Multicultural Politics
Racism, Ethnicity and Muslims in Britain
1st Edition
Published on 6. August 2019
272 pages
978-1-4744-7107-7 (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.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Racism, Asian Muslims, and the Politics of Difference
- Part I: Racisms, Disadvantage, and Upward Mobility
- 1. "Difference," Cultural Racism, and Antiracism
- 2. If Races Do Not Exist, Then What Does? Racial Categorization and Ethnic Realities
- 3. Ethnic Diversity and RacialDisadvantage in Employment
- 4. Ethnic Differentials in Educational Performance
- Part II: The Muslim Challenge
- 5. Reflections on the Rushdie Affair: Muslims, Race, and Equality in Britain
- 6. Muslims, Incitementto Hatred, and the Law
- 7. Multiculturalism, Secularism, and the State
- 8. Muslims and the Politicsof Multiculturalism
- 9. Rethinking Multiculturalismand Liberalism
- Conclusion: Plural Britishness
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Previous Publications
- Index
