Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader (Routledge Student Readers) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415156726 ISBN 13: 9780415156721

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This comprehensive Reader brings together foundation work in the study of race and ethnicity and writings from many of the most exciting scholars today. It is divided into the following main sections:

• origins and transformations
• sociology, race and social theory
• racism and anti-Semitism
• colonialism, race and the other
• feminism, difference and identity
• changing boundaries and spaces.

Each section begins with a brief editorial introduction, providing a guide to the readings by historically contextualizing them and relating them to other writings throughout the book. Cross-national in content, historical in scope and offering a variety of topical perspectives, Theories of Race and Racism will be an invaluable resource for undergraduates across a range of disciplines.

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Review

'A balanced and largely successful attempt at mapping the historical origins of 'race' and racism, the changing signification of 'race' during the 20th century, and its current place within contemporary social theory. The engagement with the work of scholars on anti-Semitism is a welcome departure for a book on racism, and the further inclusion of questions concerning cultural identity and ethnicity - often ignored in more orthodox accounts of racism - gives the collection as a whole a distinctiveness and greater contemporary relevance.' - Sociological Research Online - http://socresonline.org.uk

From the Back Cover

This comprehensive reader brings together foundational work in the study of race and ethnicity and writings from many of the most exciting scholars today. It is divided into the following main sections:
* Origins and Transformations
* Sociology, Race and Social Theory
* Racism and Anti-Semitism
* Colonialism, Race and the Other
* Feminism, Difference and Identity
* Changing Boundaries and Spaces.
Each section begins with a brief editorial introduction, providing a guide to the readings in that section by historically contextualising them and relating them to other writings in the reader. Cross-national in content, historical in scope and offering a variety of perspectives, Theories of Race and Racism will be an invaluable resource for undergraduates across a range of disciplines.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415156726
• ISBN 13: 9780415156721
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 672
• Editor: Back Les, Solomos John