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This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987. A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, There Ainât No Black in the Union Jack provided a powerful new direction for race relations in Britain. Still dynamite today and as relevant as ever, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by the author.



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'... provocative and stimulating ... not a book which can or should be ignored.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement

'This will make excellent controversial reading on the question of racism.' - Ron Vavaka, Orebro University, Sweden


'Provocative and stimulating ... not a book which can or should be ignored.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement



Table of Contents
Chapter 1 ‘Race’, Class and Agency; Chapter 2 ‘The Whisper Wakes, the Shudder Plays’; Chapter 3 Lesser Breeds Without The Law; Chapter 4 Two Sides of Anti-Racism; Chapter 5 Diaspora, Utopia and the Critique of Capitalism; Chapter 6 Conclusion;

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 11/07/2002
      ISBN13: 9780415289818, 978-0415289818
      ISBN10: 0415289815

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987. A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, There Ainât No Black in the Union Jack provided a powerful new direction for race relations in Britain. Still dynamite today and as relevant as ever, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by the author.



      Trade Review

      '... provocative and stimulating ... not a book which can or should be ignored.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement

      'This will make excellent controversial reading on the question of racism.' - Ron Vavaka, Orebro University, Sweden


      'Provocative and stimulating ... not a book which can or should be ignored.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement



      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 ‘Race’, Class and Agency; Chapter 2 ‘The Whisper Wakes, the Shudder Plays’; Chapter 3 Lesser Breeds Without The Law; Chapter 4 Two Sides of Anti-Racism; Chapter 5 Diaspora, Utopia and the Critique of Capitalism; Chapter 6 Conclusion;

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