Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies / Edition 1

by Ellis Cashmore

Overview

This is the paperback edition of a globally recognized sourcebook on race and ethnic relations. It has been assembled by a world-class team of international scholars led by Ellis Cashmore to provide an authoritative, single-volume reference work on all aspects of race and ethnic studies. From Aboriginal Australians to xenophobia, Nelson Mandela to Richard Wagner, sexuality to racial profiling, the Encyclopedia is organized alphabetically and reflects cultural diversity in a global context. The entries range from succinct 400 word definitions to in-depth 2000 word essays to provide comprehensive coverage of:

 
• all the key terms, concepts and debates
• important figures, both historical and contemporary
• landmark cases
• historical events.

Although unafraid to engage with cutting-edge theory, it is uncluttered by jargon and has been written in a lucid, 'facts-fronted'style to offer an accessible introduction to race and ethnic studies. Including a new introduction and fully cross-referenced index with most entries followed by annotated up-to-date suggestions for further reading to guide the user to the key sources, the book is already established as the authoritative sourcebook used by students, scholars, lawyers, journalists, members of the caring professions and many other groups involved in race and ethnic affairs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415447140
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/07/2008
Pages:	534
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Ellis Cashmore is Professor of Culture, Media and Sport at Staffordshire University's School of Health. Earlier positions include Professor of Sociology at the University of Tampa, Florida and Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Hong Kong. His previous publications include Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Studies , The Black Culture Industry and Racism: Essential Readings .

Table of Contents

Aboriginal Australians. African Americans. Ali, Muhammad. Antislavery. Asylum Seeker. Beauty. Bigotry. Consumption. Cultural Identity. Ethnic Cleansing. Ethnocentrism. Ethnocide. Frantz Fanon. Globalization. Homelessness. Human Rights. Institutional Racism. Intelligence. Islamophobia. Michael Jackson. Michael Jordan. The Stephen Lawrence Case. Masculinity. Minority Language Rights. Motown. Multiculturalism. Negrophilia. Oklahoma Bombing. Racial Profiling. Reparations. Representations. Riots. September 11 2001. Sexuality. Social Exclusion. Social Work. Transracial Adoption. United Nations. Welfare. Whiteness

Editorial Reviews

'This one-volume encyclopedia provides authoritative information on a wide variety of aspects of race and ethnicity.' - Library Journal, March 2004

From the Publisher

Based on the author's Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations, published in a fourth edition in 1997 and now out of print, this one-volume encyclopedia provides authoritative information on a wide variety of aspects of race and ethnicity. The encyclopedia is nearly 100 pages longer than the dictionary (which was, however, in smaller type); 43 entries were added, and other entries were revised and expanded. Cashmore (culture, media, & sport, Sch. of Health, Staffordshire Univ.) wrote most of the entries, but he also called on 80 contributors, mainly from the United Kingdom and the United States, making the coverage international if perhaps Anglocentric. The entries, which range from concise 400-word annotations to comprehensive 2000-word essays, are scholarly enough for faculty seeking brief treatment of a topic but also accessible to upper-level undergraduates as well as graduate students. In addition, most entries include See Also references and a short list of readings. The issues addressed include the Holocaust, the Ku Klux Klan, 9/11, welfare, Zionism, and much more, and Cashmore made an attempt to address criticism of his dictionary by adding entries for terms and legal cases having importance in the United States, e.g., "O.J. Simpson." The introduction provides an excellent overview but doesn't offer much detail on the criteria for inclusion, the choice of contributors, any differences from the dictionary, or even whether the "Reading" sections were used to prepare the entries or are merely suggestions for further reading. Because this work is pricey, librarians may want to consider alternatives like Guido Bolaffi's Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture. Still, the coverage does not significantly overlap with more general dictionaries of sociology, not even with Susan Auerbach's lengthier Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism. Recommended for academic libraries supporting programs in the sociology of race that found the dictionary useful.-Rosanne M. Cordell, Indiana Univ. Lib., South Bend Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal