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The End of Tolerance: Racism in 21st Century Britain
Arun Kundnani
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Description for The End of Tolerance: Racism in 21st Century Britain
Paperback. Shows how multicultural Britain is under attack by government policies and vitriolic press campaigns that encourage racism Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Is Britain becoming a more racist society? Arun Kundnani looks behind the media hysteria to show how multicultural Britain is under attack by government policies and vitriolic press campaigns that play upon fear and encourage racism.
Exacerbated by the attacks of 9/11 and 7/7, Kundnani argues that a new form of racism is emerging that is based on a systematic failure to understand the causes of forced migration, global terrorism and social segregation. The result is a climate of hatred, especially against Muslims and asylum seekers. Yet the government presses ahead with flawed policies and anti-terrorist legislation ... Read more
Is Britain becoming a more racist society? Arun Kundnani looks behind the media hysteria to show how multicultural Britain is under attack by government policies and vitriolic press campaigns that play upon fear and encourage racism.
Exacerbated by the attacks of 9/11 and 7/7, Kundnani argues that a new form of racism is emerging that is based on a systematic failure to understand the causes of forced migration, global terrorism and social segregation. The result is a climate of hatred, especially against Muslims and asylum seekers. Yet the government presses ahead with flawed policies and anti-terrorist legislation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745326450
SKU
V9780745326450
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About Arun Kundnani
Arun Kundnani is an Adjunct Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, and teaches terrorism studies at John Jay College. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Leiden University, Netherlands, an Open Society Fellow, and the Editor of the journal Race and Class. He is the author of The End of Tolerance (Pluto, 2007) and The Muslims ... Read more
Reviews for The End of Tolerance: Racism in 21st Century Britain
'Before you can solve a problem you have to understand it. Arun Kundnani not only understands the roots and ramifications of contemporary racism but explains it clearly, linking the local, the global, the political and the cultural. An incisive book at a decisive moment'
Gary Younge 'An illuminating analysis of the historic development of British racism, its empire and ... Read more
Gary Younge 'An illuminating analysis of the historic development of British racism, its empire and ... Read more