Theories of Race and Racism

A Reader

Les Back, John Solomos

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781000567793
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Discrimination & Race Relations
• Index: Social Sciences

Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader provides an overview of historical and contemporary debates in this vital and ever-evolving field of scholarship and research. Combining contributions from seminal thinkers, leading scholars and emergent voices, this reader provides a critical reflection on key trends and developments in the field.

The contributions to this reader provide an overview of key areas of scholarship and research on questions of race and racism. It provides a novel perspective by bringing together readings on the key theoretical and historical processes in this area, the development of diverse theoretical viewpoints, the analysis of antisemitism, the role of colonialism and postcolonialism, feminist perspectives on race and the articulation of new accounts of the contemporary conjuncture. The contributions to this reader include classic works by the likes of W.E.B. DuBois, Stuart Hall and Frantz Fanon as well as timely pieces by contemporary scholars including Orlando Patterson, Patricia Hill Collins and Paul Gilroy.

By bringing together a broad range of diverse accounts, Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader engages with various key areas of interest and is an invaluable guide for students and instructors seeking to explore issues of race and racism.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Notes on Editors and Contributors
• Preface to Third Edition
• General Introduction
• Part One Origins and Transformations
• Part Two Sociology, Race and Social Theory
• Part Three Racism and Antisemitism
• Part Four Colonialism, Race and the Other
• Part Five Feminism, Difference, and Identity
• Part Six Changing Boundaries and Spaces
• Index