Since the controversial scientific race theories of the 1930s, anthropologists have generally avoided directly addressing the issue of race, viewing it as a social construct. Challenging this tradition, Peter Wade proposes that anthropologists can in fact play an important role in the study of race.Wade is critical of contemporary theoretical studies of race formulated within the contexts of colonial history, sociology and cultural studies. Instead he argues for a new direction; on...

Interracial sexual relations are often a key mythic basis for Latin American national identities, but the importance of this has been under explored.Peter Wade provides a pioneering overview of the growing literature on race and sex in the region, covering historical aspects and contemporary debates.He includes both black and indigenous people in the frame, as well as mixed and white people, avoiding the implication that 'race' means 'black-white' relations.

This book highlights the growing mainstream focus on racism and anti- racism in Latin America. It reveals the diverse social transformation projects addressing racism, reflecting a complexity not previously evident. Inspired by a research project involving Indigenous and Black organizations, the chapters in this book explore cases in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico, where anti- racist efforts are significant, though not always central to organizational agendas. These chapters share a...

This book will enable the layman to understand the workings and the importance of Powers of Attorney. Lasting Powers of Attorney were introduced by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and enables the person being the Donor to appoint another person to deal with their financial affairs if they become mentally incapable. LPA's cover financial matters, property matters and personal welfare issues. Personal welfare issues could include making of treatment or daily living decisions. The book will take...

A Practical Guide to Residential Conveyancing Revised Edition, by Peter Wade is a comprehensive guide to the various processes underpinning the conveyancing of residential property. It is clear and concise and is ideal for anyone who wishes to buy or sell a property without the use of a solicitor or licensed conveyancer and can be used by those who want a practical guide or by those who wish to learn more about the processes of conveyancing generally.

Race mixture, or mestizaje, has played a critical role in the history, culture, and politics of Latin America. In Degrees of Mixture, Degrees of Freedom, Peter Wade draws on a multidisciplinary research study in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. He shows how Latin American elites and outside observers have emphasized mixture's democratizing potential, depicting it as a useful resource for addressing problems of racism (claiming that race mixture undoes racial difference and hierarchy)...

Taking a comparative approach, this textbook is a concise introduction to race. Illustrated with detailed examples from around the world, it is organised into two parts. Part I explores the historical changes in ideas about race from the ancient world to the present day, in different corners of the globe. Part II outlines ways in which racial difference and inequality are perceived and enacted in selected regions of the world. Examining how humans have used ideas of physical appearance, he...

A Practical Guide to Obtaining Probate, Revised Edition is a concise and informative guide to the processes that underpin the practice of the administration of estates. The book is designed for those people who are involved in obtaining probate and acting as executor who wish to understand more about this complex area. The book is fully updated to 2024.

A Practical Guide to Residential Conveyancing Revised Edition, 2024, by Peter Wade is a comprehensive guide to the various processes underpinning the conveyancing of residential property. It is clear and concise and is ideal for anyone who wishes to buy or sell a property without the use of a solicitor or licensed conveyancer and can be used by those who want a practical guide or by those who wish to learn more about the processes of conveyancing generally.

This book will enable the layman to understand the workings and the importance of Powers of Attorney. Lasting Powers of Attorney were introduced by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and enables the person being the Donor to appoint another person to deal with their financial affairs if they become mentally incapable. LPA's cover financial matters, property matters and personal welfare issues. Personal welfare issues could include making of treatment or daily living decisions. The book will take...

Powerful narratives often describe Latin American nations as fundamentally mestizo. These narratives have hampered the acknowledgment of racism in the region, but recent multiculturalist reforms have increased recognition of Black and Indigenous identities and cultures. Multiculturalism may focus on identity and visibility and address more casual and social forms of racism, but can also distract attention from structural racism and racialized inequality, and constrain larger antiracist ini...

What does it mean to know something - scientifically, anthropologically, socially? What is the relationship between different forms of knowledge and ways of knowing? How is knowledge mobilised in society and to what ends? Drawing on ethnographic examples from across the world, and from the virtual and global 'places' created by new information technologies, Anthropology and Science presents examples of living and dynamic epistemologies and practices, and of how scientific ways of knowing o...