The Color Of Wealth

For every dollar owned by the average white family in the United States, the average family of color has less than a dime. Why do people of color have so little wealth? The Color of Wealth lays bare a dirty secret: for centuries, people of color have been barred by

Forty acres or a savings bank -- Capitalism without capital -- The rise of black banking -- The new deal for white America -- Civil rights dreams, economic nightmares -- The decoy of black capitalism -- The free market confronts black poverty -- The color of money matters

Features interdisciplinary research about aggregate wealth levels, portfolio compositions, and asset-ownership patterns. This collection discusses several conceptual issues, including gender and class; the political, historical, and socio-economic contexts and consequences of wealth inequalities; intra-group inequality; and more. "Wealth Accumulation and Communities of Color in the United States" features innovative, interdisciplinary

France has long defined itself as a color-blind nation where racial bias has no place. Even today, the French universal curriculum for secondary students makes no mention of race or slavery, and many French scholars still resist addressing racial questions. Yet, as this groundbreaking volume shows, color and other racial

"This book provides an alternative insight to the debate on inequality in Malaysia, by focusing on the distribution of wealth or assets, rather than income. Despite tremendous increase in national income, the wealth gap in Malaysia is alarmingly high and extremely skewed. For instance, the top 0.2 per cent of

Offers a fresh, distinctive, and compelling analysis of the United States's continuing dilemma of race.

Comprehensive and balanced, THE COLOR OF JUSTICE is the definitive book on current research and theories of racial and ethnic discrimination within America’s Criminal Justice system. The best and the most recent research on patterns of criminal behavior and victimization, police practices, court processing and sentencing, the death penalty, and

Color of the Land: Race, Nation, and the Politics of Landownership in Oklahoma, 1832-1929

The Advent/Christmas season is full of symbols that inspire and instruct us in our understanding of the Christian faith. The information in this book will be especially welcomed by families for nightly stories around the dinner table. It will also be useful for children's sermons, Sunday school classes or even

Swami Amritaswarupananda Looks Back Through His 34 Years With Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma, And Shares Many Deeply Moving Stories Highlighting Her Unique Decision Making, Ideology And Pragmatic Approach To The Strategies And Tactics That Generate Remarkable Results. Chapter After Chapter Reveals Practical Ways Of Utilizing Available Resources, The Right Attitude