Book review: Contemporary Racisms And Ethnicities: Social And Cultural Transformations

Macan Ghaill, Mairtin (1999)Contemporary Racisms And Ethnicities: Social And Cultural Transformations. Open University Press, Buckingham. ISBN0335196721 Reviewed by Eric Louw Macan Ghaill has produced a useful book for opening up a debate about how we study and understand racism. The book provides a comprehensive examination of those theories of racism that have been influential in Britain. It also provides an excellent critical overview of actual studies of racism within the United Kingdom.