Full Description
'Race' in Britain (1982) provides a consideration of the place in 1970s British culture and society of the concept of 'race'. Through a historical examination of the origins of the concept, the cultural habit of placing people into 'races' is placed in perspective as a social rather than a 'natural' phenomenon. The significance of this method of defining people and explaining the nature of the relationships between them is shown to have taken on a critical role in the response to immigration into Britain from the 1950s. 'Race' as a way of defining others and experiencing identity requires careful analysis, and this book explores the relations between social identity and social structure in order to unravel some of its power in shaping events in Britain.
Contents
Introduction. 'Race', the Continuity of a Concept Charles Husband Part 1. 'Race' in Britain: the Historical Context 1. European Attitudes to the Outside World V.G. Kiernan 2. First Impressions: Initial English Confrontations with Africans Winthrop D. Jordan 3. Black Caricature: the Roots of Racialism James Walvin Part 2. Placing the Contemporary Situation in Context 4. Immigration Policies in the United Kingdom Tom Rees 5. The Role of Government in Britain's Racial Crisis Michael and Ann Dummett 6. Perhaps a Seventh Person? Sheila Allen 7. The Politics of Race in Britain, 1962-79: A Review of the Major Trends and of Recent Debates Gideon Ben-Tovim and John Gabriel Part 3. Personal Experiences of Multi-Ethnic Britain 8. A West Indian/British Male 9. A Professional Black West Indian/British Male 10. A Young Gujerati/British Male 11. A Young Pakistani/British Female 12. Extracts from File on 4 Part 4. Social Identity and Social Structure 13. The Role of the Culture of Dominance in Structuring the Experience of Ethnic Minorities Verity Saifullah Khan 14. The Social Psychology of Minorities Henri Taifel 15. Reporting the National Front: British Values Observed Barry Troyna 16. Racism and Nationalism in Britain Robert Miles Part 5. A Perspective on the Future 17. A Political Analysis of Race in the 1980s Gideon Ben-Tovim, John Gabriel, Ian Law and Kathleen Stredder
