Racism: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Racism: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192805904

ISBN-10: 0192805908

ISBN-13: 9780192805904

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ali Rattansi

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From subtle discrimination in everyday life and scandals in politics, to incidents like lynchings in the American South, cultural imperialism, and 'ethnic cleansing', racism exists in many different forms, in almost every facet of society. But what actually is race? How has racism come to be so firmly established? Why do so few people actually admit to being racist? How are race, ethnicity, and xenophobia related? Racism: A Very Short Introduction incorporates the latest research to demystify the subject of racism and explore its history, science, and culture. It sheds light not only on how racism has evolved since its earliest beginnings, but will also explore the numerous embodiments of…

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List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English

Ali Rattansi is Visiting Professor of Sociology at University College London.



Acknowledgements


List of illustrations


Introduction



Racism and racists: some conundrums



Fear of the dark?: blacks, Jews, and barbarians



Beyond the pale: scientific racism, the nation, and the politics of colour



Imperialism, eugenics, and the Holocaust



The case against scientific racism



New racisms?



Racist identities: ambivalence, contradiction, and commitment



Beyond institutional racism: 'race', class, and gender in the USA and Britain


Conclusions: prospects for a post-racial future


References


Further reading


Index