Whiteshift : populism, immigration and the future of white majorities / Eric Kaufmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufmann, Eric P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race relations--History--21st century.

Race relations.

Ethnic relations--History--21st century.

Ethnic relations.

Emigration and immigration--History--21st century.

Emigration and immigration.

Multiculturalism--History--21st century.

Multiculturalism.

Populism--History--21st century.

Populism.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 618 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

White shift

Place of Publication:

New York : Abrams Press, 2019.

Summary:

This is the century of whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race, demographic change is transforming politics. Over half of American babies are non-white, and by the end of the century, minorities and those of mixed race are projected to form the majority in the UK and other countries. The early stages of this transformation have led to a populist disruption, tearing a path through the usual politics of left and right. One of the most crucial challenges of our time is to enable conservatives as well as cosmopolitans to view whiteshift as a positive development. In this groundbreaking book, political scientist Eric Kaufmann examines the evidence to explore ethnic change in Western Europe and North America.

"Whiteshift: the turbulent journey from a world of racially homogeneous white majorities to one of racially hybrid majorities. This is the century of whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race, demographic change is transforming politics. Over half of American babies are non-white, and by the end of the century, minorities and those of mixed race are projected to form the majority in the UK and other countries. The early stages of this transformation have led to a populist disruption, tearing a path through the usual politics of left and right. Ethnic transformation will continue, but conservative whites are unlikely to exit quietly; their feelings of alienation are already redrawing political lines and convulsing societies across the West. One of the most crucial challenges of our time is to enable conservatives as well as cosmopolitans to view whiteshift as a positive development. In this groundbreaking book, political scientist Eric Kaufmann examines the evidence to explore ethnic change in North America and Western Europe. Tracing four ways of dealing with this transformation--fight, repress, flight, and join--he charts different scenarios and calls for us to move beyond empty talk about national identity. If we want to avoid more radical political divisions, he argues, we have to open up debate about the future of white majorities. Deeply thought provoking, enriched with illustrative stories, and drawing on detailed and extraordinary survey, demographic, and electoral data, [this book] will redefine the way we discuss race in the twenty-first century."--Jacket.

Contents:

The century of whiteshift

Part I: Fight. Prequel to whiteshift : from WASP to white in American history ; The rise of Trump : ethno-traditional nationalism in an age of immigration ; Britain : the erosion of English reserve ; The rise and rise of the populist right in Europe ; Canadian exceptionalism : right-wing populism in the Anglosphere

Part II: Repress. Left-modernism : from nineteenth-century Bohemia to the campus wars ; Left-modernism versus the populist right

Part III: Flee. Hunkering down : the geographic and social retreat of white majorities

Part IV: Join. Mixing or moulding? : interracial marriage in the west ; The future of white majorities ; Will 'unmixed' whites go extinct? ; Navigating whiteshift : inclusive majorities in inclusive nations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-594) and index.

ISBN:

1468316974

9781468316971

OCLC:

1052828926