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

• Autore: Kyriakides Christopher
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.800973
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations Political aspects History; Great Britain Race relations Political aspects History
• Altri autori: TorresRodolfo D. <1949->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Race defaced
• ISBN: 0-8047-8315-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808611203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II