Racism

Paperback

Main Details

Title Racism
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Miles
Revised by Malcolm Brown
SeriesKey Ideas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780415296779
ClassificationsDewey:305.8
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Professional & Vocational
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Teenage / Young Adult
Edition 2nd Revised edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 19 June 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Racism is as pertinent an issue today as it was twenty years ago. This fully updated new edition of Racism provides a thought-provoking account of the history and debate about the concept. Combining historical and theoretical analysis, it surveys the history of the ways in which European peoples have described and experienced non-Europeans, and summarizes the emergence and evolution of the concept of racism within the Western sociological tradition. This edition brings the book up to date by looking at examples such as the war in the former Yugoslavia and the cases of Stephen Lawrence and Rodney King, and by considering Islamophobia in Western societies. It also looks more widely at recent developments in the debate. This book will be essential reading for students studying racism or ethnicity in sociology, anthropology and politics.

Author Biography

Robert Miles is the Director of Study Abroad and Professor of Sociology and International Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Malcolm Brown is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Exeter.