1st Edition
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Race and Racism In 70's Britain
By Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
Copyright 1982
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1982. The Empire Strikes Back examines the place of 'race' and racism in the political transformation of Britain at the end of the seventies, and argues that Britain has entered a longterm political and economic crisis which has brought new urgency to the politics of race and nation. The authors explore the elements of a new, culturally focused racism which, in... Read more
Preface 1 The organic crisis of British capitalism and race: the experience of the Seventies 2 Just plain common sense: the ‘roots’ of racism 3 In the abundance of water the fool is thirsty: sociology and black ‘pathology’ 4 Police and thieves 5 Schooling in Babylon 6 White woman listen! Black feminism and the boundaries of sisterhood 7 Gender, race and class: Asian women in resistance 8 Steppin’ out of Babylon—race, class and autonomy.
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`... well worth reading. It is disturbing, engenders a sense of shame, gives numerous examples to support its thesis and is well argued.' - Times Educational Supplement
