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Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 15 (Political Power and Social Theory)

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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.