There ain't no black in the Union Jack : the cultural politics of race and nation /
Gilroy, Paul.
There ain't no black in the Union Jack : the cultural politics of race and nation / Paul Gilroy. - Introduction to Routledge Classics edition. - 1 online resource (xxxix, 366 pages) : illustrations - Routledge classics . - Routledge classics. .
Reprint. Originally published: London : Unwin Hyman, 1987. With new introduction by author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-362) and index.
Cover; There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 'Race', class and agency; 2 'The whisper wakes, the shudder plays': 'Race', nation and ethnic absolutism; 3 Lesser breeds without the law; 4 Two sides of anti-racism; 5 Diaspora, utopia and the critique of capitalism; 6 Conclusion: urban social movements, 'race' and community; Appendices to Chapter 6; Bibliography; Index.
This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987. A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack provided a powerful new direction for race relations in Britain. Still dynamite today and as relevant as ever, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by the author.
9781134438662 1134438664
Black people--Politics and government.--Great Britain
Black people--Social conditions.--Great Britain
Racism--Great Britain.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
Blacks--Politics and government.
Blacks--Social conditions.
Race relations.
Racism.
Great Britain--Race relations.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
DA125.N4
323.141
There ain't no black in the Union Jack : the cultural politics of race and nation / Paul Gilroy. - Introduction to Routledge Classics edition. - 1 online resource (xxxix, 366 pages) : illustrations - Routledge classics . - Routledge classics. .
Reprint. Originally published: London : Unwin Hyman, 1987. With new introduction by author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-362) and index.
Cover; There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 'Race', class and agency; 2 'The whisper wakes, the shudder plays': 'Race', nation and ethnic absolutism; 3 Lesser breeds without the law; 4 Two sides of anti-racism; 5 Diaspora, utopia and the critique of capitalism; 6 Conclusion: urban social movements, 'race' and community; Appendices to Chapter 6; Bibliography; Index.
This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987. A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack provided a powerful new direction for race relations in Britain. Still dynamite today and as relevant as ever, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by the author.
9781134438662 1134438664
Black people--Politics and government.--Great Britain
Black people--Social conditions.--Great Britain
Racism--Great Britain.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
Blacks--Politics and government.
Blacks--Social conditions.
Race relations.
Racism.
Great Britain--Race relations.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
DA125.N4
323.141