Racialised barriers
Subtitle: the Black experience in the United States and England in the 1980's
By: Stephen Small.
Series: Critical studies in racism and migration
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights.; Blacks -- Civil rights -- England.; African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-; Blacks -- England -- Social conditions.; African Americans -- Economic conditions.; Blacks -- England -- Economic conditions.; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.; England -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Description: Racialised Barriers is an explicit and systematic comparison of key distinct differences and striking similarities between the experience of Black people in the USA and England in the 1980s. It highlights the continuing significance of the racialised barriers, boundaries and identities in patterns of racialised inequality that prevail in each nation.

Stephen Small argues that racialised hostility is woven into the social fabric of the US and England in ways that ensure its continuation well into the next century. However, he rejects the idea that the best way to combat hostility is for Black people as a whole to join in a class allegiance with white leaders, or to uncritically accept the agendas of so-called Black leaders. Instead he argues for an approach that builds on shared racialised identities and Black organisations.

. This book will be of immense interest to academic analysts of 'race' and 'racism' in industrialised societies, and in particular will be of interest to students of sociology, international relations and ethnicity studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-238) and index.