Welcome to H-Ethnic, a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. This is one of the original H-net networks, with documented discussion logs dating back to June 1993.  H-Ethnic encourages scholarly discussion of ethnic history, broadly defined. We make available diverse bibliographical, research and teaching aids.

Below you will find the latest books in Race and Ethnicity Studies. The list includes new titles streaming from the H-Net Book Channel plus new book announcements posted to H-Ethnicity by subscribers. On the right are announcements and discussion in the field. CFPs can be found in the link on the right side of the page.

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New Books in Race and Ethnicity Studies

New Book - A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, and Healthcare Activism in New Orleans (Studies in Social Medicine)

Author: Kevin McQueeney Title: A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, and Healthcare Activism in New Orleans (Studies in Social Medicine) Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication Date: 5/2/2023 ISBN: 9781469673929

New Book - The Demands of Justice: Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, and Clemency in Early Virginia

Author: Tamika Nunley Title: The Demands of Justice: Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, and Clemency in Early Virginia Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication Date: 4/4/2023 ISBN: 9781469673127 Trade Paperback  (English)

New Book - An Ordinary Life?: The Journeys of Tonia Lechtman, 1918–1996 (Polish and Polish American Studies)

Author: Müller, Anna Title: An Ordinary Life?: The Journeys of Tonia Lechtman, 1918–1996 (Polish and Polish American Studies) Publisher: Ohio University Press Publication Date: 1/17/2023 ISBN: 9780821424971 Hardcover  (English)

New Book - Apartheid’s Black Soldiers: Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa (War and Militarism in African History)

Author: LENNART BOLLIGER Title: Apartheid’s Black Soldiers: Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa (War and Militarism in African History) Publisher: Ohio University Press Publication Date: 10/1/2021 ISBN: 9780821425114 Paperback   (English)

New Book - Claiming Union widowhood : race, respectability, and poverty in the post-emancipation South

Author: Brandi Clay Brimmer Title: Claiming Union widowhood : race, respectability, and poverty in the post-emancipation South Publisher: Duke University Press Books Publication Date: 12/18/2020 ISBN: 9781478011323 Trade Paperback  (English)

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