The Arena of Racism

by Michel Wieviorka

Book Overview

In this vital addition to the sociological literature on racism, Michel Wieviorka presents a detailed and revisionary analysis of the vocabulary of racism (prejudice, discrimination, segregation and violence), arguing that racism is not reducible to these elementary forms. He shows how the experiences of institutionalized racism in America and anti-Semitism in Europe can be analyzed to provide an understanding of the complex transition from race to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803978812
• ISBN13: 9780803978812
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"