Race and Ethnicity in Secret and Exclusive Social Orders: Blood and Shadow (Ethnic and Racial Studies)

Product Details

• Author: Matthew W. Hughey

• Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

• Edition: 1

• Binding: Paperback

• Number of Pages: 160

• Release Date: 19-10-2016

• EAN: 9781138217751

• Language: English

Details:

Race and Secret Societies by Matthew W. Hughey delves into the often-overlooked intersection of race and ethnicity within secret and private organizations. While these groups—ranging from Greek-letter organizations to mutual aid societies and civic orders—have been glamorized in popular culture, their role in race relations is seldom examined. This book fills that gap, offering a critical analysis of how race and ethnicity shape and are shaped by such societies.

Focusing on historically significant organizations like Historically Black and White Fraternities and Sororities, the Ku Klux Klan, Ekpe and Abakuj secret societies in Africa and the West Indies, Gypsies in the United Kingdom, and African American Order of the Elks, the book traces the complex role of racial and ethnic identity in the formation and perpetuation of these cloistered orders. It explores how these organizations have been both a cause and consequence of colonization, segregation, and subjugation, while also acting as catalysts for personal development, kinship ties, and racial nationalism.

Originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies, this book is an essential contribution to understanding the interplay between secret societies, race, and ethnicity.

EAN: 9781138217751
Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.0 x 0.5 inches