Race and Racism

Essays in Social Geography

Inbunden, Engelska, 1987

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Beskrivning

First Published in 1987. In September 1985 the Social Geography Study Group of the Institute of British Geographers held a three-day conference at Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic on the subject of ‘Race and Racism’. The present volume is a selection of essays derived from some of the papers that were given at the conference, together with one newly commissioned paper (by Susan Smith) and an introductory essay.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1987-09-10
Mått:138 x 216 x 30 mm
Vikt:589 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Allen & Unwin
ISBN:9780043050026

Utforska kategorier

Diskriminering och rättvisa inom Samhälle och politik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Peter Jackson Department of Geography, University College London

Recensioner i media

`...all the contributions are of interest. There is nothing that will not repay the attention of readers and teachers interested in contemporary developments in the study of race and ethnic relations...an interesting and worthwhile collection of papers.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

Innehållsförteckning

INTRODUCTION The idea of ‘race’ and the geography of racism PART I SEGREGATION RECONSIDERED 1 Residential segregation: a geography of English racism? 2 Residential segregation retheorized: a view from southern California 3 Racism and settlement policy: the state’s response to a semi-nomadic minority PART II RACISM IN BRITAIN 4 The politics of ‘race relations’ in Britain and the West 5 Racism in Britain: the Scottish dimension 6 The Irish in London: an exploration of ethnic boundary maintenance 7 Spatial variability in attitudes towards ‘race’ in the UK PART III RACISM AND ANTI-RACISM IN HOUSING AND SOCIAL POLICY 8 Asian ethnicity, home-ownership and social reproduction 9 The rhetoric of anti-racism in public housing allocation 10 Ethnic minorities and racism in welfare provision 11 Ethnic identity, residential concentration and social welfare: the Jews in London PART IV IDEOLOGY AND RESISTANCE12 ‘Something happened’: the problems of explaining the 1980 and 1981 riots in British cities 13 ‘A permanent possession’? US attitudes towards Puerto Rico 14 Racist and anti-racist ideology in films of the American South