Kenan Malik has done the almost impossible: written a clear and dispassionate book about a murky and passionate subject. He shows how the old errors and lies ab
Argues that the social meaning of race in modern society emerges from the contradiction between an ideological commitment to equality and the persistence of ine
'Why are you making this about race?' This question is repeated daily in public and in the media. Calling someone racist in these times of mounting white suprem
'Ten distinguished scientists attack the concept of race as a biologically unsound, socially invalid and prejudicial means of human classification.' -- cover.
This sweeping work traces the idea of race for more than three centuries to show that 'race' is not a product of science but a cultural invention that has been