EMPIRE’S TRACKS: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad by Center for Race & Gender published on 2019-04-04T20:30:53Z https://www.crg.berkeley.edu/events/empires-tracks-indigenous-nations-chinese-workers-and-the-transcontinental-railroad/ The Native/Immigrant/Refugee – Crossings Research Initiative of the Center for Race & Gender presents: Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad MANU KARUKA, Assistant Professor of American Studies at Barnard College Empire’s Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native American nations, and the Chinese migrants who toiled on its path. In this meticulously researched book, Manu Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism. Manu Karuka is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at Barnard College. In his scholarship and teaching, he focuses on the intersections of imperialism and capitalism. His intellectual approaches are grounded primarily in Indigenous critique, the Black radical tradition, and materialist feminisms. Genre Learning Comment by comprehensiveanticipatorydesignscientist4livingry interesting analysis manu, lots of helpful empirical data 2021-07-02T18:30:24Z