Race and power : global racism in the twenty-first century

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Title:

Race and power : global racism in the twenty-first century

Author:

Bhattacharyya, Gargi, 1964-

ISBN:

9780415219709

9780415219716

Personal Author:

Bhattacharyya, Gargi, 1964-

Publication Information:

New York : Routledge, 2001.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

General Note:

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Contents:

1. Changing configurations of whiteness -- 2. New forms of racialisation in the global economy -- 3. Race mixture and people of mixed origins in western societies -- 4. Sexualising racism -- 5. Consumption and distribution -- 6. Diasporas, population scares and new aesthetics.

Abstract:

"If globalisation is making the world more interconnected and more homogenous, why are racist divisions deepening?" "Race and Power reviews cutting-edge debates around racial politics and the culture and economy of globalisation in an accessible way for undergraduate students. Far from concluding that racism is over, the authors contend that the forces of globalisation inhabit older cultures of racial division in order to safeguard the economic interests of the privileged. Arguing that the unspoken culture of whiteness informs much that passes in the name of globalisation, the book suggests that we are witnessing a reformulation of economic relations around global racisms. Alongside these shifts in economic relations racialised identities evolve to encompass mixed heritages and mixed cultures both in personal identities and in lifestyle choices. The volume ends with an examination of the role of diasporic cultural forms in contemporary global consciousness."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Racism.

Racism -- Economic aspects.

Race relations -- Economic aspects.

International economic relations -- Social aspects.

Added Author:

Gabriel, John, 1960-

Small, Stephen, 1963-

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Summary

Reviewing cutting-edge debates around racial politics and the culture and economy of globalization, this book draws together a wide range of important contemporary debates in a clear and concise way for undergraduate students.

Far from concluding that racism is over, the authors contend that the forces of globalization inhabit older cultures of racial division in order to safeguard the economic interests of the privileged. Arguing that the unspoken culture of whiteness informs much that passes in the name of globalization, the book suggests that we are witnessing a reformulation of economic relations around global racisms. Alongside these shifts in economic relations, racialized identities evolve to encompass mixed heritages and mixed cultures both in personal identities and in lifestyle choices.

This is one of the few texts that concentrates on the theory of race rather than politics. It looks at race in global terms, and at 'whiteness' as a part of ethnic studies.