'There Ain't no Black in the Union Jack': The Cultural Politics of Race and Nation (Black Literature and Culture)
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Gilroy demonstrates the enormous complexity of racial politics in England today. Exploring the relationships among race, class, and nation as they have evolved over the past twenty years, he highlights racist attitudes that transcend the left-right political divide. He challenges current sociological approaches to racism as well as the ethnocentric bias of British cultural studies. "Gilroy demonstrates effectively that cultural traditions are not static, but develop, grow and indeed mutate, as they influence and are influenced by the other changing traditions around them."—David Edgar, Listener Review of Books . "A fascinating analysis of the discourses that have accompanied black settlement in Britain. . . . An important addition to the stock of critical works on race and culture."—David Okuefuna, Chicago Tribune Review: it worked out just fine for me thanks so much - This was a big deal for me because I needed this book for my English class, it worked out just fine for me thanks so much. Review: Hard to read, - The book came in great quality and there isn't anything wrong per-se. It was such a tough read! Extremely dense and it isn't any type of narrative if that's what you're looking for. I bought this for class.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 Reviews |
C**Y
it worked out just fine for me thanks so much
This was a big deal for me because I needed this book for my English class, it worked out just fine for me thanks so much.
I**X
Hard to read,
The book came in great quality and there isn't anything wrong per-se. It was such a tough read! Extremely dense and it isn't any type of narrative if that's what you're looking for. I bought this for class.
J**Y
Jolly Good
Paul Gilroy's 'There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack' offers an intriguing examination of race relations in Britain in the 1980s. Gilroy, unlike numerous other theorists, sees the interconnectedness between those discourses around race, class, and gender, and its impact on the black British community. Furthermore, Gilory advances the notion that "materialist theory of culture has much to contribute to 'race relations' analysis" (16). I highly recommend Gilroy's other works in addition to this one. His writing is clear and his dexterity with the topic of race in Britain is unsurpassed.
M**R
convoluted
Gilroy's Black Atlantic is a much stronger piece. In many ways, this title ('Ain't No Black') seems to be working up to the conclusions he draws in Black Atlantic. Also, his writing in this work is not as strong as Black Atlantic. He could definitely use a decent editor who could take out all those extraneous prepositional phrases that he seems to LOVE. He could be a good deal more concise and coherent.
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