Alibris UK: United States Race relations

AUDIOBOOKS | NEW BOOKS OF NOTE | BARGAIN BOOKS | Find a seller

» advanced search

Give affordable treasures: Find memorable gifts

Get your gifts by December 24: Learn how

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 20

sort by

1	A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America more books like this by Ronald T Takaki add to wishlist Upon its first publication, A Different Mirror was hailed by critics and academics as a dramatic retelling of America's past. Beginning with the colonization of the New World, it recounted the history of America in the voice of the non-Anglo peoples of the United States - Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, ... see all copies from £3.95! new only from £7.36! \| first editions
2	Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II more books like this by Douglas A Blackmon add to wishlist Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history, the late 1870s through the 1940s when thousands of African-American men were arbitrarily arrested, hit with fines, charged for room and board in state and county jails, and then forced to work off the debt as unpaid laborers. see all copies from £6.73! new only from £6.76!
3	Racial and ethnic groups more books like this by Richard T Schaefer add to wishlist Grounded in a socio-historical perspective with engaging stories and first person accounts. Racial and ethnic relations in the United States are at a dynamic and exciting time. Major events are shaping our society, such as population and immigration changes, the election of the first African-American president, and increasing diversity throughout ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £7.41! \| first editions
4	Strangers to These Shores: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States more books like this by Dr. Vincent N Parrillo add to wishlist The most up-to-date and comprehensive text available for the study of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. With the growing emphasis in courses on diversity in the United States, this book informs students about the nation's past and present multicultural realities. The book begins with an analysis of the stranger as a social ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £29.71! \| first editions
5	Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives more books like this by Martin N Marger add to wishlist Explores race and ethnic relations in a global context, while extensively covering groups and issues in the United States. The text's unique comparative approach is increasingly important and relevant in light of the growing ethnic diversity in a variety of societies. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £10.51! \| first editions
6	Fire Next Time more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist The Modern Library edition of the book that William Styron said shook the conscience of a nation. This is James Baldwin's call for activism "to end the racial nightmare... and change the history of the world." Includes the long essay/sermon "Down at the Cross", his commentary on the rise of the Nation of Islam in America, and an argument against ... see all copies from £1.70! new only from £7.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama more books like this by Tim Wise add to wishlist Race is, and always has been, an explosive issue in the United States. In this timely new book, Tim Wise explores how Barack Obama's emergence as a political force is taking the race debate to new levels. According to Wise, for many white people, Obama's rise signifies the end of racism as a pervasive social force; they point to Obama not only as ... see all copies from £9.29! new only from £9.29!
8	Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class: The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change more books like this by Dr. Joseph F Healey add to wishlist Authors purpose: This text is an introduction to the sociology of minority-dominant relations and was written for students who do not have extensive backgrounds in the social sciences. I have tried to make the subject matter coherent to these students, in part by applying a unified set of themes and concepts throughout the text. The analysis is ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
9	All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence more books like this by Fox Butterfield add to wishlist The story of an African American family, the Boskets. Covers their slave origins, their lives in the incredibly violent post-Reconstruction Edgefield County, S.C., and the family's migration to Harlem, culminating in the present-day crimes and punishments of Willie Bosket, who shot two men on the New York City subway in 1978 at the age of 15. see all copies from £7.43! new only from £7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War more books like this by Chandra Manning add to wishlist A vivid, unprecedented account of why Union and Confederate soldiers identified slavery as the root of the Civil War, how the conflict changed troops' ideas about slavery, and what those changing ideas meant for the war and the nation. see all copies from £8.89! new only from £9.80! \| first editions
11 view cover	Dutchman and the Slave more books like this by Amiri Barbaka, Imamu Amiri Baraka, LeRoi Jones add to wishlist Centered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both "Dutchman "and "The Slave "are literally shocking plays--in ideas, in language, in honest anger. They illuminate as with a flash of lightning a deadly serious problem--and they bring an eloquent and exceptionally powerful voice to the American theatre. "Dutchman "opened in New York City on March ... see all copies from £3.38! new only from £3.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States more books like this by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva add to wishlist In this book, Bonilla-Silva explores with systematic interview data, the nature and components of post-civil rights racial ideology. Specifically, he documents the existence of a new suave and apparently non-racial racial ideology he labels color-blind racism. He suggests that this ideology, anchored on the decontextualized, a historical, and ... see all copies from £13.62! new only from £18.56!
