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The roots of racism : the politics of white supremacy in the US and Europe /

"Racism has deep roots in both the United States and Europe. This important book examines the past, present, and future of racist ideas and politics. It describes how policies have developed over a long history of European and White American dominance of political institutions that maintain Whi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Givens, Terri E., 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2022.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 1 Introduction: Structural Racism is the Problem of the 21st Century
  • Ongoing discrimination toward ethnic and racial minorities
  • The politics of White supremacy versus White nationalism
  • Perpetuating White supremacy versus a multicultural future
  • Defining comparative race theory
  • Outline of chapters
  • 2 Political Science, International Relations, and the Normalization of White Supremacy
  • The impact of the lack of diversity in political science
  • Political science and the perpetuation of White supremacy
  • International relations, race, and immigration
  • Transatlantic ideas and connections: immigration, race (and religion) in Europe
  • Conclusion
  • 3 The Social and Geographical Construction of Race: A Transatlantic History
  • The development of race: a transatlantic history
  • Becoming Black
  • Becoming White: race and immigration
  • The role of religion in defining the other
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • 4 Ties that Bind: Slavery and Colonialism
  • A timeline of slavery and colonialism
  • 1400-1550: laying the foundations for the slave trade
  • 1560-1600: the English enter the slave trade
  • 1607-1700: slavery in America
  • 1700-1800: the beginning of the end of the slave trade
  • 1800-1900: abolition to Civil War
  • Europe encounters Africa: 1400-1599
  • Slavery and colonialism
  • Colonialism and empire: the foundations for future migration
  • Britain
  • France
  • Germany
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Post-War Transitions: The Conflation of Immigration and Race
  • Immigration control, race, and eugenics
  • Immigration and the development of marginalized communities in Europe
  • From temporary labor to settlers
  • Family reunification and the beginning of the backlash
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Immigration, Race, and Citizenship
  • Reconstruction and the development of violent voter suppression in the US
  • Citizenship and immigration in Europe
  • Britain
  • France
  • Germany
  • Conclusion
  • 7 From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter
  • Discrimination in practice
  • The civil rights movements in the US and UK
  • British race relations laws
  • Antidiscrimination policy in Europe
  • Immigrant and minority political participation
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • 8 Party Politics, the Radical Right, and Race in the 21st Century
  • A political backlash to increasing diversity
  • Radical right parties: racism repackaged
  • Barack Obama and immigrant politics
  • Transatlantic connections on the right
  • The decline of left-wing parties
  • Conclusion
  • 9 Elections, Protest, and Insurrection
  • Brexit and the politics of immigration
  • Black Lives Matter and policing.