White Nation: Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society by Ghassan Hage
White Nation: Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society by Ghassan Hage
--> Publisher Comments: Anthropologist and social critic Ghassan Hage explores one of the most complex and troubling of modern phenomena: the desire for a white nation. In this prickly, strongly argued book, he asks whether that desire is indeed limited to "racists." Drawing upon the Australian experience, Hage draws conclusions that might also be applicable in France, the United States, of Great Britain, each being examples of multicultural environment under the control of white culture. Hage argues that governments have promise white citizens they would lose nothing under multiculturalism. But on the ground--where people live--migrant settlement has changed neighborhoods, challenged white control, created new demands from non-whites, and led to white backlash. This provocative book suggests that white racists and white multiculturalists may share more assumptions than either group suspects.*
Book News Annotation: Using the experience of immigration policy and the rise of Pauline Hanson's neo-fascist One Nation party in Australia, Hage (anthropology, U. of Sydney) argues that white racists and tolerant multiculturists both see their nation structured around a white culture that they control, with aboriginal people and migrants as exotic objects. His study was first published in 1998 by Pluto Press in Australia and Comerford and Miller in Britain. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ISBN: 0415929237 Subtitle: Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society Publisher: Routledge ; Copyright: 1998 Subject: Multiculturalism Subject: Discrimination & Racism Subject: Minority Studies - Race Relations Subject: Anthropology - Cultural Series: Radical writing Series Volume: no. 15 Publication Date: October 2000 Binding: Paperback Language: English Pages: 288 Dimensions: 8.50x5.48x1.88 in. .50 lbs.
--> Publisher Comments: Anthropologist and social critic Ghassan Hage explores one of the most complex and troubling of modern phenomena: the desire for a white nation. In this prickly, strongly argued book, he asks whether that desire is indeed limited to "racists." Drawing upon the Australian experience, Hage draws conclusions that might also be applicable in France, the United States, of Great Britain, each being examples of multicultural environment under the control of white culture. Hage argues that governments have promise white citizens they would lose nothing under multiculturalism. But on the ground--where people live--migrant settlement has changed neighborhoods, challenged white control, created new demands from non-whites, and led to white backlash. This provocative book suggests that white racists and white multiculturalists may share more assumptions than either group suspects.*
Book News Annotation: Using the experience of immigration policy and the rise of Pauline Hanson's neo-fascist One Nation party in Australia, Hage (anthropology, U. of Sydney) argues that white racists and tolerant multiculturists both see their nation structured around a white culture that they control, with aboriginal people and migrants as exotic objects. His study was first published in 1998 by Pluto Press in Australia and Comerford and Miller in Britain. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ISBN: 0415929237 Subtitle: Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society Publisher: Routledge ; Copyright: 1998 Subject: Multiculturalism Subject: Discrimination & Racism Subject: Minority Studies - Race Relations Subject: Anthropology - Cultural Series: Radical writing Series Volume: no. 15 Publication Date: October 2000 Binding: Paperback Language: English Pages: 288 Dimensions: 8.50x5.48x1.88 in. .50 lbs.
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