Race in Sweden: racism and antiracism in the world's first 'colourblind' nation

"Race in Sweden is an introduction to, and a critical investigation of, the Swedish relationship to race in the post-war and contemporary era. This relationship is fundamentally shaped by an ideology of colourblindness, with any kind of race talk being taboo in public discourse and everyday lan...

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Main Authors: Hübinette, Tobias 1971- (Author), Lundström, Catrin (Author), Wikström, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge [2023]
Series:Routledge research in race and ethnicity 44
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Summary:"Race in Sweden is an introduction to, and a critical investigation of, the Swedish relationship to race in the post-war and contemporary era. This relationship is fundamentally shaped by an ideology of colourblindness, with any kind of race talk being taboo in public discourse and everyday language use, and in practice forbidden in official and institutional language. A study of a country which was until recently strikingly white but has become extremely diverse, yet where the legacy of Swedish whiteness co-exists with a radical, colourblind, antiracist ideology, Race in Sweden will appeal to scholars across the social sciences and humanities with interests in race and ethnicity, whiteness and Nordic studies"--
Physical Description:170 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781032385891

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