The borders of race : patrolling "multiracial" identities /

"Who is "multiracial"? And who decides? Addressing these two fundamental questions, Melinda Mills builds on the work of Heather Dalmage to explore the phenomenon--and consequences--of racial border patrolling by strangers, family members, friends, and even multiracial people themselve...

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Main Authors: Mills, Melinda
Published: FirstForumPress, A Division of Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.,
Publisher Address: Boulder, Colorado :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Who is "multiracial"? And who decides? Addressing these two fundamental questions, Melinda Mills builds on the work of Heather Dalmage to explore the phenomenon--and consequences--of racial border patrolling by strangers, family members, friends, and even multiracial people themselves."--Publisher's website.
Carrier Form: xiii, 281 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index.
ISBN: 9781626375826 (hardback) :
1626375828 (hardback)
Index Number: HT1523
CLC: C955
Call Number: C955/M657
Contents: The borders of race -- What is "multiracial"? -- Managing racial identities in public spaces -- Managing racial identities with family and friends -- Internalizing racial identities -- The changing geography and demography of race -- The shifting mixture of racial identities.