The politics of multiculturalism : race and racism in contemporary Britain / Ben Pitcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitcher, Ben.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Racism.

Race discrimination--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Race discrimination.

Multiculturalism--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Multiculturalism.

Nationalism--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Nationalism.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

ix, 220 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2009]

Summary:

What does racism look like in the twenty-first century? Why does it continue to blight our societies when it is so widely rejected, and how do we combat racist practices when dominant social actors and institutions embrace the language of diversity and cultural difference?

This book provides an original and innovative response to these questions. Taking as a case study the racial politics of the British state under New Labour, Ben Pitcher advances an idea of multiculturalism as the only conceptual framework that is capable of making sense of the contradictions of contemporary race practice. From explorations of the politics of nationalism to multiculturalism and the War on Terror, this book is a wide-ranging investigation of some of the most urgent and controversial issues of our times.

Contents:

1 Understanding the Politics of Multiculturalism 11

2 Black in the Union Jack: The Britishness Project 39

3 Multiculturalism, Community and 'the White Working Class' 75

4 Multicultural Conflicts: The 'Feminist' State 109

5 On the Islamic Question: Multicultural Nationalism and the War on Terror 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230210349

0230210341

OCLC:

318674362