Racism, culture, markets / / John Gabriel

• Autore: Gabriel John <1951->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.8
• Soggetto topico: Racism; Race awareness; Blacks - Race identity; Ethnic attitudes; Culture conflict; Popular culture
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-208) and index.
• 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.: 9910812846403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II