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The Meaning of Race - Race, History, and Culture in Western Society (Paperback, New)
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The Meaning of Race - Race, History, and Culture in Western Society (Paperback, New)
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Today, race seems to be both everywhere and nowhere. There still
exists a general abhorrence about discriminating between people
according to their race. And yet, people are continually
categorized according to their race--Afro- Caribbean, white,
Jewish--though we often have difficulty in defining just what race
is. Everything from criminality to the entrepreneurial spirit is
given a racial connotation--witness stereotypes of black muggers or
Asian shopkeepers. The Meaning of Race argues that the social
meaning of race in modern society emerges from the contradiction
between an ideological commitment to equality and the persistence
of inequality as a practical reality. Kenan Malik here follows the
development of racial ideology over the past two hundred years,
tracing the different forms it has taken, from biological theories
of race to the relationship between race and culture. Specific
attention is focused on the impact of the break up of the postwar
order and the end of the Cold War and the concomitant
repoliticisation of the notion of racial difference. Malik goes on
to critique the poststructuralist and postmodern theories of
difference which have become the backbone of contemporary
antiracist discourse, and to examine the possibility of
transcending the discourse of race. Kenan Malik is a freelance
journalist, lecturer, and broadcaster specializing in issues of
race, politics, and the Third World. He has been a regular
contributor to such newspapers as The Guardian and Independent.
General
Imprint: |
New York University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 1996 |
First published: |
August 1996 |
Authors: |
Kenan Malik
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
323 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8147-5553-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Ethnic studies >
General
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LSN: |
0-8147-5553-4 |
Barcode: |
9780814755532 |
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