Books by Ed Morales
“What the book does—with a lot of rich historical material—is question the staple of thinking in America through the filter of white and black. The book does that by delving into the identity formations and the cultural quest of the 17 per cent of America’s population that comes from Hispanic backgrounds. Morales traces the history of their migration from different central and Latin American countries and views the resulting cultural practices and subject positions as one of ‘mestizaje’ or mixedness and hybridity.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Ed Morales were recommended
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The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity
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How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy
by Julian Baggini -
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A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
by Toby Green -
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Maoism: A Global History
by Julia Lovell -
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Remnants of Partition: 21 Objects from a Continent Divided
by Aanchal Malhotra -
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Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture
by Ed Morales
Best Books of 2019 on Global Cultural Understanding, recommended by Ash Amin
Best Books of 2019 on Global Cultural Understanding, recommended by Ash Amin
Every year the British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize is awarded to a nonfiction book that has contributed to ‘global cultural understanding.’ Cambridge professor Ash Amin, chair of this year’s panel of judges, talks us through the fabulous books that made the 2019 shortlist and explains why they’re so important.
