
Multicultural Politics
Racism, Ethnicity and Muslims in Britain
Tariq Modood(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 15. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-7486-2172-9 (ISBN)
Description
Muslims have come to be perceived as the 'Other' that is most threatening to British society. This book argues that what begins as a narrative of racial exclusion and black-white division has been complicated by cultural racism, Islamophobia and an unexpected challenge to secular modernity. Moreover, the idea of 'race' as underclass has had to contend with the creation of middle class formations and high levels of participation in higher education among some non-white groups. These plural divisions are not intractable but require us to rethink simplistic and monistic ideas about racism, secularism, liberalism and what it means to be British.Tariq Modood has developed a unique and influential perspective out of his sense that the concerns of South Asians lie at the heart of 'race relations' in Britain. This book gathers together a number of his key sociological, political and theoretical interventions, together with a substantial new Introduction and Conclusion, allowing readers to engage with a distinctive analysis of race and religion.Key Features:* Combines a discussion of racism and Muslim politics in Britain* Offers an interdisciplinary combination of empirical sociology with political theory of multiculturalism* Challenges the secularist bias of liberals and social scientists
Reviews / Votes
Since the Salman Rushdie affair in 1989, Tariq Modood has established himself as one of the foremost commentators on minority ethnic affairs in Britain. Multicultural Politics is a very welcome and timely collection of selections from his work, 1990-2003. ... Multicultural Politics is an important book and unlike anything else currently available. -- Sean McLoughlin, University of Leeds Over the years Tariq Modood has emerged as one of the foremost theorists of British multiculturalism. His writings are marked by penetrating theoretical insights and good practical sense. These virtues are fully on display in this splendid book. -- Professor Lord Bhikhu ParekhMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
335 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-2172-9 (9780748621729)
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Person
Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and the founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
Content
1. Introduction: Racism, Asian Muslims and the Politics of Difference; Part 1: Racisms, Disadvantage and Upward Mobility; 2. `Difference', Cultural-Racism and Anti-Racism; 3. If Races Do Not Exist, Then What Does? Racial Categorisation and Ethnic Realities; 4. Ethnic Diversity and Racial Disadvantage in Employment; 5. Ethnic Differentials in Educational Performance; Part 2: The Muslim Challenge; 6. Reflections on the Salman Rushdie Affair: Muslims, Race and Equality in Britain; 7. Muslims, Incitement to Hatred and the Law; 8. Multiculturalism, Secularism and the State; 9. Muslims and the Politics of Multiculturalism; 10. Rethinking Multiculturalism and Liberalism; 11. Conclusion: Plural Britishness.