Ethnology and Cultural analysis

The subject of this encyclopedia is race and ethnicity in society. This encyclopedia is arranged with nearly 600 entries in alphabetical order.

The Companion explores six interlined themes: history, theory, political economy, space, culture, and between borders. These sections situate both the historical background and contemporary forms of racial and ethnic configuration in contemporary societies.

A handbook such as this has a number of purposes. The first and most important of these is to provide a comprehensive and contemporary overview of major developments in the study of race and ethnicity. The second purpose of this handbook is to provide both general and specialist readers with a resource to explore the field of race and ethnic studies and all its different facets.