The Politics of Race : : Canada, the United States, and Australia / / Jill Vickers, Annette Isaac.

The Politics of Race is an excellent resource for students and general readers seeking to learn about race policies and legislation. Arguing that 'states make race,' it provides a unique comparison of the development and construction of race in three white settler societies - Canada, the U...

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©2012
Year of Publication:2019
Edition:Second Edition
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Politics of Race in Three Settler States
  • 1. Foundational Race Regimes
  • 2. Subsequent Race Regimes - Segregation and Whites-Only Nationalism
  • 3. Immigration Policy and Multiculturalism
  • 4. Federalism and Electoral Systems: Mechanisms of the Politics of Race
  • 5. The Politics of Race: Contexts and Bottom-Up Approaches to Change
  • 6. Top-Down Approaches and Democratic Responsiveness
  • 7. 'Back to the Future': Fragmented and International Race Formations
  • 8. Basic Concepts for Understanding the Politics of Race
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index