There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack

A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, this text provided a powerful new direction for race relations in Britain and is still dynamite today.

Zusatztext 'Provocative and stimulating ... not a book which can or should be ignored.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement Informationen zum Autor Paul Gilroy Klappentext In this book, the author demonstrates the enormous complexity of racial politics in England today. Exploring the relationships among race, class, and nation as they have evolved over the past twenty years, he highlights racist attitudes that transcend the left-right political divide. Zusammenfassung A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, this text provided a powerful new direction for race relations in Britain and is still dynamite today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 'Race', Class and Agency; Chapter 2 'The Whisper Wakes, the Shudder Plays'; Chapter 3 Lesser Breeds Without The Law; Chapter 4 Two Sides of Anti-Racism; Chapter 5 Diaspora, Utopia and the Critique of Capitalism; Chapter 6 Conclusion;

Autorentext

Paul Gilroy

Klappentext

In this book, the author demonstrates the enormous complexity of racial politics in England today. Exploring the relationships among race, class, and nation as they have evolved over the past twenty years, he highlights racist attitudes that transcend the left-right political divide.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 'Race', Class and Agency; Chapter 2 'The Whisper Wakes, the Shudder Plays'; Chapter 3 Lesser Breeds Without The Law; Chapter 4 Two Sides of Anti-Racism; Chapter 5 Diaspora, Utopia and the Critique of Capitalism; Chapter 6 Conclusion;