Race

Marc Notes: Racism - cross-cultural studies. Collected essays, most original; Announced in cloth at $ 48.00 Announced in cloth at $74.50. Publisher Marketing: "Let's be clear from the start what this book is about," writes Roger Sanjek. "Race is the framework of ranked categories, segmenting the human population, that was developed by Western Europeans following their global expansion." To contemporary social scientists, this ranking is baseless, though it has all-too-real effects. Drawing on anthropology, history, sociology, ethnic studies, and women's studies, this volume explores the role of race in a variety of cultural and historical contexts. The essays demonstrate how social elites and members of subordinated groups construct and rework racial meanings and identities within the context of global change. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Robert R. Alvarez Jr., John J. Attinasi, Michael L. Blakey, Ruth Frankenberg, Susan Hautaneimi, Evelyn Hu-DeHart, M. Annette Jaimes, Soheir A. Morsy, Nancy Muller, Robert Paynter, Clara E. Rodriguez, Renato Rosaldo, Karen Brodkin, Dana Y. Takagi, Michel-Rolph Trouillo, Brett Wiliams, and Patricia Zavella. Contributor Bio:  Sanjek, Roger Sanjek is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Queens College, City University of New York. Contributor Bio:  Gregory, Steven Steven Gregory is Professor of Anthropology and African-American Studies at Columbia University. He is the author of "Santer""i""a in New York City: A Study in Cultural Resistance" and" Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community". He coedited "Race" with Roger Sanjek.