Race; Gender; Sexuality; and Social Class: Dimensions of Inequality; edited by renowned researcher and scholar Susan Ferguson; presents a contemporary and compelling overview of race; ethnicity; gender; and social class issues in the United States today. Taking an intersectional approach; the book is organized topically; rather than focusing on specific race/ethnic subgroups. The content is framed around the themes of identity; experiences of race; class; gender or sexuality; difference; inequality; and social change or personal empowerment; with historical context threaded throughout to deepen the reader's understanding. With engaging readings and cutting-edge scholarship the collection is not only refreshingly contemporary but also relevant to students’ lives.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. AwfulBy ImpeachTrumpI'm surprised this book ever got past an editor at Routledge. It begins with a discussion of traditional; revisionist and post revisionist interpretations of the cold war which is disorganized and at times incoherent. The writing is awful (my students reading this would be utterly confused). For example; he begins to explain the post-revisionist viewpoint (these scholars have had access to new post-cold war archives/evidence) and then curiously goes on for pages and pages about George Kennan. The reader is left unclear of the relationship between Kennan and post-revisionism! He finally comes back to post-revisionism at the end of this section; but rambles on. He mentions new post-cold war evidence of use to scholars like Gaddis but never tells us what the new evidence is or what post-revisionists really think. Incoherent writing. I had to stop reading. How couldan editor have followed this narrative?3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Understanding the Cold WarBy gmsephiroth"Origins of the Cold War" is a great addition to the library of any history buff; or anyone looking for a bit of extra insight into the Cold War. It offers a greater understanding of the turbulent politics and different ideologies that led up to the Cold War; as well as the perspectives of these developments from the points of view of both the United States and the Soviet Union. It helps the reader draw their own conclusion as to whose; if anyone's; fault it was that the Cold War came to pass; and more importantly; if it could have been avoided.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy JacksonGood read and informative on stalins reign as well as staton himself at the end.
