Anti-Racism; Author: Bonnett, Alastair; Paperback

Author: Bonnett, Alastair
Key Ideas; Paperback
208 pages
Published: November 1999
Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
ISBN: 0415171202

Much has been written on racism and ethnic hatred. But what about traditions of racial tolerance and equality? Anti-Racism offers an historical and international introduction to the development of this topic. Drawing on sources from around the world, it explains the roots and illustrates the practice of anti-racism in Western and non-Western societies. The author introduces the contemporary dilemmas being tracked within anti-racist debate as well as the criticisms of anti-racism that have been heard within Western societies.This is one of the first books to look at anti-racism asa topic of social, scientific, historical and geographical inquiry. This will prove a unique resource for anyone interested in issues of equality, race or ethnicity.This introductory text provides students for the first time with an historical and international analysis of the development of anti-racism.