James W. Russell is University Professor of Sociology and directs the Latin American Studies Program at Eastern Connecticut State University. He was formerly Fulbright Research Professor at the North America Research Center of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City. He is the author of six books, including Double Standard: Social Policy in Europe and the United States (2006: Rowman and Littlefield) and Societies and Social Life: An Introduction to Sociology (2009: Sloan Publishing).

• Maps Preface Introduction Origins of Inequality and Uneven Development A New Empire Immigration Race Mixture Accumulation of Capital and Dependent Development NAFTA Comparative Economic and Social Classes Racial Contours of North America A North American Social Model? Notes BibliographyIndex

James W. Russell is University Professor of Sociology and directs the Latin American Studies Program at Eastern Connecticut State University. He was formerly Fulbright Research Professor at the North America Research Center of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City. He is the author of six books, including Double Standard: Social Policy in Europe and the United States (2006: Rowman and Littlefield) and Societies and Social Life: An Introduction to Sociology (2009: Sloan Publishing).

• Maps Preface Introduction Origins of Inequality and Uneven Development A New Empire Immigration Race Mixture Accumulation of Capital and Dependent Development NAFTA Comparative Economic and Social Classes Racial Contours of North America A North American Social Model? Notes BibliographyIndex

James W. Russell is University Professor of Sociology and directs the Latin American Studies Program at Eastern Connecticut State University. He was formerly Fulbright Research Professor at the North America Research Center of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City. He is the author of six books, including Double Standard: Social Policy in Europe and the United States (2006: Rowman and Littlefield) and Societies and Social Life: An Introduction to Sociology (2009: Sloan Publishing).

• Maps Preface Introduction Origins of Inequality and Uneven Development A New Empire Immigration Race Mixture Accumulation of Capital and Dependent Development NAFTA Comparative Economic and Social Classes Racial Contours of North America A North American Social Model? Notes BibliographyIndex