Book Notes

Recently Received Books: Religion, Race, Ethnicity & Culture

 

Multiculturalism in the New Japan: Crossing the Boundaries Within

Multiculturalism in the New Japan:
Crossing the Boundaries Within
Edited by Nelson Graburn, John Ertl & R. Kenji Tierney

New York, NY: Berghahn Books. 2008. 252pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Asia

God's Heart Has No Borders: How Religious Activists Are Working for Immigrant Rights

God's Heart Has No Borders: How Religious
Activists Are Working for Immigrant Rights
By Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 2008. 251pp.
Learning from Greensboro: Truth and Reconciliation in the United States

Learning from Greensboro: Truth and
Reconciliation in the United States
By Lisa Magarrell & Joya Wesley

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. 2008. 276pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Europe & the West
& Theory, Philosophy & History

States Without Citizens: Understanding the Islamic Crisis

States Without Citizens: Understanding the Islamic Crisis
By John W. Jandora

Westport, CT: Praeger Security International. 2008. 112pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Africa & the Middle East

Reshaping the Holy: Democracy, Development, and Muslim Women in Bangladesh

Reshaping the Holy: Democracy, Development,
and Muslim Women in Bangladesh
By Elora Shehabuddin

New York, NY: Columbia University Press. 2008. 285pp.

*Cross-listed in Women, Children & Gender &
Regional: Asia
The Cultural Politics of Human Rights: Comparing the US and UK

The Cultural Politics of Human Rights:
Comparing the US and UK
By Kate Nash

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 2009. 209pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Europe & the West
Kurdistan: Crafting of National Selves

Kurdistan: Crafting of National Selves
By Christopher Houston

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 2008. 186pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Africa & the Middle East

Muslims in Global Politics: Identities, Interests, and Human Rights

Muslims in Global Politics: Identities, Interests, and Human Rights
By Mahmood Monshipouri

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. 2009. 325pp.

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