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Title Racism in metropolitan areas / edited by Rik Pinxten and Ellen Preckler
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2005
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Description 1 online resource
Series Culture and politics/politics and culture ; v. 3
Culture and politics/politics and culture ; v. 3.
Contents Introduction : racism in metropolitan areas / Rik Pinxten and Ellen Preckler -- How a dream was shattered / Patrick Janssens -- Explaining increased racial conflict in post-industrial societies : the creation of systemic 'competitive' youth unemployment / Troy Duster -- Racial conflicts in British cities / Eric Seward -- Limits of tolerance and limited tolerance : how tolerant are the Danes? / Peter Hervik -- The politics of 'caste is race' : the impact of urbanisation / Dipankar Gupta -- Playing the media : the Durban case / Guy Poppe -- The relevance of the language of race in South Asian conflicts / Sumit Sarkar -- The Fremmede and the Dalit are silent : Danish and Indian cultural worlds / Donald Robotham
Summary For several decades, a political discourse, which incites exclusion and hatred againt those who are perceived as different, has been gaining ground, most notably in affluent and developed countries. Focusing on the growth of racism in large cities and urban areas, this volume presents the views of international scholars who work in the social sciences and statements by non-practicing academics such as journalists and policy makers. The contributions of the scientists and the non-academic specialists are grouped around common themes, highlighting existing debates and bringing together widely s
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 16, 2022)
Subject Group identity.
Intergroup relations.
Racism.
Visual perception.
Social Identification
Visual Perception
group identity.
visual perception.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Group identity
Intergroup relations
Racism
Visual perception
Form Electronic book
Author Pinxten, Rik, editor.
Preckler, Ellen, editor.
ISBN 1322170290
9781322170299
9781782387909
1782387900