Paul Gilroy

Paul Gilroy is a major intellectual figure whose writings have led contemporary debates around race and the ‘Black Atlantic’. Gilroy argues that our ideas about race are socially constructed by colonisation, philosophy, science and consumer capitalism but that the survival tools generated by those vulnerable to racism offer the key to challenging these racist constructions._x000D_ _x000D_ This volume:_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduces and contextualises Gilroy’s writing and key ideas_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Explains and elaborates on many of the cultural references from Punk music to Hegelian thought_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Emphasises the international relevance of Gilroy’s thought – expanding the examples to a variety of cities and countries_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Emphasising the timelessness and global relevance of Gilroy’s work, this useful book will appeal to anyone approaching Gilroy for the first time or seeking to further their understanding of race relations and the Black Atlantic.