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The Meaning of Race

Race, History and Culture in Western Society

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  1. Kenan Malik
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Kenan Malik
    Pages 1-8

  3. Beyond the Liberal Hour

    • Kenan Malik
    Pages 9-37

  4. The Social Limits to Equality

    • Kenan Malik
    Pages 38-70

  5. The Making of a Discourse of Race

    • Kenan Malik
    Pages 71-100

  6. Race in the Age of Democracy

    • Kenan Malik
    Pages 101-127

  7. Race, Culture and Nationhood

    • Kenan Malik
    Pages 128-148

  9. Cultural Wars

    • Kenan Malik
    Pages 178-216

  11. Equality and Emancipation

    • Kenan Malik
    Pages 260-269

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 270-323
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About this book

In The Meaning of Race, Kenan Malik throws new light on the nature and origins of ideas of racial difference. Arguing that the concept of 'race' is a means through which Western society has come to understand the relationship between humanity, society and nature, the book re-examines the relationship between Enlightenment thought and racial discourse, clarifies the nature of scientific racism, and presents a critique of postmodern theories of cultural 'difference'.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Meaning of Race

  • Book Subtitle: Race, History and Culture in Western Society

  • Authors: Kenan Malik

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24770-7

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 323

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Ethnicity Studies

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