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Conclusion: Prospects for the Future

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Race and Racism in Contemporary Britain
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This book has analysed the trajectory of racialised political debate and policy change over the past four decades. It has shown that the racialisation of British political life did not come about in a linear fashion; it was the outcome of complex political, social and economic processes that interacted in specific ways at particular points of time.

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  • The best starting point for the issue discussed in this chapter are the overviews provided by Z. Layton-Henry (1984) and M. Anwar (1986). For useful American comparisons take a look at M. Marable (1985) and W.J. Wilson (1988).

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Solomos, J. (1989). Conclusion: Prospects for the Future. In: Race and Racism in Contemporary Britain. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20187-7_10

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