Race and Power: Global Racism in the Twenty-First Century - Softcover

Gargi Bhattacharyya; John Gabriel; Stephen Small

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041521971X ISBN 13: 9780415219716

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

Reviewing cutting-edge debates around racial politics and the culture and economy of globalization, this book draws together a wide range of important contemporary debates in a clear and concise way for undergraduate students.

Far from concluding that racism is over, the authors contend that the forces of globalization inhabit older cultures of racial division in order to safeguard the economic interests of the privileged. Arguing that the unspoken culture of whiteness informs much that passes in the name of globalization, the book suggests that we are witnessing a reformulation of economic relations around global racisms. Alongside these shifts in economic relations, racialized identities evolve to encompass mixed heritages and mixed cultures both in personal identities and in lifestyle choices.

This is one of the few texts that concentrates on the theory of race rather than politics. It looks at race in global terms, and at 'whiteness' as a part of ethnic studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Gargi Bhattacharyya teaches at Birmingham University. John Gabriel teaches at UC Berkeley and is the author of Racism, Culture, and Markets (1994). Stephen Small teaches at London Guildhall and is the author of Racialized Barriers (1994).

Review:

'The importance of their book is that Bhattacharyya et al do provide insight into understanding what is going on in our world.' - Mike Cole, Ethnic and Racial Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 041521971X
• ISBN 13: 9780415219716
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196