Racism and anti-racism in Europe / Alana Lentin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lentin, Alana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--Europe, Western.

Racism.

Anti-racism--Europe, Western.

Anti-racism.

Europe, Western--Ethnic relations.

Europe, Western.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Remarkable ... a major contribution to our understanding and handling of one of the crucial contemporary issues that acquires more gravity by the day.' Zygmunt Bauman This is an in-depth sociological study of the phenomenon of anti-racism, as both political discourse and social movement practice in western Europe. Lentin develops a comparative study of anti-racism in Britain, France, Italy and Ireland. While 'race' and racism have been submitted to many profound analyses, anti-racism has often been dealt with as either the mere opposite of racism or as a theme for prescriptives or polemics by those concerned with the persistence of racist discrimination. By contrast, this book views anti-racism as a variety of discourses that are central to the understanding of the politics of modern states. Examining anti-racism gives us insights not only into current debates on citizenship, immigration and Europeanisation, but it also crucially assists us in understanding the nature of race, racism and racialisation themselves. At a time of mounting state racism against asylum seekers, migrants and refugees throughout Europe and beyond, this book provides a much-needed exploration of the discourse of anti-racism that shapes policy and public opinion today.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction: Anti- Racism, Sociology and the Political

Why Anti- Racism?

Historicising Anti- Racism

Anti- Racism and Europe

Intercontinental Influences

The Interpretative Capacity of Anti- Racism

Writing a Sociology of Anti- Racism

1 'Race and State': European Modernity and the Political Idea of 'Race'

'Race' and Racism, Nation and State

Internal Rationalisation/ External Fortification

Racism, Antisemitism and the Paradoxes of Equality

Racism, Europeanness and the Ideal of Humanity

2 Explaining Racism: Anti- Racist Discourse between Culture and the State

The Culturalism of the UNESCO Tradition

Culturalism and the Theorisation of a Neoracism

Anti- Colonialism, Race and Class

Conclusion: The Return of Culture

3 Anti- Racist Orientations: France, Britain, Ireland, Italy

Touche Pas ⁄ Mon Pote!: The Emergence of Anti- Racism in France

Black and White, Unite and Fight: The Emergence of Anti- Racism in Britain

All Different All Equal All Exploited: The Emergence of Anti- Racism in Ireland

Lavoratori Immigrati, Rompere la Catena dei Ricatti di Padroni e Governo Italian: The Emergence of Anti- Racism in Italy

Conclusion

4 Anti- Racism as Public Political Culture

Anti- Racism in Crisis

Majoritarians and Communitarians

Anti- Racism or Anti- Fascism?

5 Who Says What, for Whom and from Where? Anti- Racism and Political Representation

Anti- Racism and Political Representation: Beyond Visibility

Keeping it Real: Authenticity or Experience?

Selling Out? Claiming Rights or Asserting Independence

Bringing it All Back Home: Localised or Globalised Anti- Racism?

Conclusion: The Possibility of Alliance

Conclusion: Anti- Racist Futures: A Sense of Deja Vu or a Journey into the Unknown?

Policing Strangers: Anti- Racism in Context.

Globalising Culture? Anti- Racism's Response

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-330) and index.

ISBN:

9786611750398

9781783718641

1783718641

9781849642330

1849642338

9781281750396

1281750395

9781435661738

1435661737

OCLC:

666935219