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Autore: | Fernando Shanti Irene <1965-> |
Titolo: | Race and the city : Chinese Canadian and Chinese American political mobilization / / Shanti Fernando |
Pubblicazione: | Vancouver, : UBC Press, 2006 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Disciplina: | 971/.004951 |
Soggetto topico: | Chinese Americans - Politics and government |
Chinese Americans - California - Los Angeles - Politics and government | |
Soggetto geografico: | Canada Race relations |
United States Race relations | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Introduction : racing against time and place -- Systemic racism in Canada -- Toronto : political participation and Chinese Canadian community groups in the multicultural city -- Systemic racism in the United States -- Los Angeles : political mobilization and the place of Chinese/Asian American community groups in the multicultural city -- Conclusion : racing into the future. |
Sommario/riassunto: | In Race and the City, Shanti Fernando presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of both the United States and Canada. She argues that while increasing diversity may be a challenge for systemic inclusiveness, it is one that must be met if Canada is to uphold its vision of a truly democratic society. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Race and the city |
ISBN: | 1-282-74109-8 |
9786612741098 | |
0-7748-5513-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910811091803321 |
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