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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462115103321

Autore

Kyriakides Christopher

Titolo

Race defaced [[electronic resource] ] : paradigms of pessimism, politics of possibility / / Christopher Kyriakides and Rodolfo D. Torres

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8047-8315-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TorresRodolfo D. <1949->

Disciplina

305.800973

Soggetti

Racism - United States - History

Racism - Great Britain - History

Anti-racism - United States - History

Anti-racism - Great Britain - History

Capitalism - Social aspects - United States - History

Capitalism - Social aspects - Great Britain - History

Electronic books.

United States Race relations Political aspects History

Great Britain Race relations Political aspects History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Hopeful subjects and the 'system of natural liberty' -- The weakness of whiteness -- From social democratic race relations to multicultural capitalism -- Other than Mexicans -- What may I hope? -- A prelude to class.

Sommario/riassunto

From Manifest Destiny to the White Man's Burden, Harold Macmillan to Tony Blair, and John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama-the historical development of racial doctrine has been closely connected to the relationship between radical and conservative politics. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Great Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of racial doctrine within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order.In conversation with current debates, this work places the treatment of racialized human