The Meaning of Race: Race, History and Culture in Western Society

By Kenan Malik

Book Overview

In The Meaning of Race , Kenan Malik throws new light on the nature and origins of ideas of racial difference. Arguing that the concept of 'race' is a means through which Western society has come to understand the relationship between humanity, society and nature, the book re-examines the relationship between Enlightenment thought and racial discourse, clarifies the nature of scientific racism, and presents a critique of postmodern theories of cultural 'difference'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333628586
• ISBN13: 9780333628584
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"