Racism and Ethnicity

'Ian Law has written an excellent book. It provides a wide-ranging overview of ideas and concepts, illustrated with reference to some illuminating historical and contemporary examples. An ideal textbook for undergraduate students.'

Professor John Gabriel, London Metropolitan University

'This book is clearly written and organized, exhaustive and theoretically sound. A must read, not only for the British academic public but also for students across the planet.'

Professor Marco Martiniello, FRS-FNRS and University of Lige

'Concise, balanced and incorporating a genuinely global perspective, Law's timely book should be compulsory reading for every student wishing to understand this complex, dynamic and vitally important subject.'

Professor John Stone, Boston University

Key features

• Carefully builds knowledge from key concepts, historical origins and categorisation, to a deeper understanding of the principal issues and debates.

• Addresses the operation of race and racism in their specific regional, national and local contexts.

• Examines in detail the theories and histories of race, racism and ethnicity, with critical evaluation of the work of major figures.

• Presents new research on topics such as pre-modern and contemporary scientific racisms, and European patterns of exclusion and discrimination.

• Illustrated with examples and case studies drawn from across the world and time, and supported by a range of features such as key concept boxes, activities and further reading.

Racism and Ethnicity, Global Debates, Dilemmas, Directions provides a uniquely wide-ranging discussion of race, racism and ethnicity. Importantly, it simultaneously builds a new framework for global analysis drawing on the interrelations between three key forces: racism, ethnicity and  migration. In doing so, it details the key debates, thinkers, theories, and origins of racism and ethnicity, examining in depth their ongoing power and durability in the 21st century.

This book is core reading for students across the social sciences and the humanities, from history and cultural studies through sociology and politics. It will also be of significant interest to researchers and policy makers in a range of fields.

Ian Law is Reader in Racism and Ethnicity Studies and was the founding Director of the Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies (CERS) at the University of Leeds.