Demonizing the Other

Demonizing the Other
Author: Robert S. Wistrich
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2013-03-07
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1135852448

At the close of the twentieth century the stereotyping and demonization of 'others', whether on religious, nationalist, racist, or political grounds, has become a burning issue. Yet comparatively little attention has been paid to how and why we fabricate images of the 'other' as an enemy or 'demon' to be destroyed. This innovative book fills that gap through an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural approach that brings together a distinguished array of historians, anthropologists, psychologists, literary critics, and feminists. The historical sweep covers Greco-Roman Antiquity, the MIddle Ages, and the MOdern Era. Antisemitism receives special attention because of its longevity and centrality to the Holocaust, but it is analyzed here within the much broader framework of racism and xenophobia. The plurality of viewpoints expressed in this volume provide fascinating insights into what is common and what is unique to the many varieties of prejudice, stereotyping, demonization, and hatred.

Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound

Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound
Author: Frank Hoffmann
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 2569
Release: 2004-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135949506

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Birnbaum's United States, 1993

Birnbaum's United States, 1993
Author: Alexandra M. Birnbaum
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 1600
Release: 1992-09-11
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9780062780546

Birnbaum travel guides are "excellently organized for the casual traveler who is looking for a mix of recreation and cultural insight" (Washington Post) and "the information they offer is up-to-date, crisply presented" (New York Times). "No other guide has as much to offer . . . a pleasure to read".--Today Show.

Black Man Emerging

Black Man Emerging
Author: Joseph L. White
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1135282641

In the face of centuries of institutional and interpersonal racism, in light of the signals they receive from society, and given the choices they must make about what they want from life and how to go about getting it--how can Black men in America realize their full potential? In Black Man Emerging, psychologists Joseph L. White and James H. Cones III fashion a moving psychological and social portrait that reflects their personal views on the struggle of Black men against oppression and for self-determination. Using numerous case histories and biographical sketches of Black men who have failed and those who have prevailed, the authors describe strategies for responding to racism and entrenched power--underscoring the healing capacity of religion, family, Black consciousness movements, mentorships, educational programs, paid employment, and other positive forces. They also explore the concept of identity as it applies to being Black and male and ithe influence of Black men on American culture. Black Man Emerging is a poignant and personal discussion of the issues facing and felt by Black men in this country and an important commentary on the conflicts born of human diversity.

Philosophies of Integration

Philosophies of Integration
Author: Adrian Favell
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2016-02-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0333992679

A comprehensive comparative study of the distinct ideas and political arguments that have shaped French and British policies towards their ethnic minorities, and the effects of these intellectual frameworks at local, national and European levels. Charting the politics and events that brought the respective institutional solutions together, the author sets out the divergent conceptualisations of citizenship, nationality, pluralism, autonomy, public order and tolerance that make up the national 'philosophies' in the two countries - republican integration in France and multicultural race relations in Britain. This new edition, published in paperback, contains a new preface bringing the volume up-to-date in the light of new legislation and progress.