The state of race / edited by Nisha Kapoor, Virinder Kalra and James Rhodes, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kapoor, Nisha, 1980-

Kalra, Virinder S.

Rhodes, James, 1978-

Series:

Palgrave politics of identity and citizenship series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Racism.

Multiculturalism.

History.

Race relations.

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

Great Britain.

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

Physical Description:

vii, 234 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

What can be said of the state of race? Or more specifically what can be said about the nature of the contemporary racial state and its expression of racisms in a conjuncture which declares racism is a relic? Grappling with claims to the 'postracial' in the context of an advanced neoliberal political economy which pursues heightened securitization and militarization of society like never before, this collection reflects on forms of racism at the beginning of the twenty-first century, centering on the role of the state. Focusing largely on the British racial state the contributions consider theoretical issues such as the nature of postraciality, racial neoliberalism, the state of multiculturalism and whiteness, alongside the functioning of state institutions and policy concerning the military, education, community surveillance, asylum and extradition. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I

1 The Postracial Contemporary / David Theo Goldberg Goldberg, David Theo 15

2 Racial Neoliberal Britain? / Gargi Bhattacharyya Bhattacharyya, Gargi 31

3 Remaking Whiteness in the 'Postracial' UK / James Rhodes Rhodes, James 49

4 The Status of Multiculturalism and the Retreat from Difference / Sivamohan Valluvan Valluvan, Sivamohan 72

5 Muslim Women and Gender Stereotypes in 'New Times': From Multiculturalism to Islamophobia / Heidi Safia Mirza Mirza, Heidi Safia 96

Part II

6 Can You Have Muslim Soldiers? Diversity as a Martial Value / Vron Ware Ware, Vron 121

7 'Prevent'ing Education: Anti-Muslim Racism and the War on Terror in Schools / Shamim Miah Miah, Shamim 146

8 Resisting Technologies of Surveillance and Suspicion / Virinder S. Kalra Kalra, Virinder S., Tariq Mehmood Mehmood, Tariq 163

9 Extraordinary Extradition: Racial (In)justice in Britain / Nisha Kapoor Kapoor, Nisha 181

10 Burying Asylum under the Foundations of Home / Ala Sirriyeh Sirriyeh, Ala 202

11 Afterword: Racial Futures / Nisha Kapoor Kapoor, Nisha 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230367517

0230367518

OCLC:

829386941