Beyond Racism: Race and Inequality in Brazil, South Africa and the United States / Edition 1

by Charles V. Hamilton, Neville Alexander, Alexander, James, Lynn Huntley, Antonio Sergio Alfredo Guimaraes, Huntley, Guimaraes

Overview

Nineteen contributions from international scholars and social justice leaders consider issues of race and racism as they affect people of African descent in Brazil, South Africa, and the United States. A sampling of topics includes whites experiencing loss of privilege in South Africa, race and the women's movement in the U.S., nonracialism in Brazil, and racial discrimination as a violation of international law.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781588260024
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/28/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	629
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
1	Race and Racism in Historical Perspective: Comparing the United States, South Africa, and Brazil	1
Part 1	Country Portraits
2	The Second Republic: Race, Inequality, and Democracy in South Africa	29
3	Combating Racism in South Africa: Redress/Remedies	63
4	Whiteness in the Rainbow: Experiencing the Loss of Privilege in the New South Africa	85
5	Dance of Deception: A Reading of Race Relations in Brazil	105
6	The Misadventures of Nonracialism in Brazil	157
7	Not Yet "E Pluribus Unum": Racism, America's Achilles Heel	187
8	The Women's Movement in the United States: Confronting Racism and Sexism	231
9	The Social Construction of Racial Privilege in the United States: An Asset Perspective	251
Part 2	Comparative Issues
10	Race, Human Capital Inequality, and Income Distribution	275
11	Globalization: A View from the South	323
12	GDP Increases from Ending Long-Term Discrimination Against Blacks	351
13	Transformative Action: A Strategy for Ending Racial Hierarchy and Achieving True Democracy	371
14	The Seven Deadly Myths of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: Implications for Promoting Social Justice Worldwide	415
15	Racial Discrimination as a Violation of International Law: International Standards and Mechanisms	435
Part 3	Prospects
16	Prospects for a Nonracial Future in South Africa	471
	Response	490
	Response	493
	Response	498
	Response	502
17	It's in the Blood: Notes on Race Attitudes in Brazil from a Different Perspective	509
	Interview with Sergio Adorno	525
	Interview with Friar David Raimundo Santos	538
18	"Bluebeard's Castle": An American Fairy Tale	553
	Reflections on "Bluebeard's Castle"	565
19	Concluding Note	591
	The Contributors	599
	Index	609
	About the Book	629