| Asian American Studies Now: A Critical Reader None Edition Contributor(s): Wu, Jean Yu-Wen Shen (Editor), Chen, Thomas (Editor), Wu, Jean (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0813545757 ISBN-13: 9780813545752 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $53.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 Annotation: "Asian American Studies Now" represents the changes occurring in Asian American communities and the world that require a reconsideration of how the interdisciplinary field of Asian American studies is defined and taught. The editors have selected essays for the significance of their contribution and their clarity, brevity, and accessibility to readers with little to no prior knowledge of Asian American studies, and feature reprints of seminal articles and groundbreaking texts, as well as bold new scholarship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 2009000771 |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 7" W x 9.9" (3.00 lbs) 672 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Asian American Studies Now truly represents the enormous changes occurring in Asian American communities and the world, changes that require a reconsideration of how the interdisciplinary field of Asian American studies is defined and taught. This comprehensive anthology, arranged in four parts and featuring a stellar group of contributors, summarizes and defines the current shape of this rapidly changing field, addressing topics such as transnationalism, U.S. imperialism, multiracial identity, racism, immigration, citizenship, social justice, and pedagogy. Jean Yu-wen Shen Wu and Thomas C. Chen have selected essays for the significance of their contribution to the field and their clarity, brevity, and accessibility to readers with little to no prior knowledge of Asian American studies. Featuring both reprints of seminal articles and groundbreaking texts, as well as bold new scholarship, Asian American Studies Now addresses the new circumstances, new communities, and new concerns that are reconstituting Asian America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Prashad, Vijay: - Vijay Prashad is the executive director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He is the author or editor of several books, including The Darker Nations: A Biography of the Short-Lived Third World and The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South. He writes regularly for Frontline, the Hindu, AlterNet, and BirGun. |