Racism, modernity and identity : on the western front / ed. Ali Rattansi, Sallie Westwood
Secondary Author Rattansi, Ali, 1947-Westwood, Sallie Country Reino Unido. Publication Cambridge : Polity Press, 1994 Description VIII, 299 p. ; 24 cm ISBN 0-7456-0942-2 CDU 316.347
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book analyses racism and changing ethnicities in Europe and the US in the context of new forms of global dislocation, economic recession, the resurgence of ne0-Fascism, and a widespread sense of the crisis of Western modernity.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- The Contributors (p. vii)
- Acknowledgements (p. ix)
- Modern Racisms, Racialized Identities (p. 1)
- Part I Racism and 'Postmodernity' (p. 13)
- 1 'Western' Racisms, Ethnicities and Identities in a 'Postmodern' Frame (p. 15)
- 2 Exploring Other Zones of the Postmodern: Problems of Ethnocentrism and Difference across the North-South Divide (p. 87)
- Part II The Western Front (p. 127)
- 3 Unpacking the West: How European is Europe? (p. 129)
- 4 Egypt in America: Black Athena, Racism and Colonial Discourse (p. 150)
- Part III Racism and Modernity in Europe (p. 171)
- 5 Racism in Europe: Unity and Diversity (p. 173)
- 6 Explaining Racism in Contemporary Europe (p. 189)
- 7 Universalism and Difference: The Crisis of Anti-Racism in the UK and France (p. 222)
- Part IV Racialized Identities, Local and Global (p. 245)
- 8 Racism, Mental Illness and the Politics of Identity (p. 247)
- 9 Racial Formation and Hegemony: Global and Local Developments (p. 266)
- Index (p. 290)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Ali Rattansi teaches Sociology at City University, LondonSallie Westwood teaches Sociology at the University of Leicester
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