There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack
The cultural politics of race and nation
Author: Paul Gilroy Series: Routledge Classics
This text is a powerful indictment of contemporary academic practices, in which Gilroy highlights the inadequacies of the British approach to race. It provides a powerful new direction for race relations theory in Britain.
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This text is a powerful indictment of contemporary academic practices, in which Gilroy highlights the inadequacies of the British approach to race. It provides a powerful new direction for race relations theory in Britain.
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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.
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“'Provocative and stimulating ... not a book which can or should be ignored.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement”
'... provocative and stimulating ... not a book which can or should be ignored.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement
'This will make excellent controversial reading on the question of racism.' - Ron Vavaka, Orebro University, Sweden
'Provocative and stimulating ... not a book which can or should be ignored.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement
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Paul Gilroy
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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.
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