Monk (San Diego State U.) and Winslade (California State U., San Bernardino) are natives of New Zealand; Sinclair (San Diego State U.) is from the U.S. They present a text addressing the complexity of identity issues and the epistemological underpinnings of the multicultural perspective. It offers students, faculty, and counselors practice-based conceptual tools to think with as they make sense of their own experience and the experiences of their clients. Coverage includes an exploration of what culture is; complexity and culture; colonization and decolonization; race, ethnicity, and identity; discourse, positioning, and deconstruction; power and privilege; gender and identity; the globalization of identity; identity construction; cultural identity development; models of community; racism; social class, poverty, and the American dream; the production and reproduction of culture in school counseling; the American Counseling Assn.'s multicultural competencies; and the future of multicultural counseling. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)