Racism and Anti-Racism in Europe

By Alana Lentin

'Remarkable ... a major contribution to our understanding and handling of one of the crucial contemporary issues that acquires more gravity by the day.' Zygmunt BaumanThis is an in-depth sociological study of the phenomenon of anti-racism, as both political discourse and social movement practice in western Europe.Lentin develops a comparative study of anti-racism in Britain, France, Italy and Ireland. While 'race' and racism have been submitted to many profound analyses, anti-racism has often been dealt with as either the mere opposite of racism or as a theme for prescriptives or polemics by those concerned with the persistence of racist discrimination.By contrast, this book views anti-racism as a variety of discourses that are central to the understanding of the politics of modern states. Examining anti-racism gives us insights not only into current debates on citizenship, immigration and Europeanisation, but it also crucially assists us in understanding the nature of race, racism and racialisation themselves.At a time of mounting state racism against asylum seekers, migrants and refugees throughout Europe and beyond, this book provides a much-needed exploration of the discourse of anti-racism that shapes policy and public opinion today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745322204
• ISBN13: 9780745322209
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.6"