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Race and Racism in Britain, Third Edition

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ISBN-10: 0333764099

ISBN-13: 9780333764091

Edition: 3rd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: John Solomos

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Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 3/21/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 299
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
Contemporary trends and developments
Race and racism in Britain
Racism in contemporary Europe
Rethinking the study of race and racism
Overview of the book
Theorising Race and Racism
The sociology of race in Britain
Politics, power and racism
Critiques of the race relations problematic
Culture, community and identity
New ethnicities and the politics of difference
Summary and conclusion
Historical Background and Context
The historical context of racism in Britain
Anglo-Saxons and Celts
Political and ideological responses to Jewish immigration
Race and labour in the early twentieth century
Summary and conclusion
The Politics of Race and Immigration since 1945
Post-1945 European migration
Migration, colonial labour and the state: 1945-62
Immigration and racialised politics
Immigration controls and state racism
The 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act
The changing terms of political debate
Institutionalising immigration controls
Immigration and race under Thatcher and Major
New Labour, new policies?
Summary and conclusion
Race Relations Policies and the Political Process
Racism and racial discrimination
Race relations legislation in context
The origins of antidiscrimination legislation
The genesis of race relations policies
The 1976 Race Relations Act
From policy to practice
New agendas and strategies for the twenty-first century
Summary and conclusion
Urban Politics and Racial Inequality
Concepts and models of local politics
Race and local politics in historical perspective
Processes of racialisation
Models of policy change
Policy change and conflict
Pressures for change and their impact
Resistance to change
Positive action and new initiatives
Training and racial equality
Changing forms of local governance
Local governance and social exclusion
Summary and conclusion
Race and Policing
Race, crime and disorder
Alienated youth and ghetto life
Policing minority communities
Mugging and street violence
Racialisation and popular images
Policing and violent disorder
Race, crime and statistics
Changing patterns of policing and race
Summary and conclusion
Urban Unrest and the Politics of Protest
Disorder and urban unrest
Explanations of urban unrest
Law and disorder
Racial disadvantage and urban unrest
Alienation and powerlessness
Power, legitimacy and political disorder
Policing after the riots
Scarman and beyond
The changing politics of policing
The end of urban unrest?
Summary and conclusion
Racism, Nationalism and Political Action
Conceptions of race and nation
New right ideologies and national identity
Neofascist politics
The politics of racial attacks
New forms of racist mobilisation
Racialised politics and the enemy within
The naturalisation of racism
Anti-antiracism
Nationalism and the interests of the majority
Summary and conclusion
Race, Politics and Mobilisation
Political participation and exclusion
The context of minority political mobilisation
Origins of minority political mobilisation
Forms of minority political involvement
Antiracist politics and political alliances
The politics of race and class
Politics, social movements and reform
Summary and conclusion
Race, Culture and Identity Politics
Culture, nation and identity
Multiculturalism, identity and the nation
The boundaries of national identity
Nationality and immigration
New ethnicities, culture and identity
Summary and conclusion
Race, Class and Social Change
Race, racism and social change
Racism and racial discrimination
Race, class and social exclusion
Diversity and racialised exclusion
Summary and conclusion
New Directions and Perspectives
Race, identity, politics
Racism, politics and ideology
Equality or symbolic reforms?
Protest and social change
Rethinking the politics of racism
Racism and nationalism in Europe
What kind of future?
Guide to Further Reading
Bibliography
Index