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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969284903321

Autore

Gilroy Paul

Titolo

There ain't no black in the Union Jack : the cultural politics of race and nation / / Paul Gilroy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-43865-6

0-415-28981-5

0-203-99507-4

1-134-43866-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

413p

Collana

Routledge classics

Disciplina

323.141

Soggetti

Black people - Great Britain - Politics and government

Black people - Great Britain - Social conditions

Racism - Great Britain

Great Britain Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: London : Unwin Hyman, 1987. With new introd. by author.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-362) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. 'Race', class and agency -- 2. 'The whisper wakes, the shudder plays' : 'Race', nation and ethnic absolutism -- 3. Lesser breeds without the law -- 4. Two sides of anti-racism -- 5. Diaspora, utopia and the critique of capitalism -- 6. Conclusion : urban social movements, 'race' and community.

Sommario/riassunto

This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987. A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack provided a powerful new direction for race relations in Britain. Still dynamite today and as relevant as ever, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by the author.