Race and Power Global Racism in the Twenty First Century

If globalization is making the world more interconnected and homogeneous, why are racial divisions deepening? This book reviews cutting edge debates around racial politics and the culture and economy of globalization. Although the forces of globalization have made national borders obsolete, they have not been able to deconstruct established racial barriers. Arguing that the unspoken culture of whiteness informs much of what passes in the name of globalization, the book contends that we are witnessing a reformation of economic relations centered around global racisms. Alongside these shifts in economic relations, racialized identities are also evolving to encompass mixed heritages and mixed cultures both in personal identities and in lifestyle choices. "Race and Power" is an insightful new look into our conception of race in an age of globalization.

Reviewing cutting-edge debates around racial politics and the culture and economy of globalization, this book draws together a wide range of important contemporary debates in a clear and concise way for undergraduate students. Far from concluding that racism is over, the authors contend that the forces of globalization inhabit older cultures of racial division in order to safeguard the economic interests of the privileged. Arguing that the unspoken culture of whiteness informs much that passes in the name of globalization, the book suggests that we are witnessing a reformulation of economic relations around global racisms. Alongside these shifts in economic relations, racialized identities evolve to encompass mixed heritages and mixed cultures both in personal identities and in lifestyle choices. This is one of the few texts that concentrates on the theory of race rather than politics. It looks at race in global terms, and at 'whiteness' as a part of ethnic studies.

Part 1: Identities 1. Whiteness 2. Race Mixture and People of Mixed Origins in Western Societies Part 2: Bodies 3. Economics, Racialization and Globalization 4. Sexualising Racism Part 3: Locations 5. Diasporas, Populations, Scares and New Aesthetics 6. Globalization and Local Economies

Gargi Bhattacharyya is Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Studies and Sociology, University of Birmingham. John Gabriel is Professor of Sociology at London Guildhall University. Stephen Small is Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.