Racism, Culture, Markets

• Autore: Gabriel John
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.8
• Soggetto topico: Black people; Culture conflict; Ethnic attitudes; Popular culture; Race awareness; Racism; Racism - Race identity; Ethnic & Race Studies; Gender & Ethnic Studies; Social Sciences
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; RACISM, CULTURE, MARKETS; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Part I HISTORIES AND CONTEXTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 HISTORY AS PRESENT: PRESENT AS HISTORY; Part II INSTITUTIONAL SITES; 3 'THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOMEPLACE': RACISM, ETHNICITY AND THE FAMILY; 4 CONSUMING EDUCATION; 5 'UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES': MCDONALD'S, MARKETS AND EQUALITY; Part III GLOBAL THEMES; 6 GLOBAL JOURNEYS; 7 EUROPE: 1992 AND BEYOND; CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Racism, Culture, Markets explores the connections between cultural representations of `race' and their historical, institutional and global forms of expression and impact. John Gabriel examines the current fixation with market place philosophies in terms of the crisis in anti-racist politics and concern over questions of cultural identity. He explores issues such as the continuing relevance of terms like `black' as a basis for self definition; the need to think about identities in more fluid and complex ways, and the need to develop a much more explicit discussion of the construct
• Titolo autorizzato: Racism, Culture, Markets
• ISBN: 1-280-53934-8; 9786610539345; 1-134-86776-X; 0-203-13136-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783009703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II