Race Politics in Britain and France: Ideas and Policymaking Since the 1960s

by Erik Bleich

Book Overview

Britain and France have developed substantially different policies to manage racial tensions since the 1960s, in spite of having similar numbers of post-war ethnic minority immigrants. Providing the first detailed historical exploration of racial policy development in the two countries, this study traces the sources of Britain's race relations structures and France's anti-racism approach. Erik Bleich argues against the accepted beliefs that attribute...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521009537
• ISBN13: 9780521009539
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"