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Race, Racism and Development: Interrogating History, Discourse and Practice
Author(s): Kalpana Wilson (Author)
- Publisher: Zed Books
- Publication Date: 11 Oct. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848135114
- ISBN-13: 9781848135116
Book Description
Race, Racism and Development places racism and constructions of race at the centre of an exploration of the dominant discourses, structures and practices of development. Combining insights from postcolonial and race critical theory with a political economy framework, it puts forward provocative theoretical analyses of the relationships between development, race, capital, embodiment and resistance in historical and contemporary contexts. Exposing how race is central to development policies and practices relating to human rights, security, good governance, HIV/AIDS, population control, NGOs, visual representations and the role of diasporas in development, the book raises compelling questions about contemporary imperialism and the possibilities for transnational political solidarity.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Kalpana Wilson’s new book is a clear indictment of the imbrication of race in development, a fact well-known to race critical scholars, but one which has rarely been analysed in such historical and contemporary sociological depth. This accessibly written and cogently argued book is a must-read for students of race and development alike. –Alana Lentin, co-author of The Crises of Multiculturalism
This important book breaks the silence on race and racism in development. Kalpana Wilson’s nuanced historical and political analysis goes beyond a narrow critique of the development industry to address broader questions of injustice, making this a book that ought to be essential reading for all students and practitioners of development. –Andrea Cornwall, Professor of Anthropology and International Development, University of Sussex
About the Author
Kalpana Wilson is a Fellow at the Gender Institute, London School of Economics.
