Description
Book SynopsisDespite global shifts in world power, racial conflict remains one of the major problems of contemporary social life. This concise and engaging book demonstrates the interplay between identity, power and conflict in the creation, persistence and transformation of patterns of race and ethnic relations across the globe.
Trade ReviewAn outstanding, thoroughly accessible account of race issues across the planet, showing impeccable scholarship and an international grasp of contemporary debates. This book is certain to have a significant impact on generations of scholars and students grappling with these questions now and in the future.
Ian Law, CERS (Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies), University of Leeds
This gracefully written volume corrects the narrow views of race and racism that have become increasingly dominant in recent years. Stretching across the globe and historical eras, this is a masterful survey, which manages to inform without getting the reader lost in details by developing a supple yet coherent perspective with deep roots in social theory.
Richard Alba, CUNY
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1. Diversity: Conflicts in the New Millennium
Chapter 2. Power: The Changing Geo-politics of Race
Chapter 3. Boundaries: Identity in the New World Disorder
Chapter 4. Organizations: Challenges Facing Global Institutions
Chapter 5. Violence: Extreme Racial Conflict
Chapter 6. Justice: The Search for Solutions
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