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This text applies a comparative, research-based approach to the study of racist violence in Britain, France and the Netherlands since 1945. It analyzes the development of public and state attitudes to racist violence, setting this violence within a historical perspective. Original research in a framework of rigorous analysis of the political and cultural implications of the emergence of racist violence as a social problem is employed to assess its impact on the attitudes of the policy makers and general public. The role of the media in the shaping and dissemination of information is also considered.

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Author:   Rob Witte
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780582277991

ISBN 10:   058227799
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   28 June 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Introduction: Approaches, perception and definitions. To study state responses: 2. State responses to racist violence in Britain, Introduction. The 1950s to the early 1960s:'the problem is not white racism, but black presence', The 1960s: racist violence as an individual problem, The 1970s: racist violence increasingly a social problem, but not a major issue, The year 1981: 'a matter of fact, and not of opinion', The 1980s to the early 1990s: two-faced state responses, Conclusion. 3. State responses to racist violence in France, Introduction. The 1950s to mid-1960s: the problem of 'political terrorism', The late 1960s to 1980: from non-issue to' excluding recognition', The early and mid-1980s: racist violence increasingly perceived as a social problem, The late 1980s to the early 1990s: the hectic years, Conclusion. 4. State responses to racist violence in the Netherlands, Introduction. The 1950s and 1960s: racist violence as a non-Dutch phenomenon, The 1970s: first signs of racist violence on local agendas, From 1980 to the mid-1980s: is racist violence a Dutch problem? Second half of the 1980s: no longer an issue, The early 1990s: two-faced responses, Conclusion. 5. Comparing state responses to racist violence, Introduction. Similarities in state responses, Differences in state responses, Trends in state responses to racist violence, Conclusion. Appendix. References. Index.

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