Deals with ethnicity in modern Society

In this extensively revised edition, Steve Fenton updates his concise and accessible introduction to ethnicity, drawing on new published work and recent social and historical changes.

This encyclopedia offers a comprehensive look at the roles race and ethnicity play in society and in our daily lives.

"This book is very well written and clearly organized throughout.

This brief history acts as an introduction to the inter-related themes of race, ethnicity and immigration in American history. It spans the years 1600 to 2000, exploring the historical roots of contemporary identity politics.

This volume, meant specifically for those new to the field, brings together an ensemble of prominent scholars and illuminates the role religious myths have played in shaping those social boundaries that we call "races" and "ethnicities".

Theories of Ethnicity provides, in one convenient volume, the most probing and frequently cited considerations of such topics as the melting pot and pluralism, race and race problems, intermarriage, kinship and religion, and much more.

Focusing on the 18th century and colonial American values, this collection of essays explores the subject of ethnicity in the USA.

Situating the study of race and ethnicity within its historical and intellectual context, this much needed guide exposes students to the broad diversity of scholarship within the field.

New expanded edition of a classic anthropology title that examines ethnicity as a dynamic and shifting aspect of social relations.