Multicultural Politics: Racism, Ethnicity and Muslims in Britain - Softcover

Modood, Tariq

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748621725 ISBN 13: 9780748621729

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2005

Muslims have come to be perceived as the 'Other' that is most threatening to British society. This book argues that what begins as a narrative of racial exclusion and black-white division has been complicated by cultural racism, Islamophobia and an unexpected challenge to secular modernity. Moreover, the idea of 'race' as underclass has had to contend with the creation of middle class formations and high levels of participation in higher education among some non-white groups. These plural divisions are not intractable but require us to rethink simplistic and monistic ideas about racism, secularism, liberalism and what it means to be British. Tariq Modood has developed a unique and influential perspective out of his sense that the concerns of South Asians lie at the heart of 'race relations' in Britain. This book gathers together a number of his key sociological, political and theoretical interventions, together with a substantial new Introduction and Conclusion, allowing readers to engage with a distinctive analysis of race and religion. Key Features: * Combines a discussion of racism and Muslim politics in Britain * Offers an interdisciplinary combination of empirical sociology with political theory of multiculturalism * Challenges the secularist bias of liberals and social scientists

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Multicultural Politics Muslims have come to be perceived as the 'Other' that is most threatening to British society. This book argues that what begins as a narrative of racial exclusion and black-white division has been complicated by cultural racism, Islamophobia and an unexpected challenge to secular modernity. Full description

Review:

Tariq Modood has been the leading British Muslim voice in debates around national identity, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism and citizenship over the last decade, and his new volume, Multicultural Politics, showcases a felicitous blend of theoretical insight, policy-oriented practicality, and subversive common sense. One of the most respected thinkers on ethnic minority experiences in Britain. His book offers hope for British and pluralistic educators worldwide. Since the Salman Rushdie affair in 1989, Tariq Modood has established himself as one of the foremost commentators on minority ethnic affairs in Britain. Multicultural Politics is a very welcome and timely collection of selections from his work, 1990-2003. ... Multicultural Politics is an important book and unlike anything else currently available. -- Sean McLoughlin, University of Leeds Over the years Tariq Modood has emerged as one of the foremost theorists of British multiculturalism. His writings are marked by penetrating theoretical insights and good practical sense. These virtues are fully on display in this splendid book. -- Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh Tariq Modood has been the leading British Muslim voice in debates around national identity, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism and citizenship over the last decade, and his new volume, Multicultural Politics, showcases a felicitous blend of theoretical insight, policy-oriented practicality, and subversive common sense. One of the most respected thinkers on ethnic minority experiences in Britain. His book offers hope for British and pluralistic educators worldwide. Since the Salman Rushdie affair in 1989, Tariq Modood has established himself as one of the foremost commentators on minority ethnic affairs in Britain. Multicultural Politics is a very welcome and timely collection of selections from his work, 1990-2003. ... Multicultural Politics is an important book and unlike anything else currently available. Over the years Tariq Modood has emerged as one of the foremost theorists of British multiculturalism. His writings are marked by penetrating theoretical insights and good practical sense. These virtues are fully on display in this splendid book.

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0748621725
• ISBN 13: 9780748621729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272