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Description: Further DetailsTitle: White By DefinitionCondition: NewSubtitle: Social Classification in Creole LouisianaEAN: 9780813520889ISBN: 9780813520889Publisher: Rutgers University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/01/1993Description: "A profound study of the nebulous Creoles. . . . Domínguez's use of original sources . . . is scholarship at its best. . . . Her study is fascinating, thought-provoking, controversial, and without a doubt, one of the most objective analyses of Creole Louisiana. Her emphasis on social stratification and her excellent integration of ethnic and racial classification of Creoles with legal and social dynamics and individual choice of ethnic identity elucidates strikingly the continuing controversy of who and what is a Louisiana Creole."--Journal of American Ethnic History "Domínguez's most important contribution lies in her conceptualization of the problem of identity. She treats ethnic identity as something that can change over time, warning us against imposing current meanings on the past and requiring us to consider evidence of how terms were actually used in the past. . . . It is hard to imagine a frame of reference more ideally suited to historical analysis."--Louisiana History "A valuable interdisciplinary examination of the processes of racial definition in Louisiana's history. Her study combines the anthropologist's sensitivity to language and self definition within a community with a skillful exploitation of historical sources."--Law and Society "I highly recommend this book to all persons interested in social stratification."--Alvin L. Bertrand, Contemporary Sociology "A vivid and insightful reading of the historical circumstances that have shaped definitions of Creoles within Louisiana law and society."--Journal of Southern History "A profound study of the nebulous Creoles. . . . Domínguez's use of original sources . . . is scholarship at its best. . . . Her study is fascinating, thought-provoking, controversial, and without a doubt, one of the most objective analyses of Creole Louisiana. Her emphasis on social stratification and her excellent integration of ethnic and racial classification of Creoles with legal and social dynamics and individual choice of ethnic identity elucidates strikingly the continuing controversy of who and what is a Louisiana Creole."--Journal of American Ethnic History "Domínguez's most important contribution lies in her conceptualization of the problem of identity. She treats ethnic identity as something that can change over time, warning us against imposing current meanings on the past and requiring us to consider evidence of how terms were actually used in the past. . . . It is hard to imagine a frame of reference more ideally suited to historical analysis."--Louisiana History "A valuable interdisciplinary examination of the processes of racial definition in Louisiana's history. Her study combines the anthropologist's sensitivity to language and self definition within a community with a skillful exploitation of historical sources."--Law and Society "I highly recommend this book to all persons interested in social stratification."--Alvin L. Bertrand, Contemporary Sociology "A vivid and insightful reading of the historical circumstances that have shaped definitions of Creoles within Louisiana law and society."--Journal of Southern HistoryLanguage: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 459gGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social SciencesISBN-10: 0813520886Item Width: 25mmAuthor: Virginia R DominguezRelease Year: 1993 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: White By Definition

Title: White By Definition

Subtitle: Social Classification in Creole Louisiana

EAN: 9780813520889

ISBN: 9780813520889

Release Date: 12/01/1993

Release Year: 1993

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: Society & Culture

Topic: Social Sciences

ISBN-10: 0813520886

Number of Pages: 325 Pages

Publication Name: White by Definition : Social Classification in Creole Louisiana

Language: English

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Item Height: 0.9 in

Subject: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions

Publication Year: 1993

Features: Reprint

Item Weight: 17 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Social Science, History

Author: Virginia R. Dominguez

Item Length: 8.5 in

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback