This volume utilizes the cross-cultural, historical and ethnographic perspective of anthropology to illuminate the intrinsic connections of race, class and gender.

Utilizing the strengths of traditional ethnographic approaches, the authors of this provocative volume of original essays analyze contemporary urban problems in the United States.

Praise for Gender, Race, Class, and Health "More and more students in public health, sociology, and anthropology are studying these intersections but this is arguably the first book to truly do justice to the topic." —Meredith Minkler, ...

Documenting the daily efforts of African Americans to protect their community against highly oppressive conditions, this ground-breaking volume chronicles the unique experiences of black women that place them at higher risk for morbidity ...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

A monumental visual record of African American history since the 19th-century.

Réunit 600 photographies prises par des témoins ou défenseurs de la cause noire organisées en 5 chapitres chronologiques selon les périodes charnières de la lutte contre le racisme : 1840 à 1880, l'esclavage et son abolition ; 1880 ...