Multiracism

Alastair Bonnett is Professor of Social Geography at Newcastle University.

• Introduction: Reframing RacismsChapter 1 Explaining Racisms Beyond the West: Roots and Routes Chapter 2 History and Nostalgia: Ruptures, Racism, and the Experience of LossChapter 3 Religion’s Furies: Racism in Fundamentalism, Casteism, and IslamophobiaChapter 4 Political Sites of Racist Modernity: Communism, Capitalism, and Nationalism Chapter 5 Shifting Symbols: Whiteness in Japan and Blackness in MoroccoConclusions

‘Elegantly written with a breath-taking level of global reach, this highly readable account draws on a varied and engaging set of examples to articulate and elaborate the fundamental argument about global multiracism. This is a central paradigmatic challenge to mainstream positions in the field of racial and ethnic studies which fail to recognize and account for the huge range of racisms operating across the planet.’Ian Law, University of Leeds‘Covering many non-Western societies where the binary White/non-White is absent, this book provides an incisive, insightful, and important contribution to the understanding of the specificities, practices, and consequences of “world racism”. Highly recommended for specialists as well as general readers.’Zaheer Baber, University of Toronto‘A fantastic book … which I was extremely impressed by and extremely interested in because I believe it to be the only piece of work that looks at these issues in a global context.’Aynsley Taylor, Director, Ipsos Knowledge Centre‘[A]n excellent read, for racism practitioners, students, tutors, and researchers alike. […] The explanations of the effect of capitalism, globalization, and postmodernity in perpetuating racism are first class.’Sociological Inquiry