Postwar Anti-Racism: The United States, UNESCO, and "Race," 1945-1968

by Anthony Q. Hazard

Overview

This book explores the discourse and practice of anti-racism in the first two decades following World War II, uncovering the ways scientific and cultural discourses of 'race' continued to circulate in the early period of contemporary globalization through the lens on UNESCO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349434411
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/31/2012
Series:	Contemporary Black History (Hardcover)
Edition description:	1st ed. 2012
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

ANTHONY HAZARD is Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow at Santa Clara University, USA.

Table of Contents

Early Postwar Anti-Racism: UNESCO in the 1940s Science and Politics: UNESCO Studies 'Race' UNESCO under Fire: Anti-Communism and Anti-Racism Anti-Racism and Orientalism Movement and Momentum: UNESCO in the Early 1960s Radicalization and the Collapse of Postwar Anti-Racism

Editorial Reviews

"Hazard's deep research and analysis make clear that the role the UN played in propagating anti-racism in the US and abroad has been overlooked. Recommended." - CHOICE

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