Racisms

Bethencourt, Francisco

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Author
Bethencourt, Francisco
Publish Date
20150915
Subtitle
From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
464
Publisher Name
9
ISBN-10
0691169756
ISBN-13
9780691169750
citemno
181218
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780691169750

Description

A groundbreaking history of racism

Racisms is the first comprehensive history of racism, from the Crusades to the twentieth century. Demonstrating that there is not one continuous tradition of racism, Francisco Bethencourt shows that racism preceded any theories of race and must be viewed within the prism and context of social hierarchies and local conditions. In this richly illustrated book, Bethencourt argues that in its various aspects, all racism has been triggered by political projects monopolizing specific economic and social resources.

Racisms focuses on the Western world, but opens comparative views on ethnic discrimination and segregation in Asia and Africa. Bethencourt looks at different forms of racism, and explores instances of enslavement, forced migration, and ethnic cleansing, while analyzing how practices of discrimination and segregation were defended.

This is a major interdisciplinary work that moves away from ideas of linear or innate racism and recasts our understanding of interethnic relations.