Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 15 (Political Power and Social Theory) [Hardcover]

D.E. Davis (Author)

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Publication Date: November 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0762308834 | ISBN-13: 978-0762308835

Volume 15 offers a series of critical articles and commentaries by some of the leading historically-oriented social scientists writing in academia today. Collectively, the articles examine issues ranging from the relations between class, power and history, to the role of states and culture in mediating those dynamics. Special attention is paid to race, gender, citizenship and civil society in the formation of such structures and processes. The countries or regions under study include the United States, Brazil, Chile, China, Mexico, Samoa and Southwest Africa.In keeping with the journal's commitment to inter-disciplinary, as well as historical inquiry, our nine contributors come from a variety of disciplines (sociology, political science, anthropology and history), all drawing on debates and themes that cut across the social sciences. The significance of the inter-disciplinary perspective is seen not only in the range of cases, literatures and methodologies brought to bear on the key issues under study; it also forms the substantive core of several contributions that call for a rethinking of conventional disciplinary boundaries and methodological frames.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 302 pages
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762308834
• ISBN-13: 978-0762308835
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,995,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Julian Go, a former Academy Scholar at Harvard University's Academy for International and Area Studies, is currently Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University, where is also a Faculty Affiliate in Asian Studies and the American Studies and New England Studies program. He attended high school at the University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe, MI, and then received his B.A. in Sociology & Political Science from the University of Michigan (1992), his M.A. in sociology from the University of Chicago (1995) and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago (2000). Besides authoring books and scholarly articles, he also edits the annual journal Political Power and Social Theory.

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4.0 out of 5 stars examines obscure portions of history, June 7, 2006

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This review is from: Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 14 (Political Power and Social Theory) (Hardcover)

The book's papers examine an intricate melange of race, class, ethnicity and nationality. Not necessarily confined to today's world. A historical perspective is sometimes supplied, as in the case study of Cuba from 1906-9, during the US occupation.

The book is valuable in no small part because it covers what may be often obscure portions of history. As in the racism against Chinese in Mexico during the 1920s. While American readers might be aware of the Chinese immigrant experience in the US goldfields in the 19th century, the story of Chinese in Mexico is rarely discussed. Here, the discrimination is suggested to be a manipulation by the Mexican ruling party, then freshly in power, to consolidate its rule. By including in one racial group the Spaniards and native Americans and mestizos, but excluding Chinese.