that states seek to make their populations racially legible, turning the fluid and politically contested substance of race into stable, identifiable categories to be used as the basis of law and policy.

The Crumb Snatchers is a humorous tale about the mishaps of Penny Lenske who is a seven year old whiz kid and the youngest of three girls in the Lenske house. Mr. Lenske calls the girls his little Crumb Snatchers. Heidi is the family cat and Penny's special little friend. In The Crumb Snatchers, Heidi looks on as Penny attempts to reach a canister of chocolate chip cookes setting high on top of the kitchen pantry. Will Penny end up with more cookie crumbs than chocolate chip cookies?

Three little tugboats, Red, Blue and Green, work in the harbor. One at a time, each tugboat dreams of a better way and leaves the harbor to find a new job. Each finds a much better way, and a new job that they can enjoy.

Get OFF the Fence(but be prepared to leave a lot behind) Lot's destination was pretty well established being that he was chosen to be the traveling buddy to his great uncle, Abraham. Yet, he found himself in an unhappy place: on the gate looking out over a city in ruins. Obviously he would not reach his destiny as long as he stayed on the fence, brooding over his "lot" and mourning the outcome of choices he had made. Neither could he make any progress by holding on to the "what if's" and "why me's." This book is an invitation to look closely at the situations that occur in our life which cause us to sit on the fence, refusing to budge in our thinking and concepts of God. Identifying with biblical characters who've struggled with this same issue, we can then reflect on ways that we do at times to resist the move of God. Hopefully this will lead us to choose to move on toward our destination as we learn to wholly trust God.