White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality In Popular Culture

This classic book in the social sciences shows the pervasive influence of wedd... This classic book in the social sciences shows the pervasive influence of weddings in our culture and the important role they play in maintaining the romance of heterosexuality the myth of white supremacy and the insatiable appetite of consumer... more

There is no teasing apart what interracial couples think of themselves from wh... There is no teasing apart what interracial couples think of themselves from what society shows them about themselves. Following on her earlier ground-breaking study of the social worlds of interracial couples Erica Chito Childs considers the larger... more

This book interrogates the white savior industrial complex by exploring how Am... This book interrogates the white savior industrial complex by exploring how America continues to present an imagined Africa as a space for its salvation in the 21st century. Through close readings of multiple mediated sites where Americans imagine... more

Beyond Hate : White Power and Popular Culture Beyond Hate : White Power and Popular Culture more

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition... CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

In 1909 a sensational double killing in Southern California led to what has be... In 1909 a sensational double killing in Southern California led to what has been called the West s last famous manhunt. According to contemporary (white) newspapers an Indian named Willie Boy killed his potential father-in-law in a fit of drunken lust... more

Understanding the causes of the racial achievement gap in American education--... Understanding the causes of the racial achievement gap in American education--and then addressing it with effective programs--is one of the most urgent problems communities and educators face. For many years the most popular explanation for the... more

Understanding the causes of the racial achievement gap in American education--... Understanding the causes of the racial achievement gap in American education--and then addressing it with effective programs--is one of the most urgent problems communities and educators face. For many years the most popular explanation for the... more

The fabulous gown the multitiered cake abundant flowers attendants and guests ... The fabulous gown the multitiered cake abundant flowers attendants and guests in their finery. The white wedding does more than mark a life passage. It marries two of the most sacred tenets of American culture-romantic love and excessive consumption.... more

Explores the image of the white Negro in American popular culture from the lat... Explores the image of the white Negro in American popular culture from the late eighteenth century to the present. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be... more