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In recent years, race and ethnicity have been the focus of theoretical, political, and policy debates. This comprehensive and timely reader covers the range of topics that have been at the center of these debates including critical race theory, multiracial feminism, mixed race, whiteness, citizenship and globalization. Contributors include Angela Davis, Stuart Hall, Richard Delgado, Robert Miles, Michael Eric Dyson, Saskia Sassen, Etienne Balibar, Patricia Hill Collins, Renato Rosaldo, Stanley Aronowitz, and Collette Guillaumin.

This book brings together a range of anthropological writings that are inspired by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and examine Foucault's contribution to current theories of modernity. Treats modernity as an ethnographic object by focusing on its concrete manifestations.Tackles issues of broad interest: from colonialism and globalization to war, genetics, and AIDS.Draws on work from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.Contributors include James Ferguson, Akhil Gupta, Aihwa Ong, Paul Rabinow, and Rayna Rapp.

This book brings together a range of anthropological writings that are inspired by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and examine Foucault's contribution to current theories of modernity. Treats modernity as an ethnographic object by focusing on its concrete manifestations.Tackles issues of broad interest: from colonialism and globalization to war, genetics, and AIDS.Draws on work from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.Contributors include James Ferguson, Akhil Gupta, Aihwa Ong, Paul Rabinow, and Rayna Rapp.

Updated with a fresh introduction and brand new selections, the second edition of The Anthropology of Globalization collects some of the decade’s finest work on globalization, focusing on the increasing interconnectedness of people around the world, and the culturally specific ways in which these connections are mediated. Provides a rich introduction to the subjectGrounds the study of globalization ethnographically by locating global processes in everyday practiceAddresses the global flow of capital, people, commodities, media, and ideologiesOffers extensive geographic coverage: from Africa and Asia to the Caribbean, Europe, and North AmericaUpdated edition includes new selections, section introductions, and recommendations for further reading