Alana Lentin - Why Race Still Matters

1 Title page WHY RACE STILL MATTERS Alana Lentin polity

2 Copyright page Copyright page Copyright © Alana Lentin 2020 The right of Alana Lentin to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2020 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300 Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3570-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3571-2 (pb) A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Lentin, Alana, author. Title: Why race still matters / Alana Lentin. Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: «We can›t claim the end of racism until we actually understand what race is really about»-- Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2019052404 (print) | LCCN 2019052405 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509535705 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509535712 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509535729 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Race. | Racism. Classification: LCC HT1521 .L4126 2020 (print) | LCC HT1521 (ebook) | DDC 305.8--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019052404 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019052405 Typeset in 11 on 13pt Sabon by Fakenham Prepress Solutions, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8NL Printed and bound in the UK by TJ International Limited. The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com

3 Acknowledgements

4 Introduction

5 1 Race beyond Social Construction Eugenics redux Race: the social construction of what? Beyond culture versus biology Epigenetic potential? The conditions of invention Notes

6 2 ‘Not Racism™’ Historicizing ‘not racism’ The Eurocentrism of racism Race and taboo The limits of comparison ‘Mission creep’ Notes

7 3 Making It about Race Smugs versus ordinaries Lost honour Misplacing identity Pessimism or survival? The problems of seeing the world from where you stand Notes

8 4 Good Jew/Bad Jew The co-dependency of antisemitism and Islamophobia Weapon or double-edged sword? Decolonizing antisemitism Notes

9 Conclusion: Talking and Not Talking about Race Notes

10 References

11 Index

12 End User License Agreement

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Alana Lentin

polity

Copyright © Alana Lentin 2020

The right of Alana Lentin to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

First published in 2020 by Polity Press

Polity Press

65 Bridge Street

Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK

Polity Press

101 Station Landing

Suite 300

Medford, MA 02155, USA

All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.

ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3570-5

ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3571-2 (pb)

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.