Race Trouble
Kevin Durrheim
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Description for Race Trouble
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
This book draws on the South African experience to develop a theory of race trouble with the central observation that transformation in South Africa has reshaped patterns and practices of encounter and exchange between historically defined race groups. Race continues to feature prominently in these new forms of social interaction and, by participating in them, South Africans are cast once again as racial subjects - advantaged or disadvantaged, included or excluded, colonizers or colonized.
This book draws on the South African experience to develop a theory of race trouble with the central observation that transformation in South Africa has reshaped patterns and practices of encounter and exchange between historically defined race groups. Race continues to feature prominently in these new forms of social interaction and, by participating in them, South Africans are cast once again as racial subjects - advantaged or disadvantaged, included or excluded, colonizers or colonized.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739167076
SKU
V9780739167076
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99-15
About Kevin Durrheim
Kevin Durrheim is professor of psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Xoliswa Mtose is executive dean of education at Forth Hare University. Lyndsay Brown teaches English at Durban Girls High.
Reviews for Race Trouble
In Race Trouble the social psychologist Kevin Durrheim and his colleagues Xoliswa Mtose and Lyndsay Brown address the multiple complexities that an analysis of racialised practices in South Africa faces today. ... The structure of the book is well-balanced, the register accessible and engaging. It is rich in examples, usually using at least one major example/case study per chapter. These ... Read more