Bah (sociology, Northern Illinois U.) looks at successive waves of democratization and military dictatorship in Nigeria, analyzing the connections between democratization, nation-state building, ethni
This is a paperbound reprint of a 2005 book. Bah (sociology, Northern Illinois U.) looks at successive waves of democratization and military dictatorship in Nigeria, analyzing the connections between
This volume focuses on some of the most important and topical questions about Myanmar. Many of these issues have not been sufficiently researched, comprehensively compiled, and comparatively examined
This volume focuses on some of the most important and topical questions about Myanmar. Many of these issues have not been sufficiently researched, comprehensively compiled, and comparatively examined
This best-selling textbook explains the current state of research in the sociology of race/ethnicity, emphasizing white privilege, the social construction of race, and the newest theoretical perspecti
This best-selling textbook explains the current state of research in the sociology of race/ethnicity, emphasizing white privilege, the social construction of race, and the newest theoretical perspecti
Nationalism and ethnicity have always been key elements in state-building and in the break-up of states, and never more so than in the world today. While there are many partial theories, there is no c
This book explores a central tension in identity politics: how the state, civil society, and people want to create and maintain cultural, religious, and social cohesion while paradoxically their every
This collection of essays describes and analyzes the ways in which government policymakers go about designing police forces and militaries. The author includes both wide-ranging comparative investigat
Narrative, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States, edited by James J. Donahue, Jennifer Ho, and Shaun Morgan, is the first book-length volume of essays devoted to studying the intersection of race/e
Narrative, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States, edited by James J. Donahue, Jennifer Ho, and Shaun Morgan, is the first book-length volume of essays devoted to studying the intersection of race/e
Independent city-states (poleis) such as Athens have been viewed traditionally as the most advanced stage of state formation in ancient Greece. By contrast, this pioneering book argues that for some G
Modern states have evolved as complex political structures in which unitary forms of government maintain an uncertain equilibrium with ethnically plural societies. Historically, ruling elites have tri
Yanow (public administration, California State U., Hayward) analyzes how terms describing race and ethnicity are used in everyday policy and administrative practices in the United States. She argues t
Bringing together research from a number of different disciplines, this volume explores the effects of European Union policy and discourses of linguistic heterogeneity and cultural diversity from a so
How ironic, the author thought on learning of the Sandinista’s electoral defeat, that at its death the Revolutionary State left Woman, Violeta Chamorro, located at the center. The election signaled th
An anthology on race, ethnicity and the history of American working-class struggles that gives substantial (and rare) attention to the experiences of African-American, Asian, and Hispanic workers as w
Six essays, each corresponding to a traditional course in a Southern Italian meal, are presented as a literary equivalent to dinner conversation in this eclectic collection. Di Renzo (Writing, Ithaca