Racism : a very short introduction /
By: Rattansi, Ali.
Series: Very short introductions ; 161.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: 194 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0192805908 (pbk.); 9780192805904:; 9780192805904 (pbk.).Subject(s): Racism![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index.
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.
Racism exists in many different forms, in almost every facet of society. This book demystifies the subject and explores its history, science, and culture. Shedding light on how racism has evolved since its earliest beginnings, it examines the notion of race from a modern genetic viewpoint.