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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462583603321

Titolo

Race and state [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Alana Lentin and Ronit Lentin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006

ISBN

1-4438-0404-5

9786612035913

1-282-03591-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LentinAlana

LenṭinRonit

Disciplina

305.8

Soggetti

Racism - Political aspects

Racism in mass media

Terrorism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This collection is based on a conference titled Race and State, held at Trinity College Dublin in March 2005."--Acknowledgements.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theorising race and state -- pt. 2. Racial states after the 11th of September, 2001 -- pt. 3. The racial state(s) of Ireland.

Sommario/riassunto

Speaking about racism in the western political climate of the first decade of the twenty-first century is more difficult than ever before. There is a feeling in post-colonial and post-immigration societies that the blatant overt racism of the past is no longer as pressing. Admitting racism elicits discomfort because common wisdom tells us that racism opposes everything that we believe in as citizens of democratic, "civilised" modern states. Yet state racism appears to be here to stay and, in ...