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This three volume reference set offers a comprehensive look at the roles race and ethnicity play in society and in our daily lives General readers, students, and scholars alike will appreciate the informative coverage of intergroup relations in the United States and the comparative examination of race and ethnicity worldwide These volumes offer a foundation tunderstanding as well as researching racial and ethnic diversity from a multidisciplinary perspective Over a hundred racial and ethnic groups are described, with additional thematic essays offering insight intbroad topics that cut across group boundaries and which impact on society The encyclopedia has alphabetically arranged author-signed essays with references tguide further reading Numerous cross-references aid the reader texplore beyond specific entries, reflecting the interdependent nature of race and ethnicity operating in society The text is supplemented by photographs, tables, figures and custom-designed maps tprovide an engaging visual look at race and ethnicity An easy-to-use statistical appendix offers the latest data with carefully selected historical comparisons taid study and research in the area
