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

InThe 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'.

Introduction
Beyond the Liberal Hour
The Social Limits to Equality
The Making of a Discourse of Race
Race in the Age of Democracy
Race, Culture and Nationhood
From Biological Hierarchy to Cultural Diversity
Cultural Wars
Universalism, Humanism and the Discourse of Race
Equality and Emancipation
Bibliography
Index.