The United States, UNESCO, and "Race," 1945-1968
1st ed. 2012. 2012. xii, 252 S. 216 mm
Verlag/Jahr: SPRINGER PALGRAVE MACMILLAN; PALGRAVE MACMILLAN US 2012
ISBN: 1-349-43441-8 (1349434418)
Neue ISBN: 978-1-349-43441-1 (9781349434411)
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.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"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." - CHOICEANTHONY HAZARD is Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow at Santa Clara University, USA.