Light, bright, and damned near white biracial and triracial culture in America
The election of America's first biracial president brings the question dramatically to the fore. What does it mean to be biracial or tri-racial in the United States today? Anthropologist Stephanie Bird takes us into a world where people are struggling to be heard, recognized, and celebrated for...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger Publishers
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Race and ethnicity in psychology.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798345006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Premixed, pre-measured : populace of the new world
- Too light to be Black, too dark to be white : who is passing for what?
- Tan territory : separating fact, fiction, and fantasy
- Some of America's best known biracials and triracials across history
- Bricolage : constructed identities of Les gens de couleur libre and Cane River Negroes
- From Italian explorers to Sicilian Contandini and biracial royals : the mixed race experience as illustrated by the Italian diaspora
- Black, white, and red all over American history : coming together yet remaining apart
- When things really go wrong : Australia's Black/white debacle
- Profiles of triumph and courage
- Current events : in government, on campus, the internet, and in the news
- Tool box for change/conclusions.
