Signs of Race in Poststructuralism: Toward a Transformative Theory of Race

By Robert J.C. Young

Book Overview

This book presents a class-based analysis of poststructuralism and race. The author positions this fundamental question at the heart of his project: why does race still work if it is commonly misunderstood to be a social construct? The answer is that race works because it operates like a commodity, and like any commodity, as long as it generates value (understood in the widest possible sense: economic, political, and cultural-ideological value), it will remain in circulation. This study should contribute to our understanding of race by linking questions of use value to exchange value.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761845062
• ISBN13: 9780761845065
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"