ABSTRACT

Race offers a compelling introduction to the study of ideas related to race throughout history. Its breadth of coverage, both geographically and temporally, provides readers with an expansive, global understanding of the term from the classical period onwards. This concise guide offers an overview of:  

  • Intersections of Race and Gender
  • Race and Social Theory
  • Identity, Ethnicity, and Immigration
  • Whiteness
  • Legislative and Judicial Markings of Difference
  • Race in South Africa, Israel, East Asia, Asian America
  • Blackness in a Global Context
  • Race in the History of Science
  • Critical Race Theory 

This clear and engaging study is essential reading for students of Literature, Culture, and Race.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part I|1 pages

Fixing the fetters of race

part II|1 pages

Recasting the fetters of race

chapter 4|53 pages

Slavery and race

part III|1 pages

Loosening the fetters of race

chapter 5|36 pages

Race and epistemologies of otherness

chapter |17 pages

Conclusion

Race in the world