13 view cover	Where We Stand: Class Matters more books like this by Bell Hooks add to wishlist The renowned writer on feminism and race draws on theory and experience once again--to tackle the ever present, yet strangely elusive, issue of class in American life. see all copies from £8.04! new only from £14.09!
14 view cover	Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment more books like this by Patricia Hill Collins add to wishlist In Black Feminist Thought , Patricia Hill Collins explores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals as well as those African-American women outside academe. She not only provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde, but she shows the importance ... see all copies from £1.55! new only from £7.42! \| first editions
15 view cover	Black Looks: Race and Representation more books like this by Bell Hooks add to wishlist see all copies from £7.39! new only from £12.69! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Race and Ethnicity in the United States more books like this by Richard T Schaefer add to wishlist A core text for courses in race and ethnic relations. This updated topical introduction provides the instructor with a basic presentation of core concepts related to racial and ethnic groups in the United States especially as approached by the social sciences (specifically sociology). Students are presented with the basic terms, the latest ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.52! \| first editions
17 view cover	Majority-Minority Relations more books like this by John E Farley add to wishlist For sophomore/junior level courses in Majority-Minority Relations or Race and Ethnic Relations in departments of sociology and ethnic studies. This text is designed to develop students' understanding of the principles and processes that shape the patterns of relations between racial, ethnic, and other groups in society. A wide variety of ... see all copies from £4.99! new only from £11.74! \| first editions
18 view cover	Courageous Conversations about Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools more books like this by Glenn Singleton, Curtis Linton add to wishlist 'The beauty of this volume is that it is designed to help lay people - teachers, administrators, parents, community leaders, and even university professors begin to engage in the emotionally and psychically difficult conversations about race. Glenn Singleton and Curtis Linton have offered us an important book that provides us with empirical data ... see all copies from £19.16! new only from £29.02!
19 view cover	American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom more books like this by Professor Hanes Walton, Jr., Robert C Smith add to wishlist This dynamic and comprehensive text from two nationally renowned scholars continues to demonstrate the profound influence African Americans have had -- and continue to have -- on American politics. Through the use of two interrelated themes--the idea of universal freedom and the concept of minority-majority coalitions--the text demonstrates how ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £12.38!
20 view cover	Why We Can't Wait more books like this by Martin Luther King, Jr. add to wishlist Writing in the 1960s for a general audience, Dr. King reflects on the recent history of the civil rights movement--especially the campaign in Birmingham, Alabama, which brings him hope--on the assassination of President Kennedy, and on the the necessary struggle to come. see all copies from £5.27! new only from £7.18! \| first editions
21 view cover	Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal more books like this by Andrew Hacker add to wishlist Political scientist Andrew Hacker's white paper on the racial divide in America compares and contrasts black and white life along issues of income and employment, education, politics, and crime. Hacker presents research into elusive aspects such as attitudes toward race, everyday perceptions of each other, and lingering social barriers based on ... see all copies from £4.06! new only from £6.66! \| first editions
22 view cover	Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom more books like this by Cornel West add to wishlist Offering openhearted wisdom for modern times, this courageous collection of quotations, speech excerpts, letters, and photographs by the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Democracy Matters" includes an original CD that highlights Dr. West's outstanding spoken-word artistry. see all copies from £10.33! new only from £12.72!
23 view cover	The White Man's Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States more books like this by Winthrop D Jordan add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.91! \| first editions
24 view cover	Radical Equations: Bring the Lessons of the Civil Rights Movement to America's Schools more books like this by Robert P Moses, Charles E Cobb, Jr. add to wishlist Through personal narrative and impassioned argument, activist Bob Moses shows the lessons of the civil rights movement at work in a remarkable educational movement today, a math literacy program called the Algebra Project. see all copies from £5.78! new only from £7.46! \| first editions
25 view cover	Notes of a Native Son more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist Ten autobiographical essays that articulate Baldwin's views on race, based on his experiences in the U.S. and in Europe. see all copies from £2.00! new only from £6.19! \| signed copies \| first editions

Page 1 of 20: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin see all from £1.24! new only from £5.88!
	A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present by Howard Zinn, Ph.D. see all from £5.57! new only from £10.20!
	Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by Bell Hooks see all from £7.07! new only from £10.27!
	Strength to Love by Martin Luther King see all from £1.24! new only from £7.41!
	Business and Administrative Communication by Kitty O Locker see all from £4.95! new only from £5.57!
	Killing Rage: Ending Racism by Bell Hooks see all from £5.57! new only from £7.33!