Description
Product ID: | 9780415583978 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Routledge Critical Thinkers |
Title: | Paul Gilroy |
Authors: | Author: Paul Williams, Robert Eaglestone |
Page Count: | 178 |
Subjects: | Literature: history and criticism, Literature: history & criticism |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Paul Gilroy is a major intellectual figure whose writings have led contemporary debates around race and the ‘Black Atlantic’. Gilroy argues that our ideas about race are socially constructed by colonisation, philosophy, science and consumer capitalism but that the survival tools generated by those vulnerable to racism offer the key to challenging these racist constructions. This volume:
Emphasising the timelessness and global relevance of Gilroy’s work, this useful book will appeal to anyone approaching Gilroy for the first time or seeking to further their understanding of race relations and the Black Atlantic. Paul Gilroy has been a controversial force at the forefront of debates around race, nation, and diaspora. Working across a broad range of disciplines, Gilroy has argued that racial identities are historically constructed, formed by colonization, slavery, nationalist philosophies, and consumer capitalism. Paul Williams introduces Gilroy’s key themes and ideas, including:
Emphasizing the timeliness and global relevance of Gilroy’s ideas, this guide will appeal to anyone approaching Gilroy’s work for the first time or seeking to further their understanding of race and contemporary culture. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2012-12-13 |