Author: Zekeh S. GbotokumaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African diaspora
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A Pan-African Encyclopedia: The B-Words and Locutions
Author: Zekeh S. GbotokumaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African diaspora
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
African Research & Documentation
Author: The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia ...
Author: Isaac LandmanEncyclopedia of Black Studies
Author: Molefi Kete AsantePublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 076192762X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
In the 1960s Black Studies emerged as both an academic field and a radical new ideological paradigm. Editors Molefi Kete Asante and Ama Mazama (Black Studies, Temple U.), both influential and renowned scholars, have compiled an encyclopedia for students, high school and beyond, and general readers. It presents analysis of key individuals, events, a
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Author: Geoffrey William BromileyPublisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802837844
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 1258
Book Description
A comprehensive biblical reference includes a wide range of articles about people, places, customs, events, religious concepts, and philosophical ideas mentioned in the Scriptures.
The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa ; South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean ; The United States and Canada ; Europe ; Oceania
Author: Ellen KoskoffPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415994039
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
The critical importance of past for the present--of music histories in local and global forms--asserts itself. The history of world music, as each chapter makes clear, is one of critical moments and paradigm shifts.
The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary department (A-Z)
Author: Encyclopedia of African American Society
Author: Gerald D. JaynesPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 0761927646
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1113
Book Description
An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture.
An Encyclopedia of Swearing
Author: Geoffrey HughesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317476778
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 715
Book Description
This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, the different major global varieties, such as Australian, Canadian, South African, and Caribbean English are also covered. A-Z entries cover the full range of swearing and foul language in English, including fascinating details on the history and origins of each term and the social context in which it found expression. Categories include blasphemy, obscenity, profanity, the categorization of women and races, and modal varieties, such as the ritual insults of Renaissance "flyting" and modern "sounding" or "playing the dozens." Entries cover the historical dimension of the language, from Anglo-Saxon heroic oaths and the surprising power of medieval profanity, to the strict censorship of the Renaissance and the vibrant, modern language of the streets. Social factors, such as stereotyping, xenophobia, and the dynamics of ethnic slurs, as well as age and gender differences in swearing are also addressed, along with the major taboo words and the complex and changing nature of religious, sexual, and racial taboos.
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
Author: Thomas Cleveland HoltPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469607247
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
There is no denying that race is a critical issue in understanding the South. However, this concluding volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture challenges previous understandings, revealing the region's rich, ever-expanding diversity and providing new explorations of race relations. In 36 thematic and 29 topical essays, contributors examine such subjects as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Japanese American incarceration in the South, relations between African Americans and Native Americans, Chinese men adopting Mexican identities, Latino religious practices, and Vietnamese life in the region. Together the essays paint a nuanced portrait of how concepts of race in the South have influenced its history, art, politics, and culture beyond the familiar binary of black and white.