This is a study of conflicts between immigrant merchants and customers throughout the U.S. during the 20th century. From the lynchings of Sicilian immigrant merchants in the late 1800s, to the riots in L.A. following the acquittal of the police officers who beat Rodney King, to …
The Store in the Hood is a comprehensive study of conflicts between immigrant merchants and customers throughout the U.S. during the 20th century. From the lynchings of Sicilian immigrant merchants in the late 1800s, to the riots in L.A. following the acquittal of the police off…
Language and education in multilingual settings
"Ethnicity and nationalism are pervasive features of the contemporary world. How far is ethnicity a result of cultural differences, and how much is it in fact dependent on the practical use of, and belief in, such differences? Thomas Hylland Eriksen demonstrates that far from be…
"Ethnicity and nationalism are pervasive features of the contemporary world. How far is ethnicity a result of cultural differences, and how much is it in fact dependent on the practical use of, and belief in, such differences? Thomas Hylland Eriksen demonstrates that far from be…
This book examines contemporary attitudes towards ethnic minorities in Germany. These minorities include some of immigrant origin, such as Italians, Turks, and asylum seekers, and the principal non-immigrant minority, Jews. While the findings demonstrate that intense prejudice a…
Die Kreuzfahrerstaaten als multikulturelle Gesellschaft: Einwanderer und Minderheiten im 12. und 13. Jahrh…
by Mayer, Hans Eberhard, Kolloquium "Die Kreuzfahrerstaaten als multikulturelle Gesellschaft. Einwanderer und Minderheiten im 12. und 13. Jahrhundert", München, Kolloquium zum Thema "Die Kreuzfahrerstaaten als Multikulturelle Gesellschaft - die Rolle der Einwanderer in Kirche, Staat, Verwaltung, Wirtschaft und Kultur, München
fromSchriften des Historischen Kollegs
Main description: Das international besetzte Kolloquium vom September 1994 widmete sich einem zuvor vernachlässigten Thema. Es ist eine wesentliche Erkenntnis des Kolloquiums, daß die Einwanderung - die hier untersucht wird für den Adel, die Kirche, die Zentralverwaltung, die Wi…
"In this interdisciplinary study, Anne Anlin Cheng argues that we have to understand racial grief not only as the result of racism but also as a foundation for racial identity. The Melancholy of Race proposes that racial identification is itself already a melancholic act - a soc…