Multicultural politics : racism, ethnicity and Muslims in Britain / Tariq Modood ; foreword by Craig Calhoun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Modood, Tariq, author.

Contributor:

Calhoun, Craig J., 1952- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--Great Britain.

Racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 240 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Muslims have come to be perceived as the 'Other' that is most threatening to British society. This book argues that what begins as a narrative of racial exclusion and black-white division has been complicated by cultural racism, Islamophobia and an unexpected challenge to secular modernity. Moreover, the idea of 'race' as underclass has had to contend with the creation of middle class formations and high levels of participation in higher education among some non-white groups. These plural divisions are not intractable but require us to rethink simplistic and monistic ideas about racism, secularism, liberalism and what it means to be British.Tariq Modood has developed a unique and influential perspective out of his sense that the concerns of South Asians lie at the heart of 'race relations' in Britain. This book gathers together a number of his key sociological, political and theoretical interventions, together with a substantial new Introduction and Conclusion, allowing readers to engage with a distinctive analysis of race and religion.Key FeaturesCombines a discussion of racism and Muslim politics in BritainOffers an interdisciplinary combination of empirical sociology with political theory of multiculturalismChallenges the secularist bias of liberals and social scientists

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Racism, Asian Muslims, and the Politics of Difference

Part I Racisms, Disadvantage, and Upward Mobility

One “Difference,” Cultural Racism, and Antiracism

Two. If Races Do Not Exist, Then What Does? Racial Categorization and Ethnic Realities

Three. Ethnic Diversity and Racial Disadvantage in Employment

Four. Ethnic Differentials in Educational Performance

Part II The Muslim Challenge

Five. Reflections on the Rushdie Affair: Muslims, Race, and Equality in Britain

Six. Muslims, Incitement to Hatred, and the Law

Seven. Multiculturalism, Secularism, and the State

Eight. Muslims and the Politics of Multiculturalism

Nine. Rethinking Multiculturalism and Liberalism

Conclusion. Plural Britishness

Notes

Bibliography

Previous Publications

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474471077

1474471072