Theories of Race and Ethnic Relations (Comparative Ethnic and Race Relations) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521369398 ISBN 13: 9780521369398

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1988

Synopsis

This book brings together internatiO nally known scholars from a range of disciplines and theoretical traditions. In setting out the various theories it demonstrates the range and diversity of approaches to race and ethnic relations current in the field. As well as identifyinf important and persistent points of controversy, however, the collection also reveals much complementarity and indicates the potential for a multi-faceted approach to theorization. The theories represented include contributions from the perspective of sociology, social anthropology, sociobiology, and social psychology.

About this title

Book Description:

This international anthology includes contributions from the perspectives of sociology, social anthropology, sociobiology and social psychology. They demonstrate the range and diversity of the current approach to race and ethnic relations and identify important and persistent points of controversy.

About the Author:

Tahir Abbas is Reader in Sociology and Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Culture at the University of Birmingham.  He is the author of "The Education of British South Asians: Ethnicity, Capital and Class Structure" and editor of "Muslim Britain: Communities under Pressure and Islamic Political Radical: A European Comparative Perspective." He has (co)authored over fifty articles, chapters, reviews and commissioned research papers on the subjects of education, entrepreneurship, criminal justice and multiculturalism.
 
Frank Reeves is Director of Race Equality West Midlands, one of Britain’ s regional race equality agencies.  His books include "British Racial Discourse, Race and Borough Politics, The Modernity of Further Education" as well as many articles.  He undertook his doctoral dissertation with John Rex.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0521369398
• ISBN 13: 9780521369398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Rex John, Mason David