HIST 393-007 Race and Racism in the Modern World
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- Keyword Search: racism Brazil
- LC Subject Heading: "race discrimination--Brazil"
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Reference Sources
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Online
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Online
Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic studies
Davis Library Reference and UL Reference GN495.6 .C37 2004
Oxford African American Studies Center
Online
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Introduction to United States Government Information Sources
Online and Davis Library Reference Z1223.Z7 M665 1999
Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries
Davis Library Reference Desk J9.5 .G834 1997
International Information: Documents, Publications, and Electronic
Information of International Governmental Organizations
Online and Davis Library JZ4850 .I58 1997 (2 vols.)
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