Beschreibung:
Examining in detail the apparently inexorable polarization of society in such countries as Rwanda, Algeria, and South Africa, the author questions whether current theories correctly explain the past or offer adequate guides for the future
AldineTransaction Introduction, Preface, PART ONE: IDEOLOGIES, 1. Ideologies of Cultural Difference in Race Relations, 2. Race Structure in the Social Consciousness, 3. Ideologies of Violence among Subordinate Groups, 4. On the Theme 'Black is Beautiful', PART TWO: REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE, 5. Continuities and Discontinuities in Race Relations: Evolutionary or Revolutionary Change, 6. Political Change in White Settler Societies: The Possibility of Peaceful Democratization, 7. Theories of Revolution and Race Relations, 8. Race, Class and Power: Some Comments on Revolutionary Change, 9. Political Change in Plural Societies: Problems in Racial Pluralism, CONCLUSION, 10. A Personal Statement on Revolutionary Change in Race Relations, APPENDIX I - Review of Class and Colour in South Africa - 1850-1950, APPENDIX II - A Matter of Surrogate Censorship, Bibliography, Index