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The politics of race : Canada, the United States, and Australia / Jill Vickers and Annette Isaac.

by Vickers, Jill, 1942-

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University of Toronto Press, c2012.

Race relations -- Political aspects.

Canada -- Race relations.

United States -- Race relations.

Australia -- Race relations.

9781442611313 (pbk.)

9781442642423 (hc.)

xiv, 332 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

First edition, issued 2002 by Golden Dog Press, Ottawa, was written by Vickers alone and has slightly different subtitle.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-320) and index.

Introduction: The politics of race in three settler states -- Foundational race regimes -- Subsequent race regimes-- segregation and whites-only nationalism -- Immigration policy and multiculturalism -- Federalism and electoral systems: mechanisms of the politics of race -- The politics of race: contexts and bottom-up approaches to change -- Top-down approaches and democratic responsiveness -- 'Back to the future': fragmented and international race formations -- Basic concepts for understanding the politics of race.

"The Politics of Race is an excellent resource for students and general readers seeking to learn about race policies and legislation. Arguing that "states make race," it provides a unique comparison of the development and construction of race in three white settler societies -- Canada, the United States, and Australia. This timely new edition focuses on the politics of race after 9/11 and Barack Obama's election as president of the United States. Jill Vickers and Annette Isaac explore how state-sanctioned race discrimination has intensified in the wake of heightened security. It also explains the new race formation of Islamophobia in all three countries, and the shifts in how Hispanics and Asian Americans are being treated in the United States. As race and politics become increasingly intertwined in both academic and popular discourse, The Politics of Race aids readers in evaluating different approaches for promoting racial justice and transforming states."--Provided by publisher.

Isaac, Annette, 1951-

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