Theories of Race and Ethnicity: Contemporary Debates and Perspectives

How have research agendas on race and ethnic relations changed over the past two decades and what new developments have emerged? Theories of Race and Ethnicity provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge collection of theoretically grounded and empirically informed essays. It covers a range of key issues in race and ethnicity studies, such as genetics and race, post-race debates, racial eliminativism and the legacy of Barack Obama, and mixed race identities. The contributions are by leading writers on a range of perspectives employed in studying ethnicity and race, including critical race feminism, critical rationalism, psychoanalysis, performativity, whiteness studies and sexuality. Written in an authoritative yet accessible style, this volume is suitable for researchers and advanced students, offering scholars a survey of the state of the art in the literature, and students an overview of the field.

Author: Karim Murji
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/08/2015
Pages: 308
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521763738

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2015

About the Author
Murji, Karim: - Karim Murji is based in the Sociology Department at The Open University where he contributes to a wide range of interdisciplinary teaching in the social sciences.Solomos, John: - John Solomos is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick where he is also Head of Department.