Persistence of Race
Publisher: SUN PReSS
Published: 2020
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781928480457
Subjects: Post-apartheid era; Race relations; Racism; History; Ère post-apartheid; Relations raciales; Racisme; Histoire; Aspect social; Social aspects
Table of contents: title: Intro; title: The STIAS series; title: CONTENTS; title: List of Contributors; title: An introduction; title: SECTION I: How the Stage was Set; title: 01: Racism's workshop; title: Introduction; title: Prejudice; title: Hate; title: Some issues: How do prejudice and hate work? Do they work differently?; title: A way forward: Between prejudice and hate; title: References; title: 02: An unlikely turning point; title: Skin lightening in historical context; title: The commercial development of skin lighteners in the United States and South Africa; title: The rise of skin bleaching in South Africa; title: Conclusion: The introduction of skin bleaches into South Africa was a genuine turning point; title: References; title: 03: Settler-colonialism, nationalism and geopolitical politics; title: Introduction; title: Prehistory; title: South Africa's strategic position; title: Race, racialism and racism in settler, colonial or nationalist South Africa; title: The first encounter with mercantile Europeans; title: Early ideas were not embedded in race, but in terms of religion, monetary worth and location; title: Dutch identity emerges in reaction to British economic colonialism; title: Modern imperialistic capitalism and colonialism; title: Dutch settlers cement the concept of Afrikaners; title: The British seek to crush emerging Afrikaner identity; title: Complex interplay between groups of the South African population; title: Anti-British elements seek theories and allies on the global stage; title: Early communism; title: Afrikaner nationalism looks to Europe; title: Post-World War I social experiments in Europe; title: The British colonialist attitude after the start of decolonialism; title: Indigenous people respond to nationalist provocation; title: Multicultural support for more equal treatment moves to the left; title: Communism amongst African indigenous groups; title: International response to perceived communist threat; title: Later Dutch-Afrikaner attitudes; title: Discussion of turning points; title: Conclusion; title: Acknowledgements; title: References; title: 04: From settler to postcolonial; title: The importance of nation-states; title: Four main roads to a nation-state; title: South Africa as a settler-state; title: Racial rehabilitations; title: Options and meanings of 1994; title: Postcolonial South Africa; title: Envoi; title: References; title: SECTION II: Assessment and Future Prospects; title: 05: Ways of being; title: Introduction: From here to there; title: But where to start?; title: Here; title: What; title: Why?; title: How; title: Recognition of the obstacles; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: 06: The effects of racism on the human body; title: Introduction; title: The hidden scourge of race-thinking and racism; title: The lasting effects of stress caused by racism; title: Epigenetic information does not mean "no hope"; title: References; title: 07: Knowing and being; title: Introduction; title: So what do we know about "race"?; title: Classification: The power of normative orders versus the consequences of knowing; title: The politics of positionality; title: Concluding thoughts: How would ethical thinking be brought about?; title: References; title: 08: Semantics in the philosophy of race