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1 online resource |
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Intro -- The STIAS series -- CONTENTS -- List of Contributors -- An introduction -- SECTION I: How the Stage was Set -- 01: Racism's workshop -- Introduction -- Prejudice -- Hate -- Some issues: How do prejudice and hate work? Do they work differently? -- A way forward: Between prejudice and hate -- References -- 02: An unlikely turning point -- Skin lightening in historical context -- The commercial development of skin lighteners in the United States and South Africa -- The rise of skin bleaching in South Africa |
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Conclusion: The introduction of skin bleaches into South Africa was a genuine turning point -- References -- 03: Settler-colonialism, nationalism and geopolitical politics -- Introduction -- Prehistory -- South Africa's strategic position -- Race, racialism and racism in settler, colonial or nationalist South Africa -- The first encounter with mercantile Europeans -- Early ideas were not embedded in race, but in terms of religion, monetary worth and location -- Dutch identity emerges in reaction to British economic colonialism -- Modern imperialistic capitalism and colonialism |
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Dutch settlers cement the concept of Afrikaners -- The British seek to crush emerging Afrikaner identity -- Complex interplay between groups of the South African population -- Anti-British elements seek theories and allies on the global stage -- Early communism -- Afrikaner nationalism looks to Europe -- Post-World War I social experiments in Europe -- The British colonialist attitude after the start of decolonialism -- Indigenous people respond to nationalist provocation -- Multicultural support for more equal treatment moves to the left -- Communism amongst African indigenous groups |
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International response to perceived communist threat -- Later Dutch-Afrikaner attitudes -- Discussion of turning points -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 04: From settler to postcolonial -- The importance of nation-states -- Four main roads to a nation-state -- South Africa as a settler-state -- Racial rehabilitations -- Options and meanings of 1994 -- Postcolonial South Africa -- Envoi -- References -- SECTION II: Assessment and Future Prospects -- 05: Ways of being -- Introduction: From here to there -- But where to start? -- Here -- What -- Why? -- How |
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Recognition of the obstacles -- Conclusion -- References -- 06: The effects of racism on the human body -- Introduction -- The hidden scourge of race-thinking and racism -- The lasting effects of stress caused by racism -- Epigenetic information does not mean "no hope" -- References -- 07: Knowing and being -- Introduction -- So what do we know about "race"? -- Classification: The power of normative orders versus the consequences of knowing -- The politics of positionality -- Concluding thoughts: How would ethical thinking be brought about? -- References -- 08: Semantics in the philosophy of race |
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Post-apartheid era -- South Africa -- Race relations
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Racism -- History
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Race relations -- Social aspects -- South Africa
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Race relations -- Social aspects
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Racism
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South Africa
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781928480457 |
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1928480454 |
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